Festivals

In Budapest

Wham! Blam! Pow! 1st Budapest Comic Con off the Drawing Board

Budapest will host what I believe is its first comic convention, comic-con for short, on June 11 and 12, joining...

In Budapest

World Stars and Best Local Talent, Many Premieres on Margaret Island

For the 2022 season, Margaret Island Open-Air Stage will once again host world-renowned stars and well-known Hungarian artists. As in...

In Hungary

F1 Hungarian Grand Prix tickets sell out

Tickets for the F1 Hungarian Grand Prix race on Sunday, July 31, have sold out, four months ahead of the...

In Budapest

Gourmet Fest to return this year 

For the first time since 2019, the OTP Bank Gourmet Festival will showcase the most exciting culinary offerings of Hungary,...

In Hungary

Next year’s F1 Hungarian Grand Prix set for July 31

Next year's Formula 1 Hungarian Grand Prix will take place on July 31, a calendar approved by international motorsport governing...

In Budapest

French-Hungarian Chamber Marks 30 Years

This year, the French-Hungarian Chamber of Commerce and Industry has been celebrating its 30th anniversary....

In Budapest

Budapest opens Christmas markets

The Budapest Advent and Christmas Fair opened on Friday in Vörösmarty Square, according to profitline.hu....

In Budapest

Budapest International Guitar Festival and Competition Returns

On October 22, the finalists for the Budapest International Guitar Festival and Competition will be announced....

In Hungary

Hungary presents 2022 Giro d’Italia Grand Start

The head of Giro d'Italia organizer RCS Sport presented the first three stages of next year's cycling race at a...

In Budapest

Movie Marathon, Major Exhibition Honor Hungarian Cinema

Watching a scene between Jack Nicholson and Harvey Keitel in “The Two Jakes,” the 1990 follow-up to Roman Polanski’s classic...

In Budapest

18th Budapest Design Week to start in October

In 2021, the Budapest Design Week (BDW) will be organized by the Hungarian Intellectual Property Office (HIPO) and the Hungarian...

In Budapest

Hungary opens World Hunting Expo

The "One With Nature" World Hunting and Nature Exhibition opened in Hungary on Saturday, September 25, according to a report...

In Budapest

Pope to celebrate closing mass of IEC in Budapest this week

Pope Francis is set to celebrate the closing mass of the 52nd International Eucharistic Congress in Budapest on September 12....

In Budapest

Night of the Art Cinemas being held today

From late Friday afternoon to dawn the next day, the night of the Art Cinemas will be held in five...

In Budapest

More than 700,000 people at Aug 20 fireworks show

More than 700,000 people watched the traditional St. Stephen's Day fireworks and light show on August 20 in downtown Budapest,...

In Hungary

3-day Kerekdomb Festival Returns to Tállya

The historic village of Tállya is in the Tokaj-Hegyalja wine region, part of the UNESCO World Heritage, nestled among the...

In Hungary

A Shared Celebration: An Exclusive Advent Weekend in Tállya

There is a special kind of magic in the weeks leading up to Christmas. As the year draws to a...

In Hungary

Emeric Pressburger: the Englishman From Miskolc

The Hungarian-born filmmaker Emeric Pressburger is being celebrated in his birthplace as cinematic aficionados worldwide reassess his joint productions with...

In Budapest

Jewish Cultural Festival Returns for 28th Staging

The program of the 28th Jewish Cultural Festival promises to be rich and diverse, with 30 programs across six venues...

In Budapest

Festival-goers Spend Avg. HUF 182,000 During Sziget

Visitors to Sziget, Hungary's biggest music festival, spent an average of HUF 182,000, according to a nonrepresentative survey conducted by...

In Budapest

Budapest Offers Full Day of Programs for Aug. 20 National Holiday

Budapest will host a wide-ranging series of programs for Hungary’s Aug. 20 national holiday, with events spanning concerts, gastronomy, traditional...

In Budapest

Zara Larsson Meets 20 Young Cancer Patients at Sziget

After her Main Stage performance at Sziget Festival on Tuesday evening, Aug. 11, Swedish pop star Zara Larsson met backstage...

In Budapest

British, French, Slovak, Dutch Police on Duty at Sziget Festival

British, French, Slovak and Dutch police officers are assisting the work of the Budapest Police Headquarters (BRFK) at this year's...

In Budapest

Napfényes Festival Brings Holistic Well-being to MOMkult

The Napfényes Festival filled MOMkult in early June with a broad program built around holistic health, self-knowledge, spirituality, culture, family...

Festivals

Hungarian Woman, American Man Die at Ozora Festival

A 39-year-old Hungarian woman and a 45-year-old American man died in separate incidents at the Ozora Festival in Igar on...

3-day Kerekdomb Festival Returns to Tállya

The historic village of Tállya is in the Tokaj-Hegyalja wine region, part of the UNESCO World Heritage, nestled among the...

A Shared Celebration: An Exclusive Advent Weekend in Tállya

There is a special kind of magic in the weeks leading up to Christmas. As the year draws to a...

Emeric Pressburger: the Englishman From Miskolc

The Hungarian-born filmmaker Emeric Pressburger is being celebrated in his birthplace as cinematic aficionados worldwide reassess his joint productions with...

Jewish Cultural Festival Returns for 28th Staging

The program of the 28th Jewish Cultural Festival promises to be rich and diverse, with 30 programs across six venues...

Body of Missing Ozora Festival Worker Found Near Event Site

The body of a 21-year-old festival worker who disappeared during the Ozora Festival in early August, has been found in...

Miskolc Film Festival Reaches for the Stars, Despite Lukewarm Local Support

Juliette Binoche, Vanessa Redgrave and Claudia Cardinale have each graced the stage at CineFest, Miskolc’s International Film Festival, in recent...

Festival-goers Spend Avg. HUF 182,000 During Sziget

Visitors to Sziget, Hungary's biggest music festival, spent an average of HUF 182,000, according to a nonrepresentative survey conducted by...

Budapest Offers Full Day of Programs for Aug. 20 National Holiday

Budapest will host a wide-ranging series of programs for Hungary’s Aug. 20 national holiday, with events spanning concerts, gastronomy, traditional...

Budapest Plans All-night Parties After Aug. 20 Fireworks, Nationwide Transport Extended

Following the Aug. 20 fireworks, Budapest's streets will host all-night celebrations, while early-morning trains, buses and suburban rail services will...

Zara Larsson Meets 20 Young Cancer Patients at Sziget

After her Main Stage performance at Sziget Festival on Tuesday evening, Aug. 11, Swedish pop star Zara Larsson met backstage...

British, French, Slovak, Dutch Police on Duty at Sziget Festival

British, French, Slovak and Dutch police officers are assisting the work of the Budapest Police Headquarters (BRFK) at this year's...

Hungarian Police Probe Drug Possession Following Illnesses at Sziget Venue

Police have launched an investigation into drug possession after several people fell ill during a DJ show by Balázs Sebestyén...

Hungarian Government Warns Sziget Festivalgoers Against Wading Through Danube

Despite unprecedentedly low water levels on the Danube, attempting to wade through the river to reach Hajógyári Island, the venue...

Napfényes Festival Brings Holistic Well-being to MOMkult

The Napfényes Festival filled MOMkult in early June with a broad program built around holistic health, self-knowledge, spirituality, culture, family...

Hungarian Woman, American Man Die at Ozora Festival

A 39-year-old Hungarian woman and a 45-year-old American man died in separate incidents at the Ozora Festival in Igar on...