October November 19 23th October WIEN BUDAPEST BÉCS BUDAPEST SUPER MARATHON The event intended to promote the easy crossing of national borders and the importance of a healthy lifestyle, offers the opportunity to compete in individual and relay running, cycling, rollerblade race and semi-marathon race. Szervezőbizottság 1054 Budapest, Steindl Imre u. 12. Tel.: +36 20/937-4568, Fax: +36 1/312-8892 E-mail: info@szupermarathon.hu www.szupermarathon.hu 20 23rd October BÉKÉSCSABA [G4] CSABA SAUSAGE FESTIVAL Four days filled with various entertainment: traditional pigkillings, sausage-making competitions and eating-drinking. Yet high quality cultural and professional programmes are on offer too, food industry exhibition and fair and wine tasting parties. Csabai Rendezvényiroda Bt. 5600 Békéscsaba, Zsíros u. 24. Tel.: +36 66/449-725, Tel./fax: +36 66/442-120 E-mail: fesztival@bmk.hu www.kolbaszfesztival.com 4 10th November MISKOLC [G1] MISKOLC AUTUMN CULTURAL DAYS As well as reflecting local traditions the programme series also provides opportunities for artists of the European Union, Transylvania and Kiev to introduce themselves through theatre and dance performances, jazz, pop and rock concerts and art and photo exhibitions. Ifjúsági és Szabadidőház 3531 Miskolc, Győri kapu 27. Tel.: +36 46/411-747, Fax: +36 46/320-716 E-mail: ifihaz@chello.hu www.ifihaz.fw.hu 44
November December 17th November 31st December SZENTENDRE ADVENT AND NEW YEAR S EVE IN SZENTENDRE [D-E2] During Advent, there are concerts in the town s churches, Nativity plays in Rab Ráby square, programmes related to Christmas in the Art Mill and a farewell street ball to the old year in the Main square on New Year s Eve. Duna-parti Művelődési Ház 2000 Szentendre, Duna korzó 11/A. Tel./fax: +36 26/312-657 E-mail: dmh@dunakanyar.net www.szentendre.hu 24th November 24th December BUDAPEST BUDAPEST CHRISTMAS Folk and applied artists offer their products made exclusively of natural materials in Vörösmarty square, and visitors can enjoy exhibitions, Advent calendars and other high quality programmes. BTH Budapesti Turisztikai Szolgáltató Kht. 1056 Budapest, Március 15. tér 7. Tel.: +36 1/266-0479, Fax: +36 1/266-7477 E-mail: info@budapestinfo.hu www.budapestinfo.hu 30th December BUDAPEST GALA CONCERT OF THE 100-MEMBER GYPSY BAND An introduction to and wine-tasting of Hungary s historical wine-growing areas with a festive dinner and a concert by the world famous band. V.I.P. Arts Management 1065 Budapest, Hajós u. 13-15. Tel./fax: +36 1/302-4290, +36 1/332-4816 E-mail: viparts@viparts.hu www.viparts.hu 31st December BUDAPEST EUROPEAN NEW YEAR S EVE GALA AND BALL IN THE OPERA HOUSE Prominent artists of the Hungarian Opera House and foreign stars perform in this gala concert organized in one of Europe s most glorious buildings. The gala dinner is prepared by the world famous Gundel Restaurant, followed by a ball which lasts till dawn. V.I.P. Arts Management Kft. 1065 Budapest, Hajós u. 13-15. Tel./fax: +36 1/302-4290, +36 1/332-4816 E-mail: viparts@viparts.hu www.viparts.hu EVENTS CALENDAR 2005 45
