2.30pm – Arrival, “warm-up”, and a VJ show

3pm – National anthem and a recitation of Sandor Petofi’s “National Song” (the poem many believe inspired the Hungarian revolt)

3.10pm – Speech by former prime minister Ferenc Gyurcsany (Democratic Coalition)

3.20pm – Speech by Timea Szabo (Dialogue for Hungary)

3.30pm – Speech by Gabor Fodor (Hungarian Liberal Party)

3.40pm – Speech by Gordon Bajnai (Egyutt 2014-Dialogue for Hungary)

3.50pm – Speech by Attila Mesterhazy (Hungarian Socialist Party)

4pm – Playing of the opposition’s campaign song

Fidesz

Fidesz festivities will take place at three separate locations on Saturday from 9am to 5pm.

9am – Raising of the Hungarian flag at the newly remodelled Kossuth Square. Following this, participants will march to the gardens of the National Museum.

10.30am – Remembrance ceremony in the museum gardens. Prime Minister Viktor Orban will deliver a speech. Following the ceremony participants will march to the Buda Castle.

10.00am-5pm – National holiday to be celebrated with “tradition-protecting” activities in the Buda Castle. There will be talent contests for children, arts and crafts, and cockade making, plus Hungarian ethnic music, dance lessons and exhibitions.

Jobbik

1pm – Jobbik’s Budapest chapter will hold a remembrance ceremony at Kodaly Korond.

2.pm – Huszar cavalry will lead participants to the main event location at Deak Square.

3.pm – Main event with speeches by Tamas Sneider, Janos Volner, Daniel Z. Karpat and party chairman Gabor Vona. There will be a free concert after the speeches with a special performance by Hungarian rock band Lord.

Source: BudapestBeacon.com

Republished with permission.