Valley of Arts Festival 2024

The Valley of Arts is Hungary's largest all-arts and multi genre festival, which offers more than 2000 programmes in three beautiful villages of the Balaton-Felvidék region, Kapolcs, Taliándörögd, and Vigántpetenden, for 10 days.

The special feature of the Valley of Arts Festival is that instead of built stages, it transforms the streets, buildings and institutions of three villages - Kapolcs, Taliándörögd and Vigántpetend - into concert halls, galleries and theatres, filling them with a wide variety of programmes. Every year at the end of July, the festival offers 10 days full of concerts, literary evenings, theatre and new circus performances, exhibitions, sports programmes, excursions and various art workshops.

The festival also puts a strong emphasis on the environmental and sustainability issues. In addition to its promotional programmes and venues (such as the Green Arts Courtyard), where various environmental organisations set up their programmes for 10 days every year),the festival has been successful in reducing waste year after year, despite its growing number of visitors. Their own re-bottle system, separate collection of waste, biodegradable packaging and biodegradable cutlery made from corn flour help them to do this. In addition, visitors are encouraged to use public transport, with free 'Snail Buses' running between the three villages.