European birthday

Another custom is to celebrate all foreign and Hungarian participants - children and adults - who have their birthdays during the Meeting. Their gift is a short variety show based on the original performances. These parties originally took place in the local Ferenc Erdei Cultural Centre, then were moved to József Katona Theatre, and nowadays are hosted by the supermarket Tesco which provides birthday cakes.

In 2004 the Future of Europe Association chose a new way to congratulate the children celebrating their birthday during the Festival. The Television of Kecskemét made a live programme greeting the little shy but happy children. The children received presents from Csipero and a huge birthday cake from the McDonald's Company. The Birthday party at the VIII. Children's Meeting was supported by the Bács-Kiskun County Government and the Ministry of Youth and Sports.