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PROGRAMME GUIDE: 20 August in Budapest – programmes, food & drink prices
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More than a hundred programmes will be on offer during a three-day festival in Budapest to mark the 20 August national holiday celebrating Hungary’s statehood, the event’s organisers said on Tuesday.
Traditional Hungarian food, cultural and musical programmes await visitors
Visitors taking part in the events from 18 to 20 August will get to try traditional Hungarian food and enjoy a range of cultural and musical programmes at more than 20 locations, they told MTI.
Festive ceremoney, air show, holy mass, fireworks
Tûzijáték a Duna felett Budapesten 2022. augusztus 27-én. A látványosságot az Országos Meteorológiai Szolgálat (OMSZ) zivatarra figyelmeztetõ vészjelzése alapján halasztotta el egy héttel az augusztus 20-ai nemzeti ünnep biztonságos lebonyolításáért felelõs operatív törzs.
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The official state celebrations on 20 August will begin with the hoisting of the national flag and a St. Stephen’s Day festive ceremony in front of Parliament. It will be followed by an air show over the Danube, the traditional festive holy mass and the procession of Saint Stephen’s Holy Right Hand.
The festivities will close out with the traditional evening fireworks display over the Danube, with some 34,000 fireworks set to go off between Margaret Bridge and Petőfi Bridge.
Gastronomy, fashion, design, crafts
The Street of Hungarian Flavours will present the gastronomy of the Carpathian Basin.
The Fashion and Design Festival at Millenáris Park will be ready to welcome those interested in Hungarian fashion, jewellery and design.
Meanwhile, the Festival of Folk Arts, featuring some 1,000 Hungarian and international craftsmen, will once again be held at Buda Castle.
Golden Train, Promenade of Cities, Heroes’ Road
During the three-day event, visitors can visit the iconic Golden Train (Aranyvonat), originally built in 1938. The Promenade of Cities (Városok sétánya) features a spectacular installation of the flags of 348 Hungarian cities, counties and 102 towns of historic Hungary. You can get to know the heroes of the Hungarian nation on the Heroes’ Road (Hősök útja) programme.