Erzsébet nap at the Royal Palace of Gödöllő

Gödöllő marked Queen Elisabeth's name day for decades, and the palace she is most remembered in revives it for a day of Sisi collectors, portraits, costumes and music. Forty-two minutes out of Budapest on the H8 suburban train.

About the event

Several things run at once. Collectors and enthusiasts bring Sisi books and memorabilia, old and new, to a swap and sale in the Baroque hall, free to walk into, and hairdressing students from the Erzsébet Királyné beauty school plait the queen's braided styles for children and adults, also free. The art historian Dániel Borovi leads a tour of her portraits in the palace, the ceremonial hall holds an hour in her company, and a family discovery trail through the royal apartments takes twenty people and is booked by email. The Sisi Friends' Circle lays a wreath in the Erzsébet park. Everything is in Hungarian.

Dates and times

• Saturday 21 Novemberfrom 10:00, with the reading evening at 18:30

Getting there