8th Gulaschfestival - Vienna 2017
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Event Details
- Date & Time
- Saturday, May 27, 2017 · ab 12h beginnt das Programm
Programme
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Die Teams starten mit den Vorbereitungen bereits am Vormittag und ab 12h beginnt das Programm. ... das Programm bis 22h verlängert
Donaupark
Around 60 teams prepare kettle goulash from the morning; the programme starts at 12:00. Hungarian folk dance groups and traditional and modern bands perform; family programme. In the afternoon the expert jury of the Hungarian Workers' Association inspects and tastes all goulash kettles and the 2017 winning team is awarded the challenge trophy. Evening with music, goulash, cold beer and Austrian and Hungarian specialities; programme runs until 22:00.
Donaupark
Goulash cooking contest with 44 competitors; overall winner the Burgenland Hungarian Cultural Association. Folk music and popular music on stage.
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Teams start their preparations in the morning
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In the afternoon the jury inspects and tastes all goulash kettles
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The winning team of 2017 is awarded
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Samstag
Gulaschfestival Wien: cooking duel of 60 teams for the title "Gulasch-Champion 2017", judged by the expert jury
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Gulyás cooking contest with 44 contestants
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Folk music and pop music alternate on stage
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Results announcement of the contest; absolute winner: Burgenlandi Magyar Kultúregyesület
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early morning
Contestants arrive
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Fokos zenekar from Óbecse
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Róna táncegyüttes from the Népkör of Szabadka
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Csörge Népzenei Együttese of the Burgenlandi Magyar Kultúregyesület
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Singing by members of the Bécsi Magyar Kultúregyesület Délibáb
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Zither music by the Rézsarkantyú Citerazenekar
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Táncház (dance house)
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from 10:00
Cooking may begin
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ab 12h
The programme begins; Hungarian folk dance groups and traditional and modern bands perform
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12:30
Programme begins, opened by the children's group of the Viennese Napraforgó Táncegyüttes
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until 21:00
RicMarDen-Band entertains the guests
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bis 22h
Evening with good music, goulash, cold beer and Austrian and Hungarian specialities; programme extended until 22h
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Also on the programme
am vergangenen Samstag
Donaupark
Gulaschfestival Wien: goulash cooking duel with 60 teams competing for the title 'Gulasch-Champion 2017', judged by the expert jury of the Hungarian workers' association founded in 1899 (BMME), reinforced by city councillor Michael Ludwig and Donaustadt district head Ernst Nevrivy. Family programme by Team Volxfest (ice-cream van, espresso mobile, merry-go-round).
10 órától már lehet főzni; A program 12:30-kor kezdődik; a RicMarDen-Band 21 óráig szórakoztatja a vendégeket
Donaupark
Goulash cooking contest for 43 groups (cooking from 10:00). Music programme from 12:30: the children's group of the Vienna Napraforgó Dance Ensemble, the Fokos band from Óbecse (Bečej), the Róna dance ensemble of the Népkör of Szabadka (Subotica), the Csörge folk music ensemble of the Burgenland Hungarian Cultural Association, singing by members of the Vienna Hungarian Cultural Association Délibáb, the Rézsarkantyú zither band, then a táncház (folk dance house), followed by the RicMarDen-Band until 21:00.
About This Event
Preview interview with Erika Kancsár-Virág, president of the Bécsi Magyar Munkás Egyesület (BMME), the main organiser, about the preparations for the 8th Vienna Gulyás Festival, held in the Donaupark. 43 cooking groups have a place, coming from Vojvodina, Hungary and quite a few from Austria, with a music and dance programme starting at 12:30 and running until 21:00. The Ausztriai Magyar Szervezetek Kerekasztala will take part again.
The cause
To tighten the bond and friendship between the Hungarian and Austrian nations and Hungarian-born Viennese and other Austrians, and highlight what they share.
History
2017 is the 8th Gulaschfestival. In 2016 it took place for the first time in the Donaupark, to make room for the growing number of participants, with over 3,500 visitors. The festival has been held annually since 2009 (per the 'About' text). The travelling trophy is defended each year by the previous winner or passed to the new winning team.
