January 1: New Year's Day (closures)
March 15: National Day (celebrates 1848 Revolution; closures)
March 16: Extra holiday for National Day (closures)
March 30–April 2: Easter weekend (Good Friday through Easter Monday, closures)
March 30–April 22: Budapest Spring Festival (opera, ballet, classical music)
April 30: Extra holiday for Labor Day (closures)
May 1: Labor Day (and anniversary of joining the EU; closures)
May 20–21: Pentecost and Whit Monday (closures)
Early June (2 weeks): Danube Carnival, Budapest (multicultural festival)
June–mid-August: Outdoor Festival (outdoor evening performances), Pécs
Late June–late August: Summer on the Chain Bridge, Budapest (Chain Bridge is closed to traffic on weekends, lined with food stalls and performers)
Late June–late August: Szentendre Summer Festival (art festival with theater, concerts, film, activities)
June 30–July 7: Early Music Days, Fertőd-Eszterháza
July 4–8: Balaton Sound, Zamárdi (lakeside electronic music festival)
Early July (4 days): Bull's Blood Festival, Eger (wine and traditional food)
July 27–29: Formula 1 races, Budapest
August 8–15: Sziget Festival, Budapest (rock and pop music)
August 20: St. István's Day (fireworks, celebrations; closures)
September 4–11 (likely): Jewish Cultural Festival, Budapest
October 5–21 (likely): Café Budapest Contemporary Arts Festival
October 22: Extra holiday for National Day (closures)
October 23: National Day (remembrances of 1956 Uprising; closures)
November 1: All Saints' Day/Remembrance Day (religious festival, closures)
November 2: Extra holiday for All Saints' Day (closures)
December 24–25: Christmas Eve and Christmas Day (closures)
December 26: Boxing Day (closures)
December 31: New Year's Eve (a.k.a. Szilveszter; concerts and fireworks in Budapest, closures nationwide in 2018)
