45 result(s) for christmas holiday in Community & Culture
Pentecost Holiday: Long Weekend in Hungary - Celebration of Traditions
- 19 May 2026 6:40 AM
- community & culture
Pentecost is a major public holiday, observed on Sunday 24 May 24 and Monday 25 May in Hungary this year. Known as Pünkösd in Hungarian and historically referred to as Whitsun in English, this Christian celebration provides a three-day weekend that is popular for excursions, cultural exploration, and experiencing rural traditions.
José Carreras is Coming to Budapest for Christmas Concert
- 7 May 2026 5:00 PM
- community & culture
A special festive evening will take place on 20 December 2026 at the MVM Dome, with one of the world’s greatest tenors, José Carreras, at the centre of the programme. The Christmas concert will bring timeless classical music and top international artists to Budapest in an elegant, seasonal atmosphere, with Katherine Jenkins OBE appearing in Hungary for the first time as the evening’s special ...
Jobbik Fails in Bid to Make Xmas Eve a National Holiday in Hungary
- 2 Feb 2026 7:23 AM
- http://www.hatc.hu
- community & culture
The national referendum initiative launched by Jobbik to make December 24 a public holiday has failed to gather sufficient public backing, as fewer than 100,000 valid signatures were submitted, the National Election Committee (NVB) has declared.
Expat Explainer: Hungarian Christmas Feast - Including Authentic Recipes
- 24 Dec 2025 7:25 AM
- community & culture
In Hungary, Christmas Eve is spent with the immediate family – parents, children, grandparents, and possibly a few very close friends.
Advent In Hungary – Then & Now
- 16 Dec 2025 5:35 PM
- community & culture
Advent in Hungary is the period before Christmas, the four week long preparation for the holidays, the start of the ecclesiastical year. This year it began on 1 December, and goes on until Christmas Day.
Spreading Holiday Cheer: The Christmas Shoebox Action in Hungary
- 1 Dec 2025 2:24 PM
- community & culture
Ended on 19 December. The Christmas Shoebox Action (known locally as Cipősdoboz Akció) is a major charity drive aimed at collecting and distributing Christmas gifts to disadvantaged children, primarily here in Hungary. The core goal is simple: to ensure these children receive a present that brings a genuine smile to their faces during the holidays — a simple joy that many of us take for granted — ...
Charity Fair, Concerts & Community Performances at Maltese Advent Garden in Budapest
- 1 Dec 2025 7:15 AM
- community & culture
The Hungarian Maltese Charity Service will open an Advent garden at Batthyány Square, where they will welcome visitors with a nativity scene, hot tea, candle lighting, light painting in the evenings, stage programs, and a charity fair offering products from 11 Maltese factories.
National Christmas Tree of Hungary to be Unveiled Fully Decorated on 30 November
- 25 Nov 2025 5:54 AM
- community & culture
Hungary is officially kicking off the festive season, following the successful transport of this year's national Christmas tree to Budapest. An impressive, nearly 23-metre-tall silver fir was felled in Ibrány, a town in Szabolcs-Szatmár-Bereg county, before making the 300-kilometre journey to the capital. It arrived at Kossuth Square on Monday morning, where it will serve as the central holiday ...
Discover What Budapest Festival Orchestra Has in Store for the Next Few Months
- 4 Nov 2025 2:58 PM
- community & culture
Although the Budapest Festival Orchestra has just returned from the wonderfully successful Vicenza Opera Festival, rehearsals are already underway for Iván Fischer’s next major concerts at Müpa Budapest.
Pentecost Holiday: Long Weekend in Hungary - Celebration of Traditions
- 19 May 2026 6:40 AM
- community & culture
Pentecost is a major public holiday, observed on Sunday 24 May 24 and Monday 25 May in Hungary this year. Known as Pünkösd in Hungarian and historically referred to as Whitsun in English, this Christian celebration provides a three-day weekend that is popular for excursions, cultural exploration, and experiencing rural traditions.
José Carreras is Coming to Budapest for Christmas Concert
- 7 May 2026 5:00 PM
- community & culture
A special festive evening will take place on 20 December 2026 at the MVM Dome, with one of the world’s greatest tenors, José Carreras, at the centre of the programme. The Christmas concert will bring timeless classical music and top international artists to Budapest in an elegant, seasonal atmosphere, with Katherine Jenkins OBE appearing in Hungary for the first time as the evening’s special ...
Jobbik Fails in Bid to Make Xmas Eve a National Holiday in Hungary
- 2 Feb 2026 7:23 AM
- http://www.hatc.hu
- community & culture
The national referendum initiative launched by Jobbik to make December 24 a public holiday has failed to gather sufficient public backing, as fewer than 100,000 valid signatures were submitted, the National Election Committee (NVB) has declared.
Expat Explainer: Hungarian Christmas Feast - Including Authentic Recipes
- 24 Dec 2025 7:25 AM
- community & culture
In Hungary, Christmas Eve is spent with the immediate family – parents, children, grandparents, and possibly a few very close friends.
Advent In Hungary – Then & Now
- 16 Dec 2025 5:35 PM
- community & culture
Advent in Hungary is the period before Christmas, the four week long preparation for the holidays, the start of the ecclesiastical year. This year it began on 1 December, and goes on until Christmas Day.
Spreading Holiday Cheer: The Christmas Shoebox Action in Hungary
- 1 Dec 2025 2:24 PM
- community & culture
Ended on 19 December. The Christmas Shoebox Action (known locally as Cipősdoboz Akció) is a major charity drive aimed at collecting and distributing Christmas gifts to disadvantaged children, primarily here in Hungary. The core goal is simple: to ensure these children receive a present that brings a genuine smile to their faces during the holidays — a simple joy that many of us take for granted — ...
Charity Fair, Concerts & Community Performances at Maltese Advent Garden in Budapest
- 1 Dec 2025 7:15 AM
- community & culture
The Hungarian Maltese Charity Service will open an Advent garden at Batthyány Square, where they will welcome visitors with a nativity scene, hot tea, candle lighting, light painting in the evenings, stage programs, and a charity fair offering products from 11 Maltese factories.
National Christmas Tree of Hungary to be Unveiled Fully Decorated on 30 November
- 25 Nov 2025 5:54 AM
- community & culture
Hungary is officially kicking off the festive season, following the successful transport of this year's national Christmas tree to Budapest. An impressive, nearly 23-metre-tall silver fir was felled in Ibrány, a town in Szabolcs-Szatmár-Bereg county, before making the 300-kilometre journey to the capital. It arrived at Kossuth Square on Monday morning, where it will serve as the central holiday ...
Discover What Budapest Festival Orchestra Has in Store for the Next Few Months
- 4 Nov 2025 2:58 PM
- community & culture
Although the Budapest Festival Orchestra has just returned from the wonderfully successful Vicenza Opera Festival, rehearsals are already underway for Iván Fischer’s next major concerts at Müpa Budapest.