Budapest Summer Festival 2012

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Margaret Island provide one of the major venue for this summer-long open-air festival. The Margaret Island Open-air Theatre hosts excellent Hungarian and International performances of grand operas, musicals, ballets, oratorios, concerts, and rock-operas in this impressive area of Budapest. Opened in 1938, the largest open-air theatre can hold an audience of 3,000.

You can get to the island by pleasure boat according to the timetable, which is depending on the performances. After the performance, you can return to downtown on the same way. Read more about it in our brochure

The performances start at 20.30 in June and July, and at 20.00 in August.
How to find us?

By public transport:

From the Margaret bridge on foot
From the Árpád bridge: from Pest take the bus no. 136; from Buda take the bus no. 106 until the stop of the entrance of the island and then take a walk.

By car:
You can get to the Margaret Island by car from the Árpád bridge, and then you can leave your car in a car park on the tip of the island.