What to do and see in Hungary, Hungary: The Best Events

Balaton Sound Music Festival, held on the bank of the Balaton lake, at Zamardi, is one of Europe's largest open air electronic music festivals. This is the place where artists and DJ's from around the world, get together to share with you their talent and passion for music. This is the place where you want to be, if you are a music and party fan. Open-air, sound, light, joy of having signings from your favourite artists, twenty-hours of music per day in different locations, main stage, lounges and tents allow you to enjoy Hip-hop, New-wave, Neo-soul, Pop, electronic and music of the world styles. The Balaton Sound is a place to go with friends, and make even more friends, in the luxurious chill-out spaces with bean bags and hammocks. Established and new artists will make you happy. The Balaton Sound is composed of the sound of music and the sound of joy.

The Christmas Fair takes place on the Vörösmarty Square in the centre of the city which turns, for a few weeks, into a Winter Market, placed in front of the famous Gerbeaud Coffee House, at the end of the pedestrian street Vaci. Sound, lights and flavours unite the large number of people into a very festive crowd. The scent of Hungarian honey cookies, mulled wine, cinnamon makes everyone feel the celebration of Christmas with all one's senses. The lighting of candles on the Advent Wreath is accompanied by choral singing and all day long you will be tempted by the Hungarian culinary specialties like the stuffed cabbage rolls, roasted goose, foie gras, as good as the French one, grilled paprika sausages and a lot of other Christmas dishes. Wooden stalls and outdoor stages allow craftsmen and artists to show their talent. It is the place where you can buy original hand-crafted gifts for your family and friends. The Fair's visitors will be entertained by folk, jazz, blues, soul, crossover, world music concerts, dance house performances.

The Budapest Spring Festival has a programme that involves different art forms, with performances in classical music, opera, jazz and pop, world music, dance, theatre and the visual arts. It is the largest cultural event in Hungary gathering the best of Hungarian and international performers presenting Hungarian and world premieres of musical and theatrical productions. The Hungarian State Opera, the Liszt Academy, the Vigado, the Budapest Operetta Theatre and other Budapest theatres, cultural institutes and museums are home to outstanding events. Do you want to feel like dancing with Kalman, like crying with Puccini or being blue with jazz? The place to go through all these emotions is the Budapest Spring Festival.