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Sziget Festival

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Sziget Festival

Sziget Festival Festival

When: August 12-18

Where: Óbudai Island, Budapest, Hungary

What: A six-day orgy of music and films that allegedly parties so hard it keeps the locals up all night year after year. This year Sziget sees a vast number of bands playing to over 30,000 punters, plus cinemas, football pitches and bungee jumping. There's even a 'language first aid' tent if your Hungarian isn't quite up to scratch.

Tickets: €120 (£96.16) advance weekend tickets with camping available until May 16. €150 (£120) weekend tickets with camping after May 16. €100 (£80) advance weekend tickets without camping, €120 (£96) after May 16. €32 (£25) for day tickets.

Website: www.sziget.hu

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