For those with Irish roots, March 17th means one thing only: St. Paddy's Day. Luckily Budapest gets its fair share of the celebrations, and you can enjoy a major part of it free of charge. Head to Szabadság tér between 1-5 pm, and immerse yourself in the revelry: green hats, shamrocks, dancing, the lively music of fiddles, tin whistles, and bodhráns, face painting, Guinness, and Irish food await in abundance. At 2 pm, a parade sets off from the square crossing Kossuth tér, Akadémia utca, Zrínyi utca and reaching St. Stephen's Basilica, then heading back to Szabadság tér.
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