 20 August is an outstanding day for Hungarians that celebrates St. Stephen, Hungary's national leader and first king, who founded the state of Hungary and helped in establishing the values honoured and cherished by our nation up to now. This day several cultural and other events take place in Budapest and through the whole country (folk festivals, spectacular firework, sales of Hungarian specialties etc.) |
 The Red Bull Air Race World Championship features the world’s best pilots in a competition based on speed, precision and skills. Touching down in eight cities worldwide in 2008, each Red Bull Air Race is unique. From the heart of the city to the open countryside, over land or water, it can take place almost anywhere. It is placed in the heart of Budapest, above river Danube, in front of the Parlement House usually on the National Day fo Hungary (20 August, Day-3 of the Summit). Information for the 2010 year’s race soon on: http://www.redbullairrace.com/ |
 A South-Hungarian city -Pécs- has won the chance to showcase its cultural life and cultural development as one of the European Capitals of Culture in year 2010 (besides Istanbul-Turkey and Essen-Germany).Read more: http://en.pecs2010.hu |
 Europe’s main aquatics championships in 2010 will be held in Budapest, being organized in the disciplines of diving, swimming, synchronized swimming and long-distance swimming. The event takes place 4-15 August in the Széchy Tamás swimming pool (Budapest) and Balatonfüred at Lake Balaton (South West Hungary).Details soon on: www.len.eu/2009 |
 Hungary is the first from Eastern and Central European countries that was given the opportunity to organize a world championship, namely the Triathlon World Championships that takes place in Budapest in summer 2010.Read more: www.triatlon.hu/vb2010 |
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