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Budavári Advent, Buda Castle District

District I's Advent market next to the Matthias Church on Szentháromság tér in the castle district. Stalls sell craft goods from local makers plus food and hot drinks; there are concerts, dance performances and family programmes, and a shared Advent candle-lighting on Sundays.

WhereSzentháromság tér, 1014 Budapest
DistrictDistrict I — Várnegyed (Buda Castle)
Dates 2026/272026 dates not confirmed yet
2025 season: 28.11.2025 – 04.01.2026
Opening hours2025 season: Daily 09:00–20:00, with modified hours on 24–26 December and 1 January
EntryFree entry
Getting thereBus 16 from Deák Ferenc tér or bus 16/16A/116 from M2 Széll Kálmán tér to Szentháromság tér; also the Castle Funicular from Clark Ádám tér
OrganiserBudavári Önkormányzat (District I municipality) with MáraiKult
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What to eat and drink here

Food stalls serve hot drinks, mulled wine and Hungarian street-food dishes such as chimney cake, lángos and sausages. The organizer publishes no price list; 2025 price levels in the castle district were broadly comparable to the central markets, with mulled wine roughly 1,200–1,800 HUF and hot dishes roughly 2,500–5,000 HUF.

Prices are what stalls typically charged in the 2025 season and are given as a guide only — the stalls set their own prices and they change every year.

Other markets in the same district

Checked on 21 September 2026 against the organiser's official page. Dates, opening hours and prices can change; the organiser's page is what counts. Corrections to [email protected].