Tokaj Wine Days (Tokaji Bor Napok) is one of the wine festivals that anchors the Tokaj calendar, drawing both local visitors and international wine travellers each year. It is held at Town Square (Kossuth tér) in Tokaj, in the heart of one of Hungary's most distinctive wine areas. It is an annual event with an established local audience and a consistent place in the regional calendar.
Wooden chalets in town square with Tokaj wines and brandies; open cellars, pálinka tastings, concerts. Open cellar weekends are the entry point of wine tourism for many visitors, giving direct access to producers who are otherwise hard to visit without prior arrangement. Most participating wineries offer free or low-cost tastings, with optional paid masterclass sessions, vineyard walks and food pairings. The atmosphere is informal and the focus is on direct producer contact rather than large-scale staged events. Visitors typically plan a route covering 3-5 wineries across a single day, often combining cellar visits with stops at local restaurants or food producers in the same area. The event functions both as a commercial opportunity for the wineries and as a community celebration, drawing returning visitors year after year. The event is organised by Tokaj-Hegyalja Wine Region / Tokaj Municipality, which sets the tone and direction of the programme each year.
Tokaj in northeastern Hungary is one of the world's oldest classified wine regions — formally demarcated by royal decree in 1737 — and a UNESCO World Heritage cultural landscape since 2002. The region is best known for Tokaji Aszú, the legendary sweet wine made from botrytis-affected (noble rot) Furmint, Hárslevelű and Sárga Muskotály grapes. The 'Wine of Kings, King of Wines' famously praised by Louis XIV is now produced alongside increasingly serious dry Furmint and Hárslevelű, single-vineyard bottlings, and a renewed sparkling-wine programme. Producers like Royal Tokaji, Disznókő, Oremus, Szepsy and the Tokaj-Oremus group set the international quality reference for the region.
The 2026 edition is scheduled for 5-7 June 2026. Cost details are best confirmed directly with the organiser ahead of travel. Full programme, ticketing and updated information are published on the official site at tokaj-turizmus.hu. Visitors are advised to check directly with the organiser for the latest schedule, as festival programmes are sometimes updated close to the event date.
Tokaj is reached most easily from Budapest (2 hours by car or 3 hours by train via the Miskolc line), with Tokaj town and Mád as the main wine-tourism bases. The Bodrog and Tisza rivers run through the region, with scenic boat tours available in season. Hungarian cuisine pairs the wines with libamáj (foie gras, Tokaj's classic match for Aszú), pörkölt (paprika stew), túrós csusza (curd-cheese pasta) and the area's farmhouse cheeses and walnut specialities. The region's medieval cellar networks under Tokaj, Mád and Tarcal are themselves a major attraction.
