Budapest by Tag: "Festival"

Summer on the Chain Bridge

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

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Café Budapest Contemporary Arts Festival

Known for the past 20 years as Budapest Autumn Festival and recently renamed to Café Budapest, this festival celebrates the...read more

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Budapest Pálinka and Sausage Festival

More than twenty pálinka (a type of Hungarian brandy) distillers and renowned sausage makers participate at this unique...read more

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Budapest International Wine Festival

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

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JazzForum Budapest

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

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Septemberfest 2012

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

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Jewish Summer Festival

The Jewish Summer Festival was first organized in 1998 and its goal was to introduce Jewish culture (music, dance, fine art,...read more

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Festival of Folk Arts

The Festival of Folk Arts (Mesterségek Ünnepe) brings the finest Hungarian craftsmen and their work to Buda...read more

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Sziget Festival 2012

Sziget Festival is one of the largest music festivals in the world and certainly the best party-filled week of the...read more

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Vajdahunyadvár Summer Festival

The Vajdahunyadvár Summer Festival is a festival of classical music, swing, klezmer as well as traditional Hungarian gypsy...read more

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Budapest Summer Festival

Open-air theater performances, musicals, dance shows, kids’ programs and several concerts are held every summer (June-July-August) during the Budapest...read more

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Floralia

Floralia is a traditional Roman spring festival with theatre performances and gladiator shows, hosted by the Museum of Aquincum. Floralia,...read more

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Etyek Cellar Festival

Considered to be one of the youngest wine-growing regions in the country, the Etyek wine region is located 30km west...read more

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Budapest Pálinka Festival

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

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Budapest Spring Wine & Jazz Festival

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

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Budapest Spring Festival

Pulling together the best in classical music, opera, jazz and folk music, this annual festival is the largest cultural event...read more

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Titanic International Filmfest

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

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Mangalica Festival

This gastronomic event is all about the curly-haired mangalica pig, a Hungarian heritage breed, which came close to extinction just...read more

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Win Tickets to the Wine Festival

The 2010 Budapest Wine Festival is just around the corner and we are giving away day passes throughout July and August....read more

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Liszt 2011

Celebrating the 200th Anniversary of Liszt’s Birth 2011 is dedicated to Ferenc Liszt (1811-1886) the celebrated Hungarian piano virtuoso,...read more

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Busójárás in Mohács

A traditional end-of-winter celebration Frightening, devil-like creatures wearing horned wooden masks and big sheepskin costumes make quiet a racket every...read more

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St Patrick’s Day Parade

The first ever St. Patrick’s Day Parade in Budapest was held in 2011. The 2012 event, organized by the Irish...read more

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Easter in Budapest

In the Christian calendar Easter (Húsvét in Hungarian) celebrates the resurrection of Jesus and marks the...read more

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Falk Art Forum

Falk Art Forum, the Antique and Modern Art Festival is held semi-annually on Falk Miksa Street, the antique row of...read more

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Budapest Fringe Festival

The 2012 Budapest Fringe Festival has been cancelled. The annual Budapest Fringe Festival, the Hungarian version of the famous Edinburgh Fringe...read more

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Budapest Dance Festival

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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Live from the Budapest Pálinka Festival

The Budapest Pálinka Festival is a unique gastronomic event where Hungary's best distillers showcase their products. Although...read more

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Foie Gras Festival - A Royal Feast in Buda Castle

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

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Budai Gourmet

Budai Gourmet is a gastro festival brought to you by the people behind Sziget Festival and the award winning Costes...read more

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Czech Beer Festival in Budapest

The annual Czech Beer Festival in Budapest, the 5th in a row, brings Czech breweries and beer-lovers together in City...read more

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Summer in Budapest - Live from the ‘Duna Party’

In the summertime Budapest comes alive with a plethora of festivals and outdoor events. The 'Duna Party', this year's...read more

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Buda Castle Beer Festival

The Budavári Sörfesztivál or Buda Castle Beer Festival, first organized in 2011, is an...read more

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Újbuda Jazz Festival

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

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Sweet Days - Chocolate and Candy Festival

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

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Live from the 2011 Buda Castle Beer Festival

Fancy an ice-cold beer on a hot summer's day? The first ever Buda Castle Beer Festival is the city'...read more

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Live from the 2011 Budapest International Wine Festival

Celebrating 20 years of great vintages in Budapest Hungarians are passionate about wine. Did you know that Hungary has 22 wine regions...read more

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Sweet Photos from the Budapest Chocolate & Candy Festival

This weekend Mark visited the first ever Chocolate and Candy Festival held in Buda Castle. If you have a sweet...read more

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Belgian Beer Festival

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

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St. Martin’s Day in Hungary

Geese and New Wine November 11th is St. Martin’s Day in Hungary (Márton nap), a traditional...read more

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New Wine and Cheese Festival

It's time to taste the season's first new wines! Winemakers from all over Hungary proudly show off their...read more

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Quarter6Quarter7 Festival

Established in 2009, the Quarter6Quarter7 Festival commemorates the annual Hanukkah celebrations of light and miracles in Budapest's former Jewish...read more

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Budapest International Circus Festival

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

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Budapest International Film Festival

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

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12 Reasons to Visit Budapest in 2012

2012 promises to be another exciting year to visit Budapest. With its festivals and events, history and culture, emerging design scene,...read more

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Fridge Festival

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

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Gőzölgő Festival, Budapest

Budapest's new winter gastro festival in Erzsébet tér Budapest hosts a number of lively winter...read more

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Must Do Easter Programs in Hungary

Five Traditional Easter Celebrations In Hungary Easter (Húsvét) is symbolized by Easter eggs, Easter bunnies, Easter...read more

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Danube Day

The Danube Day is an annual international event celebrated in 14 countries that are connected through the Danube river system. Several...read more

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Easter in Buda Castle

Easter in Buda Castle (Budavári Húsvéti Sokadalom), a new event for 2012, is a three-day...read more

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Cherry Blossom Festival in Budapest

Celebrate the cherry blossom season in Budapest. In 2012, the annual Sakura (Cherry Blossom) Festival at the Füvé...read more

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Festival of Museums

More than 100 museums come together each year in May in the beautiful garden of the Hungarian National Museum to celebrate...read more

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Hay Festival Budapest

The Hay Festival, Britain’s top festival of the arts, comes to Budapest for the first time ever. The...read more

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Budapest Bread Festival

The Budapest Bread Festival joins a line-up of new culinary festivals for 2012. About 50 bakeries, pastry shops and artisan bakeries from...read more

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Balaton Region Wine Festival

Thirty winemakers from the Balaton wine region will showcase more than 150 types of reds and whites in Erzsébet...read more

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