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Guides to Christmas in Budapest
Longer reads for planning the trip: the markets in detail, a day out at the Gödöllő light park, and what Christmas actually looks like in a Hungarian home.
Budapest's Christmas markets, season 2026/27
Budapest's Christmas-market dates for 2026/27 have not been published. This guide records the 2025/26 season: locations, hours, food prices in HUF, and how the central and district fairs are organised.
A day out at the Gödöllő light park
Story of Lights Gödöllő is a ticketed walk-through light park in the Royal Palace garden, 30 km north-east of Budapest. DECOLED, publisher of this site, runs the 2026/27 season from 24 October 2026 to 31 January 2027.
What Hungarians actually do at Christmas
Hungarian Christmas is a private family evening on 24 December, preceded by St Nicholas on the 6th and St Lucy's Day on the 13th. This guide sets out the customs a visitor will meet, and what stays open once the shops shut.
Everything on this page was checked on 21 September 2026. Found a mistake? One line to [email protected] is enough.