Góbéfest, the UK’s only free weekend-long festival celebrating the culture of Transylvania and the Carpathian Basin, is back for 2023. Now in its seventh year, the festival will take place in Manchester’s Cathedral Gardens, with stalls open from 11am-11pm every day of the festival. Góbéfest shines the spotlight on the intriguing music, dance, culture, food and drink of the Carpathian Basin. Refreshments will be provided by a number of independent food and drink traders, offering favourites from around the Carpathian Basin region, from giant pans of slowly simmered stews, to fried flat breads and traditional cakes.