Budapest Spring Festival
Date: Mar 31, 2017 – Apr 23, 2017
Type: Arts and Music, Festivals
Venue: Multiple locations
Pulling together the best in classical music, opera, jazz and folk music, this annual festival is the largest cultural event…read more
Titanic International Filmfest
Date: Apr 6, 2017 – Apr 13, 2017
Type: Arts and Music, Festivals
Venue: Several ‘Art Cinemas’, like Uránia, Toldi, Örökmozgó, Puskin
The Titanic Filmfest is the biggest international film festival in Hungary. The most outstanding, daring and innovative movie of the…read more
Cherry Blossom Festival in Budapest
Date: Apr 8, 2017 – Apr 9, 2017
Type: Festivals
Venue: Füvészkert Botanical Gardens
Celebrate the cherry blossom season in Budapest. In 2017, the annual Sakura (Cherry Blossom) Festival at the Füvé…read more
Easter in Budapest
Date: Apr 14, 2017 – Apr 16, 2017
Type: Arts and Music, Festivals
Venue: multiple locations
In the Christian calendar Easter (Húsvét in Hungarian) celebrates the resurrection of Jesus and marks the…read more
Budapest 100
Date: Apr 22, 2017 – Apr 23, 2017
Type: Arts and Music
Venue: Multiple locations
Budapest 100 is an annual celebration of 100-year old buildings in the city. Budapest is an architectural paradise and this new…read more
May Day (Labor Day) Celebrations in Budapest
Date: May 1, 2017
Type: National Holiday
Venue: Multiple locations – Danube Promenade, City Park, Margaret Island and Népliget
In Europe, Labor Day or International Workers Day is celebrated on May 1st. In the past this holiday was marked…read more
Jazz Spring
Date: May 5, 2017 – May 7, 2017
Type: Arts and Music
Venue: Palace of Arts
The 2016 Jazz Spring Festival at the Palace of Arts will feature internationally acclaimed jazz performers, like José James, Viktoria…read more
Rosalia – Rosé Festival
Date: May 12, 2017 – May 14, 2017
Type: Food and Drink, Festivals
Venue: Városliget, Pest, District 14
Brought to you by the organizers of the prestigious Budapest International Wine Festival, Rosalia is Hungary’s only festival dedicated…read more
Belgian Beer Festival
Date: May 13, 2017 – May 15, 2017
Type: Food and Drink, Festivals
Venue: Bálna
The 7th annual Belgian Beer Festival is here! Beer lovers can taste over 200 different types of Belgian beer from 43 breweries….read more
Mayfest at the Opera House
Date: May 17, 2017 – Jun 2, 2017
Type: Arts and Music, Festivals
Venue: Budapest Opera House
World-famous musician perform at the Budapest Opera House during the ‘Mayfest at the Opera’ music festival. The 2016 event coincides with…read more
Budai Gourmet – Gourmet Festival
Date: May 18, 2017 – May 21, 2017
Type: Food and Drink
Venue: Millenáris
Budai Gourmet is a gastro festival brought to you by the people behind Sziget Festival and the award winning Costes…read more
Festival of Museums
Date: May 20, 2017 – May 21, 2017
Type: Arts and Music, Exhibitions, Festivals
Venue: The garden of the Hungarian National Museum
More than 100 museums come together each year in May in the beautiful garden of the Hungarian National Museum to celebrate…read more
Floralia
Date: May 21, 2017 – May 22, 2017
Type: Festivals
Venue: Museum of Aquincum
Floralia is a traditional Roman spring festival with theatre performances and gladiator shows, hosted by the Museum of Aquincum. Floralia,…read more
Falk Art Forum
Date: May 21, 2017
Type: Arts and Music, Exhibitions, Festivals
Venue: Falk Miksa utca
Falk Art Forum, the Antique and Modern Art Festival is held semi-annually on Falk Miksa Street, the antique row of…read more
Belvárosi Fesztivál
Date: Jun 3, 2017 – Jun 5, 2017
Type: Concerts, Festivals
Venue: Erzsébet tér, Szabadság tér and Zrínyi utca
Belvárosi Fesztivál (or BelFeszt) is a free music festival that takes over the inner city of…read more
Danube Carnival
Date: Jun 6, 2017 – Jun 21, 2017
Type: Arts and Music
Venue: Multiple locations – Danube Promenade, Vörösmarty Square
