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Savaria Historical Carnival in Szombathely
Szombathely's late-August historical festival stages a torchlit parade spanning Roman to twentieth-century reenactors, alongside a Roman battle theme park, themed wine and beer zones, and around forty-six reenactment groups from five countries. Local museums extend their hours during the four days, letting visitors pair the parades with the city's actual Roman-era archaeological remains.
Roman surveyors founded Savaria in 45 AD as capital of Pannonia Superior, and the modern city built on its ruins, Szombathely, now stages what is billed as Central Europe's largest historical reenactment festival each late August.