20 springs.<br />20 years of concerts, contests, unforgettable encounters with musicians from all around the world, creative synergies, excitement, ecstatic audiences, ambience and bon-tone.<br /><br />Jazz, blues, pop & classic, all in one event.<br />The 2013 Edition is a milestone for one of the most prolific music festivals in Europe, that brings together every year over 300 musicians from 45 countries around the world!<br /><br />To better understand the heart and soul of EUROPAfest, we have to take you back in time and show you how the magic began to happen:<br /><br />Like a flower in the spring of 1993, the festival took shape as an unique event in Romania, which puts together a series of very talented musicians – jazz, blues, pop and classic lovers – to compete in a series of contests but also to enchant the audience with their musical talent in astonishing concerts!<br /><br />Since 2005, EUROPAfest takes place under the High Patronage of HRH the Princess Margarita and HRH Prince Radu.<br /><br />The event has imposed itself on the Romanian and international music market with a diversified agenda that seeks innovation year by year. Blues, pop, jazz or classical music concerts satisfy some of the most varied tastes. Thus, each day of the festival offers an original mélange of jazz, blues, pop and classical music under one of the following sub-events:<br /><br />Europe’s Day Opening Concert<br />Jazz, Blues & Pop Concerts<br />Bucharest International Jazz Competition<br />Jeunesses International Music Competition<br />Caffe Festival<br />Prize-winners Gala