60 teams competed in 2017 for the title "Gulasch-Champion 2017". The Hungarian workers' association behind the festival was founded in 1899.
The 8th time the association has held the festival. The Ausztriai Magyar Szervezetek Kerekasztala entered the cooking contest for the third time.
This is the 8th Vienna Gulyás Festival ("méltán híres", deservedly famous). The festival has fans who keep coming back; thirteen groups count as returning groups. It was held in the Donaupark the previous year too. Lajos Balogh, a pillar member of the Viharsarki betyárok, died in February.
On the menu
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By Radda István and his wife Marika (Kerekasztal tent)
Goulash; each contestant received three kilograms of beef
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kettle goulash (3 kg of beef supplied per team)
Also served
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Österreichische und ungarische Spezialitäten
Various Austrian and Hungarian specialities
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Kaltes Bier
Cold beer
Who's who
Organised by
- ungarischer Arbeiterverein Gulasch Festival WIEN – BMME Hungarian workers' association founded in 1899; its expert jury judged the contest
- Kancsár László Programme manager of the association; thanks his family, a handful of good friends and the sponsors
- Kancsár Erika President of the association; looked after the kitchens in the background and helped wherever most needed
- Kancsár-Virág Erika President of the BMME, interviewed about the preparations
- Ungarischer Arbeiterverein Wien / BMME with the event company VolXFest; president Erika Kancsár (Kancsár-Virág)
- Ungarischer Arbeiterverein Wien (gegründet 1899)
- Team Volxfest; Fachjury des 1899 gegründeten ungarischen Arbeitervereins (Gulasch Festival WIEN – BMME)
- Bécsi Magyar Munkásegyesület (elnök: Kancsár Erika; programfelelős: Kancsár László)
- Bécsi Magyar Munkás Egyesület (BMME), elnök: Kancsár-Virág Erika
Supported by
- Sponsors (támogatók) Thanked by Kancsár László; the festival would have been hard to hold without them
- Bundeskanzleramt Provides support
- Bezirksvorstehung 22 Provides the venue, the Donaupark
- Schottenstift Supplies the wood
- Nemetz-Fleisch Supplies the meat
- Wirtschaftskammer Wien Supporter
- Casinos Austria Supporter
- Kotanyi Supporter
- Mautner Markhof Supporter
Taking part
- Ausztriai Magyar Szervezetek Kerekasztala Entered the cooking contest for the third time; Will take part in the 8th Vienna Gulyás Festival again this year
- Radda István Cooked the Kerekasztal goulash with his wife Marika
- Radda Marika Cooked the Kerekasztal goulash with her husband István
- Miklós Tünde Helped the Kerekasztal team; Körösi Csoma Sándor Program scholarship holder; photographer
- Bogdán Tibor Helped the Kerekasztal team; Körösi Csoma Sándor Program scholarship holder; author of the text and photographer
- Burgenlandi Magyar Kultúregyesület Absolute winner of the cooking contest; founding member organisation of the Ausztriai Magyar Szervezetek Kerekasztala; leaders or staff also attended the Kerekasztal tent
- Viharsarki betyárok Returning group; its pillar member Lajos Balogh died in February, and his wife decided the group would take part again this year
On stage
- Ungarische Volkstanzgruppen Hungarian folk dance groups
- Traditionelle und moderne Bands Traditional and modern bands
- Napraforgó Táncegyüttes (Vienna), children's group Opens the programme at 12:30
- Fokos zenekar (Óbecse) Band
- Róna táncegyüttes (Népkör, Szabadka) Dance ensemble
- Csörge Népzenei Együttese (Burgenlandi Magyar Kultúregyesület) Folk music ensemble
- Bécsi Magyar Kultúregyesület Délibáb Members sing
- Rézsarkantyú Citerazenekar Zither orchestra
- RicMarDen-Band Entertains guests until 21:00
Also involved
- Fachjury Expert jury of the association that picks the winning goulash
- Gastro News Publisher of the article (published 03.05.2017)
- Michael Ludwig Wiens Wohnbaustadtrat (Vienna's city councillor for housing); reinforced the jury
- Ernst Nevrivy Bezirksvorsteher of Donaustadt; reinforced the jury
- AMAPED Leaders or staff honoured the Kerekasztal representatives with their presence
- "EUROPA" – Club Leaders or staff honoured the Kerekasztal representatives with their presence
- Bécsi Magyar Kultúregyesület „Délibáb“ Leaders or staff honoured the Kerekasztal representatives with their presence
- Ausztriai Független Magyar Kultúregyesületek Csúcsszervezete Leaders or staff honoured the Kerekasztal representatives with their presence
- Orbán Krisztina Guest of Radda István and Marika: First-class Counsellor of the Hungarian Embassy in Vienna; praised the Kerekasztal goulash and cheered for the Kerekasztal at the results announcement
- Balogh Lajos Pillar member of the Viharsarki betyárok, died in February
- Bécsi Magyar Nagykövetség Guests from the Hungarian Embassy in Vienna
- ORF Burgenland Expected
- MTVA – Kárpát Expressz Programme expected
Good to know
- More information and registration (for cooking teams) at www.gulaschfestival.at.
