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Sziget Festival 2012: 380,000 Visitors, 50% Not From Hungary
- 14 Aug 2012 9:03 AM
- entertainment
The week-long Sziget Festival staged its closing events on Sunday.It attracted approximately 380 000 visitors in its 20th jubilee year, with 50 percent of these coming from outside Hungary. In addition to the numerous music events, the festival hosted a number of government organisations at its ‘Civil Village’.
Guest Blog By British Chargé d’affaires Theresa Bubbear: Sziget – Day 3
- 10 Aug 2012 12:00 PM
- entertainment
Today I spent my third and final day at the Sziget Festival for this year. It was, unsurprisingly, a day of threes – third speech in Hungarian, policemen from three countries, three unexpected faces on Hungarian banknotes, and a meeting with three organisations. And Team GB remains third in the Olympic medals table. I am now passing the baton to three of the younger generation for the weekend.
Guest Blog By British Chargé D’Affaires Theresa Bubbear : 'Sziget: “First” Impressions'
- 10 Aug 2012 9:02 AM
- community & culture
Team GB might not have won any medals on 8 August (although we were very happy to see Hungary doing so well), but for me it was a day of firsts: Day 1 of the Festival was also the first anniversary of my arrival in Budapest and I made my first visit to the Sziget Festival and my first speech in Hungarian.
Invitation: Kathak Indian Dance Performance, Hungary, 17 - 20 August
- 9 Aug 2012 9:00 AM
- entertainment
SHE- Tales of Ancient Goddesses Kathak Dance Performance of Sharmistha Mukherjee and her dance group. In Rig Veda, one of the earliest literatures in history roughly dating between 1700 to 1100 BC, there are references of several goddesses. Though none of them are central to the text, they are treated with curiosity and love for the powerful natural phenomena and abstract forces they represent.
Invitation: III. Kaposvár International Chamber Music Festival, Hungary, 14 - 20 August
- 9 Aug 2012 9:00 AM
- community & culture
The Third Kaposvár International Chamber Music Festival will be held between August 14 and August 20, 2012. During this time, the creme de la creme of classical music is coming to Kaposvar, along with thousands of viewers from all over the world. With the help of the Hungarian National Radio, Bartok and the EBU, thousands of households will get to know the name of Kaposvar and Hungary.
Sziget Festival 2012 In Budapest – Live On YouTube
- 3 Aug 2012 9:02 AM
- entertainment
If you feel like getting a taste of "Europe’s Best Major Festival", but can’t make it to the island then check out the live stream only on YouTube straight from Budapest. If you like what you see, but still miss the beers and the bass kick from your stomach, you’re never too late to join the party!
Invitation: Fezen Festival Hungary, Székesfehérvár, 1 - 4 August
- 3 Aug 2012 9:00 AM
- entertainment
"The 16th Music Days of Fehérvár (FEZEN) has special surprises for its fans – completed with Day 0, this year the festival becomes a 4 day long party. Among the various cool concerts the lovers of rock, metal, pop and electronic music can also find their favourite bands. Al Di Meola, Machine Head, Sepultura, Korpiklaani, Sabaton and more others will rock in August at one of the most beautiful ...
Budapest Film Academy - Shoot Your Own Movie At Sziget
- 30 Jul 2012 9:00 AM
- entertainment
Do you have plenty of ideas for a great short film hiding in the back of your notebook? Do you want to participate in one of the biggest festivals in Europe? If so, do not hesitate; apply for the three-week intensive summer seminar at the Budapest Film Academy.
'Giant Eye' & New Acts At Sziget Festival In Budapest
- 26 Jul 2012 10:50 AM
- entertainment
All Eyes On Sziget Festival In Budapest - One eye definitely, that’s the 42 meters high Sziget Eye, a ferris wheel with enough room for 180 people, right in front of the Sziget Main Stage. Sziget Eye will be a great symbol of a renewed festival, celebrating its 20th edition this year. It will run with a capacity of 1000 people/hour, and at night it will host film projections on a canvas with an ...
