The Oradea International Theatre Festival (FITO) concluded its 10th edition on Sunday, September 20, held between September 10–20, 2026. This year's edition marked a double anniversary: 10 years of FITO and 50 years since the first edition of the Short Theatre Festival, inaugurated in 1976 under the name Short Theatre Week.
The Oradea International Theatre Festival returns, after a short break, with an anniversary edition marking 10 years of FITO and 50 years since the first edition of the Short Theatre Festival. Organized by the Regina Maria Theatre in Oradea, in partnership with the FITO Cultural Foundation, and financed by the Bihor County Council, the event takes place between September 10–20, 2026 and brings together two main sections: the Short Theatre Festival and the Arcadia Children's Festival.
SEPTEMBER 16, 8:00 PM, Main Hall
Duration: 1h
Age limit: 16+
Dirty Granny Tales, Athens (Greece)
SEPTEMBER 19 and 20, 9:30 PM, King Ferdinand I Square
Show duration: 50 min.
Age limit: 14+
PIA Projectos de Intervenção Artística (Portugal) | FREE ACCESS
SEPTEMBER 20, 6:00 PM, Arcadia Hall
Show duration: 45 min.
Age limit: 12+
"Merlin" Children and Youth Theater Timișoara
SEPTEMBER 20, 11:00 AM, Arcadia Hall
Show duration: 45 min.
Age limit: 7+
"Puck" Puppet Theatre Cluj-Napoca
SEPTEMBER 18, 10:30 AM, Arcadia Hall
Show duration: 60 min.
Age limit:
Baia Mare Municipal Theater – Puppet Section
SEPTEMBER 19, 6:00 PM, Arcadia Hall
Show duration: 35 min.
Recommended age: 0-3 years
"Gulliver" Children and Youth Theater, Galați
SEPTEMBER 19, 11:00 AM, Arcadia Hall
Show duration: 60 min.
Age limit: 7+
"Gulliver" Children and Youth Theater, Galați
SEPTEMBER 17, 10:30 AM, Arcadia Hall
Show duration: 45 min.
Age limit: 3+
Colibri Theater, Craiova
SEPTEMBER 16, 10:30 AM, Arcadia Hall
Show duration: 45 min.
Age limit: 4+
"Prichindel" Puppet Theater Alba Iulia
SEPTEMBER 15, 10:30 AM, Arcadia Hall
Show duration: 55 min.
Age limit: 6+
Arlechino Theatre Brașov
SEPTEMBER 14, 6:00 PM, Arcadia Hall
Duration of the show: 75 min.
Age limit: 14+
National University of Theatre and Cinematography "IL Caragiale" Bucharest
SEPTEMBER 13, 7:00 PM, Arcadia Hall
Show duration: 110 min.
Age limit: 14+
National University of Theatre and Cinematography "IL Caragiale" Bucharest
SEPTEMBER 12, 6:00 PM, Arcadia Hall
Show duration: 70 min.
Age limit: 16+
Faculty of Theater and Film, Babeș-Bolyai University Cluj-Napoca
SEPTEMBER 18, 5:00 PM, Transilvania Hall
Duration of the show: 75 min.
Age limit: –
KatlZ Riga (Latvia)
