We can't complain, this year's Sziget festival has a realistic total of 420,000 visitors, even if it is 30,000 less than last year. In 2022, the two-year hiatus due to COVID generated a huge demand for festival-going, Sziget's chief organizer, Tamás Kádár told MTI on Wednesday. "During the two missed seasons, there was a huge […]
In the food courts, set up in the festival area, there is a strong focus on convenience services, an expanded international menu and special diets will be available. Festival-goers are sure to find a food court within a radius of about 150 meters, according to the organizers quoted by the financial website portfolio.hu. A total […]
A 32-year-old Hungarian woman has become the ten millionth visitor in the history of the Sziget Festival. The lucky festival-goer was greeted at the entrance on Friday by the main organizer, Tamás Kádár. Veronika Mikes, who arrived at the event around noon on Friday, received a lifetime pass to the festival, a rainbow flag commemorating […]
One of Europe's biggest popular music festivals, the Sziget Festival, has kicked off again this year with huge interest - it is is being held for the 30th time. And visitors have already started to fill Óbuda Island, the festival's venue. This year's festival takes place between August 10 and 15. There will be more […]
The EFOTT and the Campus Festival attracted a large number of guests this July, the Hungarian Tourism Agency (MTÜ) told MTI. EFOTT, originally launched as the National Tourism Meeting of University and College Students, was again hosted in Sukoró, near Lake Velence, southwest of Budapest, where almost nine thousand guest nights were spent between July […]
Cirque du Sziget, one of the most popular venues of the Szitizens, will be back in its usual place, but with more and more colourful offerings if possible. From early afternoon until late at night, the 1,000-seat large circus tent and the outdoor venues will be filled with a constant succession of exciting performances. The […]
The sizes of the largest music venues at this year's Sziget are remarkable: the Main Stage of Sziget has an area of over 1,000 m², the Samsung Party Arena's seating area is 4,000 m², the FreeDome presented by Mastercard tent has a capacity of over 10,000 people, while the TicketSwap Colosseum is built from 3,000 […]
Among other things, the international performers of the Love Revolution Special program will reflect on the environment, human rights, equality and the importance of peace on the Sziget Main Stage this year. Every day, ten minutes of presentations and short speeches will raise awareness of the social changes taking place around us and the collective […]
Among others, Kobo Town, Kommuna Lux, Gangar, Ti'Kaniki, Puuluup, Koza Mostra, Vinicio Capossela, Djely Tapa and Barrut will be among the world music acts on the Global Village stage at this year's Sziget Festival. From August 10 to 15, a wide range of genres and styles will line up, from Mexican cumbia punk to Celtic […]
