Huge turnout expected for St. Stephen’s Day – 20 August celebrations
Hundreds of thousands of punters are expected to take part in St. Stephen’s Day celebrations between 18 and 20 August at 14 venues, Zoltán Kovács, the state secretary for communications and international relations, said on Tuesday.
Preparations for the celebrations of the founder of the Hungarian state are proceeding according to schedule, Kovács told a press conference, adding that the World Athletics Championship and diplomatic events will be taking place in Budapest simultaneously.
Fully 34,000 fireworks will light up the sky from 230 launch points, including the Liberty and Elizabeth Bridges, as well as river barges and pontoons.
As we reported earlier, Budapest will host Europe’s biggest firework show this year at the 20 August celebrations.
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