First edition · in preparation
Play Matters Fest
A whole day when the city sits down at the table: board games for every kind of person, short workshops, and that particular hum a room takes on when strategy, laughter and connection share the space.
Planned at Zbor Hub Cluj · Date to be announced — we’ll say it the moment it’s locked in.
Keep me posted until then, find us on Instagram — @playmatters.ro
What Play Matters Fest is
A board-game and community festival — not a trade fair, not a tournament. A day of games and people, made for experienced players and for those pulling up their very first chair alike.
The programme
The detailed programme is announced together with the date. We’re building it around one idea: tables anyone can join.
Who it’s for
For experienced players and newer players alike. Haven’t played anything in years? You’re welcome exactly as you are.
At a glance
Where
planned at Zbor Hub, Cluj-Napoca
When
Date to be announced
Cost
to be announced
Access
access details are published with the programme
The first edition is funded through an allocation from Cluj County Council: 5,000 lei, decision HCJ 90/2026 (18 June 2026).
The room, as we picture it
No photographs yet — the first edition hasn’t happened. These are our own drawings of what we’re building towards; photographs replace them afterwards.
A day the whole city is invited to.
Someone teaching a game, unhurried.
Full tables — and the conversation after.
Want to stand with the festival?
The festival grows with partners who believe in it — venues, games, resources. Sponsorship packages are in preparation; write to us and let’s build it together.
Partnerships