The 13th edition of the Ivan Patzaichin Festival - Rowmania will take place in Tulcea, between September 6 and 7, and further, between September 8 and 10, 2024 on the "Ivan's Delta" ecotourism route, towards Mila 23.
The festival includes conferences, debates, a gastronomic fair, educational workshops for children, rowing competitions, film screenings, boat parades and Rock'n'Row concerts. During September 8-10, we invite you to join us in the "United Waters of Romania" Caravan, which will explore the " Ivan's Delta " ecotourism route, between the Memorial Complex in Tulcea and the Ivan Patzaichin Museum in Mila 23.
Friday, September 6:
– 11:00 am , the second edition of the National Conference of Local Gastronomic Points in Romania , at Satul Pescăresc (Cherhana Hall). The conference aims to provoke a debate on the importance of the culinary act (and of PGLs respectively) as a cultural shaper and preserver of tradition.
– 18:30 p.m. , outdoor screening of the film " IVAN, the man with roots in the water ", a co-production of Romanian Television with the Ivan Patzaichin Association – Mila 23, directed by Ana Preda, 2024
– 20:00 PM , the traditional parade on the Danube of rowboats and canoes, to the rhythms of the Lipovcean choir from Mila 23 and the official speeches marking the opening of the Festival.
– Local Gastronomic Points Fair, organized on Faleza Ivan Patzaichin (Str. Grigore Antipa), where more than 15 PGLs will offer visitors goodies produced according to traditional recipes
– Non-formal education workshops for children, including: creative recycling workshop, "Meșteșug de Tulcea" workshop, canoe building workshop, engraving workshop, etc.
– The national rowing competition in 10+1 canoes, Discover Rowmania, on the Ciuperca lake
– 19:00 PM , on the festival stage, at the event "Ivan's Evening" the 1984 Los Angeles Olympics, the last major competition in which Ivan participated as an athlete, will be remembered. Olympic medalists from the Games of 4 decades ago will participate in the discussion and we will try to establish an arc over time towards the upcoming edition of the Los Angeles 2028 Games.
Friday and Saturday – The Rock`n`Row concerts will animate the stage on Faleza, on both festival nights, with names such as: ALIFANTIS & ZAN | KRYPTON | MELTING SAYS | TAYLOR | EYEDROPS | ZSÜD (Hungary), ANTON PANN Ensemble.
The "Apele Unite ale României" caravan will paddle the approx. 54 km on the water between Tulcea and Mila 23
Sunday-Tuesday, September 8-10 , the "United Waters of Romania" caravan will row the approximately 54 km on water between Tulcea and Mila 23, marking the "Ivan's Delta" ecotourism route, recently approved by the ARBDD. The route connects the Ivan Patzaichin Memorial Ensemble located on the Tulcea Seafront with the Ivan Patzaichin Museum in Mila 23.
When the Caravan arrives in Mila 23, on September 10, the Lipovence Choir of the Ivan Patzaichin Museum will delight the audience with a performance on the stage of the Museum - Community Innovation Center.
The festival aims to promote Tulcea, the Danube Delta and the Romanian hydrographic heritage, in the context of the constant concerns of Ivan Patzaichin and the Association that bears his name to draw attention to the protection of the Delta and its cultural and natural heritage.
The festival is organized by the Ivan Patzaichin – Mila 23 Association, together with the Tulcea County Council and the Tulcea City Hall. The festival benefits from the support of sponsors AQUA Carpatica, Kaufland Romania and Heineken Romania and the partners of the Ivan Patzaichin – Mila 23 Association: the Destination Management Organization at the level of the Tulcea municipality, the Department for Sustainable Development, the Romanian American Foundation, ARBDD – Administration of the Danube Delta Biosphere Reserve, the Liszt Institute – Hungarian Cultural Center Bucharest , DC Communication, Deltaica, Ivan Pescar, the Gastro Local Association and the Astra National Museum Complex Sibiu.