- Location: Donaupark, by the U1 underground station 'Alte Donau'.
- 6,000 visitors expected; programme suitable for the whole family.
- Participant (team) slots were doubled this year because last time they sold out within 3 days.
- Location: Donaupark, by the U1 station 'Alte Donau', with plenty of room
- Programme for the whole family
- Programme extended to 22h this year due to numerous requests
- 6,000 visitors expected
- Around 40,000 visitors attended over the weekend (Gulaschfestival on Saturday, Cevapcici-Festival on Sunday).
- Programme for the whole family: ice-cream van, espresso mobile, merry-go-round and more.
- Next edition: integrated into the Donauparkfest, 7 to 10 June 2018, festival ground at Arbeiterstrandbadstraße 122; updates at https://www.facebook.com/events/227774501045842/.
- The event was supported by sponsors.
- The Gulaschfestival and the Cevapcici-Festival together drew about 40,000 visitors over Saturday and Sunday.
- Family programme: ice-cream van, espresso mobile, merry-go-round and more.
- Venue: the festival ground at Arbeiterstrandbadstraße 122 (stated in connection with the following year's event).
- 44 competitors were given a pitch, equipment and three kilograms of beef each.
- Text: Tibor Bogdán; photos: Tünde Miklós and Tibor Bogdán.
- Places, equipment and three kilograms of beef were provided to each of the 44 contestants.
- The Kerekasztal tent welcomed friends, interested people and curious visitors.
- 43 cooking groups could be given a place in the contest; 13 of them are returning groups.
- Competitors arrive early in the morning; cooking is allowed from 10:00.
- The programme starts at 12:30; the RicMarDen-Band plays until 21:00.
- Supported by the Bundeskanzleramt; the Bezirksvorstehung 22 provides the Donaupark venue, the Schottenstift supplies the firewood and Nemetz-Fleisch the meat; further sponsors: Wirtschaftskammer Wien, Casinos Austria, Kotanyi and Mautner Markhof.
- Contestants arrive early in the morning, but cooking is allowed from 10:00.
- 43 groups have a place this year; 13 groups are returning contestants.
- Held in the Donaupark again, as last year.
- The programme is announced with a poster (plakat), which is an image not readable here.
- Attendance
- 44 teams cooked (BMME: places, equipment and 3 kg of beef for 44; 43 announced beforehand; VolXFest says 60). BMME expected 6,000 visitors; VolXFest counted about 40,000 for the whole weekend including the Cevapcici Festival (Falter quotes 30,000 on the day)
Everything the announcement says
Every detail, as the festival announced it.
Gulaschfestival 2017. Gastro News, published 03.05.2017.
The Gulaschfestival Wien combines Austro-Hungarian tradition, Viennese cosiness, hearty cuisine and a spicy cooking duel. 60 teams compete to cook the best kettle goulash of the year. An expert jury of the Hungarian workers' association, founded in 1899, chooses the winning goulash. The travelling trophy is defended each year by the previous winner or passed to the new winning team.
