Summer festivals 2010
Exit festival
8-11 July 2010, Novi Sad, Serbia
One of the most popular music festival in Central and eastern europe, held in serbia in Novi Sad. The city is not far from the hungarian border.
How to get there by train?
Budapest to Novi Sad:
Journey takes approximately 5 hours and this year there WILL BE additional carriages for those wanting to take this route.There are up to three departures a day, and you can see which one suits you best at Hungarian railroad site
Budapest to Novi Sad – Departures daily at 13:05 and 18:58
Novi Sad to Budapest – Departures daily at 09:04 and 14:54
Ticket Price: €22.20 (return)
Ljubljana to Belgrade: Departures daily at 6:15, 8:15, 14:35, 21:15
Ticket Price – €44.20 (one way)
Belgrade to Ljubljana: Departures daily at 5:50, 10:35, 13:00, 21:50
Price is around €44.20(but you will pay in Dinars)
Zagreb to Belgrade:
The train takes around 6 hours and once in Belgrade you can take a train or a bus from the Central Station (nearby) to Novi Sad.
Zagreb to Belgrade: Departures daily at 17:10, 23:55
Belgrade to Zagreb: Departures daily at 05:50, 10:35, 21:50
Ticket Price – €39,40 (return)
How to purchase tickets?
Buy tickets online
Who will participate?
Bands and singers, DJs like : The Chemical Brothers, Royskopp, Mika, Crystal Castles, Boys Noize, Josh Wink, DJ Mehdi, etc..
Exit festival
Balatonsound
8-11 July 2010, Zamardi, Hungary
Popular modern dance and music festival in Zamardi, Lake Balaton. The close lake balaton offers opportunity to swim all day long and dance in the lake.
How to get there by train?
Budapest - Zamardi, there are regular trains from Budapest Deli (southern) train stations . Check out train timetable
How to purchase tickets?
Daily tickets from 47EUR, Weekly from 110EUR, Campsite is 5EUR
Who will participate?
MThe Chemical Brothers, Jamiroquai, Paul Van Dyk, Sven Vath, Paul Kalkbenner, Pet Shop Boys, Tricky, David Guetta, Paul Oakenfordm, John Digweed
Balaton Sound
OFF Festival
5-8 Aug, Krakow
For anyone who'd like to attend one of the above-mentioned sweaty summer rock-a-thon festivals, but doesn't want to travel all the way up to Gdynia to do so (much less to the U.K. or Denmark), can make the short journey to Myslowice, about an hour out of Krakow. And, unlike most large festivals that play only huge names, this festival specializes in the alternative and indie scenes, so you might be able to catch a more intimate performance by some bands before they become 'the next big thing'.
Bands and performances like The Fall(UK), Lali Puna(DE), Memory Tapes(USA). Check out full program list
How to get there?
you can catch a flight to Krakow, than by minibus, or taxi (200zloty to Myslowice)
by train, there are fast train connection between Krakow and Myslowice, or take a minibus
Ticket prices :
from 99PLN - 150PLN
Accommodation :
there are a campsite near the festival, The charge for the lodgings at the camp site is 16 zlotys per person/per day .
Official website of OFF Festival
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SZIGET 2010, Budapest
10-16 Aug, 2010
The biggest music and cultural festival in central and eastern europe on the island of the danube in budapest.
How to get there ?
If you arrive by plane, take the minibus service, easy and cheap to go directly to the Sziget.
There are party trains from France, Netherland and Germany in 2009, so you can join the party before the official opening.
How to purchase tickets?
Daily tickets : 45eur, passes from 110eur
Buy online tickets for Sziget 2009
Coke Live Festival, Krakow
20-21 Aug,2010
Coke Live Festival is a true feast for popular music lovers.One thing is certain – performing on the premises of the Aviation Museum will be the best-known and most authentically fashionable performers of popular music in the broad sense.
Ticket prices :, 115-220PLN (Polish zloty) (1EUR=3.9PLN, 1GBP=4.3PLN)
Coke Live Krakow official homepage
