Festivals

In Budapest

Fashion Takes Center Stage in Budapest Again With BCEFW

For the 13th time, the Hungarian Fashion & Design Agency (MDDÜ) will organize Budapest Central European Fashion Week from Jan....

In Budapest

Sziget Honored With ‘Take A Stand’ Award at European Festival Awards

Sziget Festival was once again recognized at the prestigious European Festival Awards. In the 'Take a Stand' category, acknowledging commitment...

In Budapest

Become a New You Every Day at Sziget

We still have a little over 200 nights left until the first day of the Sziget, but on the festival's...

In Budapest

1st Headliners for Sziget 2024 Announced

Europe’s biggest festival has announced the first headliners and 35 names for the first wave of acts to descend the...

In Hungary

Heineken Balaton Sound Announces 1st Phase Lineup

The Heineken Balaton Sound is one of the largest open-air events in Europe with a carefully curated and cultured mix...

In Budapest

Bem Mozi: An Outpost of Filmic Heaven in Buda

The satisfyingly scruffy Bem Cinema on the Buda side, just over the curving Margit híd, is the kind of movie...

In Budapest

MTel, Municipal Library to Bridge Generational Digital Divide

Magyar Telekom and the Metropolitan Ervin Szabó Library, the most extensive library network in Budapest, have launched a joint Netrevalók...

In Budapest

You’re Also in It: Sziget Aftermovie Arrives

This year has been a significant milestone in the history of Sziget. Thanks to the developments in 2023, including the...

In Hungary

Smile, You’re in Hungary Now!

If you see rather more people on the streets of Budapest beaming from ear to ear today (Friday, Oct. 6)...

In Hungary

Artists Beating Around the Brush: Art, Politics and the Holocaust in 1960s Hungary

Veteran economic journalist Kester Eddy went along to the opening of “Commissioned Memory: Hungarian Exhibitions in Auschwitz, 1960-1965” at the...

In Hungary

Disadvantaged Hungarian Kids Enjoy Billie Eilish at Sziget 2023

Most of us have the luxury of choosing whether we’ll go to the Sziget Festival. This year, none of the...

In Hungary

Around 2,800 Events Take Place in European Capital of Culture Program

About 2,800 events have taken place in the framework of the Veszprem-Balaton 2023 European Capital of Culture program, Regional Development...

In Hungary

World Wellness Weekend Coming to Hungary on Sep 15-17

World Wellness Weekend promotes “Wellness For All” across the globe and is around the corner with three days to discover...

In Hungary

Hungary Frees 1,400 Convicted People Smugglers

Hungary has released more than 1,400 convicted people smugglers from prisons, authorities said yesterday, a move which the European Commission...

In Hungary

More Applicants for IT Majors This Year

Over 37% more students were admitted to domestic IT majors than last year, according to the IT Association of Hungary...

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...