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Special Events
New Year’s Day Concert, popular Hungarian classics, 1 Jan, Vigado concert hall
The Farsang Season, masked balls, 2 Jan-4 Mar, throughout the city
Budapest Film Festival, long weekend in early Feb, throughout the city
Carnival Sunday, masked procession, last Sun before Lent Feb/Mar, throughout the city
Spring Uprising, commemorating the 1848 Revolution, including street theatre, 15 Mar, in front of the Hungarian National Theatre
Budapest Spring Festival, classical music festival with dance and folk music, last two weeks in Mar-mid-Apr, throughout the city
Earth Day, green issues, 22 Apr, throughout the city
Budapest Marathon, last Sun in Apr, throughout the city
May Day, craft markets, street theatre, sausage and beer tents have replaced communist practices, 1 May, throughout the city
Whitsun Fair, arts and crafts, mummers, puppeteers and musicians, Whitsunday May/Jun, Szentendre
Book Week, new books are displayed along the streets of central Pest between the Danube and Nagykörút, first weekend Jun, Pest
World Music Day, nation-wide music festival, with rock, folk and jazz, mid-Jun, free open-air venues around Budapest
Budapesti Búcsú, celebration of the 1991 withdrawal of Soviet troops, with music, dance and theatre, last weekend Jun, various parks and public spaces
MATAV-WOFUME, three-day world music festival, Jun, Budai Parkszinpad
Open-Air Summer Festival, music, dance and theatre, Jun-Aug, Margaret Island, Hilton Hotel and the Buda Park Stage
Anna Ball, 200-year-old event of the Lake Balaton summer season with chamber music concert, fireworks, Jul, Balatonfüred
St Stephen’s Day, celebration of Szent István, founder of Hungary, with fireworks, 20 Aug, Gellért Hill
Hungaroring, Grand Prix, second Sun in Aug, Mogyorod, near Budapest
Student Island Festival (Diáksziget), one of Europe’s biggest week-long cultural events (rock, folk and jazz), third week Aug, Óbuda Island
BudaFest, opera and ballet festival, early-mid Aug, Opera House
Festival of Crafts, mid-Aug, Buda Castle
Jewish Summer Festival, late Aug or early Sep, throughout the city
Budapest International Wine Festival, exhibition and fair, second week of Sep, Buda Castle
Architectural Heritage Days, open house weekend for important architectural buildings, Sep, throughout city
Budapest International Fair (BNV), Sep, Budapest Fair Centre (Budapesti Vásárközpont)
Budapest Contemporary Music Weeks, opening of concert season on the anniversary of Bartók’s death, late Sep-end of Oct, various venues
Budapest Autumn Festival, contemporary Arts festival, late Sep-mid-Oct, many venues
Remembrance Day, national day of mourning of the Soviet crushing of the Hungarian rebellion, 23 Oct, Kossuth tér
Vox pacis, festival of choral music, Nov, various venues
Mikulŕs, giving of presents, 6 Dec, throughout the city
Szilveszter (New Year), 31 Dec, throughout the city
New Year’s Eve Masked Ball, 31 Dec, Opera House
Silver and Gold Sunday, serious day of Christmas shopping, last Sun before Christmas, throughout the city
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