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Restaurant Panoramic on Tâmpa has published its 31 December 2026 dinner: 1,400 lei per person, 10% off if booked by 31 October. City Hall has not announced the Piața Sfatului programme or the night buses; in 2025 it did so on 29 December.
City Hall’s free New Year’s Eve party in Piața Sfatului started at 19:30 in 2025, with DJs until 01:00 and a laser show instead of fireworks at midnight. The 2026/27 programme isn’t out yet; in the last three years it was reported between 23 and 30 December. The Christmas market stays open until 3 January 2027.
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Dates and status for 2026/27
| What | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Free party in Piața Sfatului | Thursday 31 December 2026 | Held in past years, most recently in 2025; 2026 programme not announced |
| Christmas market | Until Sunday 3 January 2027 | Confirmed |
| Public holidays | Friday 1 and Saturday 2 January 2027 | Fixed by law |
| Night buses (RATBV) | 31 December 2026 | Not announced |
| Poiana Brașov ski season | Depends on snow | Opening date not announced |
| New Year’s Eve dinner on Tâmpa | 31 December 2026 | Published: 1,400 lei per person |
Sources: Brașov City Hall, 9 October 2026 for the market; City Hall, 29 December 2025 for the party being held as in past years; Labour Code, article 139 for the holidays; Restaurant Panoramic for the dinner.
When the programme comes out. City Hall organises the party with Kiss FM România. Local media reported the programme on 28 December 2023, according to Radio Vacanța. In 2024 it came out on 27 and 30 December, with the bus plan in G4Media and the line-up on Brasov.net. In 2025 City Hall published it on 29 December.
A Kiss FM announcement ran earlier, on 23 December 2025, as paid content on Antena 3. The bus timetable came out with the programme. We update this page as soon as the 2026 version appears.
The party in Piața Sfatului: 31 December 2025
The party ran on the stage in the square. Entry was free, Brașov Știri reported on 31 December 2025. This was the programme, as City Hall published it on 29 December 2025:
| Time | What |
|---|---|
| 19:30 | Greek music with Christian Juncu and Cosmin Marghele |
| 19:45 | DJ Claudiu Albu, a 16-year-old DJ from Brașov |
| 21:00 | ALTOO |
| 22:30–01:00 | DJ Adrian Șaguna |
| 00:00 | Laser show, instead of fireworks |
DJ YAANG of Kiss FM was the host.
- No fireworks. City Hall announced in autumn 2025 that it would stop organising the fireworks in Piața Sfatului, so as not to frighten pets (Wall-Street.ro, 7 November 2025). In 2024 the night still had a 12-minute fireworks display at midnight, launched from the White Tower and framed by two laser shows (Brasov.net, 30 December 2024). Local press noted in 2025 that there is no explicit ban on selling or using fireworks, so private fireworks around the centre are still possible (News Brasov, 31 December 2025).
- The Christmas market stayed open late. The food and drink area traded 14:00–01:00 on 31 December 2025 (Piețe Publice Brașov). The market’s dates, stalls and prices are in our Brașov Christmas market guide.
Is it worth it? Yes, if you want to be in the square at midnight and pay nothing. In 2025 it was a DJ night with a laser show, and there were no fireworks. If you want a sit-down dinner, a live band or fireworks, you need a hotel or restaurant event, covered below.
Getting home: night buses and the road closure
On 31 December 2025, RATBV ran its normal weekday timetable from 05:00 to 21:00, and then, according to City Hall and RATBV:
- 21:00–01:30: buses and trolleybuses on 14 lines: 1, 2, 2B, 4, 5, 6, 16, 17, 24, 28, 31, 34, 36 and 41, linking the centre with every district.
- Line 20 to Poiana Brașov (from Livada Poștei): one bus between 21:00 and 06:00. The 2025 notices gave no frequency; in 2022 it ran hourly, leaving Livada Poștei on the hour and Poiana on the half hour (Litera 9).
- Bus staging: a temporary bus parking area was set up between the Astra cinema and the Casa Armatei, to speed up the ride from the centre to the districts.
- The road: Str. Mureșenilor was closed between Livada Poștei and Maternitate from 23:00 to 00:30, with a fenced 6 m lane for emergency vehicles, and parking in the AJOFM area was cleared from 22:00 on 30 December (News Brasov).
City Hall’s own advice was to leave the car at home, because traffic usually jams. After 01:30 only line 20 was still running, so the other options are walking, a taxi or a ride-hailing car.
1 January. RATBV ran a Sunday timetable on 1 and 2 January 2026, with the first departures at 07:00 on 1 January, and a Saturday timetable on 3 January, according to RATBV’s notice for the first week of 2026. The 2026/27 notice isn’t out yet.
