The biggest Christmas Market is held at Vörösmarty Square.
This fair is right in the middle of the city center is the most popular fair in Budapest. It has around 100 stalls set up with live programs to entertain the Christmas crowd.
Only high-quality products can be sold at the fair: the about 120 craftsmen must undergo a quality sieve where an independent jury examines the hand-made souvenirs, gastronomic specialties, folk art designs.
20 crafts are present at the fair, which is an excellent demonstration of the diversity of Hungarian handicrafts.
The food stalls of the fair represent the gastronomic traditions of the Carpathian Basin and gastronomic tastings are available for visitors and use small-scale raw materials and the best products from Hungarian family farms.
During the fair Hungarian wine regions also have their stalls on Vörösmarty Square. Taste some authentic Hungarian wines with traditional delicacies like roasted chestnuts, handmade chocolate bonbons, marzipans, strudels, gingerbread, bejgli, and chimney cake.
Gerbaud Coffee House, one of the most famous cafés in Budapest is a symbol of Vörösmarty Square. This Art Nouveau masterpiece was built in 1858. Between 1-24 of December, the walls of the building come to life as it serves as a canvas of light shows from 5 pm.
During the fair, visitors can enjoy nearly 160 high-quality programs: folk, jazz, blues, soul concerts are on stage every day.
Families with kids can learn the techniques of candle making, gingerbread, beading, felting and basket weaving in a heated craft playhouse. A puppet theater, folk dance programs are also available for children.