Place: Budapest, House of Music

Ends on 15/Sep/2024

The new temporary exhibition of the House of Music is organized by Victoria and Albert Museum in London. „Divas & Icons” showcases the extraordinary power and creativity of divas like Rihanna, Björk, Whitney Houston etc, through their original costumes.

Place: Budapest

Marking the beginning of the autumn season, the Wizz Air Budapest Half Marathon is visited by thousands of people each year. Colourful events and a course meandering through World Heritage Sites further boost the popularity of the run. Get through the 21 km individually or in a team of two or three.

Place: Budapest

Ends on 16/Sep/2024

The main element of the art festival is the popular and classical music concerts, but you can also choose from literary and other cultural programs. The event awaits visitors at several venues, including the famous Dohány Street Synagogue, the largest neolog synagogue in all of Europe, and the Rumbach Street Synagogue.

Ends on 23/Sep/2024

The 45th Chess Olympiad organised by the International Chess Federation (FIDE) will be the first Chess Olympiad to take place in Hungary after Budapest hosted the 2nd unofficial Chess Olympiad in 1926. The competition and medal awarding will take place at the Hungexpo.

Place: Buda Castle

Ends on 15/Sep/2024

Marking the beginning of autumn, the Budapest Wine Festival is known all over Europe as a significant event where thousands of oenophiles wait with budding anticipation to sample the creations of the finest Hungarian vintners as well as products made by the guest countries’ winemakers. Enjoy the astonishing panoramic view of the banks of the Danube while navigating your way through a diverse gastronomic landscape and chose from a broad variety of concerts and folk shows.

Place: Tokaj

Ends on 06/Oct/2024

Tokaj, the centre of the Tokaj-Hegyalja wine region, has been holding a grapes and wine festival since 1932 with activities for adults and children alike. The programme includes a harvest parade, various concerts, traditional festivities, and the inevitable wine tasting as well.

Place: Budapest

Ends on 12/Oct/2024

Choose a distance that suits you and be one of the nearly 25,000 participants who join the SPAR Budapest Marathon® Festival. Run the official distance of 42.195 kilometres individually, with your partner, or in a four-member relay team. As an alternative, you are offered to discover the city taking a 5, 10 or 30 kilometres long route.

Place: Budapest, Duna Arena

Ends on 15/Dec/2024

Organizing the World Aquatics in 2017 granted hosting rights for the 17th edition of the World Swimming Championships (25m) to Budapest. The championships are staged in a 25m pool, referred to as short course format. The competition programme is slated to span six days, with morning sessions dedicated to heats and evening sessions featuring semi-finals and finals.

Place: Mohács

Ends on 04/Mar/2025

These traditional festivities - having been inscribed on the Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity of the UNESCO - are real delicacies of the carnival season. Hungary’s greatest folklore festival, truly deserving international fame, is about busós scaring away winter, an experience to remember for children as well as for adults. The climax of the event is the parade of busós wearing costumes and masks following traditions dating back several centuries.

Place: Budapest

Ends on 13/Apr/2025

Be part of the biggest spring running race of Budapest, accompanied by thousands of cheerful runners! The event was launched in 1986 in Italy with the motto: “Long live the city! Love the city!” The main race is the half marathon, but there is an opportunity to go on 10km or 7km distance.   Photo: MTI Mohai Balázs

Place: Budapest, Millenary Park

Ends on 25/May/2025

Representing the essence of Hungary’s now booming gastro culture, Gourmet Festival hosts the country’s best restaurants, wineries and gourmet shops. Eating your way through delicacies, you are going to be bound to redefine your idea of Hungarian cuisine.

Place: Budapest

Ends on 01/Jun/2025

BPBW Budapest Beer Week is an all week long international craft beer festival with tap takeovers, concerts and professional events with personal representation of brewers from Hungary and abroad. During the weekend tasting sessions you can enjoy unlimited beer tasting followed by live music shows of underground bands and DJs on several iconic locations.   Photo: facebook.com/budapestbeerweek

Place: Paloznak

Ends on 02/Aug/2025

For a few days in August, Paloznak is going to be the capital of Lake Balaton again. More than 30 music productions, light painting animations, and the authentic picnic-in-the-park atmosphere will form the backbone of the festival, while the best restaurants and artisan food producers of the northern shore of the lake will also add their expertise to the mix. And that’s not even mentioning Lake Balaton itself, always there to take a dip in.

Place: Hungaroring, Mogyoród

Ends on 03/Aug/2025

The Formula One World Championship, commonly seen as the highest class of single-seat auto racing, is coming to Hungary every year since 1986. Due to the nature of the narrow track, passing is a rarity on Hungaroring, which makes it quite similar to the track of Monte Carlo. Beeing one of the world’s most expensive sports, the Grand Prix features unexpected turns and exciting moments for its fans.

Place: Hajógyári Island, Budapest

Ends on 11/Aug/2025

One of Europe’s largest music festivals, known as the "Island of Freedom", will open its gates again in 2025! The festival awaits festival "citizens" for over 6 full days on 60 different stages with more than 1,000 productions. Many international and world stars will take the stage this year as well - the line up will be updated constantly. Among the performers will be, among others Martin Garrix, Sam Smith and Louis Tomlinson.