The 5th International Day of Gypsy Music will take place on August 8, connecting 11 venues across 7 countries, with Budapest as the main hub.

The festival aims to celebrate the diversity of Roma music, featuring nearly 30 artists and free concerts, despite financial challenges in Hungary’s cultural scene.

The event honors the late Esma Redžepova, a prominent figure in Romani music, and includes a tradition of simultaneous performances of the international Romani anthem, “Gelem, Gelem.”

Would be nice if they did not use the “Gypsy” or even worse, the “Z”-word …

• Der 5. Internationale Tag des Zigeunerliedes feiert die Vielfalt. In: Ungarn Heute. 08.07.2026. https://ungarnheute.hu/news/der-5-internationale-tag-des-zigeunerliedes-feiert-die-vielfalt-20275/