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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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