Events

EVENTS:

Various events are held at Children’s Railway, Budapest during the course of the year. In early December, Santa Claus trains run and some carriages have Christmas decorations during Advent. In spring and summer we organize hikes, and we have programs and concerts on Children’s day. Halloween express departs in autumn.

Christmas Train of Lights in Budapest
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Christmas Train of Lights in Budapest

Maintenance on the Children’s Railway in autumn (2024)
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Maintenance on the Children’s Railway in autumn (2024)

Maintenance on the Children’s Railway in spring
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Maintenance on the Children’s Railway in spring

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**Annual recurring events on the Children’s Railway**
Event	Time	Details
Open Day of Széchenyihegy station	end of January	Family program at Széchenyihegy, where anyone can try their hand at the children’s duties, wear Children’s Railway uniforms for a photo, watch movies in our cinema carriage, etc.
Organized hike – Daytime	15th March	„Gyermekvasút nyomában” is a 20 km long organized hike in Buda-hills by the Gyermekvasút Múzeumáért Egyesület. Start: from Széchenyihegy station in the morning, finish at Hűvösvölgy.
Children’s Railway’s Day	second Saturday of April	The birthday of the Children’s Railway, Budapest. Special train departs in the morning with colorful programs. (Tickets can be bought for a special fee.)
Children’s day at Children’s Railway	last Sunday of May	Programs and concerts for children at Hűvösvölgy.
Night of Museums	end of June	Trains operate during the night. Organized lookout tower visits.
Organized hike – Night	19th August	„Gyermekvasút nyomában” is a 20 km long organized hike in Buda-hills by the Gyermekvasút Múzeumáért Egyesület. Start: from Hűvösvölgy station in the morning, finish at Széchenyihegy.
Firework-watching train	20th August	Private train which stops at a point of the line with superb panorama for the firework show on the National Day of Hungary. Participation only with prepaid tickets (special fee), please check news in our website!
Alumni days	the first 2 Saturdays of September	On these two days members of our adult alumni team take shifts again at the railway, often accompanied by their own children who are currently part of our staff.
Santa Trains	beginning of December	Private trains with organized children programmes by our partner company. Santa Claus meets with every child on these private trains and gives them some sweet gifts. Only with prepaid tickets (special fee)!
Christmas carriages	during Advent	Decorated carriages run during Advent time, as well as on Christmas days. On the 24th of December the trains operate only until midday. On the 1st of January the first train departs one hour later.