Planet Budapest 2026 – A Sustainability Theme Park in Budapest
Discover Planet Budapest 2026 at the Hungarian Railway History Park
If you’re visiting Budapest in late winter or early spring 2026 and looking for something truly unique, Planet Budapest 2026 should be at the top of your list. From 25 February to 29 March 2026 (every day Monday to Sunday), the Hungarian Railway History Park (1142 Budapest, Tatai utca 95.) transforms into Central Europe’s most innovative sustainability hub, bringing together pioneering businesses, green innovators, policymakers, and the public to explore a more livable world.
Planet Budapest is a unique sustainability event with a clear mission: reach as many people as possible through powerful, curiosity‑driven experiences that inspire real mindset change. Instead of lecturing, it uses immersive film spaces, interactive installations, and engaging programmes to show what sustainable living truly means—and how your everyday choices can shape the future.
What Is Planet Budapest?
Planet Budapest is a multi-layered sustainability event and theme park that educates through entertainment and encourages change. Recommended for all ages from school age onwards, it’s an experience‑based educational event presenting sustainability as part of everyday life with motivating models and solutions.
You can explore:
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- Ride, Explorers, Heroes experience areas, plus the Lens photo exhibition – open for 33 free days.
- Planet Expo trade fair and conference – open for 5 days (25 February to 1 March 2026).
Plan for 4–5 hours to thoroughly enjoy all exhibition areas. Advance booking is required for the Expo’s professional programmes, Ride theme trail, and Heroes adventure mission (from 10 February on the website).
Planet Ride – A Cinematic Walk Through Time
Planet Ride is a walk‑through cinematic experience among spectacular film sets, telling the shared story of Earth and humanity along the past–present–future axis. Themes like Balance, Steam Engine, Planet, The Future Human, Time Travel, Agreement, The Price of Comfort, Present, The Price of Our Well‑being, Accelerated World, Communication Chaos, Universe come alive as sets transform around you, revealing the consequences of our habits and the opportunities ahead.
It confronts, takes you down, lifts you up—making you understand the price of our decisions and what we can gain together.
- Duration: ~45 minutes
- Daily walks: First at 09:15, last at 17:00
- Admission: Free; primarily online booking recommended from 10 February.
Planet Explorers – Interactive Learning for All Ages
Planet Explorers helps you understand the balance between development and living with nature through 12 themes. Each station starts with a question and ends with an insight, like:
- Water: How to protect water you didn’t even know you were wasting? Discover “invisible water” in food, energy, and daily habits.
- Fashion: Style with fewer clothes? Learn the true cost of a T‑shirt and how to choose quality over quantity.
It’s a knowledge space where you experience that we’re all decision‑makers—your choices affect the shared future.
- Duration: 2–3 hours
- Hours: 09:00–18:00 daily
- Admission: Free, no booking needed.
Planet Heroes – An Interactive Mission
Planet Heroes is a live, story‑based show where young participants actively fight the “Super Consumer” across sustainability challenges in nature, economy, society, knowledge, and built environment. Restore balance mission by mission in this 60‑minute interactive theatre—teamwork reveals how every action connects to the whole.
After success, get a behind‑the‑scenes peek at the show’s creation: story, characters, costumes, sets.
- Recommended: 10–16 years
- Duration: ~60 min + 10 min backstage
- Schedule: Weekdays mornings for schools; Fri 13:30–Sun evenings for families/individuals
- Admission: Free; online booking from 10 February.
Planet Expo – Innovation Trade Fair
Planet Expo is the business and professional forum where Hungarian companies, startups, and institutions showcase how sustainability drives opportunity and success. It’s a space for circular economy, green tech, and real solutions.
Weekdays: Business talks on green finance, energy, agriculture, water. Weekends: Inspiring public discussions.
- Duration: At least 1 hour for stands; more for talks
- Hours: 09:00–18:00
- Admission: Free; pro programmes need registration.
Planet Lens – Stunning Nature Photography
Planet Lens is an inspiring photo exhibition featuring 100 finalist images from the 2025 Planet Lens International Nature Photography and Film Festival in Veszprém. These award‑winning shots reveal the power, beauty, diversity, and fragility of nature—and our place in it.
Practical Information
Venue: Hungarian Railway History Park, 1142 Budapest, Tatai utca 95. – a spectacularly transformed space.
More info: https://planetbudapest.hu/en/
This free event is perfect for tourists seeking insightful, family‑friendly experiences on sustainability.