Contemporary dancers, international artists and traditional Hungarian folk dancers meet every June in Budapest to celebrate the joy of dance….read more
Craft-Beer Festival
Date: Jun 10, 2017 – Jun 12, 2017
Type: Food and Drink, Festivals
Venue: City Park (Városliget)
In 2016, Főzdefeszt, Hungary’s semi-annual Craft-Beer Festival will be held in City Park (Városliget). The aim of…read more
Buda Castle Beer Festival
Date: Jun 11, 2017 – Jun 14, 2017
Type: Food and Drink
Venue: The Royal Palace’s Oroszlános and Hunyadi courtyards, and the Savoyai terrace
The Budavári Sörfesztivál or Buda Castle Beer Festival, first organized in 2011, is now…read more
Budapest Summer Festival
Date: Jun 12, 2017 – Aug 30, 2017
Type: Arts and Music, Festivals
Venue: Margaret Island and Városmajor
Open-air theater performances, musicals, dance shows, kids’ programs and several concerts are held every summer (June-July-August) during the Budapest…read more
Wagner in Budapest Opera Festival
Date: Jun 15, 2017 – Jun 18, 2017
Type: Arts and Music
Venue: Palace of Arts
The Palace of Arts presents its critically acclaimed sell-out concert series of Wagner’s work: The Ring of the…read more
The Night of the Museums
Date: Jun 20, 2017
Type: Arts and Music, Exhibitions
Venue: See participating museums in Budapest
Have a sleepover with history; spend the night at Budapest’s museums and find out if museums really do come…read more
Czech Beer Festival in Budapest
Date: Jun 24, 2017 – Jul 5, 2017
Type: Food and Drink, Festivals
Venue: Városháza Park
The annual Czech Beer Festival (Cseh Sörnapok) in Budapest, the 7th in a row, brings Czech breweries and…read more
Danube Day
Date: Jun 29, 2017
Type: Festivals
Venue: Banks of the Danube
The Danube Day is an annual international event celebrated in 14 countries that are connected through the Danube river system. Several…read more
Vajdahunyadvár Summer Festival
Date: Jul 2, 2017 – Aug 3, 2017
Type: Arts and Music, Festivals
Venue: City Park – Vajdahunyad Castle
The Vajdahunyadvár Summer Festival is a festival of classical music, swing, klezmer as well as traditional Hungarian gypsy…read more
Budapest Pride
Date: Jul 3, 2017 – Jul 12, 2017
Type: Festivals
Venue: Multiple locations
Lesbian, gay, bisexual and trans-gender film and cultural festival for the 20th times. The week-long Budapest Pride Film and Cultural…read more
Red Bull Air Race World Series
Date: Jul 16, 2017 – Jul 17, 2017
Type: Sports
Venue: City Center, Banks of the Danube
This spectacular acrobatic flying competition attracts fans from all over the world. The race takes place above the Danube, in…read more
Formula 1 Hungarian Grand Prix
Date: Jul 22, 2017 – Jul 24, 2017
Type: Sports
Venue: Hungaroring
The Formula 1 Magyar Nagydij is held at the Hungaroring Grand Prix Circuit near the small town of Mogyoród, 18…read more
Dance Bazaar
Date: Jul 23, 2017 – Aug 2, 2017
Type: Arts and Music
Venue: Castle Hill, Várkert Bazár
Every summer Castle Hill is giving home to a series of dance nights organized by the National Dance Theatre featuring…read more
Sziget Festival
Date: Aug 10, 2017 – Aug 17, 2017
Type: Arts and Music, Concerts, Festivals
Venue: Shipyard Island (Hajógyári sziget)
Sziget Festival is one of the largest music festivals in the world and certainly the best party-filled week of the…read more
Festival of Folk Arts
Date: Aug 18, 2017 – Aug 21, 2017
Type: Arts and Music, Food and Drink, Festivals
Venue: Buda Castle
The Festival of Folk Arts (Mesterségek Ünnepe) brings the finest Hungarian craftsmen and their work to Buda…read more
St. Stephen’s Day
Date: Aug 20, 2017
Type: National Holiday
Venue: Multiple locations
August 20th is the greatest national holiday for Hungarians, celebrated with day-long festivities followed by spectacular fireworks throughout the country….read more
‘Junibor’ Wine Festival
