Festivals

In Budapest

Sziget Festival Reveals Plenty of Novelties for 2023

This year's Sziget will see renewal in a number of areas, such as the visual experience, catering, sustainability, and amenities....

In Budapest

Salvador Dalí in Budapest: Limitless or Uninspired?

Salvador Dalí professed to be delighted when his work or behavior provoked a powerful response. It didn’t matter whether it...

In Hungary

Chamber of Commerce Corner, April 21, 2023

This regular section of the Budapest Business Journal features news and events from the various international business chambers. For further...

In Budapest

Sziget Announces Star-studded TicketSwap Colosseum Lineup

Bringing together the best of alternative electronic music, Sziget's party venue TicketSwap Colosseum, reimagining ancient amphitheaters, returned last year with...

In Hungary

Chamber of Commerce Corner, April 11, 2023

This regular section of the Budapest Business Journal features news and events from the various international business chambers. For further...

In Budapest

Polish Founder of Bral Acting Method Holds Budapest Workshop

The Song of the Goat Theater, a pioneering Polish company, will hold a three-day physical theater workshop in Budapest....

In Hungary

Chamber of Commerce Corner, March 24, 2023

This regular section of the Budapest Business Journal features news and events from the various international business chambers. For further...

In Budapest

Sziget to Return This Year With World-class Headliners

After a successful comeback last year, one of the world's biggest festivals, Sziget is set to return this year featuring...

In Budapest

St. George’s Day Party Returns to Budapest

For the second year running, a St. George’s-themed event will bring together the international community in Budapest this spring for...

In Hungary

Chamber of Commerce Corner, March 10, 2023

This regular section of the Budapest Business Journal features news and events from the various international business chambers. For further...

In Budapest

Müpa at the Heart of Culture in Budapest

Idly looking around online for things of a cultural bent to do in the capital, I landed on the Müpa...

In Hungary

Chamber of Commerce Corner, February 24, 2023

German-Hungarian Chamber of Industry and Commerce, French-Hungarian Chamber of Commerce (CCIFH), Canadian Chamber of Commerce in Hungary (CCCH), Netherlands-Hungarian Chamber...

In Hungary

Taking an Off-season Trip Down to Hungary’s South

While Hungary’s big cities have plenty of amenities to offer all year round, it can be harder to find a...

In Hungary

Chamber of Commerce Corner, February 10, 2023

BCCH Gets Racey With Superenduro, French Chambers Webinar Tour of CEE, Canadian Business Breakfast Series Continues, AmCham Policy Forum With...

In Hungary

Chamber of Commerce Corner, January 27, 2023

This regular section of the Budapest Business Joutrnal features news and events from the various international chambers of business. For...

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...