Sziget Festival 2012: 380,000 Visitors, 50% Not From Hungary
- 14 Aug 2012 9:03 AM
- entertainment
The week-long Sziget Festival staged its closing events on Sunday.It attracted approximately 380 000 visitors in its 20th jubilee year, with 50 percent of these coming from outside Hungary. In addition to the numerous music events, the festival hosted a number of government organisations at its ‘Civil Village’.
Guest Blog By British Chargé d’affaires Theresa Bubbear: Sziget – Day 3
- 10 Aug 2012 12:00 PM
- entertainment
Today I spent my third and final day at the Sziget Festival for this year. It was, unsurprisingly, a day of threes – third speech in Hungarian, policemen from three countries, three unexpected faces on Hungarian banknotes, and a meeting with three organisations. And Team GB remains third in the Olympic medals table. I am now passing the baton to three of the younger generation for the weekend.
Guest Blog By British Chargé D’Affaires Theresa Bubbear : 'Sziget: “First” Impressions'
- 10 Aug 2012 9:02 AM
- community & culture
Team GB might not have won any medals on 8 August (although we were very happy to see Hungary doing so well), but for me it was a day of firsts: Day 1 of the Festival was also the first anniversary of my arrival in Budapest and I made my first visit to the Sziget Festival and my first speech in Hungarian.
Invitation: Kathak Indian Dance Performance, Hungary, 17 - 20 August
- 9 Aug 2012 9:00 AM
- entertainment
SHE- Tales of Ancient Goddesses Kathak Dance Performance of Sharmistha Mukherjee and her dance group. In Rig Veda, one of the earliest literatures in history roughly dating between 1700 to 1100 BC, there are references of several goddesses. Though none of them are central to the text, they are treated with curiosity and love for the powerful natural phenomena and abstract forces they represent.
Invitation: III. Kaposvár International Chamber Music Festival, Hungary, 14 - 20 August
- 9 Aug 2012 9:00 AM
- community & culture
The Third Kaposvár International Chamber Music Festival will be held between August 14 and August 20, 2012. During this time, the creme de la creme of classical music is coming to Kaposvar, along with thousands of viewers from all over the world. With the help of the Hungarian National Radio, Bartok and the EBU, thousands of households will get to know the name of Kaposvar and Hungary.
Sziget Festival 2012 In Budapest – Live On YouTube
- 3 Aug 2012 9:02 AM
- entertainment
If you feel like getting a taste of "Europe’s Best Major Festival", but can’t make it to the island then check out the live stream only on YouTube straight from Budapest. If you like what you see, but still miss the beers and the bass kick from your stomach, you’re never too late to join the party!
Invitation: Fezen Festival Hungary, Székesfehérvár, 1 - 4 August
- 3 Aug 2012 9:00 AM
- entertainment
"The 16th Music Days of Fehérvár (FEZEN) has special surprises for its fans – completed with Day 0, this year the festival becomes a 4 day long party. Among the various cool concerts the lovers of rock, metal, pop and electronic music can also find their favourite bands. Al Di Meola, Machine Head, Sepultura, Korpiklaani, Sabaton and more others will rock in August at one of the most beautiful ...
Budapest Film Academy - Shoot Your Own Movie At Sziget
- 30 Jul 2012 9:00 AM
- entertainment
Do you have plenty of ideas for a great short film hiding in the back of your notebook? Do you want to participate in one of the biggest festivals in Europe? If so, do not hesitate; apply for the three-week intensive summer seminar at the Budapest Film Academy.
'Giant Eye' & New Acts At Sziget Festival In Budapest
- 26 Jul 2012 10:50 AM
- entertainment
All Eyes On Sziget Festival In Budapest - One eye definitely, that’s the 42 meters high Sziget Eye, a ferris wheel with enough room for 180 people, right in front of the Sziget Main Stage. Sziget Eye will be a great symbol of a renewed festival, celebrating its 20th edition this year. It will run with a capacity of 1000 people/hour, and at night it will host film projections on a canvas with an ...