A number of
public holidays
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and special events take place each year in
Hungary.
Fixed public holidays
Article J of the Constitution of Hungary on national holidays
(1) The national holidays of Hungary shall be:
a) the 15th day of March, in memory of the 1848–49 Revolution and War of Independence,
b) the 20th day of August, in memory of the state's founding and its founder King Saint Stephen,
c) the 23rd day of October, in memory of the 1956 Revolution and War of Independence.
(2) The official state holiday shall be the 20th day of August.
Source:
List of public holidays
Remembrance days endorsed by the state
Remembrance Days are working days in Hungary.
Holidays not endorsed by the state
Special events
Hungary's most notable annual events include the
Budapest Spring Festival
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(mid-march to mid-April),
Hortobágy Equestrian Days
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(late June),
Sopron Early Music Days (late June),
Festival in Budapest
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(late June),
Miskolc Opera Festival
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(late June),
Miskolc Kalálka International Folk Festival
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(July),
Győr Summer Festival
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(late June),
Győr Summer Cultural Festival
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(late June to late July),
Pannon Festival
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History
In November, 1993 Pannon GSM ...
in Pécs (July and August),
Szentendre Summer Festival
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Due to i ...
(July),
Kőszeg Street Theatre Festival
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History
The origins of the only free royal town in the historical garrison county of Va ...
(late July),
Savaria International Dance Competition Savaria may refer to:
* Savaria or Sabaria, the Roman name of the city of Szombathely, Hungary
* Sarvaiya, a Rajput clan of India
* Saawariya
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in Szombathely (July),
Debrecen Jazz Days
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(July),
Szeged Open Air Festival (mid-July to August),
Diáksziget
The Sziget Festival ( hu, Sziget Fesztivál, ; "Sziget" for "Island") is one of the largest music and cultural festivals in Europe. It is held every August in northern Budapest, Hungary, on Óbudai-sziget ("Old Buda Island"), a leafy 108- ...
(shorter: ''"Sziget"'' or "Sziget Festival", Student Island or Pepsi Island) north of Budapest (August),
Eger Wine Harvest Festival
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(September), and
Budapest Autumn Arts Festival
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(mid-September to mid-October).
St Stephen's Day (August 20) is celebrated with sporting events, parades and fireworks nationwide. On the same day there is a Floral Festival in Debrecen and a Bridge Fair in nearby Hortobágy. Formula 1 car races are held in early August at the Hungaroring near Mogyoród, 18 km northeast of Budapest.
Public Holidays and Special Events
References
External links
Hungarian public holidays calculator
{{Hungary topics
Public holidays in Hungary,
Lists of public holidays by country, Hungary
Lists of events in Hungary, Holidays