Buda Castle Easter Festival Tre of Life Folk Dancers
Buda Castle Easter Festival Tre of Life Folk Dancers

Buda Castle Easter Festival

In spring time (March, April), one of the most featured events in the Buda Castle District is the Buda Castle Easter Festival The Festival was not scheduled in the Buda Castle in 2016. Instead, most Easter visitors could take a look around the Easter Market in central Budapest, on Vorosmarty Square. More about Budapest Easter on Top Budapest travel guide.

The Buda Castle Easter Festival (Budavari Husveti Sokadalom) has lovely sights, foods, concerts, and kid friendly games. The festival is usually each year, however, it is not scheduled in 2016. You can enjoy a series of concerts, dance shows, try the local Easter foods (milkbread / Challah, a special braided sweet loaf, which is part of the Easter celebrations), Easter hams, eggs, and more.

Buda Castle Easter Festival
Buda Castle Easter Festival

Although Easter is mostly a family event in Hungary, there are more and more people seeking some family friendly community event to take part in, and celebrate traditional Easter festivities and the coming of spring together.

More about the Buda Castle Easter Festival on Festival Budapest.

The festival is a perfect program for those who are on an Easter holiday in Budapest, Hungary. With the festival ticket you are also entitled to visit the two major attractions inside the Buda Castle buildings: the Hungarian National Gallery and the Budapest History Museum.

In recent years, there have been very mild springs, but in 2013 the weather seemed to be stuck in winter. So there is no knowing what the weather is like at Easter in Budapest in 2014 or 2015, but mostly it is nice, sunny and around 10 degrees Celsius in the plus.

If you visit Budapest with children, they will surely enjoy the varied Easter program at the festival (do check the details for the best timing though). Some of the options from recent years included:

  • Easter egg painting
  • Easter Labyrinth
  • Easter egg hunt
  • Live shows for kids: puppet shows
  • Carousel with baskets for the little ones
  • Some Easter pets can be fed

The event does not take place in 2019.

Please see other Easter Festivals/ Events on the following links:

Spring Festivals

Easter River Danube Cruises

9 comments

  1. Hi

    My 3 friends and myself want to book onto the Buda Castle Tour on Sunday 6th March 2016. However when I go to book the tour the only date it lets you select is September 2015, there is a fault and it won’t let you change the date. Can you let me know how I can book this tour for us all?

  2. Does anybody know who organize the EASTER BUDA CASTLE FESTIVAL 27-28 MARCH>>?

  3. Good afternoon,

    do you provide also guided tours in german? Is there any discount for 8-11 people? when is Easter festival this year? Is there any discount during this festival?

    Thank you

  4. I just want to go this time, I’ve heard a lot about this event. Please some one let me know, when it will be organize?

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