The festival is meant to tighten the bond between the Hungarian and Austrian nations and the friendship between Hungarian-born Viennese and other Austrians, highlighting what they have in common. The organiser, the Hungarian Workers' Association Vienna, has stood for this connection since 1899 and cultivates the common culture with diverse traditional and modern events.
In 2016 the festival took place for the first time in the Donaupark to make room for the growing number of participants; with over 3,500 visitors it was a complete success. The 8th Gulaschfestival takes place on Saturday 27.05.2017. 6,000 visitors are expected. In the Donaupark, by the U1 station 'Alte Donau', there is enough room for the many visitors and teams.
A varied programme for the whole family is provided. Hungarian folk dance groups and traditional as well as modern bands perform. The association is known for its rustic traditional events and also for particularly funny modern ones. This year, due to numerous requests, the programme is extended until 22h and the participant slots, which last time were gone after only 3 days, are doubled to offer as many interested people as possible a place.
Teams start preparing in the morning and the programme begins at 12h. Once all goulash kettles have been inspected and tasted by the jury in the afternoon, the winning team of 2017 is awarded. With good music, goulash, cold beer and various Austrian and Hungarian specialities the evening can wind down.
About the Gulaschfestival: the Gulaschfestival Wien of the Hungarian workers' association (founded 1899) has combined Austro-Hungarian tradition, Viennese cosiness and hearty cuisine annually since 2009. Around 60 teams compete for the best goulash of the year.
More info and registration at www.gulaschfestival.at.
Post-event report Gulasch- and Cevapcicifestival 2017: a lot was going on last weekend in the Donaupark!
Around 40,000 visitors streamed to the Donaupark last Saturday and Sunday to be at the GulaschFestival and Cevapcici-Festival.
On Saturday at the Gulaschfestival Wien the focus was on the traditional link between Austro-Hungarian tradition, Viennese Gemütlichkeit, hearty cuisine and an extremely hot cooking duel; on Sunday, in blazing heat, it was about specialities of the Balkans (the Cevapcici-Festival, with more than 30,000 visitors).
60 teams competed to be allowed to print the title "Gulasch-Champion 2017" on their business card. With so many different creations it was of course not easy for the expert jury of the Hungarian workers' association (founded in 1899) Gulasch Festival WIEN – BMME, reinforced by Vienna's housing councillor Michael Ludwig and Donaustadt's district head Ernst Nevrivy.
Beside the cuisine, the organisers, Team Volxfest, provided a varied programme for the whole family. Ice-cream van, espresso mobile, merry-go-round and more rounded off the programme and made for an unforgettable party experience.
Since such a festival cannot be held without sponsors, the organisers heartily thank them for their support.
The Bécsi Magyar Munkásegyesület held the Gulyás Festival in Vienna for the eighth time on Saturday 27 May. This year they could provide place, equipment and three kilograms of beef for forty-four contestants.
According to László Kancsár, the association's programme manager, he owes the organisation of the event primarily to his family and a handful of good friends who stood by them throughout. He also thanked the sponsors, because without them it would have been hard to create the festival again this year.
Erika Kancsár, the association's president, told the portal that although it was tiring, she enjoyed every minute of the organising. She looked after the kitchens working in the background, but jumped in to help wherever it was most needed.
Folk music and pop music alternated on stage, so everyone could hear and see a production to their own taste.
The Ausztriai Magyar Szervezetek Kerekasztala (Round Table of Hungarian Organisations in Austria) entered the cooking contest for the third time. István Radda and his wife Marika undertook to cook the finest goulash. They were helped by Tünde Miklós and Tibor Bogdán, scholarship holders of the Körösi Csoma Sándor Program. Friends, interested people and curious visitors dropped in at the tent set up for the Kerekasztal. The joy of being together lifted the mood of the cooking when leaders and staff of the Kerekasztal's member organisations also stopped by for a kind word or to taste the finished goulash. Leaders or staff of AMAPED, the "EUROPA" – Club, the Bécsi Magyar Kultúregyesület "Délibáb", the Ausztriai Független Magyar Kultúregyesületek Csúcsszervezete and the Burgenlandi Magyar Kultúregyesület honoured the Kerekasztal's representatives with their presence.
