Siófok Fish Festival 2026 starts today: free concerts and fish competitions

The 13th Siófok Fish Festival opens on Siófok’s Main Square today, 9 October, and continues until Sunday evening. The city’s official programme combines fish gastronomy, family entertainment and free concerts, giving the autumn weekend a clear tourism and community focus.

Friday starts at 10:00 with the Kicsi Gesztenye Klub family show. Falconry, archery, dance and acrobatics follow during the day, while Zoltán Bereczki takes the stage at 19:30. A miniature railway is available from 9:00 to 18:00, according to the official schedule.

The weekend adds two competition formats. Saturday’s HalPiknik brings together teams connected to Hungarian “fish cities” and Siófok’s twin towns. Sunday’s Fish Food competition targets creative, contemporary fish dishes. The jury includes chef Frigyes Vomberg and Noel Fodor.

Saturday evening is headlined by Kowalsky meg a Vega, while Sunday closes with Parno Graszt featuring Gergő Dánielfy. The concerts are free, lowering the barrier to spontaneous visits and helping local hospitality businesses benefit from walk-in traffic.

For organisers and brands, the event offers several activation environments without forcing one message onto every audience: family programming during the day, gastronomy around the competitions and mass-reach concerts in the evening. Local producers, kitchen-equipment brands and tourism partners can build credible experiences around tasting, demonstrations and destination storytelling.

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