PREMIUM BEERS CAPTIVATE CENTRAL EUROPE'S LARGEST FESTIVAL

Dreher, Sziget Festival’s long-standing partner warmly welcomes its 400,000 visitors this August again. Asahi's distinguished brands, Peroni Nastro Azzurro and Pilsner Urquell, will complement Hungary's iconic beer at this paramount cultural event.

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(Saturday), Mumford & Sons (Sunday), Lorde and Macklemore (Monday), and Billie Eilish (Tuesday).

Sziget Festival, which is located on Budapest’s Óbuda-Island, is the perfect festival for eclectic music lovers, allowing you to visit with a group that has a diverse taste.

With acts spanning genres and continents, from YUNGBLUD to Diplo, Sven Väth to Shlømo, the festival’s roster of acts is a busy one, with 80 performers gracing the main stages over the six days.

Sziget is expecting up to 80,000 festivalgoers per day, so visitors may need a breather from the hustle and bustle of the Mainstage dedicated to Dan, FreeDome presented by Mastercard, and the Samsung Party Arena.

Ticket holders can get some downtime over at the ArtZone, the daytime venue offering a range of creative and interactive programmes, enabling active relaxation. Visitors will be able to meet some of the most interesting people in the Hungarian art scene, as well as explore installations from students, designers, and galleries from across Hungary.

For a more light-touch musical experience, festival-goers can visit the Light Stage. Designed as a chill-out zone, the Light Stage will offer lived music from emerging musicians. Preparing you for the main stages, this area comes with its own bar and smoothie corner.

And for those seeking a bit of culture over the six days, Cirque du Sziget will showcase unique performances from jugglers, equilibrists, acrobats and more, from countries such as Canada, Morocco, Australia and Argentina.

If watching all of the breathtaking performances makes visitors want to give it a go themselves, head over to the Global Village, which will offer workshops in world music. From Eastern Europe to South America and Asia to Africa, there really is an experience for everyone!

On The Island

Whilst it sounds like it could be an exhausting six days, Sziget Festival has paid careful attention to its accommodation offering.

Basic camping comes as standard, but ticket holders have the opportunity to upgrade their stay to one of several onesite camping options.

Siesta Camping offers shady camping spots, whilst Park Camping is close to the entrance for those not wanting to carry their luggage too far!

For those planning to stay somewhere Instagrammable, Sziget Ville and Podpadopolis offer a range of glamping options. Sziget Festival spans the 108-hectare Óbudai-sziget, which translates to Old Buda Island. The largest Danubian island in Budapest, the tree-filled location even has its own beach!

Off The Island

It’s unlikely that Sziget ticket holders are going to find themselves bored over the six day experience. However, for those taking the time to travel across the world to Hungary, it would be remiss to not take a trip to wider Budapest.

With the Sziget CityPass by Budapest Card, visitors can easily and cost-effectively explore the most beautiful parts of Budapest. It includes a one-time free entry to baths and beaches, free public transportation, Sziget boat service, and numerous additional discounts in collaboration with more than 60 partners of Sziget.

For the sixth time, Sziget festival is enabling visitors to take the festival to the river Danube on its Sziget Cruisin Boat Party! The elegant pleasure-boat takes in

Could ALDI Hungary be the MVP this festival season?

As you wake up bleary-eyed from hours of dancing, laughing, and celebrating the night before, there’s one thing on your mind: refueling. Luckily, for those visiting Sziget Festival in Hungary this festival season, ALDI Hungary has got you covered.

The international supermarket chain will be bringing its almost 500 square metre pop-up shop to this year’s Sziget Festival, from the 10th-15th August 2023.

Festival goers will be able to roam the aisles, choosing from a selection of fresh fruit, vegetables, chilled dairy products, cold cut meats, and BBQ products, energising you for the day ahead.

Does the thought of cooking instead of dancing fill you with dread? Not a problem, ALDI