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Budapest offers year-round entertainment in the form of festivals, cultural events, concerts, exhibitions, fairs, sporting events, and national celebrations. Search our calendar of Budapest events to find out what's happening in the city and plan your trip around major acclaimed events like the Budapest Spring Festival, Sziget Festival, or the Budapest International Wine Festival. When you find your favorite Budapest event you can add it to your calendar (Google Calendar, Apple iCal, Outlook, etc.) with a single click.

Calendar of Events in Budapest and Hungary

Farsang, Carnival Season in Hungary

Date: Jan 6, 2012 - Feb 22, 2012 Jan 6, 2013 - Feb 22, 2013

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: Feb 2, 2012 - Feb 6, 2012

Type: Arts and Music, Festivals

Venue: Municipal Circus

Budapest's already vibrant festival scene adds circus arts to its repertoire in 2012. The Budapest International Circus Festival, held every...read more
WAMP, the Design Fair

Date: Feb 12, 2012

Type: Arts and Music

Venue: Either Millenáris or Erzsébet Square

WAMP, Budapest's monthly design market, features creations by contemporary Hungarian designers. WAMP is held once a month, with the...read more
Budapest Opera Ball

Date: Feb 18, 2012

Type: Arts and Music

Venue: Hungarian State Opera House

The 2012 Budapest Opera Ball has been cancelled. Following the traditions, the Budapest Opera Ball is held annually on the last...read more
Fat Thursday

Date: Feb 23, 2012

Type: Food and Drink

Venue: over 500 restaurants in Budapest and Hungary

The Thursday after Ash Wednesday, is Fat Thursday (Torkos Csütörtök) in Hungary, the final...read more
Night of Baths

Date: Mar 2, 2012

Type: Arts and Music, Concerts

Venue: Széchenyi, Gellért, Lukács, Rudas and Király Baths

Enjoy a party filled evening in one of Budapest's famous thermal baths. Five of the city's most popular...read more
March 15th - National Holiday

Date: Mar 15, 2012

Type: National Holiday

Venue: multiple locations

March 15th is a national holiday in Hungary. It stands for democracy and freedom and it commemorates the Hungarian Revolution...read more
Budapest Spring Festival

Date: Mar 16, 2012 - Mar 26, 2012

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
St Patrick’s Day Parade

Date: Mar 17, 2012

Type: Festivals

Venue: Meeting point: Szabadság Square

The first ever St. Patrick’s Day Parade in Budapest was held in 2011. The 2012 event promises to be even...read more
Budapest Fringe Festival

Date: Mar 23, 2012 - Mar 25, 2012

Type: Arts and Music, Festivals

Venue: Budapest's Broadway

The annual Budapest Fringe Festival, the Hungarian version of the famous Edinburgh Fringe Festival, is held on the Broadway of...read more
Budapest Restaurant Week

Date: Mar 26, 2012 - Apr 1, 2012

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 2012 event...read more
Budapest Spring Wine & Jazz Festival

Date: Apr 8, 2012 - Apr 10, 2012

Type: Arts and Music, Food and Drink, Festivals

Venue: Fő tér, Óbuda

In 2011 the annual Spring Wine & Jazz Festival, the 6th in the row, will be held at the main square...read more
Easter in Budapest

Date: Apr 8, 2012 - Apr 9, 2012

Type: National Holiday

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 9, 2012 - Apr 10, 2012

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
Titanic International Filmfest

Date: Apr 13, 2012 - Apr 21, 2012

Type: Arts and Music, Festivals

Venue: Several 'Art Cinemas', like Uránia, Toldi and Örökmozgó

The Titanic Filmfest is the biggest international film festival in Hungary. The most outstanding, daring and innovative movie of the...read more
Budapest Dance Festival

Date: Apr 20, 2012 - Apr 29, 2012

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
Mayfest at the Opera House

Date: May 1, 2012 - May 31, 2012

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.
May Day

Date: May 1, 2012

Type: National Holiday

Venue: Multiple locations - City Park, Margaret Island, Orczy-kert and Tabán

'May Day' used to mark International Labor Day in a rather stoic way. The current celebrations are more festive and...read more
Budapest Pálinka Festival

