Festivals and events
In reality Budapest is itself a kind of year-round festival, a lively city where traditional values are combined with all the sophistication of a modern metropolis. Even if you don’t intend to, you’re bound to bump into a gastro- and sports event, open-air concert or festival. Be there!
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1 The Sziget Festival in August
The biggest adventure of your life. -
2 Museum of Fine Arts
From Botticelli til Tizian -
3 20th August
The nation’s biggest feast day. -
4 Authentic Hungarian traditions
Any day you like. -
5 Morning concerts
At the old music academy
People say...
Non-stop party at the Sziget
Concert at the Sziget
“Not for the faint-hearted: Sziget Festival is almost a full week of hard partying on an island on the Danube.” (Gareth ... Details
The Sziget
Sziget festival
“In regard to the experiences and stories, the Island is squarely inevitable in Budapest. I was there several times, beside ... Details
Only locals know
Wine Festival in the Castle District
Hungarian wine was reborn after 1990, when private ownership spelt a return to the good soil and pre-existing traditions. There are now twenty-two wine regions – all represented ... Details
National Dance House Convention and Fair
Traditionally organised on the last weekend of the Spring Festival, (see www.btf.hu), this is a lively and colourful two-day event. Bands, singers, costume shops and record ... Details
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