Shot from the concert Jacko gave in Budapest
Shot from the concert Jacko gave in Budapest

Michael Jackson Memorial Tree Budapest

There is a tree in the middle of Budapest, which was promoted on 5 June 2009 from being one of many straight into Jacko’s memorial tree.

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Since then it has become a place of pilgrimage. The Michael Jackson Memorial Tree in one of the most popular parks in Budapest, at Erzsébet tér (Elizabeth Square), which is one of the favorite leisure places of foreigners and young people in Budapest.

Drawings of fans on the Michael Jackson Memorial Tree
Drawings of fans on the Michael Jackson Memorial Tree

Plenty of people come here every day to have a cold drink on Fröccsterasz (“Spritzer terrace”), have a party at the Akvárium Klub, hang out by the fountain, have a picnic on the grass under the Budapest Eye or just have a walk among the beautiful trees.

Jacko in Hungary

Michael Jackson visited Budapest altogether three times, first in 1994, when the promotional video of the HIStory album was shot at Heroes’ Square. Then he returned to our capital twice due to his world tour two years later. His first and only show in Budapest was in 1996 in Népstadion, which is called the Puskás Ferenc Stadion today.

Michael Jackson giving concert in Budapest
Michael Jackson giving concert in Budapest

Jacko stayed in the same suite at Kempinski every time, where he often stood by the window, waving and offering messages to his fans, who camped in the park in front of the hotel for up to 24 hours and was chanting his name.

The Origin of the Michael Jackson Memorial Tree

After his death, fans inaugurated the tree next to which they had spent so many hours as a Michael Jackson Memorial Tree, which was also licensed by District V Municipality. Flowers have been planted around the tree, candles have been lit ever since, photos, posters, and messages have been pinned to the tree trunk, and from time to time even one or two Jacko Pepsi are left at the stump of the tree.

Shot of the fully decorated memorial tree
Shot of the fully decorated memorial tree

If you spend some time relaxing on one of the benches surrounding the tree, it’s quite likely that one of MJ’s fans will stop by. Some of them are easily recognized by a hat, or by their white socks and black shoes, but I have already seen an elderly lady buzzing around the tree and taking care of the flowers. Although the last years of Jacko’s life was surrounded by scandals, one thing is for sure: if I listen to his music and watch his clips, I still have to say that Michael Jackson was a genius!

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