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HUG is more than a festival. It is a community experience. An interweaving. A shared embrace. At its heart is the handpan — a UFO-shaped, steel, meditative percussion instrument — but the musical universe reaches far beyond it. World music, drum & bass, reggae, trance, and organic electronic sounds weave together to create a unique atmosphere.The purpose of HUG is to connect with each other, with nature and with ourselves.
Live concerts unfold across two open-air stages, Fire and Water, where diverse musical worlds blend and resonate together. Through hands-on workshops, participants can explore instruments such as the handpan, djembe, and calabash, experiencing their vibrations firsthand. The gathering is further enriched by inspiring talks and conversations exploring themes such as rural living, spirituality, lifestyle, and self-awareness — creating space for connection, reflection, and deeper presence.
The annual membership fee for the HUG Supporter Membership:
The HUG festival is organized for the fifth time by the enthusiastic organizing team created by MAG Instruments (the first Hungarian handpan workshop).
The HUG meeting is a wonderful get-together, the main purpose is a big hug with lovers of the handpan, nature and ourselves.
In addition to the handpan focus, the musical style of the festival is surrounded by the vibrations of world music, drum & bass, reggae, electro and trance music.
The base of the festival is in Pápateszér, from 50 minutes south of Győr. At the foot of the Bakony, along pine and oak forests there is a "small farm", where delicious handpan music plays from the afternoon on two stages - the Fire and Water stages. Every morning in front of the stages there are area for forms of exercise that refill the body and soul. Lectures and workshops take place in the Barn, the Hugging Valley and the Reflex Straw House. There is also a wooded and huge open-air area for camping.
Win a MAG handpan! Every OFFICIAL HUGGER can win a MAG Instrument stainless handpan! Become a SUPPORTER MEMBER to participate in our raffle! You can be a bronze, silver or gold Supporter, you have equal chances in the draw. Lovers of the instrument know exactly how much spiritual and financial value this opportunity has...
→ MAG InstrumentsIn 2026 instead of buying a HUG Pass, you can participate in our festival as a HUG Supporter Member! Apply via google form and transfer the appropriate amount here:
→ Supporter membershipThe goal of our festival is to coexist in peace with nature and to damage it as little as possible, as well as not to produce garbage!
The event is litter-free, so please do not bring single-use items, plastic or metal packaging! Or if you do, take it home as you were able to and put it in the selective garbage bin at home.
Basically, there are no trash cans or containers at the festival! Please take any minimal packaging materials, bags, caps, and boxes that may arise to the selectively sorted place designated by us. This collection point of ours is really only suitable for small quantities.
Use our compost toilets and bravely shower in the summer heat at our outdoor showers! Let's save water and energy consumption in the area together.
IMPORTANT! Please bring a mug, cutlery, plate, which you may need for eating and drinking. We provide washing facilities. The buffets will not issue disposable plates/cups, as we do not want to produce garbage.
Thank you for doing so that we can live in harmony, play music and have fun with nature during our HUG handpan festival.
Idén, rendhagyó módon már a HUG Fesztivál előestéjén elkezdhettek kapcsolódni a hangokkal és a zenével, ugyanis egy különleges együttállásnak köszönhetően a tavaly szeptemberben megrendezésre került Rise in Love Fesztivál Pápateszérre költözik, RISE IN HUG néven. 2022. július 26-án, 17 órától útra kelünk egy csodálatos, szívnyitó kakaószertartással, amelyet a guatemalai dj-producer MOSE celebrál nekünk. Közben csatlakozik hozzá a Medicina zenekar, akik gyógyító ikarókkal és mantrákkal vezetnek magasabb dimenziókba, majd MOSE dj szettjére mozdulhatunk tovább. Az estét a SavaBorsa dj páros zárja, elektronikus-világzenei szettjével.
Rise in HUG
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