5 must-visit international summer events in Budapest! – VIDEOS

No matter whether you are an ex-pat living in Budapest or a fun-loving tourist visiting the Hungarian capital, summer 2022 awaits you with numerous awesome international events. Do not miss out on the biggest parties of the season!

Sziget Festival

After two years of interruption due to the pandemic, Hungary’s most renowned festival returns in 2022! This summer, Sziget Festival welcomes visitors from all around the globe to spend an unforgettable week together on the Island of Freedom.

According to the festival’s website, there are more than 100 reasons to visit Sziget this year.

Between 10 and 15 August 2022, festival lovers can enjoy the performances of such world-famous artists as the Arctic Monkeys, Calvin Harris, Dua Lipa, Justin Bieber, Kings of Leon, Lewis Capaldi, Steve Aoki, etc.

Daily tickets are available from HUF 28,000 (EUR 80), but hardcore Sziget fans can choose from multi-day passes. For accommodation options and additional services, including information on the Sziget Cruisin Boat Party, check out the official website of the Sziget Festival.

FINA World Cup

Sports fans will have plenty of excitement to look forward to if they visit Budapest this summer. Between 18 June and 3 July 2022, the world’s best swimmers will come to Hungary within the framework of the FINA World Cup.

Visitors can follow la crème de la crème competing with each other in various disciplines such as open-water swimming, water polo, regular and high diving and artistic swimming. In regard to the venues in Budapest, the swimming tournaments will take place in the Danube Arena, diving competitions in the Széchy Swimming Pool on Margaret Island and water polo matches will be held at the Alfréd Hajós National Swimming Stadium. Following these events, the competition will continue in Debrecen, Sopron and Szeged.

Sparty – The Grand Budapest Bath Party

If you are looking for the ultimate pool party experience, then book your spot at one of the Sparty events this summer.

The unmissable bath event will bring together party-goers who appreciate quality electronic dance music and mind-blowing visual effects in Budapest’s most spectacular spa, the Széchenyi Thermal Bath.

The impressive event is extremely popular among international visitors. Tens of thousands attend the famous bath parties on warm Saturday nights to enjoy the balmy waters and the energetic tunes – reports Spartybooking.

Budapest Gourmet Festival

There are plenty of activities on offer this summer in Budapest for foodies who have a thing for Hungarian and international cuisine and for people with a more sophisticated palate for exquisite cuisine. Budapest’s Gourmet Festival awaits gastronomy fans this weekend at Millenáris Park. Apart from the wide range of programmes and interactive workshops, visitors can taste special local and international dishes and exotic specialities prepared by award-winning chefs. To get a real feel of the festival’s atmosphere, check out their official aftermovie!

If you are one of those people who gets excited by the idea of a sourdough pancake with bear onion and organic cheese or you always wanted to savour a plate of delicious truffle panna cotta, then do not miss Budapest’s most famous Gourmet Festival this weekend! Participants can also choose from a selection of vegetarian, lactose-free and gluten-free dishes. A one-day ticket is available at the price of HUF 4900 (EUR 12.69) while a 3-day pass costs HUF 9900 (EUR 25.65) on the event’s website.

Budapest Wine Festival

Hungarian wine enthusiasts will also find something to their liking when they visit Budapest in the upcoming months. After three memorable decades, Hungary’s favourite wine festival awaits visitors this year as well in the heart of Europe. Similarly to previous years, the grand event will take place in Budapest’s World Heritage Site, the Buda Castle which offers magnificent vistas of the Hungarian capital. Last year, nearly 25,000 people visited the four-day Wine Festival to attend professional and entertainment programs. Besides wine tasting, visitors can also flavour gastronomic delights and listen to many concerts held on two stages – as the event’s website informs us.

Tourists and locals alike can enjoy another memorable wine and champagne festival in June as well. As Eventland reports,

the 5-day wine and champagne festival in Budapest’s city centre offers an atmospheric, open-air wine and champagne drinking experience from 2 to 6 June!

The most prominent representatives of Hungarian wineries and sparkling wine cellars will participate in the event in the 5th district of Budapest, in Szabadság Square. The festival is free of entry.

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Source: szigetfestival.com, spartybooking.com, aborfesztival.hu, eventland.eu