Melodies weave between the lushly leafy trees spread across the city’s most popular parkland isle during the annual Budapest Summer Festival, a sensational series of live shows already in full swing with a diverse repertoire of global talents performing alfresco. The primary venue for these summertime spectacles is the Margaret Island Open-air Stage, a vast modern amphitheater beneath a century-old Art Nouveau water tower.
Whether the spotlight shines on homegrown Hungarian stars or illuminates prominent entertainers from around the planet, the open-air productions of the Budapest Summer Festival offer all types of onstage artistry – here are some major acts arriving on Margaret Island during the sizzling season.