List of events by category JOINT ART FESTIVALS Balatonfüred Arts Festival (July) 20 Balaton Festival (Keszthely, May) 11 Baroque Nostalgia Arts Festival (Győr, October) 42 Budapest Autumn Festival (October) 43 Budapest Spring Festival (March April) 3 Danube Bend Art Weeks (Towns in the Danube Bend, June July) 15 Debrecen Spring Festival (March April) 5 Eger Spring Festival (March April) 3 Festival of the Dance Meeting of Contemporary Arts (Veszprém, May) 12 Festival of Water, Music and Flowers (Tata, June) 17 Gizella Days (Veszprém, May) 9 Győr Spring Festival (March April) 4 Gyula Castle Festival (July August) 19 Jewish Summer Festival (Budapest, August September) 38 Kecskemét Spring Festival (March April) 2 Mediawave International Arts Festival (Győr, Komárom, Kapuvár, Vének; April) 7 Miskolc Autumn Cultural Days (November) 44 Pápa International Festival of Games (June) 15 Pécs Spring Festival (March April) 2 Sopron Festival Weeks (Sopron, Fertőrákos; June July) 16 Spring Welcoming Festival (Sopron, March April) 2 Summer in Abádszalók (May September) 9 Summer in Győr (June July) 17 Szeged Open Air Theatre Festival (July August) 22 Szeged Spring Festival (March) 4 Szentendre Summer and Theatre (July August) 21 Sziget Festival (Budapest, August) 31 Szombathely Spring Festival (March) 3 Tarján Spring (Salgótarján, April May) 6 Valley of the Arts (Kapolcs, Monostorapáti, Öcs, Pula, Taliándörögd, Vigántpetend; July) 27 Veszprém Summer Festival (August) 31 Zemplén Art Days (Sárospatak and surrounding towns, August) 34 FESTIVITIES, FESTIVALS IN TOWNS AND VILLAGES Advent and New Year s Eve in Szentendre (November December) 45 Budapest Fair (June) 18 Famous Week Festival (Kecskemét, August) 37 Gyula Days (April) 6 Komárom Days (April - May) 8 Makó International Onion Festival (September) 39 Summer on the Chain Bridge (Budapest, July August) 22 Summer in Jászberény (August) 32 MUSIC, CONCERTS Beethoven Evenings by the National Philharmonic Orchestra (Martonvásár, July) 25 BudaFest Summer Music Festival (Budapest, July August) 22 Budapest Parade (August) 38 Cserfő Jazzland International Festival (Nagykanizsa-Cserfő, July) 25 Debrecen Jazz Days (September) 39 European Wine Song Festival (Pécs and towns on the Villány Siklós wine route, September) 41 Festival of Music and Light (Miskolc, July) 26 Gala Concert of the 100-member Gypsy Band (Budapest, December) 45 Gödöllő International Harp Festival (October) 43 Haydn Festival of the Budapest Strings Ensemble (Fertőd, July) 23 International Acoustic Guitar Festival (Szigetszentmiklós, May) 11 International Big Band Festival (Hajdúböszörmény, June) 16 International Brass Band Meeting (Mosonmagyaróvár, May) 13 International Dixieland Festival (Miskolc, July) 21 International Dixieland Festival (Salgótarján, May) 10 International Kodály-Seminar and Arts Festival (Kecskemét, June August) 19 New Year s Concert (Budapest, January) 1 Operetta Ship (Budapest, March October) 4 Sárospatak Dixieland and Blues Festival (Sárospatak, July) 29 Summer