Funside Balaton international camp 2024
We have lots of new things for you this summer!
We have a lot of new things for our campers this summer: for the first time in 10 years, the range of activities at Lake Balaton will be greatly expanded, and you can also expect new weekly themes and programs! We are preparing 27 different classes for you to choose from (you may select two for each week), which is still the widest selection in the region. Our overnight summer camp is for kids and teens of ages 8 to 17, welcoming local children, as well as campers from close to 30 different countries. This year's sessions go from July 7 to August 10, at our usual Lake Balaton venue in Hungary.
At Funside, we are proud of having a young and well-prepared team of camp leaders, carefully chosen and trained in order for us to provide the best camp experience to our campers, also underlined by our exceptional 5 to 1 kids to adults ratio at camp. Funside Balaton is a bilingual camp, with English and Hungarian both being official languages, while all our staff, including local camp leaders, speak English as well. Our camp is open to any children meeting our age requirements and language requirements, just choose from our long selection of classes below to get started! You may share the same room with your friends, if you request it on your sign-up form and meet the criteria. Check out the Top 10 countries represented at the camp here. Check out our Facebook reviews from parents and campers here.
Information on the 2025 registration will be available in January!
Our camp has a minimum age limit of 8* and a maximum age limit of 17 (that is until you have turned 17). Some of our classes have stricter age limits, so please be sure to check the table below for information before signing up.
* Regarding the lower age limit: a child is eligible to attend the overnight camp if he or she is finishing the 1st grade or higher of elementary/lower school in the spring semester before the camp. The overnight camp cannot be attended in a day camp form.
Why Funside Balaton?
27 different subjects
Funside Balaton offers the widest selection of classes in the region, available at a single location!
International Camp
Funside Balaton is Hungary’s largest international summer camp with over 25 countries represented each year.
Unique Activities
We offer a rich selection of afternoon and evening free time activities, including new games designed by us every year
Team Spirit
Our staff is carefully selected from a large pool of candidates to ensure the best camp experience
Over a decade of Funside
We are proud to have had close to 10 000 campers in over 150 camp sessions since 2007
Summer camps 2024
You can choose up to two of the following classes per week!
Languages
Sports
Arts
IT & Technology
New Skills
Camp Schedule and Activities
In 2024, we’re looking forward to welcoming our campers with brand new weekly themes and old favourites (including the already announced Campers’ Choice week), along with new afternoon and evening activities! Below you will find all the important information about the weekly themes and the afternoon and evening activities!
Sessions start on Sundays and end on Saturdays. When staying for multiple weeks, your stay also includes the Saturday nights between the sessions. Learn more…
Camp Schedule
Classes are held Monday through Fridays, from 8.30 to 10.30 am and from 11 am to 1 pm. This is true for all the Funside Balaton camps. For example: if you pick the Funside Balaton English Camp, then you will have English classes for all of these hours (that is four hours a day, which is 20 classes a week in total). If you choose a camp combination, such as English and Dance, then for instance you will have English from 8.30 to 10.30 am every day (10 classes a week in total) and Dance from 11 am to 1 pm (also 10 classes a week in total). You can choose up to two new classes every week.
If your travel arrangements make it necessary, you may stay an extra night before or after your sessions. The cost of the extra night (with three meals included) is 52 Euros per person.
What are the official languages of the camp?
Our camp is fully bilingual, with English and Hungarian both being the official languages. This has two implications: first, all programs and activities are simultaneously presented in English, as well as the local language. Second, children must have at least a basic level (A2 or lower-intermediate) of spoken English (or Hungarian) to attend our camps, in order to be able to communicate with our staff.
About the classes:
During language classes, teachers speak the target language, so for instance the teachers speak only English during an English lesson and only German during a German lesson. The other classes are bilingual, so for example during a tennis lesson the same coach will give instructions to students in both English and Hungarian. There is one exception: our Media Camp, which is currently only available in Hungarian.
The afternoon and evening activities are the same for all of our campers, regardless of which classes they choose for the mornings. For example, if you are attending the combination of English and Dance Camps, and you have a friend who is attending the SUP and Sports Camp, you will still see each other at the afternoon and evening programs and may even share the same room if you request it on your sign-up form and meet the criteria to share a room.
Countries
In previous years an average of 25 to 30 countries were represented at the camp.
