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New Orleans Swing Festival, Mupa, 26 - 28 August
- 22 Aug 2016 10:00 AM
- entertainment
Swing, the pop music of jazz, first drove dancefloor devils into frenzy during the 1930s, and today it is once again as popular as it was then. In the United States, these pleasantly rolling melodies owe their unbelievable popularity to “The Golden Age of Radio”.
Festival Of Folk Arts, Buda Castle, 18 - 21 August
- 18 Aug 2016 11:55 AM
- community & culture
The Festival of Folk Arts (Mesterségek Ünnepe) brings the finest Hungarian craftsmen and their work to Buda Castle from across the country. They bring a variety of different folk crafts ranging from woodcarving to egg painting. Visitors can partake in many of the activities, as well as enjoy live folk music and dance performances.
Flower Carnival Festival In Debrecen, Now On Until 21 August
- 18 Aug 2016 11:51 AM
- entertainment
One of the biggest and the most popular cultural events outside Budapest, the Flower Carnival celebrates its 50 anniversary this year. The one-week-long festival offers a wide range of possibilities to spend&enjoy your time in Debrecen. Besides the national performers, cultural goups from all over the world creat a real Carnival-feeling during the whole week.
Zemplén Festival, Now On Until 21 August
- 18 Aug 2016 11:40 AM
- community & culture
The 'Zempléni Fesztivál' celebrates its 25th anniversary this year with an outstanding program of musical events. The first major festival established in the Tokaj Wine Region brings some of Hungary’s best talent together for a week and a half of music. Classical, jazz, folk, church – you’ll find something to your taste in inspired and unusual venues from castles to hunting lodges, churches to ...
Sziget Festival Sets Record At Nearly 500,000 Visitors
- 18 Aug 2016 11:35 AM
- entertainment
The week-long Sziget Festival in Budapest attracted a record number of over 490,000 visitors this year, main organiser Károly Gerendai said on Tuesday, the event’s closing day. Final figures are not yet available but the number of visitors far exceeded last year’s record of 441,000, he added.
Seven Meadows Festival, Őrség, Now On Until 21 August
- 18 Aug 2016 11:30 AM
- community & culture
The 15th 'Seven Meadows’ Land Festival' - the largest cultural event in Western-Hungary - features multiple concerts and performances, including famous Hungarian musicians such as Palya Bea, Szabó Balázs Band, Ferenczi Gyuri and the Rackajam, Beck Zoli from 30Y and Müller Péter Sziámi & Friends.
National Holiday Events Program, 20 August
- 18 Aug 2016 1:03 AM
- community & culture
Here's a quick summary of what's officially going on this Saturday, the 'National Holiday of the Foundation of the Hungarian State'. Firstly for interest, a few facts about 'King Stephen the State Founder':
Stephen The First (997–1038) was the last Grand Prince of the Hungarian Conquerors in the Carpathian Basin, and the first Christian King of Hungary, crowned by Pope Sylvester II. King ...
Stephen The First (997–1038) was the last Grand Prince of the Hungarian Conquerors in the Carpathian Basin, and the first Christian King of Hungary, crowned by Pope Sylvester II. King ...
Sziget Festival 2016: Faces & Feelings
- 17 Aug 2016 12:00 PM
- Xpatloop
The week-long Sziget Festival attracted a record number of nearly 500,000 visitors this year. Foreigners were well represented among festival-goers, coming to Budapest from over 100 countries.
TI: Young Hungarians View Corruption As Serious Problem
- 16 Aug 2016 9:00 AM
- current affairs
The vast majority of young Hungarians believe that corruption is a serious problem in Hungary and should not be tolerated, a recent survey presented by Transparency International (TI) Hungary shows. The survey, presented by TI Hungary director József Péter Martin at the Sziget Festival, found that 80% of 18-29 year olds consider corruption a serious problem.
New Orleans Swing Festival, Mupa, 26 - 28 August
- 22 Aug 2016 10:00 AM
- entertainment
Swing, the pop music of jazz, first drove dancefloor devils into frenzy during the 1930s, and today it is once again as popular as it was then. In the United States, these pleasantly rolling melodies owe their unbelievable popularity to “The Golden Age of Radio”.
Festival Of Folk Arts, Buda Castle, 18 - 21 August
- 18 Aug 2016 11:55 AM
- community & culture
The Festival of Folk Arts (Mesterségek Ünnepe) brings the finest Hungarian craftsmen and their work to Buda Castle from across the country. They bring a variety of different folk crafts ranging from woodcarving to egg painting. Visitors can partake in many of the activities, as well as enjoy live folk music and dance performances.
Flower Carnival Festival In Debrecen, Now On Until 21 August
- 18 Aug 2016 11:51 AM
- entertainment
One of the biggest and the most popular cultural events outside Budapest, the Flower Carnival celebrates its 50 anniversary this year. The one-week-long festival offers a wide range of possibilities to spend&enjoy your time in Debrecen. Besides the national performers, cultural goups from all over the world creat a real Carnival-feeling during the whole week.
Zemplén Festival, Now On Until 21 August
- 18 Aug 2016 11:40 AM
- community & culture
The 'Zempléni Fesztivál' celebrates its 25th anniversary this year with an outstanding program of musical events. The first major festival established in the Tokaj Wine Region brings some of Hungary’s best talent together for a week and a half of music. Classical, jazz, folk, church – you’ll find something to your taste in inspired and unusual venues from castles to hunting lodges, churches to ...
Sziget Festival Sets Record At Nearly 500,000 Visitors
- 18 Aug 2016 11:35 AM
- entertainment
The week-long Sziget Festival in Budapest attracted a record number of over 490,000 visitors this year, main organiser Károly Gerendai said on Tuesday, the event’s closing day. Final figures are not yet available but the number of visitors far exceeded last year’s record of 441,000, he added.
Seven Meadows Festival, Őrség, Now On Until 21 August
- 18 Aug 2016 11:30 AM
- community & culture
The 15th 'Seven Meadows’ Land Festival' - the largest cultural event in Western-Hungary - features multiple concerts and performances, including famous Hungarian musicians such as Palya Bea, Szabó Balázs Band, Ferenczi Gyuri and the Rackajam, Beck Zoli from 30Y and Müller Péter Sziámi & Friends.
National Holiday Events Program, 20 August
- 18 Aug 2016 1:03 AM
- community & culture
Here's a quick summary of what's officially going on this Saturday, the 'National Holiday of the Foundation of the Hungarian State'. Firstly for interest, a few facts about 'King Stephen the State Founder':
Stephen The First (997–1038) was the last Grand Prince of the Hungarian Conquerors in the Carpathian Basin, and the first Christian King of Hungary, crowned by Pope Sylvester II. King ...
Stephen The First (997–1038) was the last Grand Prince of the Hungarian Conquerors in the Carpathian Basin, and the first Christian King of Hungary, crowned by Pope Sylvester II. King ...
Sziget Festival 2016: Faces & Feelings
- 17 Aug 2016 12:00 PM
- Xpatloop
The week-long Sziget Festival attracted a record number of nearly 500,000 visitors this year. Foreigners were well represented among festival-goers, coming to Budapest from over 100 countries.
TI: Young Hungarians View Corruption As Serious Problem
- 16 Aug 2016 9:00 AM
- current affairs
The vast majority of young Hungarians believe that corruption is a serious problem in Hungary and should not be tolerated, a recent survey presented by Transparency International (TI) Hungary shows. The survey, presented by TI Hungary director József Péter Martin at the Sziget Festival, found that 80% of 18-29 year olds consider corruption a serious problem.