Boglart Festival 2026 returns to Balatonboglár: folk, world, and electronic nights meet daytime workshops, táncház, and industry showcase at lakeside Babel Camp. Affordable passes, discounts for youth, seniors, teachers.
when:
2026.08.26–08.30, 8630 Balatonboglár, Szabadság utca 28. The seventh Boglart Festival plants its flags at the lakeside Babel Camp, fusing folk and world music with hands-on learning by day and full-throttle concerts and dancing by night. It’s part festival, part roots-music course, part music-industry forum and showcase, where two stages light up after sunset and the folkkocsma keeps the dancing going till dawn.
Boglart’s charm is its split personality: daytime is for workshops and instrument crafting, evenings for táncház, concerts, and a late-night world/electronic afterglow. It’s not just a series of gigs—it’s a collaborative creative space where learning, music, and the Balaton summer click into harmony. Year after year, it stands out on the Hungarian and international calendar by blending a music camp’s intimacy with a festival’s energy.
Freshly announced: Belgian act Enara Navaira, Senegalese groove machine Afrikora, Istrian innovators Veja, plus Hungary’s Okos Viola, Obadu, and hosts Góbé. A Boglart signature: many artists double as tutors by day, teaching everything from Moldavian and string-band folk techniques to music-biz know-how across workshops.
After last year’s buzz, the showcase block returns, a meeting ground for domestic and international professionals to connect and brainstorm.
The first wave of artists drops in the second half of November, but passes are already ultra-affordable: festival passes, combined passes, 48-hour tickets, and day tickets. New discounts apply for under-18s, over-64s, and teachers. If you’re joining the course or the showcase and qualify for discounts, combine reduced festival/day tickets with course passes/day tickets. Kids under 10 enter free.
2026.08.26–08.30, Balatonboglár.
