The Palinka and Sausage Festival fills the Buda Castle courtyards with over 400 distillates and Hungarian sausages each October, a Budapest autumn.
Food festivals in Budapest worth planning a trip around, by month.
Festivals through the year
October 2026 1 festival
November 2026 1 festival
The Vorosmarty Christmas Market runs since 1998 on Budapest's Vorosmarty ter with 150+ stalls of mulled wine, kurtoskalacs, langos and Hungarian sausage.
February 2027 1 festival
Mangalica Festival ★ 4.3
The Mangalica Festival fills Szabadsag ter near Parliament with woodsmoke and paprika each February for three days of mangalica pork, sausage and pálinka.
May 2027 1 festival
Edes Napok, the Sweet Days chocolate and sweets festival, fills Szent Istvan ter beside the Basilica in Budapest with chocolatiers and confectioners; the 2025 edition ran 1 to 4 May, free entry.
June 2027 1 festival
Gourmet Festival ★ 4.3
The Gourmet Festival at Millenaris Park draws around 100 exhibitors and Hungarian regional producers for four days of tasting in early June.
September 2027 1 festival
Budapest Wine Festival ★ 4.5
The Budapest Wine Festival is the country's biggest wine tasting, with around 200 Hungarian wineries pouring through four days in Buda Castle each September.
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