On this day, several free programmes will await visitors in the museum's garden from 2pm until 6pm. On Sunday, programmes will continue from 10am until 6pm.

Central Program for the National Holiday

March 14

16:00 – Presentation of the Kossuth and Széchenyi Awards at the Parliament

March 15

09:00 – Ceremonial hoisting of Hungary’s flag at Kossuth Lajos Square
09:30 – Festive Hussar Parade to the National Museum
10:30 – Ceremonial event at the Museum Garden, speech by Prime Minister Viktor Orbán
10:00 - 18:00 – Open Parliament (free visit)

Related Programs

Hungarian National Museum

March 15, 14:00 - 18:00 – Free family programs
March 15-17, 17:30 - 23:00 – Festive light show on the museum’s facade
March 16-17, 10:00 - 18:00 – Free family programs

More info: Hungarian National Museum

Buda Castle District

YBL6 Art Space

10:00 - 18:00 – "I Am Who I Am – Hungarian Fine Arts After 1945", an exhibition from the Jáky Collection (Free entry)
18:00 – "The Galley Rises", a musical stand-up show featuring Petőfi

Lovarda

10:00 - 17:00 – Craft workshops & interactive games
10:30 & 15:00 – Citerás Katonamesék – Folk music concert for children & adults
14:00 & 16:00 – Weaponry & tactical demonstration, interactive recruitment

Csikós Courtyard

10:00 - 17:00 – Weaponry exhibition, artillery station & Hussar camp
10:00 - 17:00 – Mounted Hussar patrol service
11:30, 13:30 & 16:30 – Festive brass band concert
13:00 & 15:00 – Honvéd honor guard service

Main Guardhouse

10:00 & 14:00 – Improvisation Performance – Historical RögvEst
12:00 & 16:00 – Mysterious History – Lecture by historian Csaba Katona

Buda Castle Walks

11:00 & 14:00 – "We Won’t Give Up ‘48!" – Historical walking tour
15:00 – "Our Reborn Heritage" – Guided tour

More info: Buda Castle Events | Buda Castle Walks

Bálna Budapest

1st Floor Heritage Stage

09:45 - 10:00 – Opening Ceremony
10:05 - 10:50 – Kákics Ensemble – Revolutionary Hungarian folk music & dance
11:00 - 12:00 – Budai II. Honvéd Battalion – Infantry & Hussar demonstration
14:00 - 15:00 – Hungarian Mustache Society – "Military Mustache Contest"

1st Floor Hadik Hall

11:00 - 12:00 – Balázs Németh & László Gondos – Lecture on weapons of the War of Independence
13:00 - 14:00 – Balázs Polgár – The military archaeology of the 1848–49 revolution
14:30 - 15:30 – The Birth of the Revolutionary Army – Panel discussion
16:00 - 18:00 – Film screening: 80 Hussars

1st Floor Aggházy Hall

10:00 - 16:00 – "Archaeological Sandbox" – Discovering the heritage of 1848–49
10:00 - 16:00 – Museum education & craft corner with weapon exhibitions
11:00 - 11:40 – Storytelling with László György & Bernadett Györgyné Éles
15:00 - 15:40 – Storytelling with Péter Fusch

1st Floor Marketplace

10:00 - 16:00 – Zrínyi Publishing book fair
Historical reenactment – Reform era atmosphere by Mare Temporis
Honvéd Cadet Program demonstration
Hungarian Defence Forces recruitment booth
Craft market

1st Floor Görgei Hall

10:00 - 16:00 – Traditional Wooden Playground – Toma & his team
10:00 - 16:00 – Handicraft workshops

Follow this link for more details of programs in Bálna Budapest

More:
https://marcius15.kormany.hu/

Source: 
MTI - The Hungarian News Agency, founded in 1881.

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