Sziget Festival — festival guide
Budapest, Hungary, Budapest, Hungary10–14 Aug 2027 · 5 days295 days to go
At a glance
- Dates
- 10–14 Aug 2027 (5 days)
- Location
- Budapest, Hungary, Budapest, Hungary
- Sound
- Music · Festival · Cultural · Art
- Tickets
- €239 – €569 · 6 tiers tracked
The story
Sziget Festival is an annual music and cultural festival held in Budapest, Hungary. The festival will take place from August 10 to August 14, 2027. Known for its vibrant atmosphere, Sziget features a diverse lineup of artists and a unique festival experience on an island in the heart of the city. It has been a staple in the festival calendar since its inception, and it offers activities and performances across multiple stages.
Sziget Festival is a 5-day music, festival, cultural, art festival at Budapest, Hungary in Budapest, Hungary. The August 2027 edition runs 10–14 Aug 2027.
Expect stages split between Music, Festival, Cultural and Art.
Everything happens at Budapest, Hungary, in Budapest. Budapest is the base for the trip: it is where the affordable beds, the late trains and the after-parties are, and where prices climb fastest as the dates approach.
Sziget Festival keeps the same calendar slot each year: August 2027 for this edition, opening on a Tuesday and closing on a Saturday. It is a high-summer date, which is peak season for both travel and accommodation across the region. That slot matters for the budget — flights and rooms in Budapest are priced for the festival weekend, not the week around it, so shifting your arrival by a day often saves more than any ticket tier does.
- 5-day Pass options, including standard and VIP
- Notable artists include Shawn Mendes, Nelly Furtado, and Armin van Buuren
- Offers an official Spotify playlist for post-festival vibes
- Promotes sustainability with CO2 footprint calculation features
What the trip costs from Paris
Ticket from
€239
Return transport
€145
bus · 22h 6m each way
Place to stay
€345
Hostel / camping · 5 nights
Total door to door
€729
Door to door from Paris, a trip to Sziget Festival works out at roughly €729 per person on the cheapest combination we track — a mid-priced weekend by the standards of our index.
The ticket is only 33% of that: the rest is getting there and sleeping somewhere, which is exactly the part most ticket sites leave out.
Cheapest travel we price is bus · 22h 6m each way, at €145 return.
See every ticket tier and travel option →Planning the trip, step by step
- 1Book the ticket first: tiers at Sziget Festival are sold in waves and the cheapest wave is gone long before the line-up is complete.
- 2Then price the travel from Paris — Cinderella compares train, bus, car and flight for the same dates, and the cheapest option is not always the obvious one.
- 3Reserve 6 nights rather than 5: the last night of a festival almost always ends after the last train home.
- 4Follow Sziget Festival on Cinderella to be emailed when a ticket price drops or a new tier opens.
Full line-up
Ordered as the poster reads it — headliners first, then most booked to least. Each name opens that artist's festival dates.
The organiser hasn't published the line-up for Sziget Festival yet. It appears here — with a page for every artist — as soon as names are confirmed.
Past editions
Dates are the event's recurring calendar slot, so treat them as approximate — the organiser keeps the official archive.
2026
10–14 Aug 2026 (approx.)
2025
10–14 Aug 2025 (approx.)
2024
10–14 Aug 2024 (approx.)
Travel tips from Paris
- The site itself is Budapest, Hungary, in Budapest.
- Book a bed in Budapest early — rooms around a festival sell out before the last ticket tier does.
- bus22h 6m · €145
- air5h 14m · €229