Sziget Festival
LocationHungary (Budapest)
WhenAugust
AttendanceAbout 500,000 visits
About Sziget Festival
The Island of Freedom on Obuda Island in the Danube. A full week of music, theater, and art each August. Founded in 1993 by students after the fall of socialism. Regularly named among the best major festivals in Europe.
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