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...
Flying under the Chain Bridge
Red Bull Air Race
One of my favourite programs in Budapest is the Red Bull Air Race. On the day of the event a mass of people gather together in ... Details
Wine festival with breathtaking view
Tasting a Tokaji
“I took the 130-year-old funicular railway up to the spectacular Royal Palace, where the Budapest Wine Festival was taking ... Details
Only locals know
The Story of the Búcsú Festival
This festival was first held on the weekend after the last Soviet soldier left Hungary, in June 1991. Few foreigners know that búcsú means two different things in Hungarian: ... Details
Bartók Memorial House
This lovely villa in the Buda hills was converted into a museum and intimate concert hall in 1981 – the centenary of the composer’s birth. Béla Bartók (1881-1945) was a ... Details
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