Festivals

In Budapest

Planning a Budapest Staycation This Summer

When I think of the charm of cities in the summertime, these lines from F. Scott Fitzgerald’s “The Great Gatsby”...

In Budapest

BGYH takes ownership of Rác baths

BGYH, the Budapest municipal council's spa company, has taken over ownership of the Rác baths, one of the capital's historical...

In Budapest

Sandy Urban Beach Opens in Budapest at BudaPart

The SHO Beach BudaPart, which the developer Property Market claims is Budapest’s only natural urban beach, opened on July 3...

In Budapest

Lasting Impact of 2004 Budapest Converging Lines Poetry Festival

The 2004 Converging Lines poetry festival, organized by the then highly popular Budapest English-language literary cabaret The Bardroom and the...

In Hungary

Festival revenues to fall 50-60% this year

Although not all domestic festivals will be missed this year, it is estimated that revenues will fall by 50-60% compared...

In Hungary

About 40,000 tickets sold for F1 Rolex Hungarian GP

About 40,000 tickets have been sold for the F1 Rolex Hungarian Grand Prix, Zsolt Gyulay, who heads the company that...

In Hungary

Restrictions eased for Hungaroring racegoers

Hungary's government will allow foreigners to attend three international contests at the Hungaroring race track on the outskirts of Budapest...

In Budapest

Summer in the City: the Margaret Island Festival

With the COVID pandemic gradually easing, summer events such as the Margaret Island Festival are expected to return this year....

In Budapest

Listening to the Inner Voice

György Cziffra was a pianist who made a huge impact on 20th-century music. His style, his approach to interpreting music,...

In Budapest

Sziget Fest plans comeback in 2022

Sziget Festival, one of Europe's largest music fests, is set to return in 2022, organizers tell the Budapest Business Journal....

In Budapest

GVH warns Budapest park over deceptive ticket pricing

The Hungarian Competition Authority (GVH) found that the operator of open-air entertainment venue Budapest Park acted unlawfully when it did...

In Budapest

Allee preparing to maintain customer engagement with e-programs

Consumer needs and habits have transformed in a matter of moments, it has changed how we relate to those living...

In Budapest

Budapest aims to host EURO 2020 matches at full capacity

Budapest aims to fill its new Puskás Aréna for EURO 2020 matches in June, the Union of European Football Associations...

In Budapest

Budapest Central European Fashion Week draws 12,000

Budapest Central European Fashion Week (BCEFW), a showcase of designers from Hungary and the region organized by the Hungarian Fashion...

In Hungary

VOLT, Balaton Sound festivals postponed until 2022

The organizers of the Telekom VOLT and Balaton Sound summer music festivals said they are postponing the events until 2022...

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...