Date: Aug 25, 2017 – Aug 28, 2017
Type: Food and Drink
Venue: Szent István tér – in front of the Basilica
‘Junibor’ is an annual celebration dedicated to Hungary’s young winemakers and their wines. In 2016, visitors can…read more
Budapest Short Film Festival (BuSho)
Date: Aug 30, 2017 – Sep 4, 2017
Type: Arts and Music, Festivals
Venue:
From August 30 to September 4, Budapest will become the center of the short film world as the 12th annual Budapest Short…read more
Budafok Champagne and Wine Festival
Date: Sep 3, 2017 – Sep 4, 2017
Type: Food and Drink
Venue: Budafok
The annual Champagne and Wine Festival takes place in Budafok, home to a vast cellar system and known for wine…read more
Jewish Summer Festival
Date: Sep 4, 2017 – Sep 11, 2017
Type: Arts and Music, Festivals
Venue: Great Synagogue
The Jewish Summer Festival was first organized in 1998 and its goal was to introduce Jewish culture (music, dance, fine art,…read more
Foie Gras Festival
Date: Sep 4, 2017 – Sep 6, 2017
Type: Food and Drink, Festivals
Venue: Erzsébet tér
The Foie Gras Festival (Libamáj Fesztivál) is a unique culinary event held in Budapest. In addition…read more
Budapest Wine Festival
Date: Sep 8, 2017 – Sep 11, 2017
Type: Food and Drink, Festivals
Venue: Castle Hill
Over the past years the Budapest Wine Festival has truly come of age and is now one of the most…read more
Budapest International Half Marathon
Date: Sep 11, 2017
Type: Sports
Venue: Budapest street route
The Budapest International Half Marathon follows a scenic route from Pest, over the Chain Bridge to Buda and back to…read more
National Gallop
Date: Sep 16, 2017 – Sep 18, 2017
Type: Sports
Venue: Heroes’ Square
National Gallop is an annual cultural event celebrating Hungarian equestrian traditions. It’s a horse race reviving Hungarian military history…read more
Sweet Days – Chocolate and Candy Festival
Date: Sep 16, 2017 – Sep 18, 2017
Type: Food and Drink, Festivals
Venue: Szent István tér
There are plenty of sausage, wine and pálinka festivals in Budapest, so here is an event for those…read more
Budapest Design Week
Date: Sep 25, 2017 – Oct 4, 2017
Type: Arts and Music
Venue: Design Terminál and several galleries and fashion shops
Budapest Design Week is held every fall citywide and is open to both the public and the design industry, attracting…read more
World Press Photo 2015
Date: Sep 25, 2017 – Oct 25, 2017
Type: Exhibitions
Venue: Museum of Ethnography
Photos about everyday life, politics, sport, arts, nature and history of our time, as well as people in the news….read more
Oktoberfest Budapest
Date: Oct 1, 2017 – Oct 4, 2017
Type: Food and Drink, Festivals
Venue: Felvonulási tér (56-osok tere) – near City Park
Oktoberfest Budapest promises to be the city’s biggest celebration of the favorite malty beverage. The festival brings about 100 domestic…read more
Café Budapest Contemporary Arts Festival
Date: Oct 2, 2017 – Oct 18, 2017
Type: Arts and Music, Festivals
Venue: Multiple locations
Known for the past 20 years as Budapest Autumn Festival and recently renamed to Café Budapest, this festival celebrates the…read more
Budapest Pálinka and Sausage Festival
Date: Oct 2, 2017 – Oct 4, 2017
Type: Food and Drink, Festivals
Venue: Castle Hill
More than twenty pálinka (a type of Hungarian brandy) distillers and renowned sausage makers participate at this unique…read more
Art Market Budapest
Date: Oct 8, 2017 – Oct 11, 2017
Type: Arts and Music, Exhibitions
Venue: Millenáris, Building ‘B’
Art Market Budapest is an exhibition and art fair that aims to bring attention and awareness to contemporary Central and…read more
Spar Budapest International Marathon
Date: Oct 9, 2017
Type: Sports
Venue: The start gate will be at Heroes’ Square (Hősök tere)
The fascinating scenery and the beauty of Budapest makes this Marathon a unique experience. The route of the Budapest Marathon…read more
