Programmes for the weekend – April 30 & May 1

This upcoming weekend is going to be full of amazing programmes to choose from. It’s not only the last weekend in April and Labour Day, but also Mother’s Day in Hungary (1^st Sunday in May) and World Laughter Day (also the 1^st Sunday in May). Apropos of this, Rendezvényfigyelő collected the most fun programmes of the weekend in different places of Hungary.

Budapest:

Great Race IV on the 1^st of May

Great Race, 2015 – Scuderia Ferrari on the streets of Budapest

Fish Summering in Óhegy Park, Kőbánya on the 1^st of May – This event is all about fish and you should definitely take part if you are addicted to Hungarian hot fish soup with paprika an onion, as the main programme will be a fish soup contest. There’s also going to be concerts, zumba and workshops for kids.

Summering in the City Park on the 30^th of April and the 1^st of May – There’s nothing better than a genuine summering weekend in the beautiful environment of the City Park. The organisers await everyone in front of the Vajdahunyad Castle with a theme park, dodgem, ferris-wheel, air-castles, horse riding, Hungarian flavours and manufacturers.

PlayIT Show at Hungexpo on the 30^th of April – This is the biggest gamer event in the region, not just for gamers. PlayIT Show is the successor of Budapest Game Show, the first real Hungarian gamer expo. It provides quality fun for people of all ages and genders, who are interested in the world of IT, mobiles and videogames.

Hungarian Pálinka Festival in the Városháza Park, April 28-30 – Oh the famous Hungarian schnapps…This festival is a great opportunity to discover the world of Hungarian Pálinkas and their centuries old traditions and exceptional recipes. Beyond the exceptional gastronomy experience this festival also offers the perfect place to start a beautiful evening.

Tabán Festival on the 1^st of May – Tabán is a hilly place between Gellért and Vár Mountain, which has a historic past and is a prominent location of Hungarian popular music industry since the 1970s. The festival offers a wide variety of concerts from the “old hits” to today’s hits.

Maypole

Pest County:

Duna Party Summering in Vác on the 30^th of April and the 1^st of May – This event is going to be a traditional summering in the sense that it’s centered around entertainment for all ages. Theres’ going to be different concerts and children’ programmes on both days

Lake Balaton:

XXV. Jókai Days and Jókai bean soup cooking competition in Balatonfüred on the 29^th and 30^th of April – It’s an event to commemorate the famous Hungarian writer, Mór Jókai in the beautiful city of Balatonfüred. There’s going to be a book exhibition, an age-of-reform-style walk from the Jókai House, gala night in the Anna Grand Hotel, kids’ programmes, concerts and dance performances.