34 result(s) for sziget festival 2024 in Articles
Updated: Budapest's Sziget Festival in Serious Trouble
- 22 Oct 2025 4:31 PM
- entertainment
Budapest Mayor Gergely Karácsony wrote in a Facebook post this week that the future of Sziget has become uncertain, as the festival's CEO informed him that he was forced to initiate the termination of the agreement between the capital and the long running 'Island of Freedom' festival.
Festival Review: Sziget Budapest Not Profitable Again, What's Next?
- 14 Aug 2025 10:58 AM
- entertainment
This year’s Sziget Festival attracted 416,000 visitors, but organisers say it was not financially profitable. “We are coming out of a negative period that lasted until roughly the end of 2022,” the organisers told MTI.
Controversial 'Kneecap' Invited to Perform in Budapest: 'Hate Speech Has No Place at Sziget,' Says Bóka
- 14 Jul 2025 10:35 AM
- entertainment
Anti-Semitic hate speech "has no place on the Sziget", EU affairs minister Janos Boka said in a Facebook post on Friday, noting he has written to the organiser of the Sziget Festival, Tamas Kadar, drawing his attention to the "grossly anti-Semitic manifestations" of Irish hip hop trio Kneecap.
'Friss Hús' International Short Film Festival in Budapest, 29 May - 4 June
- 30 May 2025 8:27 AM
- entertainment
More than 34 Hungarian films will compete in the Friss Hus Budapest International Short Film Festival. Winning Hungarian films in the live action and animation categories will be eligible to compete for an Oscar.
Sziget Budapest Unveils Carnival of Music: Little Simz, FKA Twigs, Empire of Sun & More
- 26 Mar 2025 1:57 PM
- entertainment
The latest announcement of bands and performers reflects the musical and artistic diversity of Sziget, with 40+ names, including genre-defying FKA Twigs, the Australian electro-glam-pop duo Empire of the Sun, indie-rockers The Last Dinner Party, The Kooks, and the alternative-indie rockers Portugal. The Man.
Sziget Festival Receives International Green Recognition
- 12 Mar 2025 12:32 PM
- https://bbj.hu/
- entertainment
Sziget Festival has been awarded the Greener Festival 2024 "Recommended" rating as well as the Green Innovation Award at the international Greener Future (AGF) awards ceremony held in London.
Top 10 Countries from Where Most Tourists Travelled to Hungary Last Year Declared
- 10 Jan 2025 10:14 AM
- http://hungarytoday.hu/
- travel
Last year, the number of foreign travelers to Hungary exceeded that of the previous year. Most visitors came from Spain, but there were also significantly more Scandinavian tourists in the country than in the previous year.
Festival Guide: Top 15 Concerts @ Sziget Budapest - “Island of Freedom” - Part 2
- 23 Jul 2024 11:08 AM
- entertainment
100+ nationalities are represented at Sziget each year, with people coming from as far away as New Zealand. So for expats living in Hungary it’s a golden opportunity to see a wide range of top international artists play live at the “Island of Freedom”. Here in part 2 of this preview are 8-15 of the biggest gigs this year for your interest and reference - click any title below for more info and a ...
Festival Guide: Top 15 Concerts @ Sziget Budapest - the “Island of Freedom” - Part 1
- 5 Jul 2024 6:06 AM
- entertainment
100+ nationalities are represented at Sziget each year, with people coming from as far away as New Zealand. So for expats living in Hungary it’s a golden opportunity to see a wide range of top international artists play live at the “Island of Freedom”.
Updated: Budapest's Sziget Festival in Serious Trouble
- 22 Oct 2025 4:31 PM
- entertainment
Budapest Mayor Gergely Karácsony wrote in a Facebook post this week that the future of Sziget has become uncertain, as the festival's CEO informed him that he was forced to initiate the termination of the agreement between the capital and the long running 'Island of Freedom' festival.
Festival Review: Sziget Budapest Not Profitable Again, What's Next?
- 14 Aug 2025 10:58 AM
- entertainment
This year’s Sziget Festival attracted 416,000 visitors, but organisers say it was not financially profitable. “We are coming out of a negative period that lasted until roughly the end of 2022,” the organisers told MTI.
Controversial 'Kneecap' Invited to Perform in Budapest: 'Hate Speech Has No Place at Sziget,' Says Bóka
- 14 Jul 2025 10:35 AM
- entertainment
Anti-Semitic hate speech "has no place on the Sziget", EU affairs minister Janos Boka said in a Facebook post on Friday, noting he has written to the organiser of the Sziget Festival, Tamas Kadar, drawing his attention to the "grossly anti-Semitic manifestations" of Irish hip hop trio Kneecap.
'Friss Hús' International Short Film Festival in Budapest, 29 May - 4 June
- 30 May 2025 8:27 AM
- entertainment
More than 34 Hungarian films will compete in the Friss Hus Budapest International Short Film Festival. Winning Hungarian films in the live action and animation categories will be eligible to compete for an Oscar.
Sziget Budapest Unveils Carnival of Music: Little Simz, FKA Twigs, Empire of Sun & More
- 26 Mar 2025 1:57 PM
- entertainment
The latest announcement of bands and performers reflects the musical and artistic diversity of Sziget, with 40+ names, including genre-defying FKA Twigs, the Australian electro-glam-pop duo Empire of the Sun, indie-rockers The Last Dinner Party, The Kooks, and the alternative-indie rockers Portugal. The Man.
Sziget Festival Receives International Green Recognition
- 12 Mar 2025 12:32 PM
- https://bbj.hu/
- entertainment
Sziget Festival has been awarded the Greener Festival 2024 "Recommended" rating as well as the Green Innovation Award at the international Greener Future (AGF) awards ceremony held in London.
Top 10 Countries from Where Most Tourists Travelled to Hungary Last Year Declared
- 10 Jan 2025 10:14 AM
- http://hungarytoday.hu/
- travel
Last year, the number of foreign travelers to Hungary exceeded that of the previous year. Most visitors came from Spain, but there were also significantly more Scandinavian tourists in the country than in the previous year.
Festival Guide: Top 15 Concerts @ Sziget Budapest - “Island of Freedom” - Part 2
- 23 Jul 2024 11:08 AM
- entertainment
100+ nationalities are represented at Sziget each year, with people coming from as far away as New Zealand. So for expats living in Hungary it’s a golden opportunity to see a wide range of top international artists play live at the “Island of Freedom”. Here in part 2 of this preview are 8-15 of the biggest gigs this year for your interest and reference - click any title below for more info and a ...
Festival Guide: Top 15 Concerts @ Sziget Budapest - the “Island of Freedom” - Part 1
- 5 Jul 2024 6:06 AM
- entertainment
100+ nationalities are represented at Sziget each year, with people coming from as far away as New Zealand. So for expats living in Hungary it’s a golden opportunity to see a wide range of top international artists play live at the “Island of Freedom”.