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Budapest’s city centre regularly gives home to a 3 day festival with concerts, good food and drinks. This year the event is held over the last weekend of May at 5 central venues.
On 26, May, Sunday the park at Szabadság tér give shome to family programs focusing on children activities since it will be International Children’s Day.
The Gastronomy Programs in the Downtown Market Hall (Belvárosi Piac will take place on 25 – 26. may, 2019, Saturday and Sunday.
The main locations are easily accessible from various points of the city.
Quick Links: Friday/24.May – Saturday/25. May – Sunday/26. May
Venues of the Downtown Frestival 2019:
- 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)
- Vigadó Square – on the Pest bank of the Danube named after the Vigadó Hall
- Zrínyi Street – a busy street leading to St. Stephen’s Basilica
- Downtown Market in Hold Street (Belvárosi Piac) – a popular gastro venue with a couple of street food joints up on the gallery, while on the ground floor you can shop for veggies, fruits meat and dairy.
Friday, 24. May 2019
Main Stage – Szabadság Square
- 16.00 Mongooz and the Magnet
- 17.00 Supernem
- 18.30 30Y20.30
- Vad Fruttik
- 23.00 Csend-disco
World Music Stage – Erzsébet Square
- 16.00 Performance of the sister towns of Downtown Budapest
- 20.00 Cimbaliband
Nostalgia Stage – Zrínyi Street
- 16.00 Yesyes
- 17.00 Nosztalgia Show – Rita Bognár and Csaba Tihanyi Tóth
- 18.30 Viki Marót and the Nova Kultúr Band
Saturday, 25. May, 2019
Main Stage – Szabadság Square
- 16.00 Platon Karataev
- 17.30 New Level Empire
- 19.00 Bagossy Brothers Company
- 20.30 Honeybeast
- 23.00 Csend-disco
World Music Stage – Erzsébet Square
- 14.00 Nyuszifül formation ifj. Béla Szakcsi Lakatos and Gyula Horváth
- 14.30 Rila Band with Szlobodán Vertetics and the Martenica Bulgarian Folk Dance Ensemble
- 15.00 Mydrosz Greek Band
- 15.30 Maleszlowjanki Polish Band
- 16.00 Lohr Kapelle German Brass Band
- 16.30 Lipa Slovak Folk Group
- 16.30 Group Duduk Armenian Brass Band
- 17.00 Fáklya Croatian Art Group
- 17.30 Ceatara Romanian Folk Dance Ensemble
- 18.00 Pontess-mostovi Triest Serbian Folk Dance Group
- 20.00 Csík Band
Nostalgia Stage – Zrínyi Street
- 16.00 Miklós Varga
- 17.00 György Korda and Klári Balázs
- 18.00 Night of the Divas – Nelly Fésűs and Judit Ladinek
Literary Music Stage – Vigadó Square
- 17:30 Margó Extra: Gábor Zacher talks with László Valuska
- 19:00 Márton Simon and Iamyank
- 20:30 Péter Závada and Huba Ratkóczi
Gastronomy Program – Downtown Market/Belvárosi Piac, Hold utca
- 12.00 The Downtown Gypsy Band plays
- 18.00 Gourmet dinner in the restaurants of the market
Sunday, 26. May 2019
Main Stage – Szabadság Square
- 17.00 Kelemen Kabátban
- 18.15 The Biebers
- 20.00 Irie Maffia
World Music Stage – Erzsébet Square
- 14:00 Fangler’s
- 15:15 Tibes
- 16:30 Goodbye Darjeeling
- 20.00 Roby Lakatos Ensemble
Literary Music Stage – Vigadó Square
- 16:00 Budapest Show Kórus
- 17:00 Margó Extra: Anna Ott talks with Gábor Máté
- 18:30 Tibor Babiczky and Apey
- 20:00 Libikóka – Krisztián Grecsó and Róbert Hrutka
Gastronomy Program – Downtown Market/Belvárosi Piac, Hold utca
- Asparagus Brunch – by the chefs of the Downtown Market
Family day at Szabadság Square, Sunday, 26. May
- Pici Market – design fair,
- Csilingelő Music Club,
- animal petting zoo,
- art and craft workshops,
- face painting,
- Toys of the old times: wooden toys, carousel, fire engine, police car, ambulance
Stage Programs:
- 10.00 Farkasházi Réka és a Tintanyúl
- 11.00 Szalóki Ági
- 12.30 Bartha Tóni puppet show
Related
More events and programs in Budapest in May – Budapest Folk Fest – Summer mini concerts 2020 – Summer Festival – Pentecost/Whitsunday Programs
