St Stephen's Day celebrations across Budapest
Sun 16 Aug – Fri 21 Aug · Around 20 locations including Buda Castle, Várkert Bazár, Tabán and the Danube Promenade, Budapest · Budapest
Details & booking — Szent István Nap / augusztus20.hu (official programme site)
via Szent István Nap / augusztus20.hu (official programme site) · Checked 12 Aug 2026
About this event
For a week around Hungary's national day the centre becomes one long open-air programme: concerts, the Festival of Folk Arts, the Street of Hungarian Flavours, Retro Tabán, family activities and ceremonial moments from the flag raising to the Holy Right procession. Twenty-odd sites from the castle hill down to the river, free to wander between all day.
Why we picked it
A full week of free programming in the most photogenic part of the city, giving visitors far more than the single fireworks night.
Free entry
Free programmes at more than 20 locations across Budapest between 16 and 21 August, per the official Szent István Nap programme.
Registration
None
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