Winefestival in Budapest soon

Winefestival in Budapest 2011
Winefestival in Budapest 2011

The International Wine Festival is one of the most popular festivals in all of Hungary every year. In 2011 you can visit this in the Castle area between September 7-11. Here you can taste a wide specter of Hungarian wines, and you can for sure eat some typical Hungarian festival food.

More information about the wine festival at our wine festival page.

Hungarian Parliament – More beautiful than ever

As of August 20th, 2011, the Hungarian Parliament can yet again be seen in its total beauty as darkness breaks forth in Budapest. After some quite boring years the Parliament is yet again beautiful, and below you can see a picture made on August 21st, 2011. For more pictures and fresh Budapest news, visit Budapest Guide on Facebook.

The Hungarian Parliament
The Hungarian Parliament

Jesus Culture Budapest

Jesus Culture in Budapest
Jesus Culture in Budapest

Budapest is often visited by great and famous praise and worship bands, as Ez az a Nap (This is the Day) is doing an awesome work arranging these kinds of concerts. Because of this Budapest has been visited by Hillsong, Planetshakers, Ron Kenoly, Delirious, Michael W. Smith, Petra and similar artists several times, and now, in the autumn of 2011, Jesus Culture will come to town. Jesus Culture is getting more and more popular around the globe, and many of their songs have turned into big hits around in churches. October 2nd they will perform in Budapest Sportarena, so if you like their music, or if you are simply curious, check it out. Quite a lot of Hungarian artists will perform at the concert as well.

Jesus Culture Budapest
October 2nd, 17.00
Budapest Sportarena

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Hungary – Finland, Euro 2012 Qualification

Hungary - Finland
Hungary - Finland

It is hard to say whether the match between Hungary and Finland will be an interesting one or not, but if we are lucky, this might be a match that will have importance for Hungary, and where they are still fighting to be among the teams present at the European Championship in 2012. If you would like to see the match between Hungary and Finland, you better come to Budapest for October 11th, and get tickets for the match that will be played at Puskás Ferenc Stadium.

Hungary – Finland, Euro 2012 Qualification
Puskás Ferenc Stadium
October 11th, 20.00

Tickets: WorldTicketShop

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Hungary – Sweden, Euro 2012 Qualification

Hungary - Sweden
Hungary - Sweden

Hungary and Sweden are doing quite good in the qualification for the European Championship in 2012. Therefore the match at Puskás Ferenc Stadium in Budapest will be extremely important, leaving the team loosing this match little, or no chance at all, for qualifying to the Euro 2012. So, if you would like to see this very interesting and exciting match, tickets can be bought using the link further down on this page.

Hungary – Sweden
Euro 2012 qualification
September 2nd, 19.45
Puskás Ferenc Stadium

Tickets: WorldTicketShop

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Christmas Market 2011

We already receive emails from persons and groups planing to come to Budapest for the annual Christmas Market in 2011. The most frequent question is of course when the Christmas Market will open, and the correct answer is November 18th. So, if you would like to see the traditional and great Christmas market at Vörösmarty Square in Budapest, make sure to arrive to Budapest sometime around November 18th or later.

More information about the Budapest Christmas Markets can be found at our Christmas Market page.

Budapest Christmas market 2011
Budapest Christmas market 2011

Budapest Beerfestival 2011

Budapest beerfestival
Budapest beerfestival

Budapest is a city of great festivals, and this year between August 25 and 28 a new festival will see the light of day in the capital of Hungary. Budapest Beerfestival will be arranged in the backyard of the Castle, and this is a festival where you can taste a mixture of Hungarian beers and international beers. There will be several other programs, concerts and artists on the spot.

Budapest Beerfestival (Budavári Sörfesztivál)
August 25th-28th
Dayticket: 1650 HUF
Festival ticket: 4990 HUF

Opening times: 12.00-03.00 (with some small variations)

Other festivals and events in Budapest