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Carpathian Day Events

Carpathian Day 2025: "Nature, Culture, and Connection"

On or around 26 September 2025  |  Multiple events throughout the Carpathians and beyond

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:

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    Theme: “Nature, Culture, and Connection”

    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 2025 throughout the region and beyond below. Click on the icons for more information and details about each local event. 

      EVENTS IN AUSTRIA

      "Carpathians for Youth"

      Host: European Wilderness Society

      Date: 25 September

      Type of Event: Workshop

      Description: "Carpathians for Youth" workshop will take place during the Youth Green Conference in Austria! This workshop invites young participants to explore the natural and cultural treasures of the Carpathians and reflect on their importance for Europe’s shared future. By drawing parallels between the Carpathians with the Pyrenees and the Alps, participants from Slovenia, Spain, and Austria will uncover common challenges and opportunities for mountain regions—from preserving wilderness to sustaining local traditions. Through the interactive workshop we will raise awareness of how youth can play an important role in protecting and celebrating these unique landscapes. The workshop will include Respect Nature principles: http://www.carpathianconvention.org/cop6/doc/statements/EWS_Respect_Nature_CC.pdf.

      Language: English

      Location: Mariapfarr, Austria

      Learn more: https://wilderness-society.org/wilderness-projects/ongoing-projects/youth-green-conference-2025/

      European Wilderness Society

      EVENTS IN HUNGARY

      "Carpathian Convention Stakeholder Roundtables"

      Host: Ministry of the Environment of the Czech Republic

      Date: 13 November

      Type of Event: Workshop

      Description: Regular yearly meeting attended by representatives of public administration, expert institutions, the non-profit sector, and other organisations in the region, contributing to the exchange of information and ideas necessary for the active implementation of the Carpathian Convention and its protocols in the Czech Republic. The agenda includes a variety of lectures and a space for discussion and sharing of experiences, updates on the implementation of the Carpathian Convention both in the country and at the international level, as well as information about other activities and projects taking place in the Carpathians.

      Language: Czech

      Location: Štítná nad Vláří, Czech Republic

      Ministry of the Environment

      "SCCS Europe Carpathian Day"

      Host: HUN-REN Centre for Ecological Research

      Date: 3 September

      Type of Event: Conference

      Description: As part of the Student Conference of Conservation Science (SCCS Europe), which is an event devoted to capacity building of students and early career researchers in the field of Conservation, a day was added to the programme devoted to the Carpathian Region, Carpathian Convention and Carpathian Biodiversity Framework. Participants from Carpathian countries were invited and inputs related to addressing the diverse challenges of conservation in Carpathian region were made.

      Language: English

      Location: Balatonvilágos, Hungary

      Learn more: https://sccs.ecolres.hu/

      HUN-REN Centre for Ecological Research

      EVENTS IN ROMANIA

      "Carpathian Day Hike"

      Host: EcoEdu Natura

      Date: 28 September

      Type of Event: Hike

      Description: Join us for an inspiring day hike in the heart of the Carpathians! Together we will explore breathtaking mountain trails, discover local biodiversity, and learn about the cultural and natural heritage of the region.

      Language: Romanian

      Location: Retezat National Park, Romania

      EcoEdu Natura

      "The Carpathian Mountains"

      Host: Piatra Craiului National Park Administration

      Date: 22-26 September

      Type of Event: Hike and Workshop

      Description: Between the 22 and 26th of September a hike and several thematic workshops are organized for pupils from primary and secondary school had participated. During the activities, they learned about the Carpathian Mountains.

      Language: Romanian

      Location: Zarnesti, Romania

      Learn more: https://www.facebook.com/apnpc/

      Piatra Craiului National Park

      "International Carpathian Mountains Day"

      Host: The University of Bucharest, in partnership with the Association of Botanical Gardens in Romania (AGBR), the Biological Sciences Section, and the Commission for the Protection of Natural Monuments (CMN) of the Romanian Academy

      Date: 16 September - 5 October 2025

      Type of Event: Photo Exhibition and Conference

      Description: The organizers invite you to the photo exhibition "Carpathian Mountains – Floristic Rarities," organized by the "Dimitrie Brândză" Botanical Garden in Bucharest.

      The event aims to highlight, in an accessible and attractive way for all visitors, the uniqueness and importance of rare floristic species from the Carpathian Mountains. Through the selected photographs, the public will be able to discover the unparalleled beauty and scientific significance of this flora, while also understanding the need to protect the natural heritage.

      The exhibition will be open from September 19 to October 5, 2025, and will take place in situ, in the Administrative Building of the Botanical Garden (Șoseaua Cotroceni, no. 32), with free access.