István Radda and Marika Radda also hosted a very dear visitor, Krisztina Orbán, First-class Counsellor of the Hungarian Embassy in Vienna. The embassy staff member visibly enjoyed herself and could not stop praising the Kerekasztal goulash. She also cheered for the Kerekasztal at the results announcement. The Kerekasztal thanks her again for her presence and kindness.
The absolute winner of the cooking contest was in the end the Burgenlandi Magyar Kultúregyesület, which is a founding member organisation of the Ausztriai Magyar Szervezetek Kerekasztala. Every participant visibly enjoyed themselves, as everyone came for the joy of being together in the Donaupark, where Hungarian gastronomy and musical culture formed a Hungarian island.
Text: Tibor Bogdán. Photos: Tünde Miklós and Tibor Bogdán.
This year the deservedly famous Vienna Gulyás Festival is held for the eighth time. The main organiser is again the Bécsi Magyar Munkás Egyesület (BMME). The interviewer asked Erika Kancsár-Virág, the association's president, about the preparations.
The preparations are going well. The registration of competing cooking groups has taken place. This year there is room for 43 groups.
Which regions did groups register from? To their delight, entries for the gastronomic contest came from many places: from Vojvodina, from Hungary, and quite a number from Austria too.
Are there returning contestants? The festival has fans who return. Thirteen groups already count as returning groups in the cooking contest. Lajos Balogh, a pillar member of the Viharsarki betyárok, died in February. His wife decided that she would take part again this year with the group.
Are there changes regarding the venue? As last year, it will be held in the Donaupark this year too. Contestants arrive early in the morning, but cooking is possible from 10:00.
What else can visitors expect besides the cooking contest? The programme starts at 12:30. A colourful music programme is prepared. It opens with the children's group of the Viennese Napraforgó Táncegyüttes, then other ensembles continue, such as the Fokos zenekar from Óbecse; the Róna táncegyüttes from the Népkör of Szabadka; the Csörge Népzenei Együttese of the Burgenlandi Magyar Kultúregyesület; members of the Bécsi Magyar Kultúregyesület Délibáb sing and the Rézsarkantyú Citerazenekar plays zither; it continues with a táncház (dance house), and afterwards the RicMarDen-Band entertains the guests until 21:00.
Who supported them? Support comes from the Bundeskanzleramt; the Bezirksvorstehung 22 helps (they provide the Donaupark as the venue); the wood is supplied by the Schottenstift; the meat is provided by Nemetz-Fleisch. The Wirtschaftskammer Wien, Casinos Austria, Kotanyi and Mautner Markhof also stood by them.
Guests will come from the Hungarian Embassy in Vienna, and ORF Burgenland and the programme of MTVA – Kárpát Expressz are expected.
The Ausztriai Magyar Szervezetek Kerekasztala will gladly take part again this year in the 8th Vienna Gulyás Festival. A poster (plakat) accompanies the article.
Photos from the 8th Gulyás Festival (title of the gallery). Tag: Kerekasztal. No further text.
Held on Saturday 27 May with free entry. Teams from Vojvodina, Hungary and Austria cooked. The jury of the 1899-founded Hungarian workers' association was reinforced by Vienna's housing councillor Michael Ludwig (later mayor) and district chief Ernst Nevrivy. The programme started at 12:30 with the children's group of the Vienna Napraforgó dancers, the Fokos band from Óbecse, the Róna dancers from Subotica, the Csörge folk group of the Burgenland Hungarian Cultural Association, singers from Délibáb, the Rézsarkantyú zither band, a dance house and the RicMarDen band until 21:00. The Burgenland Hungarian Cultural Association won the contest outright; the Kerekasztal team, in its third year, hosted Hungarian embassy counsellor Krisztina Orbán. The next day the same organisers ran a Cevapcici Festival in the park, and the long queues that weekend made the Vienna press.
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Donaupark, Wallenberggasse, Am Donaupark, 1220 Wien, Vienna, Austria
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How to get tickets
- Team registration at www.gulaschfestival.at
- Participant slots, which in 2016 were gone after just 3 days, have been doubled to give more people a place