Fares. A single ticket costs 5 lei and is valid for 90 minutes, according to RATBV fares. Since 3 April 2026 RATBV buses have also been free every Friday, 00:00–24:00, and 1 January 2027 is a Friday. RATBV’s Vinerea Verde page doesn’t say whether public holidays are included, so wait for the holiday notice before you rely on it. Tickets, apps and the airport bus are in our guide to getting around Brașov.
Poiana Brașov on New Year’s Eve
Poiana Brașov is the ski resort in the hills above the city, about 1,020 m up and 12 km by road from the centre; see our Poiana Brașov guide. Its New Year’s Eve is mostly run by the hotels:
- Hotel programmes. In October 2025, Brașovenii listed festive dinners with live music or shows for 31 December at Ana Hotels, Teleferic Grand Hotel, Hotel Aurelius, Hotel Alpin and Silver Mountain. Only the Teleferic Grand Hotel’s programme mentions fireworks (Brașovenii, 22 October 2025). The article describes no resort-wide party.
- Booking. In December 2024 the president of Poiana Brașov’s tourism employers’ association expected 100% occupancy in the resort’s hotels and guesthouses on New Year’s Eve (Economedia, 19 December 2024). Book a room early.
- Skiing. Last season only the beginner slopes were open at New Year. Bradul and Stadion opened on Tuesday 30 December 2025, and the upper slopes followed on Friday 2 January 2026, after snowmaking that started on 14 December (G4Media, 31 December 2025). The season before it opened earlier, on 18 December 2024 (Antena 3). The 2026/27 date isn’t announced; passes, slopes and the other resorts are in our skiing guide, and live conditions are on Poiana Brașov today.
- Getting there at night. Line 20 ran all night in 2025 (see above).
What’s open on 1 and 2 January
1 and 2 January are public holidays: Friday and Saturday in 2027. Here is what each source says. Most of the 2026/27 holiday hours aren’t published yet, so the rows say which year the information comes from.
| Place | What the source says |
|---|---|
| Christmas market | Open until Sunday 3 January 2027. 2026 hours aren’t published; in 2025 public holidays had the weekend hours, 10:00–22:00 (Piețe Publice) |
| Black Church | Closed on 1 January. On Saturday 2 January it follows its winter hours, 10:00–18:00 (Black Church). See our Black Church guide |
| Museums | The Museum of Urban Civilization is closed on legal holidays (etnobrasov.ro); the Art Museum closes on public holidays too. Details in our museums guide |
| Tâmpa cable car | Friday and Saturday 10:30–22:30 on the operator’s timetable, which lists no holiday changes (operator). See our Tâmpa guide |
| Bran Castle | Winter hours: Tuesday–Sunday 09:00–18:00 and Monday 12:00–18:00, last-entry times (Bran Castle). No separate holiday timetable is published. Our Bran guide has the rest |
| Peleș Castle | Wednesday 10:00–17:00, Thursday–Sunday 09:15–17:00, closed Monday and Tuesday (Peleș). No separate holiday timetable is published |
| Libearty bear sanctuary | Closed on 1 January (sanctuary) |
| Malls | Coresi was closed on 1 January 2025 and reopened 10:00–22:00 on 2 January; AFI Brașov was open 14:00–22:00 on 1 January 2025, with Carrefour inside closed (Biz Brașov, 30 December 2024). See our shopping centres guide |
| Supermarkets | Carrefour, Kaufland, Lidl, Penny and Mega Image were closed on 1 January 2026, and most Auchan stores. On 31 December most closed at 18:00 or 19:00 (Digi24, 30 December 2025) |
| Farmers’ markets | Closed on 25 December and 1–2 January in 2024/25 (Piețe Publice). See our farmers’ markets guide |
| Olimpia ice rink | In 2025/26 it was closed on 31 December and opened from 14:00 on 1 January, with four 75-minute sessions (Reporter BV, 24 December 2025) |
Cold, crowds and safety
- Cold. December in Brașov averages a high of 4°C and a low of −3°C, with about 24 nights below freezing, and seven of the ten winters from 2015/16 to 2024/25 had at least one night at −18°C or colder (our weather guide). On 31 December the sun rises at 07:56 and sets at 16:44 (sunrise-sunset.org). The 2025 night was forecast to be “extremely cold” (“extrem de rece”), and no extra measures for comfort in the cold were announced (Monitorul Expres, 31 December 2025). A programme from 19:30 to 01:00 is five and a half hours outdoors, so dress in layers; the What to wear today tool turns the live forecast into an outfit.
