After a two-year hiatus, one of Hungary’s biggest musical and artistic events, the Sziget Festival, is back and bigger than ever! Taking place in the country’s capital, the 6-day camping festival will take place on Óbudai-sziget, a verdant 108-hectare island on the Danube in Budapest from Wednesday, August 10 – Monday August 16. Single-day tickets, multi-day tickets, VIP tickets and 6-day festival tickets can be purchased here. Get yours before it sells out here.
Sziget Festival will host many performances on more than a dozen stages on Liberty Island, the small island in the Danube where Sziget has been held since 1993. Headliners of the 6-day festival include justin bieber, Kings of Leon, Dua Lipa, Tame Impala, Calvin Harris and Arctic Monkeys. In addition to the headliners, festival-goers can expect performances in all genres, such as SOIL RÜFÜS, Nina Kravis, Bastille, NGTMRE, Seth Troxler, Yung Lean, FKJ, Stromae, Lewis Capaldi, Alan Walker, Steve Aoki, Anne Marie, Honey Dijon, Sam Fender, Bob Moses, Claptone, TOKiMONSTA, and much more.
In addition to the epic lineup, Sziget will be hosting 4 boat parties during day 6 of the festival, from Friday 8/12 to Monday 8/15. Dutch event and festival company Vunzige Deuntjes will host their party on Friday 8/12. On Saturday you can expect a headlining performance from GLOWAL, on Sunday Dutch DJ/producer BlasterJaxx will take over and finally on Monday Eelke Kleijn will take over! The boat parties will take place from 11:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. each day. General admission and VIP tickets can be purchased here.
Not only can festival-goers attend the 6-day festival and the one-day party on a boat, but the Sziget festival has also added another amazing addition to their festival this year. On Thursday August 11 and Friday August 12, festival-goers and revelers in Budapest can enter the Halaszbastya Restaurant at Buda Castle, the historic castle and palace complex of the Hungarian Kings in Budapest for two days of celebrations. The two-day castle parties take place from 3:00 p.m. to 10:00 p.m. daily. General admission and VIP tickets can be purchased here.
The Sziget Festival is very convenient to access and festival goers can access the island by boat, car or on foot. However, one of the easiest ways to get to the island would be by HÉV public transit, the railroad. For accommodation, attendees can camp for free at the festival site with a 6-day pass, 3-day pass, or day tickets when purchased for at least two consecutive days. Camping areas can be found all over the island, meaning partygoers can camp virtually anywhere except around the program location and enhanced camping areas. The festival also offers pre-pitched tents, cabins and partner hotels. For more information on accommodation options, you can visit the festival official website.
