Saint Stephen’s Day celebrations are starting! – here are the programmes

The Saint Stephen’s Days event series is starting this weekend with numerous festivities. Visitors can taste various dishes and desserts prepared by the artisan producers of the Carpathian Basin or attend classical and contemporary music concerts in the evening. Read our article to find out more about the programmes! 

Street of Hungarian Flavours

The Street of Hungarian Flavours is considered the gastronomic centre of the St. Stephen’s Day event series. Luckily, it is back again. – reports origo.hu. Among various delicacies, guests will be able to taste the Cake of Hungary, which this year bears the fantasy name of the Mischievous Plum Prince (Huncut szilva herceg). The cake was made in a confectionary in Nagykőrös. “For the Street of Hungarian Flavours, we produce between 40,000-50,000 slices, so you can imagine that 40,000 small decorations, 40,000 little details are needed to make these cakes, but nationwide we can’t even count how many slices this might mean” – explained Balázs Erdélyi, the president of the Hungarian Confectionery Industry Board. The Cake of Hungary 2022 combines the distinctive flavours of red wine produced in the famous wine region of Eger and fresh local plum.

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Enjoy the cakes and Saint Stephen’s Days’ bread on August 19

Once you are in the Street of Hungarian Flavours, several delicacies await you! Visitors can savour local cakes and the traditional Saint Stephen’s Days’ bread already on 19 August. This year’s featured products will be cereals. In addition, tourists will be able to taste many traditional Hungarian dishes. There will be tripe from Bogyszló, stuffed cabbage from Szatmári, langalló, pinched carp and authentic Roma dishes. Moreover, people with sweet teeth can also enjoy donuts filled with homemade plum jam. More than 150 exhibitors will participate in the three-day event.

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A wide range of family programmes

The Saint Stephen’s Day programmes are not only fun for adults but also for children. At St. Stephen’s Day events, visitors are entertained with family and children’s shows as well as classical and contemporary music concerts. Puppet shows, storytellers and an exclusive Judit Halász concert will keep the youngest amused. Marcsi Borbás, one of the ambassadors of Saint Stephen’s Day, also added that the free application called Szent István Nap (Saint Stephen’s Day) will help inform visitors about the programmes. All events and activities are displayed on the application, including information on where and how much food can be tasted.

Prepare umbrellas: it might rain at the weekend

According to Telex, a cold front will arrive on Friday. Unfortunately, it will bring heavy rainfalls as well. Although it is good news for nature, it means that guests and organisers might face some difficulties. On Friday, despite the incoming rain, the temperature will still rise to nearly 40 degrees in most parts of the Hungarian Great Plain but it may drop to 30 degrees in the west.

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Source: origo.hu, telex.hu