Operetta Evenings (Siófok, July September) 24 Vivace International Choir Festival (Veszprém, August) 32 Volt Festival (Sopron, July) 20 Wagner Liszt Festival (Fertőrákos, July) 27 OPERA, DANCE, THEATRE Festival of Hungarian Theatres from Outside Hungary (Kisvárda, June) 18 International Formation Dance Festival (Miskolc, October) 43 Miskolc International Opera Festival (June) 14 Savaria International Ballroom Dancing Competition (Szombathely, June) 15 Week of the Winged Dragon International Street Theatre Festival (Nyírbátor, July) 19 FOLKLORE Agria International Folk Dance Festival (Eger, August) 37 Borsod Spinnery International Folklore Festival (Miskolc, May June) 13 Celebration of Crafts (Budapest, August) 36 Danube International Folk Festival (Baja, Kalocsa, Szekszárd; July) 24 Hollókő Easter Festival (March) 5 46
FOLKLORE International Folklore Days (Sárvár, August) 35 International Folk Dance Festival (Szeged, July) 29 Ost West Folk Festival (Kőszeg, June) 14 Royal Days International Folk Dance Festival (Székesfehérvár, August) 35 Season Opening Cavalcade Folk Music Festival (Tiszafüred, May) 13 Summerfest International Folklore Festival (Százhalombatta, August) 34 HISTORICAL AND CASTLE GAMES, HORSE PROGRAMMESS Bábolna Grand Prix International Show-Jumping Competition (Bábolna, August) 36 Baroque Castle Days (Gödöllő, August) 33 Castle Evenings (Gyula, July) 29 Castle Festivals (Eger, July) 25 Diósgyőr Castle Days (Miskolc, May) 12 Famous Komárom (September) 40 Floralia in Gorsium (Tác, April May) 8 Hortobágy Goulash Contest and Shepherds Meeting (May) 11 Hunniversary (Ópusztaszer, June) 18 Kiskunság Shepherds and Horsemen s Days (Apaj, July) 30 King Matthias Renaissance Weekend Day of the Town (Mezőkövesd, June) 17 Savaria Historical Carnival (Szombathely, August) 37 Visegrád International Palace Festival Celebrations (July) 23 World Meeting of Horse Riders (Szarvas, July) 26 CARNIVALS, BALLS Anna Ball (Balatonfüred, July) 27 Baroque Ball (Győr, February) 1 Buso Carnival (Mohács, February) 1 Danube Carnival (Budapest, June) 14 Debrecen Flower Carnival (August) 35 European New Year s Eve Gala and Ball (Budapest, December) 45 King Matthias Renaissance Weekend Day of the Town (Mezőkövesd, June) 17 Water Carnival on the Danube (Budapest, June) 16 GASTRONOMY, WINE CULTURE Badacsony Wine Week (July - August) 28 Baja Mass Entertainment (July) 24 Balatonfüred Wine Weeks (August) 33 Book of Vines Festival (Kőszeg, April) 6 Budapest International Wine and Champagne Festival (September) 38 Celebrating Eger Bull s Blood Wine on Saint Donat s Day (Eger, July) 23 Csaba Sausage Festival (Békéscsaba, October) 44 Festival of Tokay Wines (Tokaj, May) 9 GastroBlues Festival (Paks, July) 20 Harvest in Badacsony (September) 40 Harvest in Kőszeg (September) 41 In the Footsteps of Royal Chefs (Nagyszakácsi, August) 34 International Sugar-Beet Festival (Hajdúböszörmény, September) 41 Mór Wine Days (October) 43 Open Cellars Whitsun Wine Tour (Historical Wine-Growing Areas, May) 10 Saint George s Day Festivities (Mór, April) 7 