Chimney Cake Festival
Date: Oct 9, 2017 – Oct 11, 2017
Type: Food and Drink, Festivals
Venue: City Park, Vajdahunyad Castle
Budapest’s new gastro festival, the Chimney Cake Festival, promises to be a fun and delicious event. Visitors can learn…read more
Budapest Restaurant Week
Date: Oct 12, 2017 – Oct 18, 2017
Type: Food and Drink
Venue: Over 30 participating restaurants
Following in the successful footsteps of restaurant weeks worldwide, the first Budapest Restaurant Week was held in May 2011. The 2015 event…read more
October 23rd – Revolution of 1956
Date: Oct 23, 2017
Type: National Holiday
Venue: Multiple locations
October 23rd is a national holiday in Hungary. It commemorates the Revolution of 1956, when Hungarians rose up against the Soviet…read more
Budapest Christmas Market
Date: Nov 13, 2017 – Jan 6, 2018
Type: Arts and Music, Food and Drink
Venue: Vörösmarty tér
Each year, from the end of November to the end of December, Vörösmarty Square is transformed…read more
Tennis Classics Budapest
Date: Nov 24, 2017
Type: Sports
Venue: Papp László Budapest Sportaréna
Fans flock to see tennis stars of past and present at this annual tennis gala held at the Papp L…read more
Flavors of Hungary Gastro Fair
Date: Nov 27, 2017 – Dec 23, 2017
Type: Food and Drink
Venue: Erzsébet tér
The ‘Flavors of Hungary’ Gastro Fair (Kézműves Magyar Ízek Vására) is a…read more
Christmas Fair by the Basilica
Date: Nov 27, 2017 – Jan 2, 2018
Type: Food and Drink
Venue: Szent István tér
From Advent to New Year the square in front of the Basilica gives home to a charming Christmas fair (also…read more
New Wine and Cheese Festival
Date: Nov 28, 2017 – Nov 29, 2017
Type: Food and Drink, Festivals
Venue: Vajdahunyad Castle
It’s time to taste the season’s first new wines! Winemakers from all over Hungary proudly show off their…read more
Gala Concert of the 100-Member Gipsy Band
Date: Dec 30, 2017
Type: Arts and Music, Concerts
Venue: Budapest Congress and World Trade Center
It has become a holiday-season tradition for the 100-Member Gipsy Band to perform a gala concert on December 30th of…read more
New Year’s Eve in Budapest
Date: Dec 31, 2017
Type: Arts and Music, Food and Drink
Venue: Multiple locations
New Year’s Eve (Szilveszter) celebrations in Budapest include big festivities, street concerts, fireworks and plenty of partying. Here…read more
New Year’s Concerts in Budapest
Date: Jan 1, 2018
Type: Arts and Music
Venue: Multiple venues
It has long been a tradition to start the New Year with classical concerts around the world. The New Year’…read more
Farsang, Carnival Season in Hungary
Date: Jan 6, 2018 – Feb 10, 2018
Type: Arts and Music
Venue: Multiple venues
In Hungary the carnival season (Farsang) that precedes Lent, starts on Epiphany (January 6th) and it ends on Ash Wednesday …read more
Budapest International Circus Festival
Date: Jan 7, 2018 – Jan 11, 2018
Type: Arts and Music, Festivals
Venue: Municipal Circus
Budapest’s already vibrant festival scene adds circus arts to its repertoire in 2014. The Budapest International Circus Festival, held every…read more
Mangalica Festival
Date: Feb 10, 2018 – Feb 12, 2018
Type: Food and Drink, Festivals
Venue: Szabadság tér
This gastronomic event is all about the curly-haired mangalica pig, a Hungarian heritage breed, which came close to extinction just…read more
Budapest Fish Festival
Date: Feb 10, 2018 – Feb 12, 2018
Type: Food and Drink, Festivals
Venue: Vajdahunyad Castle
The Budapest Fish Festival promises to be a fun event. For a country known for its hot and spicy Fisherman’…read more
Budapest Dance Festival
Date: Feb 18, 2018 – Mar 1, 2018
Type: Arts and Music, Festivals
Venue: National Dance Theater
The National Dance Theater’s Budapest Dance Festival, held annualy on and around April 29th, the International Dance Day, features…read more
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