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  • Low-Cost Retailer Opened Its Own Christmas Market in Downtown Budapest

    • 20 Dec 2025 5:03 AM

    Aldi Hungary runs a three-day Christmas market December 19-21 at its District XIII store parking lot (Pannónia utca 59–63), open daily 3-9 p.m. Food matches in-store prices, with all proceeds going to the Hungarian Food Bank.

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  • Hungarian State Opera Commemorates 1025 Years of Hungary with Special Performances

    • 18 Dec 2025 4:31 PM

    The Hungarian State Opera is marking the 1025th anniversary of the founding of the Hungarian state with a series of special performances celebrating Saint Stephen, Hungary’s first king.

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  • Sean Paul Comes to Budapest for the First Time

    • 18 Dec 2025 9:24 AM

    Grammy-winning dancehall icon Sean Paul is scheduled to perform in Hungary next year as part of his Rise Jamaica European tour. The Jamaican superstar will take the stage at Budapest Park on 17 May 2026, marking a significant addition to the city’s upcoming concert calendar.

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  • The Prodigy Set to Headline SopronFest 2026

    • 17 Dec 2025 6:43 AM

    The Prodigy is returning to Hungary after an eight-year hiatus, performing at a location steeped in local festival history. On July 4, 2026, the band will take the stage at the Lővérek in Sopron—the long-time home of the former VOLT Festival, where the group performed several legendary sold-out shows over the decades.

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  • Winter Light Exhibitions Brighten Five Hungarian Cities

    • 16 Dec 2025 5:29 PM

    Since opening in autumn, Decoled’s Story of Lights has been drawing steady crowds as Hungary’s largest winter light exhibition series. Each evening, landmark locations in Pécs, Gödöllő, Szolnok, Zalaegerszeg and Fertőd are illuminated with festive installations, turning familiar settings into atmospheric night-time walks.

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  • Ildikó Enyedi Receives Femme de Cinema Sisley - Les Arcs Award

    • 16 Dec 2025 6:46 AM

    Director Ildiko Enyedi on Sunday received the Femme de Cinema Sisley - Les Arcs award at the Les Arcs film festival in France, founded in 2013 to highlight the work of outstanding female filmmakers.

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  • Hungarian Recipe Of The Week: Christmas Gingerbread

    • 16 Dec 2025 5:40 AM

    Gingerbread originated in ancient times with Egyptians and Greeks baking honey-sweetened spiced breads for rituals, but it reached Europe around 992 AD via Armenian monk Gregory of Nicopolis, who taught French Christians the recipe after fleeing persecution.

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