Sziget Festival to Feature Both Russian and Ukrainian Performers Sziget Festival "does not believe in cultural embargoes", Tamás Kádár, the chief organiser of the week-long musical extravaganza held on... 2022.05.06.
More Names Announced for Sziget Festival Including Justin Bieber, Calvin Harris The program of this year's Sziget Festival, held on Budapest's Hajógyári Island between August 10-15, will include concerts by Justin... 2022.02.23.
Nightclub Owner Vizoviczki Gets Seven-and-a-half Years in Prison The Budapest Court of Appeals has sentenced nightclub owner and businessman László Vizoviczki to seven-and-a-half years in a maximum security... 2020.12.22.
Environmentally Damaging Hajógyári Island Levee Project Finally Aborted The government has seemingly abandoned the controversial project to build a levee on Hajógyári Island in Budapest. It means the... 2020.09.26.
Gov’t Gives Up Hajógyári Island Building Plans After Public Demonstrations The government does not want to make any investment that the capital and environmentalists do not support, said Gergely Gulyás,... 2020.07.30.
Hundreds Protest Planned Levee Project on Hajógyári Island On Wednesday, hundreds of people formed human chains, protesting against a planned project to build a levee on Hajógyári Island... 2020.07.10.
Budapest Leaders Oppose Gov’t Plans on Hajógyári Island After Impact Study Made Public In reference to an impact study which revealed that plans would involve felling up to 1,000 trees, both Budapest mayor... 2020.07.01.
Coronavirus: Margaret and Óbuda Islands to Re-Open at Weekend Popular Budapest leisure hotspots, such as Margaret Island and Óbuda Island will be re-opened to the public at the weekend,... 2020.05.09.
Sziget Started with Ed Sheeran Concert, Huge Crowd and Lines The world-famous Sziget Festival kicked off yesterday in Budapest, and tens of thousands of visitors arrived at the Island of Freedom to... 2019.08.08.