Date: May 5, 2012 - May 8, 2012

Type: Food and Drink, Festivals

Venue: Erzsébet Square

The Budapest Pálinka Festival is a unique gastronomic event where visitors can taste over 300 different types of p...read more
Jazz Spring

Date: May 13, 2012

Type: Arts and Music

Venue: Palace of Arts

The 2012 Jazz Spring at the Palace of Arts will feature both local and internationally acclaimed jazz musicians. Performances will include...read more
Etyek Cellar Festival

Date: May 19, 2012 - May 20, 2012

Type: Food and Drink, Festivals

Venue: Etyek

Considered to be one of the youngest wine-growing regions in the country, the Etyek wine region is located 30km west...read more
Foie Gras Festival - A Royal Feast in Buda Castle

Date: May 20, 2012 - May 22, 2012

Type: Food and Drink, Festivals

Venue: Savoy terrace, Buda Castle

The Foie Gras Festival is a unique culinary event held at Buda Castle, on the Royal Palace's Savoy terrace....read more
Floralia

Date: May 21, 2012 - May 22, 2012

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
Palace Quarter Picnic (Palota Piknik)

Date: May 26, 2012 - May 29, 2012

Type: Food and Drink

Venue: Mikszáth tér & Krúdy utca, District 8

Palace Quarter Picnic (Palota Piknik) introduces the diversity of the 8th District trough wine, food and culture. Ten well known...read more
Wagner in Budapest Opera Festival

Date: Jun 3, 2012 - Jun 19, 2012

Type: Arts and Music

Venue: Palace of Arts

The Palace of Arts presents its critically acclaimed sell-out concert series of Wagner’s work: Tannhäuser, Siegfried,...read more
Budai Gourmet

Date: Jun 3, 2012 - Jun 5, 2012

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
Budapest Summer Festival

Date: Jun 8, 2012 - Aug 12, 2012

Type: Arts and Music, Festivals

Venue: Margaret Island Open-air Stage and Varosmajor Open-air Stage

Open-air theater performances, musicals, dance shows, kids’ programs and several concerts are held every summer (June-July-August) on Margaret Island....read more
Czech Beer Festival in Budapest

Date: Jun 8, 2012 - Jun 12, 2012

Type: Food and Drink, Festivals

Venue: Városháza Park

The annual Czech Beer Festival in Budapest, the 4th in a row, brings Czech breweries and beer-lovers together in City...read more
Budapest Pride

Date: Jun 11, 2012 - Jun 19, 2012

Type: Festivals

Venue: Multiple locations

Lesbian, gay, bisexual and trans-gender film and cultural festival. The Pride Parade will be held on July 18th, 2011 starting around 4...read more
Danube Carnival

Date: Jun 18, 2012

Type: Arts and Music

Venue: Multiple locations - Danube Promenade, Vorosmarty Square, Margaret Island

Contemporary dancers, international artists and traditional Hungarian folk dancers meet every June in Budapest to celebrate the joy of dance....read more
Summer on the Chain Bridge

Date: Jun 24, 2012 - Aug 12, 2012

Type: Festivals

Venue: Chain Bridge

This annual festival celebrates the bridge's birthday with events held on eight weekends from June to August. Closed to...read more
The Night of the Museums

Date: Jun 24, 2012

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
European Dragon Boat Championship

Date: Jun 25, 2012 - Jun 26, 2012

Type: Sports

Venue: Banks of the Danube, Lagymanyosi Bridge

Dragon boat racing, which originated in China over 2000 years ago, is one of the most popular team water sports today....read more
Vajdahunyadvár Summer Festival

Date: Jul 11, 2012 - Aug 8, 2012

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
An Evening of Dance in the Carmelite Courtyard

Date: Jul 26, 2012 - Aug 19, 2012

Type: Arts and Music

Venue: Castle Hill, Carmelite Courtyard

Every summer Castle Hill is giving home to a series of dance nights organized by the National Dance Theatre featuring...read more
Formula 1 Hungarian Grand Prix

