March 2015 - Budapest Guide

Hungarian Grand Prix 2015

Posted on March 30, 2015August 2, 2022 by Budapest Guide

The Formula 1 World Championship is back again and one of its stop will be Hungary. This is the 66th time that the world famous Formula 1 World Championship is held and Formula 1 is one of the oldest racing competition which was first held in 1913.

At the world championship 10 teams and 20 drivers participate and the drivers have to compete on each of the 19 Grand Prixes. The 66th Formula 1 World Championship started on the 15th March 2015 in Australia and the competition will end on the 29th November 2015 in Abu Dhabi and one of its stop will be in Hungary. All together 19 countries will give home to the 66th Formula 1 World Championship. The defending Driver’s Champion this year is Lewis Hamilton. The Hungarian Grand Prix will be the 10th stop of the Formula 1 World Championship in 2015 which is annually held since 1986.

The Hungarian Grand Prix will take place in Mogyoród near to Budapest at the Hungaroring on the 26th July in 2015. Tickets for the Formula 1 World Championship are already available.

Hungaroring
Mogyoród, Versenypálya 0222/2/3/6, 2146 Hungary

For more information on the event check the following site. Tickets for the event can be bought from WorldTicketShop.

Sziget Fesztival line up in 2015

Posted on March 23, 2015 by Budapest Guide

Sziget Festival is definitely one of the biggest and also the most popular festivals in Hungary. Sziget Festival also became the best festival at the European Festival Awards in 2014 and the festival also became one of the largest music and cultural festival in whole Europe. So if you want to be part of one of the best program during summer visit Sziget Festival where you can enjoy the best parties, concerts, colourful and various cultural programs including cinema, dance and theatre, bungee-jumping, different sport activities such as volleyball and so on.

Good news for all the Sziget lovers, the festival announced 20 new performers of Sziget in 2015. With the colourful and diverse programs Sziget offers visitors can experience every music style that is existed from punk-rock and electro to pop and soul.

20 new artists coming to Sziget in 2015

20 artists have just been added to the list of artists coming to sziget in 2015, and those are: Alesso, Beatsteak, Dotan, Dropkick Murphys, Foals, Foxes, Future Islands, Gentleman & The Evolution, Halestorm, Interpol, Knife Party, Marina and the Diamonds, MO, Nervo, Paloma Faith, SBTRKT, Selah Sue, The Maccabees, Typhoon, Vitalic Live, William Fitzsimmons and Yellow Claw. For full list, visit this article.

This year Sziget Festival takes place from 10th August to 17th August in 2015 in Budapest. If you want to know more on the line up of Sziget in 2015, the programs and on the tickets please visit the official site for more useful information on the festival.

A new era has started with shops closed on Sundays!

Posted on March 17, 2015 by Budapest Guide

For a long time people in Hungary have enjoyed the liberty to go shopping whatever they want to, also on Sundays. That is why even the Austrians would cross the borders and come to Hungary on Sundays to go shopping, while all shops in Vienna and elsewhere in Austria are closed on Sundays. But, a new era has started in Hungary, because now shops will stay closed on Sundays here as well!

This sounds terrifying to many, both locals and tourists. In other words, if you plan on visit a shopping mall on Sundays in Budapest you will find mostly everything to be closed, except from some coffee houses and cinemas. The only place you can actually go shopping as of know is in the shopping street of Budapest, where shops are supposed to be allowed to keep open because it is a World Heritage site, and there are some exceptions if the actual owner of the shop actually works in the shop on that day.

The first Sunday where this will actually be taken into action is this upcoming Sunday (March 22nd). If you plan on doing a trip to Szentendre this will probably be causing no problems, because shops there will stay open as in most cases the actual owners actually work in their own shops, and because to keep closed on Sundays would make them loose so much money, most owners will actually do the work themselves, if that is what it takes to be allowed to open their small and cute shops!

So be aware of this when you come to do shopping in Budapest!

This is the day! 2015

Posted on March 10, 2015August 7, 2019 by Budapest Guide

The This is the day! is a christian festival which will be held again in Budapest in 2015 and it is one of the most prestigious and most popular christian festivals in Hungary.

Every single believer and non believer are welcomed for this special day to celebrate God. Like in every year in 2015 the festival gives home to some special programs and concerts. The exact programs and concerts for This is the day! are not confirmed yet what we already know that Rend Collective will be on stage on this special day and everyone who buys a ticket for the festival gets a free DVD of the 2014 event. The DVD of 2014 was made by eight HD cameras and it also contains interviews of last year’s roadshow, photos of the event and backstage videos as well.

