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Sun 16 Aug – Fri 21 AugFree

St Stephen's Day celebrations across Budapest

Around 20 locations including Buda Castle, Várkert Bazár, Tabán and the Danube Promenade, Budapest, Budapest

via Szent István Nap / augusztus20.hu (official programme site) · Checked 12 Aug 2026

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Thu 20 Aug, 00:00Free

St Stephen's Day: fireworks and national celebration

Banks of the Danube and more than 20 locations across Budapest, Budapest

via Szent Istvan Nap (official festival site) · Checked 1 Aug 2026

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Thu 20 Aug, 08:00Free

Szent István Nap: flag raising and officer commissioning on Kossuth tér

Kossuth Lajos tér, in front of the Hungarian Parliament, Budapest 1055, Budapest

via Programturizmus · Checked 19 Aug 2026

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Thu 20 Aug, 08:00Free

St Stephen's Day Flag-Raising and Oath Ceremony

Kossuth Lajos tér, in front of the Hungarian Parliament, 1055 Budapest, Budapest

via Programturizmus · Checked 18 Aug 2026

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Thu 20 Aug, 08:00Free

Flag-raising ceremony on Kossuth tér

Kossuth Lajos tér, in front of the Hungarian Parliament, Budapest, Budapest

via Programturizmus · Checked 16 Aug 2026

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Thu 20 Aug, 08:00Free

Szent Istvan Day — ceremonial flag raising and officers' oath, Kossuth Square

Kossuth Lajos ter, in front of the Hungarian Parliament, Budapest, Budapest

via GoTravel.hu (Szent Istvan Day programme listing; official programme at szentistvannap.hu) · Checked 5 Aug 2026

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Thu 20 Aug, 08:00Free

St Stephen's Day National Ceremony and Air Parade

Kossuth Lajos ter (Parliament Square), and the Danube between the Chain Bridge and Margaret Bridge, Budapest, Budapest

via Szent Istvan Nap - official St Stephen's Day programme site · Checked 31 Jul 2026

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Thu 20 Aug, 09:00Free

St Stephen's Day Air Parade over the Danube

Danube embankments, central Budapest (both Buda and Pest banks), Budapest

via Programturizmus · Checked 18 Aug 2026

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Thu 20 Aug, 09:00Free

St Stephen's Day air parade over the Danube

Airspace over the Danube in front of the Hungarian Parliament, Kossuth Lajos ter, 1055 Budapest, Budapest

Registration needed

via Budapest by Locals (St Stephen's Day 2026 programme guide) · Checked 10 Aug 2026

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Thu 20 Aug, 09:00Free

St. Stephen's Day National Celebrations

Danube riverbanks and city centre, Budapest, Budapest

via Visit Hungary (official tourism) · Checked 25 Jul 2026

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Thu 20 Aug – Sat 22 AugFree

Nyitott Parlament — the Hungarian Parliament open to all

Országház (Hungarian Parliament Building), Kossuth Lajos tér 1-3, Budapest 1055, Budapest

Registration needed

via Programturizmus · Checked 19 Aug 2026

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Thu 20 Aug, 10:00Free

Open Parliament Days

Hungarian Parliament Building, Kossuth Lajos tér 1-3, 1055 Budapest, Budapest

Registration needed

via Programturizmus · Checked 18 Aug 2026

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Thu 20 Aug, 10:00Free

Hungarian Parliament open day

Hungarian Parliament Building, Kossuth Lajos ter 1-3, 1055 Budapest, Budapest

Registration needed

via Budapest by Locals (St Stephen's Day 2026 programme guide) · Checked 10 Aug 2026

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Thu 20 Aug – Sun 23 AugFree

Festival of Folk Arts (Mestersegek Unnepe) in the Buda Castle Quarter

Budai Varnegyed (Buda Castle Quarter), Budapest, Budapest

via Minimatine (Budapest events guide) · Checked 8 Aug 2026

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Thu 20 Aug – Sun 23 AugFree

Festival of Folk Arts (Mestersegek Unnepe) in the Buda Castle Quarter

Budai Varnegyed (Buda Castle Quarter), Budapest, Budapest

via Minimatine (Budapest events guide) · Checked 8 Aug 2026

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Thu 20 Aug, 17:00Free

Szent Istvan Day — Holy Mass and the Holy Right Hand procession

St Stephen's Basilica, Szent Istvan ter, Budapest, Budapest

via GoTravel.hu (Szent Istvan Day programme listing; official programme at szentistvannap.hu) · Checked 5 Aug 2026

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Thu 20 Aug, 17:00Free

Festive Mass and Procession of the Holy Right Hand

St Stephen's Basilica, Szent István tér 1, Budapest 1051, and surrounding streets, Budapest

via GoTravel.hu (Hungarian programme guide, citing the official Szent István Nap programme) · Checked 30 Jul 2026

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Thu 20 Aug – Sun 23 AugFree

Fénykert — light garden in the Margaret Island Rose Garden

Rózsakert (Rose Garden), Margitsziget, Budapest, Budapest

via Programturizmus · Checked 19 Aug 2026

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Thu 20 Aug, 21:00Free

Szent István Nap fireworks and light show over the Danube

Danube embankments, Budapest (viewing from both the Buda and Pest banks), Budapest

via Programturizmus · Checked 19 Aug 2026

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Thu 20 Aug, 21:00Free

St Stephen's Day Evening Light Show

Hungarian Parliament and the Chain Bridge, Danube riverfront, Budapest, Budapest

via Programturizmus · Checked 18 Aug 2026

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Thu 20 Aug – Fri 21 AugFree

St Stephen's Day Fireworks and Light Show over the Danube

Danube embankments on both the Pest and Buda sides, around the Parliament and the Chain Bridge, Budapest, Budapest

via Programturizmus · Checked 17 Aug 2026

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Thu 20 Aug, 21:00Free

Saint Stephen's Day fireworks and light show over the Danube

Danube embankments, central Budapest (main vantage points around Kossuth tér and the Pest and Buda quays), Budapest

via Programturizmus · Checked 16 Aug 2026

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Thu 20 Aug, 21:00Free

St Stephen's Day: Fireworks and Drone Show over the Danube

River Danube, between Margaret Bridge and the Chain Bridge, Budapest

via Budapest By Locals · Checked 15 Aug 2026

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Thu 20 Aug, 21:00Free

St Stephen's Day Fireworks & Light Show over the Danube

Danube riverbanks between Petőfi and Margaret Bridges, and Gellért Hill, Budapest, Budapest

via BudAPPest.hu · Checked 14 Aug 2026

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