Hosted in the grounds of Buda Castle, this exhibition and fair present the best winemakers, where a wine auction and a harvest procession are essential elements of the event. The festival also offers a cultural menu of classical and jazz concerts. http://www.vinagora.hu/
Invited male choirs present their national convivial songs in the settlements of the Villány-Siklós Wine Route and form a joint choir to sing the most beautiful wassails in the history of music. http://www.winesongfestival.hu
Csabai Sausage Festival – Békéscsaba
Four weeks of slaughtering pigs, making sausage, competing, eating and drinking, interspersed with entertainment and top quality cultural and technical events, a food processing exhibition and fair, and a wine feast. www.kolbaszfesztival.com
Eger is a much loved destination for many British visitors: in December it drapes itself in Christmas lights, the main square has a Christmas market and between Christmas and the New Year it celebrates the famous wines grown in the vicinity
For the 17th time this year, the Municipality of Budafok–Tétény organizes the Budafok Champaigne and Wine Festival, which has become one of the largest autumn events in the Hungarian capital by now. The programme of the festival is designed so that the young and the elderly can find the best entertainment for their age. In addition to the romantic visits to wine cellars and the gastronomical delights, there is a colourful cultural programme for visitors: foreign and domestic folk ensembles, wind orchestras, jazz bands and various popular performers will make sure that the guests enjoy the show. The inauguration of the Promontorium Wine Knights’ Order and the Chevalier Törley Champaigne Order are also expected to be spectacular. Following the tradition of the previous events, several of Hungary’s historical wine-regions will be featured in the festival.
http://www.budafokiborfesztival.hu/
13th Wine Festival, 8th Bridge Market, concerts, family programs.
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Tourinform Iroda
6720 Szeged, Dugonics tér 2.
Tel./fax: 36-62/488-690 Tel.: 36-62/488-699
E-mail: szeged@tourinform.hu
Web:www.szegedvaros.hu
Guest wine-makers and Etyek wine-growers will offer wine-tasting in their cellars in Etyek. The event will be made more colourful by the artisans' and folk artists' market, as well as children's programs, jazz and Dixieland concerts.
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Etyek Pincefesztivál Szervezőiroda
2040 Budaörs, Farkasréti út 1.
Tel.: 36-23/501-234
Web:www.pincefesztival.hu
This is a general three-day art festival introducing the main wineries of the Tokaj-Hegyalja region. There is round-the-clock wine and food tasting, as well as high-quality cultural events in various parts of the town of Tokaj. As part of this festival the Wine of Tokaj-Hegyalja Mayors is awarded.
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Tourinform Iroda
3910 Tokaj, Serház u. 1.
Tel/Fax: 36-47/352-259 Tel:36-47/552-070,
E-mail: tokaj@tourinform.hu
Cattle herdsmen and lads test their skills and knowledge in competitions -livestock driving, ear-tag reading, use of the whip and herdsman's stick, lassoing - plus a shepherd's cooking competition.
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Tourinform Iroda
4071 Hortobágy, Pásztormúzeum Petőfi tér 13.
Tel./fax: 36-52/589-321
E-mail: hortobagy@tourinform.hu
Arts and crafts exhibition, fishing tournament, fish soup cooking and folklore programme - just a sample of the many things of interest to young and old alike.
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Tourinform Iroda
8315 Gyenesdiás, Kossuth L. u. 97.
Tel./fax: 36-83/511-790
E-mail: gyenesdias@tourinform.hu
Web:www.gyenesdias.hu
The festival of top wines and top winemakers in City Park; marvels of Hungarian gastronomy and a real market atmosphere. Visitors can sample wines, listen to Gypsy, folk and dance music, and browse through the stalls of the crafts fair.
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Pannon Bormíves Céh
1146 Budapest, Állatkerti út 2.
Tel.: 36-1/468-4045 Fax: 36-1/363-4848
E-mail: kalman@gundel.hu
Web:www.pannonbor.hu
For the 5th time this event invites the inhabitants of Debrecen and visitors from across the country to the main square and the inner city pedestrian streets. Focused around gastronomic and cultural events. A whole-day fair, turkey and pig roasting, a wine tent, a beer garden, children's programmes and pop and classical music concerts enrich the range of programmes of this event.
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Tourinform Iroda
4024 Debrecen, Piac u. 20.
Tel.: 36-52/412-250 Fax: 36-52/535-323
E-mail: debrecen@tourinform.hu ; tourinform@ph.debrecen.hu
Web:www.debrecen.hu
18th-24th July, 6th-12th August, 20th-26th August
There is a different wine region every day introducing its touristic, cultural and gastronomic specialities. (The Alföld on 21st, Eger on 22nd, Villány on 23rd, Szekszárd on 24th, Tokaj on 25th and Sopron on 26th)
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County Press Rendezvényszervező Iroda
6000 Kecskemét, Petőfi S. u. 1/A
Tel./fax: 36-76/506-422 Tel.: 36-76/417-980
E-mail: countypress@mail.countypress.hu
Web:www.countypress.hu/borutca
18th-24th July, 6th-12th August, 20th-26th August
There is a different wine region every day introducing its touristic, cultural and gastronomic specialities. (The Alföld on 21st, Eger on 22nd, Villány on 23rd, Szekszárd on 24th, Tokaj on 25th and Sopron on 26th)
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County Press Rendezvényszervező Iroda
6000 Kecskemét, Petőfi S. u. 1/A
Tel./fax: 36-76/506-422 Tel.: 36-76/417-980
E-mail: countypress@mail.countypress.hu
Web:www.countypress.hu/borutca
18th-24th July, 6th-12th August, 20th-26th August
There is a different wine region every day introducing its touristic, cultural and gastronomic specialities. (The Alföld on 21st, Eger on 22nd, Villány on 23rd, Szekszárd on 24th, Tokaj on 25th and Sopron on 26th)
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County Press Rendezvényszervező Iroda
6000 Kecskemét, Petőfi S. u. 1/A
Tel./fax: 36-76/506-422 Tel.: 36-76/417-980
E-mail: countypress@mail.countypress.hu
Web:www.countypress.hu/borutca
The event offers a platform for young people of the "Visegrád Four" and Austria. The delicious aromas from oven-cooked traditional dishes are a real attraction for the many visitors, who can also sample some of the fine wines from the Danube wine region.
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Tourinform Iroda
2900 Komárom, Igmándi út 2.
Tel./fax: 36-34/540-591 Tel.: 36-34/540-590
E-mail: komarom@tourimform.hu
Web:www.komarom.hu
The competition, of international repute, is joined by a fair, display of artisan crafts, street of handicrafts, plus cultural and entertainment programmes.
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Tourinform Iroda
5300 Karcag, Dózsa György u. 5-7.
Tel./fax: 36-59/503-225
E-mail: karcag@tourinform.hu
Web:www.karcag.hu
You can find the most fascinating events in 2008 in the Events Calendar 2008.