Brutal price rises at Hungarian summer festivals: here is what to expect

Food and drinks were the most expensive at the Sziget Festival last year, a senior analyst at the Oeconomus Economic Research Foundation told InfoRádió about their latest research. However, this year, they will be even more expensive, and not only at Sziget, but all the other festivals.

“Looking at the daily ticket data, we found that the price increase compared to last year is between 13 and 80 percent,” Dóra Erdélyi told InfoRádió. However, these are only indicative, as the price of remaining tickets increases as the festival date approaches.

Food and drink prices were also examined by the Oeconomus Economic Research Foundation. These also saw very significant price increases. They compared prices to 2019 due to the coronavirus outbreak and found that beer, for example, is already costing double this year.