Budapest Events Calendar, August-September

Budapest Parade'06, the official end-summer carnival of the capital will be held this year for seventh time on 26 August, Saturday. The march will start at 2 pm from Andrássy út, and move to Hősök tere and Felvonulási tér to end in Városliget.

There will be trucks with Hungary’s top DJs and stars invited from all over Europe and overseas. Budapest Parade will end at 10 pm with the afterparty named Budapest Parádé Bónusz to be held at Népstadion and the places around: Syma Hall, the Olympic Hall and the terraces between them.

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15. Budapest International Wine Festival
The Wine Exhibition and Fair'06 will be held in Buda Castle from September 6 to 10, 2006.

The visitors will be offered to taste the produce of Hungary’s best winemakers, and entertained with music and dancing shows by such performers as Ghymes Ensemble, Cotton Club Singers, Benkó Dixieland Band, Hot Jazz Band, Zoltán Orosz Quartet, Four Fathers, Vivat Bacchus Choir and Béla Bartók Male Choir.

The daily ticket is 2,000 HUF/person (free entrance for children under 12). Tickets are available from the Cashiers in Buda Castle during the Exhibition.

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Budapest Erotic Fair'06 featuring all things adult-oriented will be held from September 22 to 24, 2006 in Hungexpo "B" Hall (1101 Expo tér, 1). Opening hours: Fr-Sat: 13.00-23.00, Sun: 11.00-21.00. Entrance fee is 3300 Ft / person.

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By Sosna on 24 Aug 2006. Updated on 24 Aug 2006