7 Things to Do in Brașov with Kids
Seven family activities in and around Brașov, with the ages they suit, 2026 prices and opening hours, and the bus that gets you there.
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Seven family activities in and around Brașov, with the ages they suit, 2026 prices and opening hours, and the bus that gets you there.
Brown bears come into Brașov's forest-edge streets and, in 2026, onto Tâmpa and into Poiana Brașov. What the authorities say to do, and how to see a bear without feeding one.
The city's yearly book fair, run by the Romanian Publishers Association: four days of discounted books and author events every autumn.
Peleș is shut on Mondays and Tuesdays and stops admitting visitors at 16:00, while Bran is open every day. Plan the day around Peleș and the rest falls into place.
Christmas market month, from National Day to New Year's Eve in Piața Sfatului, with the ski season starting when the snow allows.
Brașov's Gothic parish church holds Romania's largest mechanical church organ and around 200 Ottoman-era carpets. Here is what a visit costs and when to go.
Morning, afternoon and evening plans for the Old Town, Bran, Râșnov, Peleș and Prejmer, with walking times, buses and what changes with the seasons.
Two public rinks: Olimpia, outdoors at the foot of Tâmpa and open from early December, and the indoor Olympic Ice Rink by the train station. Hours and prices checked on 16 October 2026.
The 2026 programme isn't out yet. Here is how the 2025 night in Piața Sfatului ran, which buses ran home, what Poiana offers and what is closed on 1 January.
A short limestone gorge on Piatra Mare, climbed on nine metal ladders. It's south-east of Brașov on the road to Predeal, not near Zărnești.
A one-day route, then every sight worth your time in and around Brașov's walled Old Town, with ticket prices, opening hours and how to get there.
Walk the Old Town, tap your bank card on the bus for everything else, and know which line goes where: 4 to the station, 20 to Poiana, A1 to the airport.