Date & Time: May 23 – 25, 2025
Location: 2 Venues In Downtown Budapest See List Below
Head to the Downtown Budapest Festival in the city centre for exciting programs between May 23 – 25.
Two central venues give home to a 3-day weekend festival with concerts, good food and drinks.
On May 25th, Sunday the park at Szabadság tér hosts family programs focusing on children activities since it also will be International Children’s Day.
Gastronomy Programs will take place in Zrínyi Street.
The main locations are easily accessible from various points of the city.
Table of Contents
Table of Contents – Downtown Festival Budapest
Venues of the Downtown Festival & Picnic:
- Szabadság Square – near the Parliament, will also host a Family Day on Sunday, 26. May.
- Erzsébet Square – close to Deák tér metro hub (M1, M2, M3 metro lines)
- Zrínyi Street – a busy street leading to St. Stephen’s Basilica
Program Schedule – Downtown Budapest Festival
Friday, May 23
Main Stage – Szabadság Square
- 16:45 Fiúk
- 17:45 Kolibri
- 19:00 Meglepetés
- 20:30 Vad Fruttik
- 22:30 Csend-diszkó
Nostalgia Stage – Erzsébet Square
- 16:30 Deciband
- 17:30 Soltész Rezső
- 18:30 Varga Miklós
- 19:00 Csonka András
- 20:30 The Bits – Beatles emlékzenekar
Saturday, May 24
Main Stage – Szabadság Square
- 16:00 Jinjo Crew – Gangnam
- 16:45 Hűvös
- 17:45 Európa Kiadó
- 19:00 Pál Utcai Fiúk
- 20:30 KFT
- 22:30 Csend-diszkó
World Music Stage – Erzsébet Square
- 12.00 OBSITOS traditional Swabian brass band
- 12:30 Greek concert
- 13:00 BURAI DUÓ gypsy band
- 13:30 LIPA Slovak Folklore Association
- 14.00 BASIC BRANKA and VERTETICS SZLOBODÁN TRIÓ Bulgarian folk music
- 14.30 ZSÍROS DESZKÁK Croatian tambourine band
- 15:00 MÉHKERÉK Association for Traditions and Culture Romanian folk music
- 15.30 TABÁN Serbian dance ensemble
- 16.00 SPIV.OCHI Ukrainian choir
- 17:00 LAV ELI BAND Yerevan
- 18:30 Mehringer
- 20:30 4s Street
Sunday, May 25
Family day at Szabadság Square, Sunday,
- 10:00 Szalóki Ági children concert
- 11:00 Rutkai Bori Banda
- 12:00 Paprikajancsi Puppet Theatre
Other Activities & Programs in Szabadság tér:
- Pici Market – design fair,
- Csilingelő Music Club,
- Animal petting zoo between 10.00 – 16.00,
- art and craft workshops,
- face painting,
- Toys of the old times: wooden toys, carousel, fire engine, police car, ambulance
- Paloma Artspace design fair
Erzsébet Square
- 11.00 – 19.00 – Day of Markets with the Nem Adom Fel Foundation
TIP: The Gourmet Festival, Budapest’s biggest foodie event will also take place on this weekend: May 22 – 25, 2025 in Millenáris Park, Buda.
Related:
Things To Do In Budapest In June 2025 – Events and programs in Budapest in May – Summer mini concerts 2025 – Summer Festival – Downtown Budapest Wine Festival – Pentecost/Whitsunday Programs
