Sparty: the Saturday night spa party at Széchenyi

Checked by Gábor Kovács, Budapest thermal bath specialist

Once a week, the daytime bath turns into something else entirely: DJs over the outdoor pools, lights on the steam, a few thousand adults in warm water at midnight. Sparty is loud, crowded and completely unlike a spa day. That is the point.

Check Live Availability & Prices on GetYourGuide →★ 4.1 across 1,731 GetYourGuide reviews · adults 18+ · Saturday nights

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A Saturday-night party in Széchenyi's outdoor thermal pools, sold by INTERSPUTNIK Kft. on GetYourGuide, for adults 18 and over. The ticket covers night entry and a locker, premium tiers add drink coupons, and it rates 4.1 across 1,731 reviews.

The key facts

What it is	A late-night spa party in the outdoor pools at Széchenyi, run by INTERSPUTNIK Kft.
When	Saturday nights, every week, per the official Sparty site
Who can go	Adults only, 18 and over; ID matters
What's included	Night entry ticket and a locker; premium options add drink coupons, towel and flip-flops
Official 2026 tiers	On the official Sparty booking site: BASIC €59, PREMIUM €80, PREMIUM PLUS €97, EXPRESS €111, EXPRESS SUPERIOR €143, before drinks
Price on GYG	Shown live on the GetYourGuide listing for your date; drinks inside run on a cash-loaded card system
Cancellation	Shown on the listing at booking; unlike the day pass, we could not verify a free-cancellation window, so check before you buy
Rating	4.1 across 1,731 GetYourGuide reviews, currently flagged "likely to sell out"

Book the Sparty ticket

Likely to sell out Colored lights and steam over an outdoor thermal pool at night during a Budapest spa party

Best for groups, birthdays and anyone who wants a night they will retell

Sparty: The Ultimate Late-Night Spa Party Ticket

4.1 across 1,731 GetYourGuide reviews

Saturday-night entry to Széchenyi's outdoor thermal pools with DJs and light shows
Locker included; premium tiers add drink coupons, towel and flip-flops
Adults 18 and over only

Live price on the listing shown for your date and currency at booking

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Ratings are the operator's current GetYourGuide figures. Cancellation terms are shown on the listing at booking.

What a Sparty night is actually like

Warm water, cold air, loud music, and a crowd that came to celebrate. The party happens in the outdoor pools, so even in late November guests report not feeling the cold once they are in. Security patrols the pools, and reviewers mention regular in-pool checks with strictness about rowdy behaviour.

The drinks system trips people up: you load cash onto a card inside and pay bars with it, and the ATM indoors is the expensive kind. Bring forints, decide a budget at the door, and expect bar prices closer to a festival than a Budapest ruin pub. One reviewer's summary has stuck with us: worth the money, expensive if you drink, still recommended.

Whether it is your kind of night depends on what you want from Budapest after dark. Our first-person Sparty story covers the whole arc, queue to 2 a.m., including the parts the marketing photos skip.

Sparty or the day pass?

Different products for different moods, and plenty of visitors do both in one weekend. The short version:

	Sparty (Saturday night)	Full-day pass
Mood	Party: DJs, lights, crowds	Soak: pools, saunas, chess
Age	18+	14+
Time	Late night	07:00 to close
Rating	4.1 · 1,731 reviews	4.3 · 26,787 reviews
Cancellation	Per the listing	Free to 24 h

A note from Gábor

I send two kinds of people to Sparty: groups who want their Budapest story, and couples who think they might. The first group always comes back happy. The second is split, and the split is predictable: if crowds and club volume drain you, book the Friday-evening day pass instead, when the bath is open to 22:00 and the steam does the atmospherics for free. The figures here are the operator's listing numbers and the official Sparty site's tiers, not mine.

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Questions about Sparty

What nights does Sparty run?

Saturday nights, every week, per the official Sparty site. It is a single weekly event, which is part of why the listing carries a "likely to sell out" flag.

How much does Sparty cost?

The official 2026 tiers run from €59 basic to €143 for the top tier on the Sparty booking site, before drinks. The GetYourGuide ticket shows its live price for your date at booking.

Is there an age limit?

Yes, 18 and over, no exceptions. Under-18s have the daytime bath options instead; the kids and age-rules guide maps those.

What should I bring?

Swimsuit, flip-flops and a towel, plus cash in forints for the drinks card. Premium tickets bundle the towel and flip-flops; check your tier before packing. The general checklist is in the what-to-wear guide.

Is it cold in the pools at night?

The water is not. The outdoor thermal pool holds 36 to 38 degrees year round, and December reviewers describe not feeling the winter air at all once in. The walk between pools is the brisk part.

Can I cancel a Sparty ticket?

The listing shows its cancellation terms at booking. We could not verify a free-cancellation window for this product the way the day pass has one, so read that line before you pay.

Wondering about the daytime alternative? The full-day pass page covers it, and the comparison page ranks every bath still open.