Sopron Harvest Days (September) 39 Tisza International Fish Festival (Szeged, Szeptember) 38 Tokaj Harvest Days (Tokaj, September October) 42 FAIRS, EXHIBITIONS Budapest Christmas (November December) Hortobágy Bridge Fair (August) 45 36 SPORTS, AUTO-SPORT PROGRAMMESS Bay Crossing Swimming Competition (Balatonfüred Tihany, August) 33 Bécs Budapest Super Marathon (October) 44 Blue Ribbon Regatta (Balaton, July) 26 Central European Locomotive Grand Prix (Budapest, September) 40 Division I Ice Hockey World Championship (Debrecen, April) 7 European Hot-Air Balloon Championship (Debrecen, May) 12 Fiat Gemenc Grand Prix International Road Bicycle Competition (Szekszárd, July) 21 Formula-1 Marlboro Hungarian Grand Prix (Mogyoród-Hungaroring, July) 31 International Meeting of Motorcyclists (Komárom-Koppánymonostor, April) 8 International Motorcyclist Meeting (Sirok, July August) 28 International Truck & Country Meeting (Szeged, July) 28 Junior Kayak-Canoe World Championship (Szeged, August) 32 Masters Tournament International Dressage and Show-Jumping Competition (Kaposvár, March) 5 Nike Budapest International Semi-Marathon (September) 39 Sailing Season Opening Ceremony (Balatonfüred, May) 10 Swimming across Lake Balaton (Révfülöp Balatonboglár, July) 30 Triathlon Grand Week (Tiszaújváros, July August) 30 Women s Greco-Roman and Freestyle Wrestling Championship (Budapest, Sept. Oct.) 42 EVENTS CALENDAR 2005 47
Index of towns Abádszalók [F2] 9 Apaj [E3] 30 Bábolna [C2] 36 Badacsony [B4] 28,40 Baja [D5] 24 Balatonboglár [C4] 30 Balatonfüred [C3] 10,20,26 27,33 Békéscsaba [G4] 44 Budapest 1,3,4,14,16 18,22,31,36 38,39,40,42 43,44,45 Debrecen [H2] 5,7,12,35,39 Eger [F2] 3,23,25,37 Fertőd [B2] 23 Fertőrákos [A-B2] 16,27 Gödöllő [E2] 33,43 Győr [C2] 1,4,7,17,42 Gyula [G4] 6,19,29 Hajdúböszörmény [G-H2] 16,41 Hollókő [E2] 5 Hortobágy [G2] 11,36 Jászberény [E-F2] 32 Kalocsa [D4] 24 Kapolcs [B-C3] 27 Kaposvár [C4] 5 Kapuvár [B2] 7 Kecskemét [E3] 2,19,37 Keszthely [B4] 11 Kismaros [D2] 15 Kisvárda [H1] 18 Komárom [C2] 7,8,40 Kőszeg [A3] 6,14,41 Makó [F5] 39 Martonvásár [D3] 25 Mezőkövesd [F2] 17 Miskolc [G1] 12,13,14,21 26,43,44 Mogyoród [E2] 31 Mohács [D5] 1 Monostorapáti [B-C3] 27 Mór [C3] 7,43 Mosonmagyaróvár [B2] 13 Nagyharsány [D5] 41 Nagykanizsa [B4] 25 Nagymaros [D2] 15 Nagyszakácsi [B4] 34 Nyírbátor [H2] 19 Ópusztaszer [F4] 18 Öcs [B-C3] 27 Paks [D4] 20 Palkonya [D5] 41 Pápa [B-C3] 15 Pécs [C5] 2,41 Pula [C3] 27 Révfülöp [C4] 30 Salgótarján [E1] 6,10 Sárospatak [G-H1] 29,34 Sárvár [B3] 35 Siklós [D5] 41 Siófok [C3] 24 Sirok [F2] 28 Sopron [A2] 2,16,20,39 Szarvas [F3-4] 26 Százhalombatta [D3] 34 Szeged [F5] 4,22,28,29 32,38 Székesfehérvár [D3] 35 Szekszárd [D4] 21,24 Szentendre [D-E2] 21,45 Szigetszentmiklós [D3] 11 Szob [D2] 15 Szombathely [A3] 3,15,37 Tác [D3] 8 Taliándörögd [B3] 27 Tata [D2] 17 Tihany [C3] 33 Tiszafüred [G2] 13 Tiszaújváros [G2] 30 Tokaj [H1] 9,42 Vác [E2] 15 Vének [C2] 7 Verőce [E2] 15 Veszprém [C3] 9,12,31,32 Vigántpetend [C3] 27 Villány [D5] 41 Villánykövesd [D5] 41 Visegrád [D2] 23 Zebegény [D2] 15 48