"The six-day series of events of the 5th Wine Village starts on Tuesday, 19 August. In the Felvonulási square the focus will be on the Hungarian wine villages, wine, music and the good atmosphere.Opening times: Every day 12.00-24.00
Day pass: 1500 HUF
5-day pass: 7000 HUF
The price of a daily ticket includes one tasting glass with the logo of the event.
For disabled people and children under the age of 12 the enrty is free.
Review of Hungarian Wine Villages – 5th Wine Village in Budapest
Apart from tasting over several hundred wines of more, than 100 wineries, visitors of the event can get to know several other delicious specialities, including palinkas and traditional Hungarian dishes. Cheese and meat specialities and gastronomic delicacies will also be on offer, including truffle oil, jams, “gezemice”, “langalló”, pastry horns, rose bread, carrot cake and others.
Children can take part in the drawing competition, while their parents can vote for the best wines in the wine competition. To ensure the good atmosphere, not only the Wine Village Gipsy Band, but other well-known musicians will play during the six days.
Thursday evening’s evening snacks and wine will be accompanied by the Szekszárd Junior Stars Big Band; on Friday Tom White and Friends will provide rockabilly music for the night; while on Saturday evening a 2-hour street party will be given by the Bergendy Concert, Dance, Jazz, and Salon Orchestra. During the six days altogether 19 groups will take part in providing a colourful cavalcade of music for visitors: blues, jazz, funky and rock-and-roll welcome anybody who visits the 5th Wine Village in Budapest.
5th Wine Village in Budapest:
19 August
12:00 noon – Opening 12:15 – Miklós Kónya and the Wine Village Gipsy Band welcomes the visitors
17:00 – Concert of The Sweet Home Blues Rock
18:00 – Official opening (with invited guests)
18:30 – Concert of the Smile Unit Funky
20:00 – Neon Hungarian hits in unlimited volume
2:00 h – Miklós Kónya and the Wine Village Gipsy Band plays for as long as we can take it
20 August
12:00 – ecumenist blessing of the wine (with the representatives of the Hungarian churches)
12:30 – Music played for a good lunch - Miklós Kónya and the Wine Village Gipsy Band playing
16:00 – The amazing production of the Vivat Bacchus vocalist group
17:30 – The Black Brass Marchin Band marches into the Wine Village
19:00 – 3-hour show programme of the Lucky Boys Shuffle Band
22:00 – Miklós Kónya and the Wine Village Gipsy Band plays until the morning
21 August
12:00 – Opening
12:30 – Music played for a good lunch - Miklós Kónya and the Wine Village Gipsy Band playing
17:00 – Solo concert of Evelyne Kandech (Megastar) with piano accompaniment
18:00 – Gábor Farkas „Gábriel” Frank Sinatra freely
20:30 – The 2-hour jazz, concert of the Szekszárd Junior Stars Big Band conducted by Ákos Molnár
22:00 – Miklós Kónya and the Wine Village Gipsy Band plays until the morning
22 August
12:00 – Opening
12:30 – Music played for a good lunch - Miklós Kónya and the Wine Village Gipsy Band playing
16:00 – Album release concert of Gyula Csepregi and Róbert Rátonyi
18:00 – The procession and introduction of the Budapest Legate of the Hungarian Consulate of the European Wine Order of Knighthood
19:00 – Bolero Showtime Band rock-and-roll party
20:30 – Rockabilly concert of Tom White and Friends
22:00 – Miklós Kónya and the Wine Village Gipsy Band plays until the morning
23 August
12:00 – Opening
12:30 – Music played for a good lunch - Miklós Kónya and the Wine Village Gipsy Band playing
14:00 – Marriage of wine and cheese lead by József Deák sommelier
16:00 – The amazing production of the Vivat Bacchus vocalist group
18:00 – Traditional blues concert of Karen Carrol (USA) & The Mississippi Grave Diggers
20:00 – 2-hour street party of the Bergendy Concert, Dance, Jazz, and Salon Orchestra
22:00 – Miklós Kónya and the Wine Village Gipsy Band plays until the morning
24 August
12:00 – Opening
12:30 – Music played for a good lunch - Miklós Kónya and the Wine Village Gipsy Band playing
14:00 – Musical adventures of the Vác Andante Chamber Orchestra (well-known classical music pieces)
15:30 – Album release concert of Gyula Csepregi and Róbert Rátonyi
17:30 – Raffael Máriusz Quintett
20:00 – 5th Wine Village in Budapest says goodbye with the concert of the 100-member Budapest Gypsy Symphony
THE ORGANISERS RESERVE THE RIGHT TO MAKE CHANGES TO THE PROGRAMME!"
Source: budapestinfo.hu
21.08.2008