Children’s and Heroes’ Day at Buda Castle
On Sunday, exciting programmes await children and parents at several locations in the Buda Castle, including traditional children's programmes, special gastronomic events, and presentations related to important days in Hungarian history. The all-day program is free, but registration is required to participate.
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Open Fire station day
It's an old cliché that if you ask a small child what they want to be when they grow up, every second child will say they want to be a firefighter. Perhaps that's why a recurring program of Children's Days is when the doors of the fire stations open. This year will be no different. Firefighters will demonstrate their equipment, children can put on their fire suits, and they will even hold a fire drill.
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City Park Children's Day
Organised by the International Children’s Safety Service, this two-day celebration takes over City Park and its surroundings. The main hub will be the Nagyrét, but activities also spill over to the House of Music Hungary and the Museum of Ethnography. Expect stage performances from dance groups and sports clubs, children’s concerts, health screenings, a Safe Internet Tent, and even a 'Street of Nations' where kids can explore cultures from around the globe.
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Children's Day at Müpa
Müpa’s much-loved Cifra Palota series returns in supersized form on Sunday from 10 am to 3 pm. This special edition features concerts, puppet shows, fairytale theatre, and dance performances across three stages. The fun continues off-stage too, with a wide range of logic games, traditional folk activities, and creative workshops.
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Children's Day at the Railway History Park
The Railway History Park will be open from 10 am to 6 pm on both Saturday and Sunday, offering train-themed adventures for families. Highlights include children’s yoga, interactive concerts, live storytelling, exotic animal encounters, and all sorts of music and dance workshops. Entry is ticketed, but the variety of programmes makes it a worthwhile destination.
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Family day at Downtown Festival
The final day of the Belvárosi Festival, taking place on Sunday at Szabadság tér , will be all about the kids. From 10 am to 4 pm , families can enjoy live music from Rutkai Bori and Szalóki Ági, a petting zoo, old-fashioned games, puppet shows and a classic merry-go-round. A relaxed, joyful close to the downtown festival.
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Children's Day at the Children's Railway
No Children’s Day would be complete without something special from the Children’s Railway. The Children’s Railway (Gyermekvasút) is one of Budapest’s most unique attractions. The line runs from Széchenyi Hill to Hűvösvölgy, crossing with the Cogwheel Railway and serving Normafa and János Hill. The lookout points, forest playgrounds, places of pilgrimage and other hilly attractions lie close to stations, making the Children’s Railway the ideal jumping-off point for a day’s outing.
From 10 am to 5 pm at the Hűvösvölgy terminus, kids can join in on face painting, magic shows, circus acts, a traffic safety track , a giant board game , and more. They can also meet animals, snap a photo in a conductor’s uniform, and of course, hop aboard the train.
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(Cover photo: Gábor Szabó - We Love Budapest )
