LA PAS Festival: Artisan Gastronomy Festival

Food is culture and we want to offer both, in LA PAS/Slowing Down Festival, in Timișoara, European Capital of Culture 2023!

LA PAS/Slowing Down: Festival of Artisanal Gastronomy is a manifest event that promotes sustainable food production and culture, as well as responsible and sustainable consumption.

LA PAS/Slowing Down Festival 2023 takes place at the "Corneliu Miklosi" Public Transport Museum in Timișoara.

Between October 13th and 15th, we are therefore slowing down in the Slowing Down Festival of artisanal gastronomy.

There will be 3 days in which we celebrate artisanal gastronomy, the culture of sustainability, and good, clean, and ethical food.

3 days with people involved in the community, with amazing dishes, authentic products, and creations, with engaging workshops, vital debates, and storytelling concerts.

We gather and enjoy:

  • Small producers and artisans
  • Associations of producers and cooperatives
  • Social enterprises and actors from the Social Economy sector
  • Local products and craft breweries
  • Schools involved in Education for Change Program

We are preparing 

CULINARY WORKSHOPS with chefs and promoters of artisan gastronomy, with seasonal ingredients;

PRODUCT TASTINGS from small producers, organic and Fair Trade products;

LA PAS PRODUCTS, which encapsulate the values of the festival;

MUSIC AND LOUNGE AREA: > 35 artists from Romania and neighboring countries will take the stage;

ANTI-WASTE SOUP: We cook together a soup from saved food;

EDUCATIONAL WORKSHOPS AND ACTIVITIES for children and adults;

+ other SURPRISES.

Public access to the LA PAS Festival is free, thanks to the financial contribution of financiers and valuable contribution of partners and vounteers.

This project is part of the national cultural programme "Timișoara – European Capital of Culture in the year 2023" and is funded by the City of Timișoara, through the Center for Projects.

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