Festivals

In Hungary

Loss from lack of festivals could amount to HUF 80 bln

In addition to the cultural loss, the lack of festivals will cause the state treasury to lose at least HUF...

In Budapest

’Party Districtʼ Businesses Hoping for Tourist Revival (While Locals Enjoy the Peace)

Budapest’s “Party District”, a quarter of Erzsébetváros (Elizabeth Town or District VII) with zany bars, beer gardens and restaurants that...

In Budapest

8th Budapest Airport ʼRunway Runʼ charity race to be held in September

Budapest Airport announced that it will hold the eight annual "Runway Run" charity race on September 9. The airport will...

In Hungary

Loss of festivals to have unknown economic consequences

It seems increasingly likely that larger music and dance festivals of more than 500 people will not be held by...

In Hungary

Duna House announces timetable for 10-for-one share split

Listed real estate broker Duna House on Thursday published the timetable for the planned 10-for-one share split it announced in...

In Hungary

FIA head Todt says Hungary ready to host more intʼl races

Jean Todt, the head of international motorsport governing body FIA, said Hungary is ready to host more international racing events...

In Budapest

Govʼt cancels August 20 natʼl holiday events

Hungaryʼs government has decided to cancel events marking the August 20 national holiday this year to avoid the spread of...

In Hungary

Slovak gov’t to introduce EUR 5,000 fines for quarantine dodgers

A fine up to EUR 5,000 will be imposed on any individual who returns from an "at risk" COVID-19 country...

In Hungary

Poaching increases under COVID restrictions

According to Márton Árvay, from the Hungarian Ornithological and Nature Conservation Association, the illegal hunting of birds of prey, which...

In Hungary

Former Slovak PM Pellegrini setting up new party

Former Slovak prime minister Peter Pellegrini, who left SMER-SD last week, is setting up a new party to be called...

In Hungary

Only 54% of Romanians connected to sewage systems in 2019

Only 54.2% of Romania’s population, or 10.51 million inhabitants, were connected to sewage systems in 2019, although that is 221,883...

In Hungary

OTP rolls out mobile payment solution

OTP Bank and its fintech unit OTP Mobil have announced the rollout of a mobile payment solution, based on instant...

In Hungary

Romania cracks major counterfeiter of RON 100 banknotes

Romaniaʼs anti-organized crime authority says it has cracked a counterfeit gang that had forged more than RON 1.7 million (some...

In Hungary

Zwack to pay out HUF 610 mln dividend

After the previous business year, Zwack Unicum Nyrt. will pay a total dividend of HUF 610.5 million based on the...

In Hungary

Number of registered jobseekers falls for 1st time since lockdown

The number of registered jobseekers in Hungary has dropped for the first time since the government declared a state of...

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 Hungary

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...

In Hungary

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...

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

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...

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

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...

In Budapest

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...

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...