Blue sky, green grass, blond Tisza and colorful programs- that’s what Szegedi Ifjúsági Napok (SZIN) offers to its visitors every August. SZIN has special characteristics. It’s a festival with the biggest traditions in Hungary, the greatest summer ending party and an event that takes place in a beautiful environment at sandy beach with pools. With the best Hungarian and unique foreign artists SZIN is one of the best places to say goodbye to summer with a 5 day long fiesta. For those who prefer quite different pleasure, sport activities, cinema and theatre programmes grant alternate. Beyond these SZIN is the only festival that aims to propagate environment-conscious lifestyle.
We are happy that you have decided to visit the webpage of Szegedi Ifjúsági Napok. You can find all the necessary information above. If you have any other questions, feel free to contact us via info@szin.org
The program
See this year's program here
The place:
Újszegedi Partfürdő welcomes its visitors from spring to autumn. The 13 hectare area is situated within 5 minutes walking distance from the city centre of Szeged on the sandy beach of River Tisza. Guests are welcomed from 1st May to 30th September. This may be the ideal place both for relaxing and for an active holiday for families and touring youngsters. Partfürdő also offers a variety of accommodations and services.
More info: www.szegedcamping.hu
Plan your route via www.viamichelin.com or www.utvonalterv.hu, GPS: 46.251697,20.157698
How to get to the festival
- from szeged Railway Station:
If you choose public transport, you should take No.: 1. tram at Szeged Railway Station and the fifth stop is Széchenyi tér. There you can walk through the bridge (Belvárosi Híd), and you cannot miss it, or at Széchenyi tér cath No.:5 trolleybus and after 1 stop you'll be there.
- from Szeged Bus station (Mars tér)
You should take one of the following local buses: 2, 60, 60Y, 70, 71, 71A) or No.:5 trolleybus and after 3 stops you'll be there.
Map of the festival
For a larger version, click here:
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Ticket info:
There are different types of tickets:
- Session ticket for the whole event, which is 14.900 HUF till 20th August and 17.900 HUF on the spot. With it you can stay on the site during the whole festival and you are allowed to stand your tent and use all the facilities without any extra fee.
- Daily ticket for that particular day is 4900 HUF till 20th August and 6200 HUF on the spot. With such a ticket the visitor is allowed to stay on the site until 9:00am every morning. In this case tenting is not allowed
If you decided to come to our festival, you can buy tickets on the internet, via www.ticketportal.hu or www.jegy.hu and www.jegyshop.hu
Accomodation:
For those who do not choose tenting during the festival, we suggest the webpage of Szeged Tourinfrom Office, where all the detailed information about accommodation is available.
Hope you have found all this information useful and see you in Szeged between 25th29th August!
RULES OF SZEGED YOUTH DAYS
To enter the event rightly with your purchased ticket is dependent on your accepting the Rules of Szeged Youth Days (SZIN). And you have to note that keeping the Rules will be checked continuously by the organizers during the event. If you have a „five-day-ticket”, it is valid from 09.00 a.m. on 25th August 2010 until 12.00 on 29 August 2010. If you have a daily ticket, you can enter the event from 00.30 a.m. until midnight that day, and with this ticket you can stay until 09.00 a.m. the following day.
The „four-day-ticket” and the daily ticket will be changed to a wristband that you are obliged to wear all the time on your wrist within the validity period. The organizers will check it when entering or leaving, and also inside the site continuously.
If the validity of your wristband expires, but you still would like to stay inside the event, then you can buy a new wristband from the mobile organizers or at the ticket office. If your wristband has expired, you have to leave the site of the event.
The wristband is not transferable! Only the wristband worn on your wrist is valid! The wristband is invalid, if it is damaged, re-fitted, cut, opened or its inside diameter is bigger than your hand. Wristbands cannot be replaced or exchanged, if damaged or lost. Children under the height of 1 meter enter the SZIN site free of charge, if accompanied by an adult.
For your safety, it is forbidden to play „Body Surf” (when a fan is taken – surfing on hands – towards the stage above the heads by the audience). If this happens to you, unfortunately, you will have to leave the site.
Entering the site by car is forbidden! So, we request everybody to approach the event by public transport or taxi.
What you do not need at SZIN
At SZIN you will not need objects made of glass, hitting or cutting tools, umbrellas, or any other objects suitable to injure others. It is forbidden to bring these types of objects into the SZIN site. According to Hungarian law, you can't have so-called "objects especially dangerous for public safety" (knives with a blade longer than 8 centimeters, switchblades, gas sprays, nightsticks, etc.) with you; this would be considered an offence. If the organizers find such tools with you, they have the right to confiscate them.
