Hungary’s coldest village organises a Cold Festival – Program Guide, VIDEO

During the cold winter months, many people want nothing more than the warmth of home. Still, there is a special Hungarian festival to celebrate winter minuses together. Zabar, also called the Hungarian Siberia, awaits its visitors with a special frost festival this weekend.

At first glance, there is nothing special about the remote, tiny village of Zabar. Still, the small village – located in the north of Nógrád County – holds a special record. It has the coldest average winter temperature in Hungary. Therefore, the tiny village is also known as the Hungarian Siberia. An even more surprising fact is that Zabar organises a special festival every year to celebrate winter minuses.

In 2020, the village hosted its first cold festival to start a tradition, but last year, the event was cancelled due to the coronavirus outbreak.

This year, however, the Zabar Winter Festival will be held for the second time, on 8th January, awaiting its visitors with special, entertaining programmes.