These were the Top 10 countries by attendance in the past two years:
Hungary
Slovakia
Austria
Germany
Belgium
UK
USA
Italy
Turkey
France
See the full list of countries on a map here.
Rooms
Children are assigned to rooms based on gender and age: only kids of the same gender and age may share the same room, with a maximum age difference of 2 years allowed within the same room (for example, 10 to 12 year-old boys within the same room).
This means that there is a room for 8-9 year-old girls, another room for 8-9 year-old boys, another one for 10-11 year-old girls and so on, all the way up to 16-17 year-olds. If you would like to share a room with your friends or siblings who are also coming to the camp, please put in their names in the corresponding section of the sign-up form. If your request meets the above criteria, then we will do our best to assign you to the same room, as requested (we have 2 to 6 bed bedrooms).
Week 1 schedule (July 7-13, 2024)
Theme of the week :
Wizarding School
Activities
Quidditch Tournament
Wibit Water Adventure Park
Harry Potter Day
The Chase
Week 2 schedule (July 14-20, 2024)
Theme of the week :
SPACE
Activities
Amazing Race
Bobo Fun Park
Among Us
Music Night
Week 3 schedule (July 21-27, 2024)
Theme of the week :
Multiverse
Activities
Wibit Water Adventure Park
Beat that!
Ninja Warrior
“All In” Lifesize Board Game
Week 4 schedule (July 28 - August 03, 2024)
Theme of the week :
Paris 2024
Activities
Dodgeball Championship
Bobo Fun Park
World Records Night
French Night
Week 5 schedule (August 04 - August 10, 2024)
Theme of the week :
Funside Festival
Activities
Wibit Water Adventure Park
Wall Street Trade-off
Record Attempt
Beach Bingo
Free time games and activities
Bobo Fun Park
Trampoline parks, climbing walls, adventure park! Bobo Fun Park has it all in one place in a 3000 m2 facility.
Wibit Water Adventure Park
A trip to an aquatic obstacle course on Lake Balaton!
Among Us
Our popular program returns to the camp this year! Will you be the best impostor?
“All In” Lifesize Board Game
A giant live board game that, once you’re in, you can only get out by completing the game master’s challenges.
Music Night
For the first time in Funside Balaton’s history, a whole evening where it’s all about the music. Once the beat starts, there’s no turning back. Sing, dance, play music and have fun!
Amazing Race
Push your limits, take the adventure and find out what team power can do!
Harry Potter Day
Dive into a world of magic in Funside once again!
Record Attempt
We’ll make sure to be in the books this year again – stay tuned to find out, how!
Night Adventure
Get ready for an unforgettable evening adventure where you’ll have to work as a team to face different challenges!
Wall Street Trade-off
Play and trade with your friends on the Wall Street of Balatongyörök!
The Chase
Logic, creativity, strength, speed and fun – you’ll need them all at the Chase!
Beach Bingo
Fun challenges, surprises and lots of BINGOOO await you – for the first time in Funside’s history – on the shores of Lake Balaton.
Beach Party
Music, sunshine, waves, good vibes and games. An unforgettable afternoon at Lake Balaton!
Quidditch Tournament
Play the magicians’ and witches’ favorite sport with us at this magical tournament!
Dodgeball Championship
A real big dodgeball championship. Fight to the last minute!
20 second showdown
Unforgettable mindlessness for an evening!
French Night
Fun challenges, French songs, questions and answers. At the French Night, the streets of Paris will be filled with locals who will challenge you with different tasks.
Beat that!
Jump, roll, balance and catapult to victory!
Codenames night
Agents, words, clues – guessing together!
World Records Night
We prepare with various record attempts. What will you be the most skilled at?
Neon night
Light-up games, neon lights and lots of fun await you this evening!
Camp Opening Ceremony
Our traditional camp opening kicks off every session!
Teen Disco
Our open-air teen disco is a camp classic
Lake Balaton
Central Europe’s largest lake is just around the corner
And many more…
There are different weekly themes and activities in each session!
Every weekly session features different free time activities: see the tables above for the detailed schedules. Funside reserves the rights to change any programs or schedules when necessary.
Prices and application deadlines
220 000 Ft
The price below is the basic camp fee, which includes a combination of two classes with a basic fee, if you choose a classes with an extra fee, the higher fee will be added to the basic fee, for details click here. For more details, please see the prices page.
Registration
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