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Wine Village Budapest (Borfalu) 19th-23rd August, 2009 - Cancelled For This Year!

Note: Unfortunately the Wine Village will not be held this year due to disagreement related to permit issues between the organisers and Budapest city. Hopefulyl the issue will be solved and the wine festival will be held next year.

If you're in Budapest in August include a visit to the Wine Village (Borfalu in Hungarian) to sample and learn about Hungarian wines.

The first Wine Village was held in 2004 and since then the event is a highlight of August programs in Budapest.

Wooden stalls introducing Hungary's main wine growing areas line the two sides of Ötvenhatosok tere (former Felvonulási tér) with the fine building of the Museum of Fine Arts (Szépművészeti Múzeum) in the background.

Basic Information - Wine Village Budapest

Location: Ötvenhatosok tere, behind the Museum of Fine Arts

Getting there: tram 4 or 6 to Oktogon, from there M3 (yellow) metro to Hősök tere station

Opening hours: 12.00-24.00 every day between 19th-24th Auguts, 2008

Entry fee: 1500 HUF (whole day), free for handicapped persons and children under the age of 12. A nice tasting glass with the logof of the event emblezoned is included in the price.

5-day pass: 7000 HUF

More than 100 Hungarian wineries offer a taste of their products and an insight into the characteristics of their wines.

Even if you're not so enthusiastic about wines a range of programs ensures that you'll have a good time.

A wine festival is not complete without gastronomy programs.

Between to wine samplings taste some of the food delicacies: fried sausage and black pudding, grilled meats, stuffed cabbage, goulash are the heartier offerings. For lighter snacks try langalló a kind of bread baked in furnace and served with sour cream.

And there's of course kürtös kalács (cylinder shape pastry baked over open fire and coated with sugar, ground walnuts, or cinnamon) another essential part of any Hungarian festival.

You can buy special cooking oils, cheeses, homemade fruit jams and honey

Main Programs of the Wine Village in Budapest

Every year the event focuses on a main theme and offers programas related to this topic. In 2008 Hungarian wine villages will be in the limelight.

In the Wine Competition this year visitors can vote and select the best wine of the event.

Everyone receives a voting form when buying tickets at the entrance and votes can be handed in next to the Information stall.

The Finest Wine of the Wine Village 2008 in 4 categories (white, red, rose and fröccs wines) will be decided on the last day of the program buy counting which wine producer recived the highest number of votes.

Families with kids will enjoy the Wine Village, too. Kids vcan participate in the Drawing Competition for Children where Scooby Doo dog will aid the little ones. Every participants receives a small gift and every day a winner will be selected who will get a first prize.

To ensure a real festival atmosphere varoius music bands will entertain visitors. There'll be gypsy music by the Wine Village's Gypsy Band but a range of other music genres weill be represented too. Just to name of you bands:

On Thursday evening you can listen to the 2-hour jazz concert of the Szekszárd Junior Stars Big Band
on Friday night the Tom White & Friends will perform
the Bergendy Salon Music Band provides music for the street ball on Saturday night

List of Programs of the 5th Wine Village in Budapest

19th August
12:00 noon – Opening 12:15 – Miklós Kónya and the Wine Village Gipsy Band welcomes the visitors
17:00 – Concert of The Sweet Home Blues Rock
18:00 – Official opening (with invited guests)
18:30 – Concert of the Smile Unit Funky
20:00 – Neon Hungarian hits in unlimited volume
2:00 h – Miklós Kónya and the Wine Village Gipsy Band plays for as long as we can take it

20th August
12:00 – ecumenist blessing of the wine (with the representatives of the Hungarian churches)
12:30 – Music played for a good lunch - Miklós Kónya and the Wine Village Gipsy Band playing
16:00 – The amazing production of the Vivat Bacchus vocalist group
17:30 – The Black Brass Marchin Band marches into the Wine Village
19:00 – 3-hour show programme of the Lucky Boys Shuffle Band
22:00 – Miklós Kónya and the Wine Village Gipsy Band plays until the morning

21st August
12:00 – Opening
12:30 – Music played for a good lunch - Miklós Kónya and the Wine Village Gipsy Band playing
17:00 – Solo concert of Evelyne Kandech (Megastar) with piano accompaniment
18:00 – Gábor Farkas „Gábriel” Frank Sinatra freely
20:30 – The 2-hour jazz, concert of the Szekszárd Junior Stars Big Band conducted by Ákos Molnár
22:00 – Miklós Kónya and the Wine Village Gipsy Band plays until the morning

22nd August
12:00 – Opening
12:30 – Music played for a good lunch - Miklós Kónya and the Wine Village Gipsy Band playing
16:00 – Album release concert of Gyula Csepregi and Róbert Rátonyi
18:00 – The procession and introduction of the Budapest Legate of the Hungarian Consulate of the European Wine Order of Knighthood
19:00 – Bolero Showtime Band rock-and-roll party
20:30 – Rockabilly concert of Tom White and Friends
22:00 – Miklós Kónya and the Wine Village Gipsy Band plays until the morning

23rd August
12:00 – Opening
12:30 – Music played for a good lunch - Miklós Kónya and the Wine Village Gipsy Band playing
14:00 – Marriage of wine and cheese lead by József Deák sommelier
16:00 – The amazing production of the Vivat Bacchus vocalist group
18:00 – Traditional blues concert of Karen Carrol (USA) & The Mississippi Grave Diggers
20:00 – 2-hour street party of the Bergendy Concert, Dance, Jazz, and Salon Orchestra
22:00 – Miklós Kónya and the Wine Village Gipsy Band plays until the morning

24th August
12:00 – Opening
12:30 – Music played for a good lunch - Miklós Kónya and the Wine Village Gipsy Band playing
14:00 – Musical adventures of the Vác Andante Chamber Orchestra (well-known classical music pieces)
15:30 – Album release concert of Gyula Csepregi and Róbert Rátonyi
17:30 – Raffael Máriusz Quintett
20:00 – 5th Wine Village in Budapest says goodbye with the concert of the 100-member Budapest Gypsy Symphony

From the Wine Village's official website.

TIP: If you miss the Wine Village in August you still have a chance to get to know Hungarian wines in the International Wine and Champagne Festival in Budapest's Castle District at the first of second weekend of every September.

Attractions Nearby Wine Village in Budapest

The Heroes' Square with the imposing historic monuments is next to the venue of Wine Village.

If you feel like going for a walk than head for City Park (Városliget), which is Budapest largest park with peaceful groves, a lake, Vajdahunyad Castle and the Budapest Zoo and Botanical Gardens.

If you're in a museumm-viisting mood you're at the right spot because two museums stand on Ötvenhatoosk tere: the Museum of Fine Arts and the Hall of Arts (Műcsarnok) featuring Hungarian and international contemporary art exhibits.

Other Summer Events in Budapest
	F1 Hungarian Grand Prix
	Sziget Festival
	Summer on the Chain Bridge
	Festival of Folk Arts
	20th August St Stephen's Day
	Jewish Summer Festival
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