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Also known as Hajógyári-sziget ('Shipyard Island'), Óbuda Island has hosted the Sziget Festival every summer since the inaugural event in 1993, pandemic years excepted. Just north of the key recreation destination of Margaret Island, this rural getaway is the domain of joggers and dog walkers for 51 weeks of the year.
The main access by K-Bridge, a former military crossing now the backdrop for thousands of photos of excited festivalgoers crossing over to the island (sziget) for one week of unbridled fun. The location is no coincidence – this was where the Communist authorities allowed open-air rock shows to be held in the 1980s, and the 'Goodbye Ivan' live-music event was co-staged in 1991 to celebrate the withdrawal of the last Soviet soldier from Hungary.