Promenada invites visitors on August 14, starting at 7:00 PM, to AstroShow 2026, an event dedicated to astronomy and the exploration of outer space, which brings together observations through professional telescopes, presentations delivered by specialists, interactive workshops, and educational experiences for all ages.

The theme of this year’s edition, “ORIGINS where we come from and where we are headed,” will be presented by Cătălin Beldea, editor of the Știință & Tehnică magazine and eclipse hunter. The audience will be able to discover how the Universe, the Milky Way, the Sun, the Solar System, and our planet were formed, as well as what current research indicates about the future evolution of the Universe.

Alongside Cătălin Beldea, guests from the fields of astronomy and research will take the stage, including Professor Dan Tudose, from Politehnica Bucharest, who will deliver the presentation “The Future of Humanity With or Without Artificial Intelligence,” as well as representatives from ROSPIN and RAW Meteo. The presentations will be complemented by interactive discussions with the audience about astronomical phenomena, space missions, asteroids, the possibility of life on other planets, and common myths about the exploration of outer space. The event will also feature, for the first time, images from the most recent expedition dedicated to observing a total solar eclipse, held in Spain on August 12, 2026.

Furthermore, another topic addressed at AstroShow will be the Perseid meteor shower, an astronomical phenomenon that can be observed in the night sky during this period. Specialists will explain to the audience how the phenomenon occurs and what can be observed on the nights when the Perseids are active.

AstroShow proposes a comprehensive program, built around several ways of exploring the Universe. Visitors will be able to follow the presentations on stage, participate in science games and activities, discover the Solar System through virtual reality, and observe the sky through professional telescopes. The exhibition component brings together a private collection of meteorites and photographs of severe meteorological phenomena, while the little ones will have two dedicated spaces available for astronomy activities.

The AstroShow program includes:

• 7:00 PM – 7:30 PM public admission
• 7:00 PM – 10:00 PM RAW Meteo exhibition, with photographs of severe meteorological phenomena captured in Romania
• 7:30 PM – 10:00 PM AstroKids Corner, coordinated by Adina Soare, where children will draw, color, build, and discover the Solar System through interactive activities
• 7:30 PM – 10:00 PM SpaceKids Corner, organized by SpaceClub, an astronomy workshop dedicated to children
• 7:30 PM – 8:30 PM interactive science games with Profesorul Trăsnit, dedicated to children and adults
• 7:30 PM – 10:00 PM Meteorite Exhibition, the Răzvan Andrei collection, the largest and most spectacular private meteorite collection in Romania
• 8:00 PM – 10:00 PM Astro-VR experience, through which participants will be able to explore the Solar System and the International Space Station in virtual reality
• 8:30 PM – 9:45 PM the presentation “ORIGINS where we come from and where we are headed,” delivered by Cătălin Beldea
• 9:00 PM – 10:30 PM astronomical observations through professional telescopes and a 500 mm mirror telescope, through which the public will be able to observe globular clusters, planetary nebulae, the double star Albireo, and other double or multiple stars
• 9:45 PM – 10:00 PM awarding of special prizes for five questions asked by the audience

During the astronomical observations, AstroShow specialists will guide the audience in identifying objects in the night sky, such as globular clusters, planetary nebulae, and double stars. At the same time, participants will be able to address questions to the guests, and five of these will be awarded prizes at the end of the presentation.

Through AstroShow, Promenada brings together specialists, professional observation instruments, and interactive formats, in an event that makes astronomy accessible to the public and transforms the exploration of the Universe into a direct experience.