Kaleidoszkóp Hegy Festival, Esztergom, 27 - 30 August

  • 24 Aug 2026 9:00 AM
Kaleidoszkóp Hegy Festival, Esztergom, 27 - 30 August
This year, the festival will run for three days, from 27 to 29 August 2026, once again taking place at several distinctive locations around Esztergom Castle Hill and at Kaleidoszkóp Ház.

The programme includes live music, late-night electronic parties, activities for children, workshops, a designer market, film screenings, theatre performances, panel discussions, slam poetry, light art installations, visual art exhibitions, guided tours, and community and civil society programmes.

Locations:

* Esztergom Castle – Queen’s Garden, Castle Courtyard, Bell Garden
* Kaleidoszkóp Ház
* Rondella Gallery
* Christian Museum
* Esztergom Mosque
 

Full programme by day:

Thursday, 27 August

Markoláb Stage – Queen’s Garden

14:00–15:00 Opening ceremony
16:00–17:00 Rutkai Bori Banda
18:00–19:00 Said Chalaban
20:10–21:10 Deva (solo)
22:30–23:30 Anima Sound System – DJ set

Garaboncás Stage – Castle Courtyard

12:00–15:00 Daytime music
15:00–16:00 NemMindegy Project – panel discussion
16:00–17:15 JAMCSÉNTEK
17:30–18:00 Kali Ház Choir performance
19:00–20:00 Lego Lassi
21:20–22:20 SunMa

Bell Garden

16:00–19:00 BenTheGuz
17:00–21:00 Tanshera Project – tea
19:00–20:30 BLOND
20:30–22:00 Nagykopasz

Meadow

17:00–18:00 Nagykopasz
18:00–22:00 Astronomy presentation – Hungarian Astronomical Association
19:00–20:00 Fullkolor Jancsi
21:10–22:30 Páfrány

Kaleidoszkóp Ház

Terrace:


21:30–23:00 Barni
23:00–01:00 Nikoø
01:00–02:30 Constant K & Zanocz

Cave:

23:00–01:30 Jáky Chan
01:30–03:00 mkls
03:00–04:30 Eliézer
04:30–06:00 Páfrány

Additional programmes

Christian Museum


16:00–17:00 Introduction to the new permanent exhibition

Castle Courtyard

17:00–18:30 “Storytelling Through Play” – activity for children

Liget

17:30–18:30 Street Music – Júlia Pauler (marimba)
19:00–20:00 Groove dancing with Cili – Shake off the tension!

Friday, 28 August

Markoláb Stage – Queen’s Garden

14:00–15:00 Yoga with Kata
16:00–17:00 Apák zenekara – for children
18:00–19:00 Anyámborogass
20:10–21:10 Villő
22:30–23:30 Lenkke_

Garaboncás Stage – Castle Courtyard

12:00–15:00 Daytime music
15:00–16:00 NemMindegy Project
16:15–17:45 Slam Poetry Esztergom
19:00–20:00 Sicksteez
21:20–22:20 Labek & Chrobak

Bell Garden

16:00–19:00 Fiji
17:00–21:00 Tanshera Project – tea
19:00–22:00 Daen

Meadow

17:00–18:00 Gabčíkovo
19:00–20:10 Pixie
21:10–22:30 Pixie

Kaleidoszkóp Ház

Terrace:

20:00–23:00 B_art
23:00–01:30 Andrija Jäger

Cave:

23:00–03:00 BELBECS (Tozso b2b honne)
03:00–06:00 Martin M

Additional programmes

Queen’s Garden

14:00–19:00 Drink'n'Draw
17:00–18:30 BALZAC video workshop: Tell Your Story!
17:30–18:05 Flashmob with residents of IRMÁK

Castle Courtyard

15:00–18:00 Cyanotype workshop – Make your own merch!

Rondella Gallery

17:00–18:00 Ciróka musical playground

Liget

19:00–20:00 Street Music – Kamen & Wireman

Christian Museum

16:00–17:00 Conversation with painter Gábor Atlasz about the temporary exhibition


Saturday, 29 August

Markoláb Stage – Queen’s Garden

14:00–14:30 Chi Kung
16:00–17:00 Performance by Ákom-Bákom Puppet Theatre
18:00–19:00 Singing bowl session
20:00–21:00 Berlin Hotel Collective
21:20–22:20 Mehana
23:20–00:30 Óperentzia

Garaboncás Stage – Castle Courtyard

12:00–15:00 Daytime music
15:00–16:00 NemMindegy Project – panel discussion
17:00–18:00 Moyogi
19:00–20:00 ZSÉ
22:20–23:20 Táncház

Bell Garden

14:00–18:00 Courtyard exhibition and picnic with the Kernstok Circle
16:00–18:00 Drisan
18:00–20:00 Seldon
20:00–22:00 vktr

Meadow

17:00–18:00 Garabonciás
21:10–22:30 Bronson

Kaleidoszkóp Ház

Terrace:

21:30–23:00 Donöcs
23:00–01:30 BLOND

Cave:

00:00–01:30 Nagykopasz
01:30–03:00 OIEE
03:00–06:00 vktr / szeva / DJ dr.OG

Additional programmes

Queen’s Garden

14:00–19:00 Drink'n'Draw
15:00–18:00 IRMÁK Market
16:00–18:00 “This Way It All Comes Together” – awareness-raising activities through games (IRMÁK)

Rondella Gallery

17:00–18:00 For children: Recycle and recreate!

Liget

19:00–20:00 Street Music – Tripe

Steps on the Danube side of the Basilica

19:00–23:00 Baz Jam

Balassa Bálint statue

15:00–15:40 Under the Northern Moon – Favourite Poems

Christian Museum

16:00–17:00 Introduction to the new permanent exhibition

Esztergom Mosque

17:30–18:30 Mohács 500 – a historical overview

Permanent programmes – all three days

13:00–23:00 Kaleidoszkóp Ház x BALZAC tent – Queen’s Garden
14:00–20:00 Christian Museum tent – Queen’s Garden
13:00–21:00 Béla Szabó: In Search of Traces of the Past – exhibition at Rondella Gallery
14:00–20:00 JankArt – henna painting – Liget
13:00–20:00 Designer Market – Castle Courtyard
12:00–20:00 Second-hand Market – Castle Courtyard

Three days of music, art, encounters and wandering into the night.

The programme is subject to change.

Tickets available here

* Festival pass: HUF 16,000 (limited early-bird offer: HUF 15,000 for a limited time and while supplies last)
* Day ticket: HUF 8,000
* Discounted festival pass for residents of Esztergom: HUF 14,000
* Kaleidoszkóp Ház-only tickets: coming soon
* Supporter ticket: HUF 30,000
* Camping tickets: https://www.tixa.hu/kemping-jegy-kaleidoszkop-hegy...

Admission is free for children under 14.

The Kaleidoszkóp Hegy Festival is not intended as a mass festival, but as a meeting point, bringing together in three days the spirit and community of Kaleidoszkóp Ház, which operates throughout the year.

The event is supported by the National Cultural Fund of Hungary (NKA) and the City of Esztergom.

As a festival organised primarily on a community basis, every contribution is a great help to the people working at Kaleidoszkóp Ház and on the festival. If you are in a position to do so, please consider supporting the Eurohíd Foundation, which organises the festival.

Eurohíd Alapítvány
Account number: 11740054-20112488

More: 
Event's Facebook page

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