Date: Jul 27, 2012 - Jul 29, 2012

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
Sziget Festival 2012

Date: Aug 6, 2012 - Aug 13, 2012

Type: Arts and Music, 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, 2012 - Aug 21, 2012

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, 2012

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
Jewish Summer Festival

Date: Aug 25, 2012 - Sep 5, 2012

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
Buda Castle Beer Festival

Date: Aug 25, 2012 - Aug 28, 2012

Type: Food and Drink

Venue: The Royal Palace's Oroszlános and Hunyadi courtyards, and the Savoyai terrace

The 2011 Budavári Sörfesztivál or Buda Castle Beer Festival is the first of its kind...read more
Újbuda Jazz Festival

Date: Sep 2, 2012 - Sep 4, 2012

Type: Arts and Music, Concerts, Festivals

Venue:

The Újbuda Jazz Fesztivál was created in 2005 as an annual event to celebrate Újbuda, Budapest's...read more
JazzForum Budapest

Date: Sep 7, 2012 - Sep 10, 2012

Type: Arts and Music, Festivals

Venue: Palace of Arts, Trafo, Budapest Jazz Club

JazzForum Budapest, formerly known as MOL Budapest Jazz Festival, is a prestigious event, from the birthplace of Bartók,...read more
Septemberfest 2012

Date: Sep 7, 2012 - Sep 9, 2012

Type: Food and Drink, Festivals

Venue: Népliget

Gastronomy, culture and entertainment in Népliget, one of the largest parks in Budapest. One of the highlights of...read more
Budapest International Half Marathon

Date: Sep 9, 2012

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
Budapest International Wine Festival

Date: Sep 12, 2012 - Sep 16, 2012

Type: Food and Drink, Festivals

Venue: Castle Hill

Over the past years The Budapest International Wine Festival has truly come of age and is now one of the...read more
National Gallop

Date: Sep 14, 2012 - Sep 18, 2012

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, 2012 - Sep 18, 2012

Type: Food and Drink, Festivals

Venue: Courtyards of the Royal Palace

There are plenty of sausage, wine and pálinka festivals in Budapest, so here is an event for those...read more
Falk Art Forum

Date: Sep 24, 2012

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
Belgian Beer Festival

Date: Sep 24, 2012 - Sep 25, 2012

Type: Food and Drink, Festivals

Venue: Museum of Hungarian Agriculture

The Museum of Hungarian Agriculture in City Park hosts the annual Belgian Beer Festival for the second time. Beer lovers...read more
Budapest International Film Festival

Date: Sep 29, 2012 - Oct 7, 2012

Type: Arts and Music, Festivals

Venue: Multiple venues

The first ever Budapest International Film Festival (or BIFF) will be held between September 29th and October 7th. The new...read more
Budapest Design Week

Date: Sep 30, 2012 - Oct 9, 2012

Type: Arts and Music

Venue: Design Terminál, Gödör Klub, 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 2012

Date: Sep 30, 2012 - Oct 30, 2012

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
Budapest Pálinka and Sausage Festival

Date: Oct 6, 2012 - Oct 9, 2012

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
Craft-Beer Festival

Date: Oct 6, 2012 - Oct 9, 2012

Type: Food and Drink, Festivals

Venue: Mikszáth Kálmán Square and Lőrinc Pap Square

Főzdefeszt, Hungary's Craft-Beer Festival, is held in the former Palace Neighborhood of District 8. The aim of the festival...read more
Café Budapest Contemporary Arts Festival

Date: Oct 7, 2012 - Oct 16, 2012

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
Spar Budapest International Marathon

Date: Oct 7, 2012

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
October 23rd - Revolution of 1956

Date: Oct 23, 2012

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
Art Market Budapest

Date: Nov 8, 2012 - Nov 11, 2012

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
Fridge Festival

Date: Nov 10, 2012 - Nov 13, 2012

Type: Festivals, Sports

Venue: City Park (Városliget)

The annual Fridge Festival, held in Budapest's City Park, features renowned international snowboarders and freestyle skiers competing for the...read more
Budapest Christmas Market

