Budapest

The market

Budapest has two markets a few minutes apart: the classic one on Vörösmarty tér with craft stalls and a stage, and the Advent market in front of St Stephen's Basilica with a tree, a small rink and a light show on the façade every half hour from dusk. Both open in mid November, among the earliest in Europe.

Also in Budapest

• Advent Bazilika, Szent István tér (13 Nov 2026 to 1 Jan 2027, light show on the façade every evening)
• Városháza Park market by Deák tér

What to eat and drink

• Kürtőskalács, the chimney cake, warm from the coals
• Lángos with sour cream and cheese
• Forralt bor, Hungarian mulled wine, or gulyás in a bread bowl

The local specialty: Kürtőskalács, and the light show projected on St Stephen's Basilica.

The walk

One hour with your host and a small tasting of the local specialty, from EUR 69 per person. Company evenings run two hours with tastings and a table to finish. How the hour works

Your host meets you on Vörösmarty tér, walks you through the stalls with a kürtőskalács and a forralt bor, then across to the Basilica for the light show, and on through the Inner City to the Danube bank with the Chain Bridge and the Castle lit across the water. Stories of the Hungarian Christmas table, the fish soup and the beigli on the way.

• Vörösmarty tér market and the craft stalls
• The Basilica light show from the square
• Kürtőskalács, lángos and forralt bor with a local
• The Danube bank and the Castle Hill lights at night

Your host is a Budapest local from the LocalBini network who knows both markets and the Inner City between them.