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Let’s celebrate the 150th birthday of Budapest! — programme guide
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This weekend, our beloved Budapest turns 150 years old! The whole city will be buzzing with festivities. Let’s take a look and see what programmes the city has to offer to those who want to participate in the celebrations.
150th birthday
Merely 150 years ago, on the 17th of November in 1873, Pest, Buda and Óbuda officially unified to create Budapest. To celebrate, this weekend, Friday though Sunday, the whole city will be abuzz with exciting programmes, rtl.hu reports. Museums, theaters and many other institutions have prepared for this weekend, so there is bound to be something exciting for everybody!
Ceremonial general assembly, new walkway
On Friday, the Municipality of the Capital will hold a ceremonial general assembly at the Hungarian Academy of Sciences (MTA). During this assembly, the For Budapest award, the Pro Urbe Budapest award as well as the Budapest Honorary Citizenship recognitions will be presented to those who were awarded.
The Városháza (City Hall) is offering another array of interesting programmes. They will open their gates to those interested in strolling between the Károly boulevard and Városháza street. The new walkway will be lit up with a celebratory light installation making it that much more spectacular.
The Budapester, Heroes of Budapest
In the courtyard of the Városháza, The Budapester art installation will finally be viewable. The Budapester was made by 151 Hungarian illustrators, each of whom illustrated a year and a significant event from the life of our lovely capital. The illustrations are a one-of-a-kind tribute to the illustrious history of Budapest. Along with them, the Heroes of Budapest will also be presented. Those presented are hardworking employees of Budapest’s companies and were chosen by their colleagues to represent their company at this event. They show their work and talk about their job through posters.
The Vígszínház is also joining in the festivities: they will hold a celebratory gala night to close the Friday celebrations.
Don’t worry, because the fun doesn’t end on Friday: celebrating the city is a whole-weekend affair.