Date: Nov 18, 2012 - Dec 30, 2012

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
Flavors of Hungary Gastro Fair

Date: Nov 18, 2012 - Nov 20, 2012

Type: Food and Drink

Venue: Millenaris, Building B

Flavors of Hungary Gastro Fair (Kézműves Magyar Ízek Vására) is a gastro...read more
Royal Fair on Király utca

Date: Nov 26, 2012 - Dec 24, 2012

Type: Arts and Music, Food and Drink

Venue: Király utca

'Királyi Vásár' the Royal Fair on King Street, is a new event in Budapest'...read more
New Wine and Cheese Festival

Date: Nov 26, 2012 - Nov 27, 2012

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
Christmas Fair by the Basilica

Date: Nov 26, 2012 - Jan 2, 2013

Type: Food and Drink

Venue: Szent István tér

Between November 26th, 2011 and January 2nd, 2012 the square in front of the Basilica gives home to a charming Christmas fair....read more
WAMP Christmas Design and Gastro Fair

Date: Dec 9, 2012

Type: Arts and Music, Food and Drink

Venue: Millenáris, Building B

WAMP, Budapest's monthly design market changes its theme and location for the holiday season for three weekends in a...read more
Design to Go - Christmas Fair

Date: Dec 10, 2012 - Dec 11, 2012

Type: Arts and Music

Venue: Museum of Applied Arts

Design to Go is the annual Christmas fair organized by the Museum of Applied Arts. Clothes, accessories, jewelry, home d...read more
Stylewalker Night

Date: Dec 16, 2012 7:00pm - 12:00am

Type: Arts and Music

Venue: Several unique shops in Budapest's District 5

Stylewalker Night, a design walk in the city center, is organized by several shops and boutiques featuring designs by young...read more
Quarter6Quarter7 Festival

Date: Dec 20, 2012 - Dec 28, 2012

Type: Arts and Music, Festivals

Venue: Jewish Quarter

Established in 2009, the Quarter6Quarter7 Festival commemorates the annual Hanukkah celebrations of light and miracles in Budapest's former Jewish...read more
Gala Concert of the 100-Member Gipsy Band

Date: Dec 30, 2012

Type: Arts and Music

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 Concerts in Budapest

Date: Jan 1, 2013 - Jan 2, 2013

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

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29 Farsang, Carnival Season in Hungary	30 Farsang, Carnival Season in Hungary	31 Farsang, Carnival Season in Hungary	1 Farsang, Carnival Season in Hungary	2 Farsang, Carnival Season in Hungary Hungarian Film Week (Magyar Filmszemle) Budapest International Circus Festival	3 Farsang, Carnival Season in Hungary Hungarian Film Week (Magyar Filmszemle) Budapest International Circus Festival Mangalica Festival	4 Farsang, Carnival Season in Hungary Hungarian Film Week (Magyar Filmszemle) Budapest International Circus Festival Mangalica Festival
5 Farsang, Carnival Season in Hungary Hungarian Film Week (Magyar Filmszemle) Budapest International Circus Festival Mangalica Festival	6 Farsang, Carnival Season in Hungary Budapest International Circus Festival	7 Farsang, Carnival Season in Hungary	8 Farsang, Carnival Season in Hungary	9 Farsang, Carnival Season in Hungary	10 Farsang, Carnival Season in Hungary	11 Farsang, Carnival Season in Hungary
12 Farsang, Carnival Season in Hungary WAMP, the Design Fair	13 Farsang, Carnival Season in Hungary	14 Farsang, Carnival Season in Hungary	15 Farsang, Carnival Season in Hungary	16 Farsang, Carnival Season in Hungary	17 Farsang, Carnival Season in Hungary	18 Farsang, Carnival Season in Hungary Budapest Opera Ball
19 Farsang, Carnival Season in Hungary	20 Farsang, Carnival Season in Hungary	21 Farsang, Carnival Season in Hungary	22 Farsang, Carnival Season in Hungary	23 Fat Thursday	24	25
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