May

Downtown Budapest Festival Picnic

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.

colourful logo poster of the Downtown Budapest Festival in 2025

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
Festival atmosphere and children activities on the Downtown Festival at Szabadság Square
Family programs at Szabadság tér on May 25, Sunday

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.

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