Carpathian Day Events
Carpathian Day 2024: "Our Identity Lies in Our Heritage"
On or around 26 September 2024 | Multiple events throughout the Carpathian
Celebrate the Carpathians through Carpathian Day on or around 26 September! This is a yearly celebration of our diverse and common identities, landscapes, heritage and love for the Carpathian region.
The Carpathian region holds a wealth of traditions, cultural sites, biodiversity, and unique habitats and species. Carpathian Day aims to create annual momentum for highlighting these great cultural and natural landscapes and foster a sense of pride and belonging across the region. Celebrating Carpathian Day helps cultivate a Carpathian identity, raise environmental and cultural awareness of mountain landscapes, and inspire further protection and sustainable development of local communities.
Learn more about Carpathian Day and join us in hosting your own project, event, roundtable, exhibition or festival:
Theme: “Our identity lies in our heritage”
The Carpathians are characterized by longstanding human-nature interactions. This Carpathian Day, integrate both natural and cultural heritage to celebrate the voices, connections and traditional knowledge of all who live in the Carpathian region.
Check out registered Carpathian Day events for 2024 throughout the region below. Click on the icons for more information and details about each local event.
EVENTS IN ROMANIA
Host: RNP Romsilva-Administratia Parcului National Piatra Craiului R.A.
Date: 26 September
Type of Event: Hike, educative indoor activities & thematic activities in classrooms
Description: Conducting outdoor/indoor activities with pupils from the local communities, and will carry out thematic activities in the field or in classrooms in cooperation with local school units.
Language: Romanian
Location: Zarnesti, Romania
Learn more: https://www.facebook.com/apnpc/
Contact: Andrea Kurta-Piatra | Craiului National Park Administration
Piatra Craiului National Park
Retezat National Park Nucșoara Visiting Centre
Richita Educational Center
EVENTS IN SLOVAKIA
Protected Landscape Area Cerova Vrchovina
Low Tatra National Park
EVENTS IN UKRAINE
Host: Agency for sustainable development of the Carpathian region "FORZA"
Date: 26 September
Type of Event: Workshop
Description: This event is for active community citizens of different ages, genders, and social statuses. During the workshop, we will:
- formulate the vision of what this Carpathian mountainous community should be like in the future
- Identify the current and future challenges to the development of the community
- Identify which of these challenges should be addressed first
The workshop is hold within the framework of Horizon Europe RURACTIVE project.
Language: Ukrainian
Location: Synevyr, Ukraine
Contact: Lesya Loyko | FORZA
Synevyr
Hosts: Agency for sustainable development of the Carpathian region "FORZA" and Vivcharskiy Hutir sheep farm
Date: 27 September
Type of Event: Hike
Description: Our hike offers its participants a unique opportunity to connect with nature, learn about traditional sheep farming practices, and get a taste of local sheep cheese. Along with enjoying the stunning views of the surrounding peaks and valleys, we will learn about the hard work of the local shepherds and get information about the interesting plants and wildlife of the region. It will be a memorable and enriching experience that provides a deeper appreciation for the Carpathian landscape and the people who call it home.
Language: Ukrainian
Location: Synevyrska Polyana, Ukraine
Contact: Lesya Loyko | FORZA
Synevyrska Polyana
Synevyrska Polyana
