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Mayday Holiday In Hungary

• 28 Apr 2021 2:43 PM

'Labour Day' on 1st May is a national holiday, featuring a wide range of Spring time festivals and fun activities taking place, read on to know what's happening around the capital.

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City Park Festival, 29 April - 1 May

Budapest’s largest park, Városliget hosts a long weekend holiday festival featuring a craft fair, concerts, cooking competitions and activities for children

Venue: City Park, district XIV., M1 metro (yellow line) Hősök tere (Heroes’ Square) stop

Mayday on Margaret Island

Margaret Island is another spacious green patch in the heart of the city; a perfect place to celebrate the good weather this May Day in Budapest.

Tabán Festival – 1st May from 3pm onwards

Tabán is popular with Budapesti locals to celebrate the first day of May with live concerts from early afternoon untill late night, in the green 1st district Tabán area in Buda.

Program:

15.00 - Stardust
16.00 - Abaházi Csaba & MégEgyKör
17.00 - Török Ádám & Mini
18.00 - Beatrice
19.00 - Hevesi Tamás
20.00 - Charlie
 

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