1. Óbuda Island
Sziget Festival

2. Content
• The Location & Site
• Sziget Festival
• Development
• Cooperation
• Economic effect

3. The Location & Site

4. The Location & Site

5. The Location and Site
• Surrounded by river Danube
• Not far from city center (3km)
• Bridges – Árpád and a Railway bridge
• Dockyard and Public park (108 acres)
• Direct bridges (H to Dockyard and K to Public
Park)
• Owned by Budapest Capital City/3rd District/
• Length (2,7km) and widhth ( 0,5km)

6. Sziget Festival
• Started 1993
• Nr 1 tourist attraction in Hungary
• Attracts more visitors then F1
• Attendence 500K, 150K unique visitor
• 100K unique visitor from abroad
• 2000 from UKR
• Staff 13K
• Trader/Vendor 2K
• Budget EUR 21m
• 540 000 kWh
• 16 000 m3 water
• 8000 m3 trash

7. Development
• Sziget Festival
– Roads
– Pathways
– Tree planting, Grass over
– Infrastructure (electric, water, waste water)
– Street-lighting
– Public toilet

8. Cooperation
• Budapest (lease agreement, public services)
• District (lease agreement)
• Authorities
– Tax Authority
– National Directorate General for Disaster Management
– Counter Terrorism Center
– Police
– Emergency (Ambulance, Hospital)
– National Food Chain Safety Office
– Labour Safety Office

9. Ecomomic Effect
• KPMG survey
– EUR 17m F&B turnover
– Visitors spend 4,7 days more in Hungary
– Travel 38% airplane, 32% train, 26% car
– 10% stays in hotel
– Tax income cca EUR 18m