Famous for preserving Baroque traditions, the city of Győr provides a home for the Arts Festival of Baroque Nostalgia every year. Virtually all branches of the arts have their place in this celebration. For decades this series of events has opened with the traditional festive procession in which the students of Győr's technical colleges ...

Held annually, the Baroque Wedding Historical Festival is a spectacular programme of unique events in which the main attraction is the traditional Baroque wedding ceremony orchestrated by a master of ceremonies. The three-day weekend series of events begins on Friday with a Baroque serenade. Drummers, dancers and announcers roam the city ...

Staged on the last weekend in August, the events of Savaria Historic Carnival pay tribute to Szombathely's historic past. Around a hundred thousand participate in the events which include historical games and a procession of the residents dressed in period costumes. The festivities truly bring bygone days to life from Roman times to the ...

A month-long series of events, the Győr Winter Festival runs from the end of November until Christmas. The festively decorated town centre and the entertaining programme of cultural and arts events conjure up the true magic of Advent in the city. The event series begins with music from the tower, an ecumenical church service and the turning on ...

With the aim of preserving Baroque traditions, this unique Baroque Ball is held annually in Győr. An unforgettable evening is assured, complete with the period gowns, music, dance, food and strict rules of a formal Baroque ball.Performed by professionals the opening dance is appropriate to the period, generally a minuet. A traditional ...

Sopron was the first town which has joined in 1983 to the events of the Budapest Spring Festival. Since then, they organize this two-week long festival annually. In the programmes, you will find classical music concerts, theatre performances, stand-up productions, jazz concerts, folk music and folk dance shows.

The Győr Spring Festival is part of the nationally held series of events, the Budapest Spring Festival. With decades of tradition, cultural and artistic programmes welcome famous performers each year throughout the month of March. The festival generally opens with a parade in anticipation of spring. Famous stilt performers 'Langaléta ...

"Festival of the traditions of the present and the future" is the motto of the Mediawave International Film and Music Festival held from the end of April to early May. The festival initially became known as an international film festival. In 2010 the fiestival is held in Szombathely, Őriszentpéter and Rudersdorf.Mediawave 2010The film ...

Mediawave’2010 International Film and Music Festival „Fényírók fesztiválja - Another connection”.

The Sopron Festival is a series of events with a tradition stretching back over four decades. Interesting arts productions are staged for Hungarian and foreign visitors to the city over three weeks in June. The main venue of the performance series is a former quarry, the Fertőrákos Cave Theatre (Barlangszínház), which is famous for its ...

Held in mid June, the Hungarian Dance Festival is one of the most important celebrations of Hungarian dance. The traditional weeklong programme features leading troupes of Hungarian dance and covers the whole spectrum from classical ballet and folk dance, to contemporary and alternative productions.Some of the regular performers of ...

Volt Festival, in which both foreign and Hungarian groups participate, is counted amongst the most significant Hungarian music festivals. Hosted by the town of Sopron, the event has been held in the first week of July every year since 1993. With over a decade of tradition, the organisers describe the main mission of the festival as to provide top ...

The Budapest String Orchestra, whose foundation of the Haydn Festival served to revive musical life in Fertőd, has made grand plans in preparation for the Haydn bicentenary.

From Hungary and abroad, the performers of the Cserfő JazzLand International Festival are all renowned and popular figures of the jazz scene. Interestingly, the festival started as a private event supported by music enthusiasts. The Iván Tiborcz estate provides the venue for the festival. Performed in front of an audience of just 50 to 60 ...