156 result(s) for national holiday events
Family Programmes On St Stephen's Day, Budapest, 20 August
- 15 Aug 2013 9:45 AM
- community & culture
Visitors are offered a variety of folk dance shows and concerts on Clark Ádám Square. Stilts parade, inauguration of Hungary’s birthday cake, traditional dancers, folk singers, and the performance of the popular TV production, School of Singing will offer real family entertainment.
Fans Can Travel To MOL World Fencing Championships At Half Price
- 6 Aug 2013 9:00 AM
- getting around
Hungary organises the world fencing championships for the fourth time, now between 5 and 12 August 2013. Over 1,000 representatives of more than 100 countries participate in the prestigious sports event. Upon the initiative of the Hungarian National Asset Management, Inc. (MNV Zrt.) and with the approval of the Ministry of National Development MÁV-START Zrt. and the VOLÁN companies provide a 50% ...
Tourism In Hungary Performs Excellently: Double Figure Increase In Guest Turnover In May
- 12 Jul 2013 9:01 AM
- travel
In May, the number of guests received by commercial accommodation services and the number of guest nights increased by 15.2% and 13.7%, respectively, compared to the same month in the previous year, according to the latest data published today by the Central Statistical Office (KSH). Not only have the number of foreign guests increased significantly for the first time in a long while, but there ...
Tourist Information About The Flood Situation In Hungary
- 11 Jun 2013 12:00 PM
- travel
Owing to the flood situation, the Tourism Deputy State Secretariat of the Ministry for National Economy and the Budapest Festival and Tourism Centre Nonprofit Ltd. join forces to provide up-to-date information for tourists visiting Budapest. To ensure that visitors to the city have access to all relevant information while the flood abates, the Ministry, which is also responsible for tourism, will ...
Deputy Chief Of Mission Timothy Betts Visits Budapest School
- 26 Mar 2013 8:00 AM
- community & culture
Deputy Chief of Mission (DCM) Timothy A. Betts attended a March 15 national holiday commemoration at the Komplex School in Budapest’s Kőbánya district, where students performed scenes, read poems and sang songs related to the historic events of March 15, 1848.
Transport Service Changes In Budapest On 15 March 2013
- 14 Mar 2013 2:00 AM
- getting around
On 15 March 2013, our national holiday, several events will be held in Budapest, due to which there will be road closures, among others, on the Lánchíd (Chain Bridge), on Múzeum körút, Kossuth Lajos tér, in Buda Castle, on Andrássy út, Bajcsy-Zsilinszky út, Március 15. tér, as well as in the vicinity of Erzsébet híd and in the 16th and 18th districts. Tram lines 2, 47 and 49; bus lines 5, 7, 7E, ...
Cancelled: Revolution Celebrations In Budapest On 15 March
- 13 Mar 2013 2:53 AM
- community & culture
Due to the severe weather conditions Interior Ministry suggested to cancel all outdoor events on 15 March. The indoor celebrations are not affected.
Hundreds Of Thousands Celebrated The Anniversary Of The Foundation Of The State In Budapest
- 22 Aug 2012 9:00 AM
- community & culture
In the evening of 20 August, the day that marks the anniversary of the foundation of the Hungarian State, more than half a million people watched the ceremonial fireworks display held on the Danube Banks. The ceremonial events attracted much attention and were held in high spirits; thousands of tourists were able to share the festive atmosphere of one of Hungary’s greatest national holidays.
Xpat Opinion: Neo-Nazis In Cegléd, Hungary
- 22 Aug 2012 8:59 AM
- current affairs
I wanted to write about the national holiday, August 20, St. Stephen’s Day, but something else came up. Another incident of Gypsy-baiting. This time in Cegléd, a town not far from Kecskemét and Szolnok, about 70 km south of Budapest. It has a population of 38,000 with a fairly large Roma population that lives on the outskirts of the town.
Family Programmes On St Stephen's Day, Budapest, 20 August
- 15 Aug 2013 9:45 AM
- community & culture
Visitors are offered a variety of folk dance shows and concerts on Clark Ádám Square. Stilts parade, inauguration of Hungary’s birthday cake, traditional dancers, folk singers, and the performance of the popular TV production, School of Singing will offer real family entertainment.
Fans Can Travel To MOL World Fencing Championships At Half Price
- 6 Aug 2013 9:00 AM
- getting around
Hungary organises the world fencing championships for the fourth time, now between 5 and 12 August 2013. Over 1,000 representatives of more than 100 countries participate in the prestigious sports event. Upon the initiative of the Hungarian National Asset Management, Inc. (MNV Zrt.) and with the approval of the Ministry of National Development MÁV-START Zrt. and the VOLÁN companies provide a 50% ...
Tourism In Hungary Performs Excellently: Double Figure Increase In Guest Turnover In May
- 12 Jul 2013 9:01 AM
- travel
In May, the number of guests received by commercial accommodation services and the number of guest nights increased by 15.2% and 13.7%, respectively, compared to the same month in the previous year, according to the latest data published today by the Central Statistical Office (KSH). Not only have the number of foreign guests increased significantly for the first time in a long while, but there ...
Tourist Information About The Flood Situation In Hungary
- 11 Jun 2013 12:00 PM
- travel
Owing to the flood situation, the Tourism Deputy State Secretariat of the Ministry for National Economy and the Budapest Festival and Tourism Centre Nonprofit Ltd. join forces to provide up-to-date information for tourists visiting Budapest. To ensure that visitors to the city have access to all relevant information while the flood abates, the Ministry, which is also responsible for tourism, will ...
Deputy Chief Of Mission Timothy Betts Visits Budapest School
- 26 Mar 2013 8:00 AM
- community & culture
Deputy Chief of Mission (DCM) Timothy A. Betts attended a March 15 national holiday commemoration at the Komplex School in Budapest’s Kőbánya district, where students performed scenes, read poems and sang songs related to the historic events of March 15, 1848.
Transport Service Changes In Budapest On 15 March 2013
- 14 Mar 2013 2:00 AM
- getting around
On 15 March 2013, our national holiday, several events will be held in Budapest, due to which there will be road closures, among others, on the Lánchíd (Chain Bridge), on Múzeum körút, Kossuth Lajos tér, in Buda Castle, on Andrássy út, Bajcsy-Zsilinszky út, Március 15. tér, as well as in the vicinity of Erzsébet híd and in the 16th and 18th districts. Tram lines 2, 47 and 49; bus lines 5, 7, 7E, ...
Cancelled: Revolution Celebrations In Budapest On 15 March
- 13 Mar 2013 2:53 AM
- community & culture
Due to the severe weather conditions Interior Ministry suggested to cancel all outdoor events on 15 March. The indoor celebrations are not affected.
Hundreds Of Thousands Celebrated The Anniversary Of The Foundation Of The State In Budapest
- 22 Aug 2012 9:00 AM
- community & culture
In the evening of 20 August, the day that marks the anniversary of the foundation of the Hungarian State, more than half a million people watched the ceremonial fireworks display held on the Danube Banks. The ceremonial events attracted much attention and were held in high spirits; thousands of tourists were able to share the festive atmosphere of one of Hungary’s greatest national holidays.
Xpat Opinion: Neo-Nazis In Cegléd, Hungary
- 22 Aug 2012 8:59 AM
- current affairs
I wanted to write about the national holiday, August 20, St. Stephen’s Day, but something else came up. Another incident of Gypsy-baiting. This time in Cegléd, a town not far from Kecskemét and Szolnok, about 70 km south of Budapest. It has a population of 38,000 with a fairly large Roma population that lives on the outskirts of the town.