It does not matter whether you are a music, gastro or cultural fan, we have some great programme offers for you. Visit Hungary and enjoy the best festivals this August! 😉
STRAND festival
Date and place: 18th-22nd August, Zamárdi
Unfortunately, several international tours will be missed this year due to the coronavirus, that affects the original program of the STRAND Festival as well. Of this year’s performers, SUM 41, Ellie Goulding and Milky Chance have cancelled their entire tour, but it has already been agreed that all of them will make up for the missed concerts at STRAND 2021.
However, we have some good news as well.
Several international performers, including Parov Stelar, Timmy Trumpet, Martin Solveig and Wilkinson have confirmed their arrival in Zamárdi, and today some new names also got on the list.
- Read also: Strand Festival 2020 – Program Change
Lost Frequencies is preparing as the headliner in Zamárdi; furthermore, Alle Farben, Sikdope, Funtcase, Chime, Franky Nuts and Oliverse, along with another 150 performers will also perform at the festival this August. The organisers are announcing more and more programs and performers, and even more can be expected in the upcoming days or weeks.
This year’s STRAND festival is of greater interest than ever before. Nevertheless, organisers emphasise that in case it cannot be held in August, tickets will be redeemed, as is the case of all other Hungarian festivals.
SZIN – The SZIN – The Youth Festival of Szeged
Date and place: 26th-29th August, Szeged
Do not miss the 4-days-long summer closing party in Szeged. Sunlight, friends, beautiful girls, fantastic concerts and an unforgettable atmosphere in the third-largest city of Hungary, Szeged. One of the most colourful and environmentally conscious music festival in the country that represents freedom, quality line-up and green approach. You can find more details here.
KOLORÁDÓ Festival
Date and place: 26th-29th August, Nagykovácsi
KOLORÁDÓ Festival is announced with a new date: 26th-29th August. Revisit the forest of KOLORÁDÓ on the last summer weekend of 2020! Tickets already purchased are equally valid for the new date. If the festival cannot be held, compensation is guaranteed. For more info, visit the website of KOLORÁDÓ Festival!
Veszprém Street Music Festival
Date and place: 26th-29th August, Veszprém
As the Hungarian news portal SzeretlekMagyarország reports, one of the most important street music festivals is held in Veszprém since 1999. The venue is the historical old town of Veszprém and its various sites. Four days, 11 venues, 180 concerts. The event is free, usually taking place in the second half of July, from Wednesday to Saturday, but this year the festival has been postponed to August due to the well-known reasons.
EFOTT
Date and place: 26th-30th August, Velence
EFOTT festival will open its doors in 2020 as well: at a delayed time, 26th-30th August. The organisers have already posted the names of nearly 100 performers on the festival’s website.
The National Tourism Meeting of University and College Students is preparing for the 45th time to make the summer unforgettable. Despite difficulties caused by the virus, the organisers are optimistic about the last weeks of the summer and try to concentrate as much as possible on the new date of the festival. The super concert of the American rapper Flo Rida will be accompanied by several Hungarian performers, including Wellhello, Tamás Horváth, Brains, Cloud 9+, Dead Money, Caramel, Honeybeast, Supernem, Belgium, Fran Palermo, Ganxsta Zolee and Kartel, Sub Bass Monster, Lóci and AWS.
Valley weekends
Date and place: September, October – Kapolcs
Even though the Valley of the Arts Festival would have celebrated its 30th anniversary this year, the festival will be missed in 2020. Besides the double celebration in 2021, organisers have surprises for this year as well.
In September and October, a new series of programs will start during four long weekends in Kapolcs.
The new main square of Kapolcs will open on the Valley Weekends, which is also a new festival venue. Among others, performances include Erik Sumo Band, Strip Band, Little Star, Irie Mafia, Hyperkarma, Random Trip, 30Y and Ivan and the Parazol. Besides performances, several exhibitions, cultural programmes can be enjoyed by visitors. For more details, click here.
Source: szeretlekmagyarorszag.hu
1 comment
Never heard of any of the performers mentioned above. Let’s face it, these little shows are hardly Glastonbury!