      The opening will take place on Friday, September 19, 2025, starting at 10:00 AM, in the presence of guests from the academic, scientific, and cultural fields. It will be followed by a conference dedicated to the flora of the Carpathian Mountains, which will take place from 11:00 AM to 1:30 PM, bringing together researchers, university staff, and specialists in botany, ecology, and biodiversity conservation. The lectures will address topics such as the conservation of rare floristic species, the current challenges of mountain habitats, and the role of botanical education in promoting Romania's natural values.

      On October 26, 2025, starting at 10:00 AM and in the same space of the Botanical Garden, another conference will take place, bringing together faculty members and collaborators of the Faculty of Geography with the following scientific contributions:
      - The Carpathians in digital perspective: Mapping and monitoring the Sphinx geomorphosite using UAV, Ionuț Șandric, Radu Irimia, Zenaida Chițu
      - The relief of the Carpathians - between grandeur and ordinary, Iulian Săndulache
      Geomorphosites as elements of the natural heritage of the Romanian Carpathians, Mihaela Verga
      - The multifunctionality of Carpathian landscapes: benefits for nature and communities, Radu Tudor, Ileana Stupariu

      We warmly welcome you to all these events dedicated to the International Carpathian Mountains Day.

      Language: Romanian

      Location: Bucharest, Romania

      Learn more: https://gradina-botanica.unibuc.ro/noutati-si-evenimente/

      University of Bucharest

      EVENTS IN SLOVAKIA

      Natural and cultural heritage of the Carpathian region

      Host: Administration of the National Slingshot of the Low Tatras

      Date: September

      Description: The event will focus on the natural and cultural heritage of the Carpathian region, and is intended for elementary school students.

      Location: Slovakia

      Administration of the National Slingshot of the Low Tatras

      "Pieniny as they don't like it"

      Host: Pieniny National Park Administration

      Date: September

      Description: The event will be organized in September and will be intended for elementary school children.

      Location: Slovakia

      Pieniny National Park

      "Carpathian Day - Drienčanský karst as an experience"

      Host: Protected landscape administration Cerová vrchovina - State Nature Conservancy of the Slovak Republic

      Date: 4 October

      Type of Event: Workshop

      Description: This educational event takes place in the territory of European importance: Drienčanský karst. The program will be mainly dedicated to research environmental programs in the field with a focus on water and soil ecosystem. We will explain and try the popular iNaturalist science application, in which the public inserts data from nature serving scientists to research biodiversity. Since the natural environment in the country is influenced by people who live in it directly, we visit the local goat farm and learn to produce cheese.

      Learn More: https://chkocerovavrchovina.sopsr.sk/den-karpat-driencansky-kras-zazitkovo/

      Language: Slovak

      Location: Drienčanský karst, Slovakia

      Protected landscape Cerová vrchovina

      "Day of the Carpathians 2025"

      Host: Slovak Karst National Park Administration

      Type of Event: Lecture and Film

      Description: This event focuses on the biodiversity of the Slovak Karst and cultural heritage. It will include a lecture and a film for primary and secondary school participants.

      Slovak Karst National Park

      "The Tatras are also part of the Carpathians"

      Host: Tatra National Park Administration

      Type of Event: Exhibit

      Date: May and June

      Description: With the help of an installed information poster, where a map of the entire Carpathian arc will be depicted with the distinctive Tatras mountain range, information about the fact that the Tatras are part of the Carpathians will be displayed. It will be intended for the general public.

      Tatra National Park

      Carpathian Forest event

      Host: Veľká Fatra National Park Administration

      Type of Event: Field Trips

      Date: September

      Description: Excursions to the natural history museum and field trips will be provided. The event will be open to the public.

      Veľká Fatra National Park

      EVENTS IN UKRAINE

      "International Carpathian School Online session for Carpathian Day in Ukraine"

      Host: National Ecological Centre of Ukraine

      Date: 25 September

      Type of Event: Webinar

      Description:

      Join participants of the International Carpathian School and discuss ways of cooperation for the sustainable development of this unique region. The event is organized within the framework of the project “Shifting towards Ecotourism in Protected Areas through Heritage Interpretation”, implemented by NECU with the support of the International Visegrad Fund. This year’s edition is dedicated to the official celebration of Carpathian Day in Ukraine, which has been included in the national calendar for the very first time.

      Thematic areas to be discussed: Cultural heritage and traditional knowledge; Traditional ecological knowledge and tourism; Education for sustainable development; Interdisciplinary research in the fields of natural, social sciences and health; Water resources and management.

      Language: Ukrainian and English

      Location: Online

      National Ecological Centre of Ukraine

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