It is not allowed to bring alcoholic beverages, soft drinks and mineral water or food in commercial quantity into the SZIN site either. These types of products have to be given to the security service when entering the SZIN. In case of departure these products will be returned upon request.
Those who help in case of need
If you have any comments, complaints or ideas regarding catering, the organizers or anything else, please feel free to turn to our colleagues at the INFORMATION POINTS that operate non-stop on the spot where the map indicates „I”. We also thank you for writing to us to the info@szin.orgaddress, if you have anything you would like to share with us. If you lost any of your property you should look for it also at the INFORMATION POINTS. If you have found something, submit it there, thank you.
There will be audio and visual recording about the event. Each participant – who can bee seen on the recordings – can only be named with his or her consent. On the other hand, participants cannot make a claim on those making the recordings or on the organizers.
• Audio and/or visual recording is forbidden except with the written consent of the organizers.
• Amateur photography is allowed.
• It is forbidden to carry out any kind of commercial or advertising activity on the site of SZIN without possessing a written permission by the organizers.
• According to Hungarian laws, tobacco and alcoholic beverages will not be served to those under the age of 18, and no alcohol will be served to drunk people.
• Please note that consumption, possession and distribution of drugs are forbidden by Hungarian laws, and it also applies to the SZIN area.
• Please protect the environment and don't throw away any garbage!
• Organizers do not take responsibility for accidents or damages happening in the area of SZIN.
The right to make changes in the program is reserved!
Please, note that there is a free luggage deposit operating at the site. We can't take responsibility for valuables and luggage left elsewhere, so we recommend you to use it. You can find it where the map indicates.
It is dangerous and therefore strictly forbidden to swim in the river Tisza!
In case of trying, you will have to leave the site.
The Festival will be held regardless of the weather. There is no rain-day, the event will be held regardless of the weather. Therefore, prepare for rain and bring a raincoat, and so brightly would the sun be shining.
We reserve the right to change the program!
Please be careful with yourself and with the others!
We wish you have a good time at SZIN!
General information:
The Youth Days of Szeged (Szegedi Ifjúsági Napok, SZIN Festival) was founded in 1968, and at this time this was the only youth festival in Hungary. Every year there were thousands of young people visiting Szeged because of the great program and the „feeling” of those few days in the „city of sunshine”.
After the political changes, the festival was not organized, because the lack of intention and sponsorship. However, the mayor of the city decided to retrieve this significant event and a small group of enthusiastic young organizers started to work on it.
After the rebirth…
2003
There were about twelve thousand visitors at the last weekend of August who really had a good time. Mainly the most popular Hungarian rock groups took part besides the so-called „Incognito” funky group. The festival proved the organizers to have been worth doing this and it turned out that such a big city with universities near to the Romanian and Serbian border needs to have such an event.
2004
Thank to the first year’s success, the organizers were able to start working with a bigger budget and as a result create an even higher standard program with one of Hungary’s most popular musicians, ÁKOS. There were around 25 thousand visitors during the four days. With this the festival became Hungary’s 4th biggest one concerning the number of people and the offer of colourful program.
2005
This year we decided to invite at least one famous and popular foreign star group, and finally we managed to book The Cure and the Alphaville. This year the planned program is longer too, as a result we had 5 stages with more than one hundred performances between 24th and 28th August.
2006
This year was also a bit different than that of the previous ones, as we decided to have more, but smaller foreign performances. As a result we had such performances on the stages like The Transglobal Underground, The Tarantinos, The Toy Dolls, Mr Lab!, Covenant, Adam Freeland, Tom Novy, Jerry Ropero. The number of visitors also grew especially the ones who came for four days
2007
Last year we will had 8 program places including five stages. There number of visitors was almost doubled which is really remarkable. We had such performances on the main stage like: Kosheen (Live), Apollo 440, Freestylers dj, dj Spor, Superhiks (MK) and the leading Hungarian festival performances.
2008
We have confirmed several foreign acts like: Morcheeba (UK); Phats and Small (UK), Russkaya (RUS), Backyard Babies (S), Within Temptation (NL), Dieselboy (USA), Raiden (EST), Temper D (UK)...and Hungary's most popular bands were there, as well!
2009
Line up:
Gabriella Cilmi (AUS), Macy Gray (USA), Guano Apes (DE), Russkaja (RU), !DelaDap! (A/CZ), Black Sun Empire (NL), Evil Nine (UK), Dj Spiller (IT), Folkfree feat Bauchklang MCs, etc.
