Program recommendations for June

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June is great month, for a lot of you school is over, summer begins, and the weather is mostly stunning, too. Let us give you some tips about what to do in Budapest and Hungary next month! Read more

May the 1st in Hungary

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In Hungary this year from April 30th -May 1st there’s a 2-day- bank holiday. Banks, post offices, offices, large stores and malls will be closed. Tourist attractions will be open. All our free walking tours go as normal. There will be colourful programmes, events, concerts called “majális” in Hungarian in many parks and parts of the Budapest and the country. Read more

Budapest escape rooms: discover your inner genius!

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In the past few years Budapest evolves like crazy. New bars, restaurants and cafés are popping up all around town, you can stop on any given corner and point out at least one brand new place. In an up and coming city such as Bp. there ought to be a lot of different kinds of entertainment, and one of the most popular of these are escape rooms. You can find them all around the downtown, they come in different themes, sizes, languages, and levels of difficulty. Read more

Spring Terrace Festival at Akvárium Club

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When you’re in the middle of your Budapest sightseeing and you’re walking around the city centre of Pest, you can easily bump into the Erzsébet (Elisabeth) square and the Akvárium klub. This place has been one of the most popular cultural centres, concert venues and clubs in our capital. It’s hard to miss it with its pool on the level of the ground and its colourful open-air terrace under the level of the ground. Read more

Why you must try bubble football (even if you can’t play football)?

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If the topic is football, there are three kinds of people: those who love to play and watch, those who prefer the game only on screen, and those who don’t even want to talk about it. Well, we have a super secret for the last group: bubble football will 100% sure change your mind about playing! If you have some free time, don’t miss out on trying bubble football in Budapest! Read more

5 tips for a great beer bike tour

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It doesn’t matter if you’re on a trip with your friends or on a family holiday to Budapest: a beer bike tour is fun either way, even on special occasions like team building parties or bachelorette nights! From afar it probably seems like beer bikes are floating islands of freedom and happiness, which is true… partially. They definitely have some rules to follow, and there are other tips you probably want to know about before renting a bar that rolls – and rocks, obviously. Read more

Easter / Passover Holiday 2018

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March, 30th GOOD FRIDAY – BANK HOLIDAY

On Good Friday as it is the law the stores and malls are closed on this day. Smaller seven-eleven stores, restaurants and cafes should be open as usual.

Museums and thermal baths – No closures – normal opening hours
Dohany Synagogue is closed.
Grand Central Market is closed
Opera tours are operating (2.00pm, 3:00pm,4.00pm, 5.00pm tours in English and Spanish, 3.00pm, 4.00pm, 5.00pm tours in French and Italian)
Parliament is open.8:00am- 4:00pm.
Street vendors sell Easter souvenirs and traditional Easter snacks around the center. Read more

Budapest Spring Festival 2018

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We love spring because the weather gets nicer after the cold winter, trees become greener and flowers start blooming, but there is another reason why we like this season: the Budapest Spring Festival. Read more

March 15th in Hungary

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You’re walking around the streets of Budapest and it’s the 15 th of March. There are people everywhere with red-white and green Hungarian flags in their hands or pinned up on their coats, commemorations, celebrations are going on everywhere, most of the shops are closed and you wonder why. Let us tell you! Read more

Carnival Season and Busójárás in Hungary

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There is something special happening on the Hungarian countryside in February. Read on for more details about the ‘Busójárás’!  You must know about Carnival, a Western  christian and Greek Orthodox festive season that typically occurs in February or early March, before the liturgical season of Lent. Carnival normally involves a public celebration or parade combining some elements of a circus and a public street party, and people wear masks and costumes. But have you heard about ‘Farsang’ or ‘Busójárás’ which takes place on the Hungarian countryside (on the south, close to the now Croatian and Serbian borders), in a city called Mohács?

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