Be part of National Blue Trail Day – free guided hikes
National Blue Trail Day is held on 12 October 2024, when participating hiking groups complete different sections of the more than 2,580-kilometre National Blue Trail. You can also join on the sections in the Balaton Uplands.
The programme is free, but registration is required and places fill up quickly. The groups carry GPS trackers, so the route can be followed online. The event is open to all ages, from easy walks to harder hikes. For more details, visit the programme's website.
Fig Festival in Badacsony – jazz, figs and delicious bites
Fügefeszt Badacsony 2024 is a new gastronomic festival held on 12–13 October on the Badacsony beach.
The two-day event focuses on figs and the gastronomy of the Balaton region. The programme includes workshops, cooking shows and tastings, with live jazz and light music.
Well-known restaurants and wineries take part, such as IKON Debrecen and Laposa Estate from Badacsony. The festival's proceeds support the local kindergarten and school.
Zander Festival – fish dishes, folk dance and crafts
The Szigliget Zander Festival is held on 19–20 October 2024 on the shore of Lake Balaton.
It is a traditional gastronomic event where zander takes the leading role, but other fish dishes and local specialities are also on offer. Cooking competitions, gastronomic demonstrations, children's activities, folk dance performances, concerts and craft exhibitions await visitors.
The festival is also enriched with cultural events featuring local and well-known performers.
Liszt's musical legacy in Veszprém – performed by Gergely Kovács
As part of the Liszt Festival, pianist Gergely Kovács gives a concert in Veszprém on 22 October 2024 in the main hall of Hangvilla.
Gergely Kovács, a Junior Prima Award-winning pianist, performs special pieces in memory of Ferenc Liszt, including iconic études, rhapsodies and ballads.
The event is linked to Liszt's birthday and offers an unforgettable experience for lovers of classical music. Tickets cost 2,400 forints.
Gasztrohegy – flavours of the forest and Badacsony wines
The Badacsony Gasztrohegy event series starts again in 2024, with mouth-watering dishes and selected wines.
From September to April, ten year-round restaurants offer themed gastronomic events focusing on Badacsony hill and its wines.
On the first weekend, 26–27 October, the produce of the forest takes centre stage, such as game, rose hips and wild mushrooms. This season a total of 13 restaurants and wineries take part, including the popular Folly Arboretum and Hableány.
The aim is to discover the best restaurants and wines of the wine region step by step, sip by sip.
