Budapest Sziget Festival takes place on Óbudai Island (aka Hajógyári Island) in Óbuda, northern Budapest.This year the festival celebrates its 25th jubilee welcoming visitors with around 1 500 programs on 50 venues across the island. Besides concerts, everybody can select from a wide range of programs.
Sziget Festival is one of the biggest multicultural events of Europe, starting in 1993. The festival attracts almost 400 000 fans from over 70 countries to a beautiful island in the heart of Budapest, providing a complete festival-holiday experience with non-stop part.
In 2011, Sziget was ranked one of the 5 best festivals in Europe by The Independent. The festival is a two-time winner at the European Festivals Awards in the category Best Major European Festival in 2012 and 2015.
9th august: Pink, Billy Talent, Dubioza Kolektiv, Alma, Bazzookas, Elle Exxe, Kaptn Peng and Die Tentakel Von Delphi, Lola Marsh
10th august: Wiz Khalifa, KensingtonJammie Cullum, Tom Odel, The Vaccines, Alex Clare, Watsky,W and W, Andy C, Dimension, Maurice West, Sunnery James and Ryan Marciano, Big Ranx, Brutto, Klangstof, Nemo, Oligarkh,
11th august: Kasabian, PJ Harvey, Rudimental, Charli XCX, Nervo, DJ Shadow, Danny Brown, GTA, Oh Wonder, Bear’s Den, Valention Khan, Bombay Royale, Clement Bazin, Klara and The Pop, Van Holzen
12th august: Bad Religion, Mando Diao, Anna-Marie, Chrystal Fighters, Oliver Heldens, The Strypes, Gusgus, Weval, Bubituzak, Full Trunk, Kinsfolk,Rien, Roosevelt,
13th august: The Pretty Reckless, Metronomy, The Naked and Famous, Steve Aoki, White Lies, One, Her, Brutus, DJ Ride, Greetings Sugar, Le Luci Della Centrale Electric, The Charm Fury
14th august: Major Laser, Flume, Two Door Cinema Club, George Ezra, Mac Demarco, Vince Staples, Bassjackers,Cashmere Cat, Jagwar Ma, Léon, Cosmo, Naaman, Mother’s Cake, Puggy, Zoo
15th august: Dimitri Vegas and Like Mike, ALT-J, Interpol, The Kills, Paul Van Dyk, Fritz Kalkbrenner, The Courteeners, Leyya, Nothing but Thieves, De Staat, Leningrad, Motorpsycho,Irah, Ricky Rick, Tre Allegri Ragazzi Morti
But Sziget isn't just about the music, with there also being a host of other activities to get involved in and experience, from an amusement park, workshops and beaches, to surreal venues and installations dotted around the site.
