Upcoming Holidays and Festivals in Hungary
- Before planning a trip around a festival, verify the festival dates on the festival's website or with a local tourist information office. For more information about these and other events, visit the official tourism site for Hungary.
- This list includes major festivals in major cities, plus national holidays observed throughout Hungary. Many sights and banks close down on national holidays — keep it in mind when planning your itinerary. Note that this isn't a complete list; holidays can strike without warning.
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2024
January 1: New Year's Day (closures)
March 15: National Day (celebrates 1848 Revolution; closures)
March 15–31 (likely): Szentendre Spring Festival (concerts, film, theater)
March 29–April 1: Easter weekend (Good Friday through Easter Monday, closures)
April 29–May 12: Budapest Spring Festival (opera, ballet, classical music)
May 1: Labor Day (closures)
May 19 & 20: Pentecost and Whit Monday (closures)
June 7–14: Danube Carnival, Budapest (multicultural festival)
June 29–July 6: Early Music Days, Fertőd-Eszterháza (concert series put on by the Hungary Philharmonic)
July 3–6: Balaton Sound, Zamárdi (lakeside electronic music festival)
July 18–21: Hungarian Grand Prix, Budapest
July 19–28: The Valley of Arts Festival (held in Kapolcs, Taliándörögd, and Vigántpetend)
August 7–12: Sziget Festival, Budapest (rock and pop music)
August 17–20: Festival of Folk Arts, Budapest
August 20: St. István's Day (fireworks, celebrations; closures)
September 12–15: Budapest Wine Festival
October 18–28: Bull's Blood Festival (Egri Bikavér), Eger (wine and traditional food)
October 23: Republic Day (remembrances of 1956 Uprising; closures)
November 1: All Saints' Day/Remembrance Day (religious festival, closures)
December 24–25: Christmas Eve and Christmas Day (closures)
December 26: Boxing Day (closures)
December 31: New Year's Eve (a.k.a. Szilveszter; concerts and fireworks in Budapest)