- Crowds. Schools are on holiday from 23 December 2026 to 10 January 2027 (Edupedu), and Poiana’s hotels expected to be full on New Year’s Eve in 2024 (see above). Book rooms and tables early.
- Fireworks and roads. Private fireworks aren’t explicitly banned, so you may hear them around the centre even though City Hall has dropped its own display. In 2025 Str. Mureșenilor was closed around midnight (see above).
Where to eat on New Year’s Eve
- Restaurant Panoramic, at the top of Tâmpa. Its 31 December 2026 dinner is called “Ecouri printre Stele”. The price is 1,400 lei per person, with 10% off for bookings made by 31 October 2026. It includes a food experience with signature drinks, live jazz and contemporary music, a midnight celebration and the cable car ride. Booking is on the restaurant’s offers page or at 0726 759 849 and rezervari@panoramicbrasov.ro.
- Other venues. In late December 2025, Zile și Nopți listed New Year’s Eve parties at O’Peter’s Irish Pub, Ma Cocotte Gastro & Wine Bar, Kruhnen Musik Halle, Aftăr Hours and Rockstadt. Rockstadt’s was ticketed, and Zile și Nopți reported it sold out on 27 December.
- A regular dinner. Our guide to where to eat in Brașov recommends booking for any evening in December.
Plan around it
- Brașov Christmas market: dates, hours and prices, with the market open until 3 January 2027.
- Brașov in December: weather, events and closures for the whole month.
- Brașov in January: what is open after New Year and when the city goes quiet.
- Poiana Brașov guide: getting there, the lifts and a day in the resort.
FAQ
Is there a New Year’s Eve party in Piața Sfatului in 2026?
City Hall has held one in past years, most recently on 31 December 2025, and hasn’t announced the 2026 programme. In the last three years it was reported between 23 and 30 December.
Is the New Year’s Eve party in Brașov free?
Yes, in 2025 entry to the party in Piața Sfatului was free.
Are there fireworks in Brașov on New Year’s Eve?
Not from City Hall. It stopped organising the fireworks in Piața Sfatului in 2025 and used a laser show at midnight instead. Private fireworks aren’t explicitly banned.
What time does the Revelion party in Piața Sfatului start and finish?
In 2025 it started at 19:30 and the last DJ set, Adrian Șaguna’s, ended at 01:00. The laser show was at midnight.
Do buses run on New Year’s Eve in Brașov?
In 2025, buses on 14 lines ran until 01:30, and line 20 to Poiana Brașov ran all night. See the lines above. The 2026 timetable isn’t published yet.
How do I get to Poiana Brașov on New Year’s Eve?
Take bus 20 from Livada Poștei. In 2025 one bus ran on line 20 between 21:00 and 06:00.
Can you ski in Poiana Brașov on New Year’s Eve?
It depends on snow and snowmaking. Last season only the beginner slopes were open at New Year, from 30 December 2025, and the upper slopes opened on 2 January 2026.
Is the Christmas market open on New Year’s Eve?
Yes. It runs until 3 January 2027, and in 2025 its food and drink area stayed open until 01:00 on 31 December.
What is open in Brașov on 1 January?
Less than usual. The Black Church, the Libearty sanctuary, the big supermarkets and Coresi were closed in recent years, and the main museums close on public holidays. The Christmas market is open until 3 January. See the table above.
How cold is it on New Year’s Eve in Brașov?
December averages a high of 4°C and a low of −3°C, and colder nights are common. The sun sets at 16:44.
Sources
- Brașov City Hall: New Year’s Eve 2025 programme and buses (29 December 2025); Christmas market 2026 dates (9 October 2026)
- RATBV: New Year’s Eve 2025 buses, timetables for the first week of 2026, fares, Vinerea Verde
- The party and the fireworks: Brașov Știri, Wall-Street.ro, News Brasov, Monitorul Expres, Brasov.net, 2024, Radio Vacanța, 2023, G4Media, 2024, Antena 3, paid content
- Christmas market hours on 31 December 2025: Piețe Publice Brașov
- Poiana Brașov: G4Media, Antena 3, Economedia, Brașovenii, Litera 9, 2022
- Opening hours: Black Church, Museum of Urban Civilization, Tâmpa cable car, Bran Castle, Peleș, Libearty, Biz Brașov, Digi24, Piețe Publice, markets, Reporter BV, Olimpia rink
- Dinner: Restaurant Panoramic, Zile și Nopți
- Public holidays: Labour Code, article 139. School holidays: Edupedu. Weather and sunrise: our weather guide and sunrise-sunset.org. Checked on 16 October 2026.
What changed
- New guide: the 31 December 2025 programme in Piața Sfatului, night buses, Poiana Brașov, what is open on 1 and 2 January, and the 2026/27 status.
