Budapest Sziget Festival 2010
11th-16th August - the Best-Value Outdoor Rock Festival in Europe

Why this festival is called Sziget, meaning “island” in Hungarian? Budapest Sziget Festival takes place on Óbudai Island (aka Hajógyári Island) in Óbuda, northern Budapest.

• cheap prices,
  
  
• great service and facilities,
  
  
• and lots of fun on an island in a hip city.

See more details about the programs, services, facilities, and prices below.

Last year more than 300 000 visited the events.

Budapest Sziget Festival 2009 - Why Is It So Popular?

No matter what music genre you like to listen to, you’ll find that appeals to your taste. Each year several internationally recognized music stars perform on 5 stages.

This year’s biggest name is R.E.M. who's going to tour Europe's most popular rock festivals this summer and introducing their new album, Accelerated, scheduled to come out on 1st April 2008.

Visitors to Budapest Sziget Festival can hear songs from the new album on an afternoon concert on 16th August on the Main Stage.

Ohter Main Stage performer is going to be the German punk-rock band Die Arzte.

The five stages of the Sziget Festival give place for different music genre concerts:

• Main Stage: an open-air place with the capacity of 50.000 people: 3 international stars and one Hungarian band perform every day

• World Music Stage: bands from all around the worls stage on this outdoor venue (caoacity: 15.000 people)

• HammerWorld Stage: a tent that welcomes hard rock fans (capacity: 5000 people)

• djuice Party Arena: the largest tent on the Sziget, a place for electric dance music

• Wan2 Stage: here you can enjoy various music genres from world music to punk

For more melodic music visit the Siemens tent where you can sway to the music with your sweet heart from 11 pm till dawn.

Besides them you can listen to many local music talents you’ve never heard of.

You can enjoy many other programmes as well:

• watch movies,

• do sports,

• visit exhibitions or theatrical performances,

• dance, or

• just walk around and contemplate passerbys.

Last but not least you can make friends from all over the world.

Children are welcome too; there’ll be plenty of programmes for them (e.g. puppet theatre). If you don’t want to take your kids to a certain event leave them in the day-care where qualified personnel looks after them.

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Why has Budapest Sziget Festival became so popular? It’s more than just a few-day long pop-rock festival. It has a unique atmosphere, the so called “Sziget feeling”.

Sziget is a meeting place for the young generation, where you can let yourself go and do what you’re feel like doing. No one’s going to stare at or criticize you. It’s also a place of learning about each other and the world.

Budget Accommodation in Budapest for the Sziget Festival

If you want to experience the essence of the Sziget Festival camp right at the spot on Hajógyári Sziget, Óbuda. See camping ticket prices.

If you'd rather have accommodation in downtown Budapest you have many options. See our Budapest hotels guide.

Budget hotels and hostels are very popular accommodation options for visitors coming to the Sziget Festival so to ensure yto have a place to sleep at book your lodging well in advance.

Budapest has many budget hotels, hostels and pensions if you want to save on accommodation.

If you want to save even more consider staying in an apartment and sharing the cost with others. See our guide to apartment rental in Budapest and tips on finding a cheap budapest apartment.

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A Few Details About Budapest Sziget Festival

Date: 12th-17th August, 2009

Venue: Hajógyári-sziget (a former shipyard), Óbuda, III. District, Budapest, Hungary

Map- Budapest Sziget Festival

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  Camping Ticket 150 € valid:10th Aug 10.00 pm - 17th Aug 8.00 am: with a camping ticket you can sleep in a tent (or caravan, but for this you need to buy a caravan camping ticket as well -100 €) in the camping area and you can use the camping facilities.
  
  
• Caravan Camping Ticket: 100 € If you wish to stay in a caravan apart from the camping ticket you also have to buy a caravan camping ticket (costs 100 €). Motor homes and caravans are entitled to drive in the caravan camping area (station wagons aren't allowed).
  
  
• Weekly Ticket Without Camping: 120 € valid:12th Aug 6 am. - 17th Aug 8 am.
  
  
• Daily Ticket 32 €/day: sold on the spot at the entrance, valid from 2 am 8 am on the day after the ticket was purchased.
  
  
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Getting to Budapest Sziget Festival from the City

Take the Szentendrei Suburban Railway (HÉV in Hungarian) line from Batthyány tér (M2, red metro line) for five stops, get off at Filatorigát stop. From there follow the crowd along Mozaik Street through K-Bridge!

Bus Service

A bus service operates every day during the festival between 11.00-17.00. The route: Sziget-Árpád Bridge, Buda bridgehead,- Margit Bridge, Buda and pest bridgeheads - Nyugati Train Station - Oktogon - Madách Square - Mórizz zsigmond Square -termini

Boat Service - You can get to the city center of Budapest by the boat service every day from 12.00 to 16.00. It travels between Batthyány Square (M2 red metro line) and Sziget continuously. Ticket is 500 HUF.

Night transport: if you plan to go into the city at night note that none of the night bus services stop at Batthyány tér.

By Bike

You can also get to the Festival venue (Hajógyári sziget) by bike. Ride along the Buda embankment to the entarnce of the festival and the staff will take care of your bike until you go home.

There's a bike storage place on the tennis court of the caravan camping site where your bike will be kept safe free of charge. Find out more renting a bicycle and biking in Budapest.

Visit our page about travel in Budapest, to learn more about how to get around in the city.

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Services & Facilities on the Budapest Sziget Festival

During the years the Sziget has evolved and numerous services and facilities have been set up on the island area to make your stay more comfortable.

Inside Box Office - here you can buy your daily ticket. Open every day between 8.00-16.00.

Information - if you need help or have any questions.

Medical Help

If you don't feel well drop in the Medical Base next to the main stage where qualified nurses and doctors will help you.

Banking

There is a K&H bank office (open 10.00-18.00) set up on the island during the festival. There are ATMs on 10 spots on the island and you can use them 24 hours a day.

Post Office - you can buy stamps, postcards, envelopes, phone cards and send your postcards and letters.

Left Luggage Office and Safe Deposit

To keep your belongings safe leave your luggage in the Left Luggae office or in the Safe Deposit (for smaller items).

Green Info Point open 11.00-23.00 - The Sziget Festival deems environmental protection a very important issue and the organizers try to do many things to keep the environment clean during the festival.

There are also various programs and projects focused on green issues every year. The Green Info Point provides information on the Green Zone program and you can participate in waste exchange, environmental protection queezes and games etc.

Hungarian Language First Aid Tent between 12.00-22.00 every day

Language experts will help those who want to compete a crash-course in Hungarian language.

Laundry Service

Drop your dirty clothes at the Infomation, the staff will have it cleaned with a laundry service. You'll be told when to pick up the clean clothes. There are also two self-service laundry spots on the island.

Board Games House - if you don't find anything other to do or if it's raining go to the game house.

Marriage Tent - Yes, you can even get married during the Sziget Festival.

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Food Facilities, Eating

Numerous fast food stalls offer cooked meals at affordable prices every day. A one-course meal (meat dish with garnishing) costs around 900-1300 HUF. A few choices of vegetarian dishes will also be available.

There are also many snack and tea & coffee vending machines in the area of the festival.

I'm sure you won't have to search for long for places selling beer and other alcoholic beverages since carousing and drinking is sort of part of the festival's image. Note that you're allowed to be served and drink alcohol in Hungary if you're older than 18.

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Other Summer Events in Budapest
	F1 Hungarian Grand Prix
	Summer on the Chain Bridge
	Festival of Folk Arts
	Wine Village Budapest
	Jewish Summer Festival
	More Festivals in Budapest

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