National Festival "Romanian Căluș"Festivalul Național "Călușul Românesc"

An annual national-level căluș dance festival in Slatina, featuring hundreds of dancers and musicians. It brings together children’s and youth folk ensembles from across Romania and beyond, all performing the traditional călușaj dance. The event transforms the city into a vibrant stage of choreography and folk music, with mass dances and a concluding gala performance. It emphasizes youth involvement in preserving Romania’s folk dance heritage.

Călușul Românesc festival was initiated to elevate the local căluș tradition onto a national platform. It showcases Romania’s broader folklore community, with Slatina at the center as a European căluș capital. The festival is part of a network of cultural programs that underscore dance as a living national heritage.