Advent Bazilika

Close to a hundred Hungarian makers set up on the square, and the organizer names ceramicists and leatherworkers among the regulars who have come back for many seasons. The centre belongs to a tall Christmas tree under a canopy of small lights, and a nativity scene with a huge Advent wreath stands in front of the Basilica steps. On Sundays people gather at the wreath to light the week's candle. In 2025 the tree measured 12 metres, and a light tunnel led out toward Bajcsy-Zsilinszky út.

From 17:30 every evening the Basilica's façade turns into a screen, and the projection repeats every half hour, with a concert in front of it on some nights. For the church's 120th birthday in 2025 the organizer added a new film about the building's story and brighter projectors. Plain forralt bor was 1,500 HUF for 3 dl in 2025, and every big kitchen keeps one dish at a fixed price, which was székelykáposzta (pork and sauerkraut stew) at 1,600 HUF that year.