10 Reasons Why Sziget Festival Will Be Amazing in 2014

  • 22 Jul 2014 11:00 AM
10 Reasons Why Sziget Festival Will Be Amazing in 2014
Sziget Festival opens its gates on 11 August, less than a month away! Passes are selling with record speed, but it’s still not too late to make up your mind. If you’re a late decider, here’s the almost full picture why this one could be your top choice as a festival-holiday in 2014.

1. Full program

Sziget is everything a festival can offer during 7 days: huge stars on the main stages, art, fun and tons of activities all over the island. During the day you can chill at the Sziget Beach, create your own souvenirs at one of the art venues, or just take your time to have some adventures in the city of Budapest! The party already starts in the early afternoon and lasts till the sun comes up again! Prepare your schedule for the best week of 2014 and use the Sziget app to make sure you’re not missing anything!

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2. Cheap public transport


The Sziget-Budapest Citypass is a specially designed season ticket for Sziget visitors (aka Szitizens) to explore what Budapest has to offer. It includes free public transportation, free rides with the Sziget boat, free entry to one of the famous Turkish spas and further discounts to spas, museums, the Budapest Zoo and many more. In addition, free transfers are offered between the Liszt Ferenc Airport and the festival venue. Moreover, there is a discount for the tickets to the ferris wheel of the Hungarian capital, the Sziget Eye Belváros and the very own ferris wheel of the festival.

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3. Free calls

Festfone is a cellphone service that helps Szitizens to keep in touch with their friends at the festival for free! It also give the chance to stay connected to friends and family back home, share & post everything that happens during the event, for a fair price. Different types of phones and data packages are available from low end to smart stuff.

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4. Easy parking

Parking in a big city is always a challenge. The organizers of Sziget have developed several parking packages on the island and in the neighborhood for those Szitizens who decide to hit the road. There are even transfer buses between the festival area and the parking lots. Sziget also strongly supports the idea of carsharing, a great way of saving money, the environment and meeting new friends already on the way to the event!

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5. Tents on spot


Sziget offers a special package for those who are up for camping, but would not like to hassle with bringing a tent and camping equipment all the way. After using the camping items there is a possibility to return them and get back a part of the original price.

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6. Insurance packages


Szitizens can choose from two packages to secure themselves, so in case any unexpected circumstances happen they will have the solution already in their hand. This is the right option if one might have to cancel their trip for some special reasons, in case of any health related issues on spot, any problems with luggage or getting into any sort of trouble.

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7. Guarded lockers

Keeping the most important belongings in a safe place is a great way to focus on the most important job of the week: party. Szitizens have the chance to book guarded lockers and arrive with everything arranged.

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8. The Afterparty: B.my.Lake


If you still need some additional party time after a non-stop week of festival-holiday at Sziget, there’s a huge afterparty waiting at Lake Balaton. B.my.Lake is a 3 days underground electro event, winning the ‘Best New Festival’ category at the European Festival Awards last year. 130 DJs right on the beach of the biggest lake of Central Europe, between 18-21 August in 2014. Combined passes are available for the double festival treat and you don’t even have to think how to get there, as Sziget offers transfer solutions for both ways.

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9. Variety of accommodations

Not the camping type, but still into festivals? No worries. There’s a huge number of convenient accommodations in Budapest. This city does have a lot to offer also in terms of hotels, hostels, or apartments. You need to simply look around and find the most suitable place for you and your friends!

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+1: Together at the Island of Freedom

Sziget will be held for the 22nd time this year! All the way from the beginning the principle values were set and never changed: freedom, tolerance, love and diversity all wrapped up in music and art, enjoyed by Szitizens from all over the world! A whole island turning into the special world you will never experience during your everyday life. Time to make that decision now!

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Only 10 days left to buy your ticket for a discounted price!

More information and tickets: www.szigetfestival.com

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