Bankito Festival 2024

Name: Bankito Festival 2024
Start: 2018-07-08
End: 2024-07-15
Location: Bánk, Hungary

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About the project

📝 Detailed information

🏢 About the local organisation

Bánkitó is Hungary's biggest independent, socially conscious, cultural and community festival with a wide range of programmes throughout its three days (10-13 July 2024) in the summer from music through theatre to contemporary art. The festival is located in the countryside and hosts 8000 visitors each year. It offers concerts, theatre performances, exhibitions, civil initiatives, workshops, and round-table discussions about social justice issues, human rights, and the experiences and cultures of minorities. It takes place at Bánkitó, a small Hungarian village 60 km away from Budapest. The music at the festival is progressive, contemporary, and constantly renewing, with the newest and most exciting bands of the Hungarian music scene. The civil/cultural programs always poke at important and actual topics, working towards understanding society's issues with activists from NGOs, musicians, actors, and artists. Contemporary Hungarian theatre pieces will be showcased, and Hungary's most exciting contemporary artists will transform the shores of Lake Bánk into an art exhibition.

💼 What the programme involves

Our partner is looking for volunteers to help run the festival through its preparational works (July 5-15). The volunteers will do construction work, drilling/heavy objects, etc. Work equipment will be provided. After the preparational work, volunteers will be free to enjoy the festival and take part in all events. Our partner is also looking for volunteers that will help us to create social media content, by taking photos at the festival. The start is the same as the preparation team. If the volunteers already have their equipment (a camera or a mobile phone with a quality camera) it is a preferred option, if not, they should contact the organization and we will discuss it individually.

🏠 Accommodation on site

Volunteers live in tents during the festival. Theyy are asked to bring their own, but our partner can provide some if needed. We provide all the equipment needed to fulfil your tasks.

🍲 Food

Our partner provides 3 meals/day for our volunteers (hot meals for lunch and dinner). A vegetarian option is available.

📍 About the location

Bánk is a tiny village in Nógrád County with its not-so-tiny Lake Bánk in the middle. It has everything a tiny village built around a lake could need: a small store, a tobacco shop, a pizza place, a pub, some hotels, motels and a lakeshore eatery. Plus the extremely friendly locals. Bánkitó Festival has been in town for 12 years, mostly around the Lakeshore and the Camp, though throughout the years, we ventured out to settle around the Reeds and the Meadow. Besides the lake, the small wooden cabins and the venues hiding around small clearings throughout the enclosing forest make Bánkitó the festival it is.

🎒 Leisure activities

In Bánk, Hungary, there are several leisure activities that foreigners can enjoy. Visitors can explore the beautiful natural surroundings by hiking or cycling along scenic trails. The nearby Danube River offers opportunities for water sports such as kayaking, canoeing, or simply relaxing by the riverside. Bánk is also known for its rich cultural heritage, with historic landmarks and architectural wonders to discover. Visitors can explore the charming streets of the town, visit local museums, or attend cultural events and festivals. Additionally, Bánk is surrounded by picturesque vineyards, making it an ideal destination for wine tasting and vineyard tours. Overall, Bánk offers a diverse range of leisure activities for foreigners to enjoy during their visit.

⚠️ Requirements

Volunteers should be fit enough for physically demanding work. No special documentation is necessary. No COVID-19 vaccine requirements. No language requirements, but our partner requires a way to communicate with the organizers in Hungarian or English. Volunteers should bring clothes that they won’t regret getting dirty during construction, their sleeping bag and personal medicine. Volunteers must send our partner a motivation letter focusing on why they would choose to work on the festival, and what kind of related skills or previous experiences they have had at the chosen field, for example doing physical work (construction and demolition) on warm summer days. Volunteers do not need any special skills to volunteer at the festival.

🤝 Meeting point

Volunteers need to travel by train from Budapest to Bánk. The easiest way is to go to “Újpest Városkapu” in Budapest, where they can start a journey to Rétság then change a bus there to Bánk. There is a bus almost every hour, but our partner suggests to arrive the latest to Újpest at 5 pm. It takes around 1 hour from the airport to Újpest-Városkapú by the airport bus and metro (M3), plus 1,5 hours to Bánk.

ℹ️ Additional information

The programme of the festival is always organized around a common theme. In 2024, the topic will be Mind-Splitting. This year, the Bánkitó Festival explores how we perceive the world we live in. Are you frustrated by too much information and yet you're indecisive? War or terrorism? Meat or vegetables? Who is the oppressor and who is the oppressed? Left or centre? Let's not even talk about the right. Activism, or are you over it? Go with fashion or go against it? But isn't it fashion to go against fashion? It must be normal to feel like you have seven selves at once. But what's normal? The theme of this year's Bánkito Festival is mind-splitting.

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📷 Project photos

Bankito Festival 2024

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📅 Available sessions

EGY18-05

08/07/2018 → 16/07/2018

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EGY-19-02

08/07/2019 → 14/07/2019

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EGY-23-06

10/07/2023 → 16/07/2023

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EGY-24-09

05/07/2024 → 15/07/2024

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EGY-20-04

06/07/2020 → 13/07/2020

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ℹ️ Key information

Age required

18–50 years old

Solidarity donation

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French tax residents may be eligible for a tax reduction of up to 66% of their costs (membership, plane tickets, solidarity donation).

📍 Location

Bánk, 2653 Hungary

Hungary

🌍 Location info

Local currency

Hungary Forint (HUF / Ft)

Exchange rate

1 HUF = 0.002768 EUR

Rate as of 31/05/2026

Timezone

Central European Summer Time

Local time: 21:37 (12/11/2026)

🛡️ Before you leave

Security information

📞 Contact us

[email protected]

+32 2 888 67 13

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✅ Features

🏠 Accommodation

Collective

🗣️ Languages spoken

English Hungarian