Kaleidoszkóp Hegy Festival, Esztergom, 27 - 30 August
- 24 Aug 2026 9:00 AM
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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