Story of Lights

Story of Lights organises winter walks of lights in historic gardens. In Gödöllő it sets up, with the royal palace as a partner, the light garden dedicated to Queen Elizabeth, Sisi: a night-time route through the palace park that tells its story from the Baroque to today, with Christmas lights and a light show.

Who they are

Behind the brand is DECOLED, a lighting decoration company with subsidiaries in the Czech Republic, Slovakia, Germany, Hungary and Croatia, which appears in the footer of its website. Under the name Story of Lights it sets up thirteen light parks every winter in five countries, almost always in castle and palace gardens: among others, Prague, Pardubice, Brno, Ostrava, Český Krumlov and Blatná in the Czech Republic, Sereď in Slovakia, Trakošćan in Croatia, Krumbach in Germany, and Fertőd, Szolnok and Gödöllő in Hungary. Each park has its own theme; the Gödöllő one revolves around Sisi, who spent periods at this palace. The website does not say since what year the company has been working.

The season in Gödöllő

The garden opens from 24 October 2026 to 31 January 2027, every day from 17:00 to 21:00, with last entry at 20:30. It closes on 1 November and on 24 and 25 December. It is a walk through the park on foot, without a guide and with no time limit within the opening hours; the website does not give the length of the route. The Ferris wheel and the little train are paid separately and only on site.

Prices and tickets

Prices change according to the day and the channel. An adult, aged 15 to 64, pays from Monday to Thursday 4,800 forints at the ticket office and 4,300 online; from Friday to Sunday and on public holidays, 5,300 and 4,800. The reduced ticket, for children aged 2 to 14, students and over-65s, ranges from 3,900 to 4,900 forints, and there are family tickets for two adults with two or three children. There is a combined ticket with the palace visit, from 7,900 forints, and a season pass. Online purchase adds charges of 400 forints plus 3%. The website does not publish refund conditions; they are in its general terms.

Children, accessibility and dogs

Under-2s and pushchairs enter free. The palace park is accessible, with a ramp from the car park; people with disabilities enter free and their companion pays an adult ticket. Dogs are not admitted, except guide and assistance dogs, which must wear a muzzle and carry documentation.

Getting there

From Budapest you arrive on the HÉV suburban train from Örs vezér tere to Gödöllő-Szabadság tér, by bus from Stadion station or by train from Keleti; there is a combined train and palace ticket. By car, the car park next to the palace is paid every day, 440 forints an hour, with Hungarian coins, card or SMS. The website is in Hungarian, Slovak, Croatian, English and German; there is no Spanish version.