Argeș County Council and the Museum of Viticulture and Pomology Golești invite you, on September 27–28, 2025, to the historical reenactment festival “FROM THE TIME OF THE ARNAUTS AND THE PANDURS”.
The event is organized in partnership with the cultural associations “Historia Renascita” Pitești and “6 Dorobanți” Bucharest.
The festival will take place in the park of the Golești manor house, Saturday and Sunday, between 11:00 AM and 5:00 PM.
Admission requires the purchase of museum entry tickets for all categories of visitors. From the entrance area, volunteers will guide the public to the festival site.
Over the course of two days, we will bring to life the Napoleonic period in Eastern Europe through military costume presentations and creative workshops, military drills, and army-style gastronomy.
What can you experience these days in Golești? Here are some of the activities awaiting you:
- Workshop on casting bullets for pistols;
- Food workshop;
- Calligraphy workshop with the Cyrillic alphabet;
- Postcard workshop with vintage-style cards & field post office;
- Demonstrations of uniforms, equipment, and weaponry;
- Recruitment center for volunteers wishing to become soldiers;
- War correspondents’ and artists’ bureau;
- Field kitchen.
We invite you to join us on the weekend of September 27–28, 2025, at the Golești Museum, and step into the fascinating atmosphere of the Phanariot and post-Napoleonic periods during this unique historical reenactment event!
Tanti Maria’s House and the terrace “La Muzeu” will also welcome you with traditional dishes, sweets, juices, and fresh grape must.
The Program
Saturday, September 27, 2025
11:00 – Opening Ceremony (15 min.)
The event begins with a historical-military ceremony featuring a full detachment dressed in 1848-era uniforms, representing mainly the Romanian army, alongside a Napoleonic uniform. The official salute will be presented to the museum director and other attending dignitaries. After the ceremony, the detachment will move to the festival stands, where the following program unfolds:
- Demonstrations of uniforms, equipment, and weaponry;
- Recruitment center for volunteers (especially children), guided by two non-commissioned officers. Participants will be trained in drill and weapons handling (using props). After about 30 minutes, they will be reviewed by an officer, promoted to combat soldiers, and issued a “military booklet” certifying their status. (Approx. 15 min.; repeated periodically or as visitor interest requires);
- War correspondents’ and artists’ bureau – children can draw or color images of soldiers from 1821–1848. Materials are provided free of charge by the “6 Dorobanți” Association. Finished drawings will be stamped with the regiment seal and signed by the commander for authentication. (Approx. 15 min.; repeated periodically);
- Field post office – visitors will receive free vintage postcards (featuring notable figures, patriotic imagery, or early 20th-century views of Pitești) and stamps. They will write with pen and ink, have their cards marked with a “military censorship” stamp, and send them via Romanian Post. (Approx. 15 min.; repeated periodically);
- Field kitchen – members of the association will prepare a traditional soldiers’ stew, following recipes from the era, for about 30–35 people, served according to period military regulations.
Sunday, September 28, 2025
11:00 – Opening Ceremony (15 min.)
The same workshops as on the previous day will be available, except for the field kitchen.
17:00 – Closing Ceremony
