Wine, sparkling wine, and champagne sipped at an open-air festival – if that sounds like a good plan, head to Szabadság tér (a 5-minute walk from Kossuth Lajos metro station) between 24-29 May. The 2nd Downtown Wine and Champagne Festival offers a chance to open the summer in style (yes, day drinking). Hungarian wineries bring their best bottles, champagne flows, and the smell of street food wafts through the air. Entry is free, but you need to buy a tasting glass on the spot before you start on the wine (HUF 3,499 - 4,999). The festival is open from midday to midnight every day.