Tickets for This is the day! are already available, one ticket costs 2240 HUF which includes the free DVD of 2014. If you buy 5 tickets you get one for free, if you buy 10 then you get three more for free and if you buy 15 tickets then you get five more for free. The This is the day! will be held on 30th May in 2015 and the event will take place at the Budapest Sportarèna in Budapest.

Some more artists coming to Ez az a Nap 2015

*BETHEL MUSIC*
*REND COLLECTIVE*
*JOY GOSPEL MUSIC*
*PINTÉR BÉLA ÉS ZENEKARA*
*ANDELIC JONATHAN*
*CSISZÉR LÁSZLÓ*
*MC TONO*
*HANNA*
*CRUX*

Papp László Budapest Sportarèna
Budapest, Stefánia út 2, 1143

For more information on the event please visit the official site.

Easter at the Buda Castle 2015

Posted on March 6, 2015May 3, 2018 by Budapest Guide

The annual Easter market will be held again in Budapest and this will be he fourth time the Easter market will take place at the Buda Castle. This is one of the largest and definitely one of the most prestigious Easter markets in the whole city.

The market hosts the best Easter related programs and games for children and for playful adults including various workshops with traditional Hungarian Easter games and petting zoo as well. The market also presents the most delicious traditional Hungarian dishes such as the various types of ham, eggs in every variety, the typical Hungarian spices, oils, sweets, chocolates, sausages and all kind of pastries. At the fully packed tempting food stalls visitors will have the chance to have samples of the best quality products that will be presented at the market. At the Easter market the typical traditional Hungarian beverages will be presented as well such as pálinka which comes in every flavour, wine and beer as well. The Easter market is a great opportunity to get to know the Hungarian culture and its Easter habits. This year the Easter market will be held from 5th April to 6th April at the Buda Castle in Budapest.

Buda Castle
Budapest, Szent György tér 2, 101

For more information on the event please check the official site here. If you want to do something else, then maybe you could visit the spring fair at the Vorosmarty square instead?

Macaron Day in Budapest 2015

Posted on March 5, 2015August 7, 2019 by Budapest Guide

The annual Macaron Day will be held again in Budapest in March 2015. This will be the fourth time the Macaron Day will take place in Budapest which is inspired by the Jour du Macaron that takes place in Paris and the Macaron Day which is held in New York.

What is macaron exactly? Macaron is a French sweet meringue based confection which is usually filled with buttercream, jam or ganache and it comes in many variety of colours and flavours. So at the Macaron Day in Budapest visitors will have the chance to try the best macarons and they can even learn how to make the most delicious macarons as well. Apart from this the Macaron Day also hosts various programs for adults and for children including a Macaron Fare, a Macaron Competition and countless other programs, children’s activities and tempting sweets will be also available during this special day. The Macaron Day will be held in Budapest at Akvàrium Klub in the heart of the city and it will take place on the 20th March 2015. The programs starts at 2pm and tickets are already available for the event.

Akvárium Klub
Budapest, Erzsébet tér 2, 1051

For more information on the Macaron Day please visit the official site. For more information on what is going on in Budapest, click the link.

Budapest Spring Fair 2015

Posted on March 3, 2015March 5, 2015 by Budapest Guide

The Budapest Spring Festival and Spring Fair or in Hungarian the Budapesti Tavaszi Fesztivál ès Tavaszi Vásár will open its gates again in the capital city of Hungary in Budapest from the middle of April to the end of April in 2015.

The Budapest Spring Festival and Spring Fair is one of the most popular as well as the most awaited programs in the life of the city. Each year the festival offers the best programs for the visitors and this will not be any different in 2015 either. This year in 2015 the Budapest Spring Festival and Spring Fair will host more than 140 programs and various concerts during the festival. The majority of the programs and the concerts will take place at different spots in the city including MÜPA (Place of Arts), the recently reopened Pest Vigadó Concert Hall, Liszt Academy and the BÁLNA Cultural Centre as well and the Spring Fair will be held at Vörösmarty Square in the centre of the city. Lets celebrate spring together in 2015 in Budapest at the Budapest Spring Festival and Spring Fair.

This year the Budapest Spring Festival will be held from 10th April 2015 until 26th April 2015 and the Spring Fair will be from 27th March 2015 to 26th April 2015.7

The Spring Fair is quite similar to the Christmas market, except from the fact that it is not arranged during Christmas time, but in the spring!