Events in Budapest
Festivals, concerts, exhibitions and free events coming up in Budapest, with dates, venues and how to get there.
Festivals and big events
Liszt Fest across Budapest
8 to 22 October
Múzeumok Őszi Fesztiválja, the autumn museum festival
28 September to 15 November
Budapest Fafesztivál, the city's tree festival
15 to 17 October
Verzió International Human Rights Documentary Film Festival
16 to 25 November
dunaPart7, the Hungarian performing arts showcase
18 to 21 November
Coming up
Today, Monday 12 October
12OctFények, színek, illatok, Italy in Hungarian art
17 August to 15 October, outdoors in the Neo-Renaissance garden, open 06:00 to 24:00
12OctTreasure of the month: a thaler hoard from Somló Hill
31 August to 18 October, 10:00 to 18:00 every day except Monday
12OctOrszágos Étterem Hét, Hungary's restaurant week
1 to 18 October, lunch and dinner sittings, booked ahead
12OctLiszt Fest across Budapest
8 to 22 October, times vary by event, most concerts in the evening
12OctZola the photographer at the Mai Manó House
3 September to 25 October, Tuesday to Sunday 12:00 to 19:00, last entry 18:30
12OctIdő-Állomás, Bálint Szajki's railway photographs
30 September to 29 October, opening 30 September at 19:00, then on show to 29 October, with a curator's tour on 20 October at 17:00
12OctKék Pelikán exhibition at the KULT7 Labor
2 to 29 October, opens at 18:00 on 2 October, with a guided tour and a screening at 18:00 on 13 October
12OctFényrétegek, photographs by Mária Óvári
2 to 30 October, Monday, Wednesday and Friday 13:00 to 19:00, Tuesday and Thursday 10:00 to 16:00, closed at weekends and on 14 and 23 October
12OctÖveket becsatolni! at the Északi Járműjavító
20 June to 31 October, Wednesday to Sunday 10:00 to 17:00, closed on 1 October
12OctThe American Dream, Hungarians in the United States 1776 to 2026
30 July to 1 November, Tuesday to Sunday 10:00 to 18:00
12OctEdit Szalma: Képjegyzetek
22 September to 8 November, Monday to Thursday 08:00 to 16:00, Friday usually the same, weekends depending on what else is on
12OctWorld Press Photo 2026 at Budapest Zoo
25 September to 8 November, Monday to Thursday and Sunday 10:00 to 18:00, Friday, Saturday and 23 October 10:00 to 20:00
12OctThe 44th Hungarian Press Photo exhibition
16 September to 8 November, Tuesday to Friday 13:00 to 18:00, weekends 10:00 to 18:00
12OctAranymetszés: painters on the golden section
8 October to 8 November, opens 8 October at 17:00, then daily 10:00 to 18:00
12OctNapfivér: three painters in the Mária Magdolna tower
8 October to 9 November, opening 8 October at 18:00, then open to visitors from 9 October to 9 November
12OctMúzeumok Őszi Fesztiválja, the autumn museum festival
28 September to 15 November, times vary by museum
12OctAlkotás Öröme, a handicraft exhibition
7 October to 15 November, opens at 15:00 on 7 October, then weekdays 08:00 to 20:00 and at weekends when the centre has something on
12OctLászló György Sáros: From Details, Space Itself
18 September to 15 November, Tuesday to Sunday 10:00 to 18:00, Thursday 12:00 to 20:00, closed Mondays, last entry at 17:30 and at 19:30 on Thursdays. The exhibitions close at 17:00 on 20 and 29 October
12OctMy heart is crying inside: grief works
4 September to 22 November, 10:00 to 18:00 every day except Monday
12OctJózsef Árendás's posters and drawings at the Műcsarnok
25 September to 22 November, Tuesday to Sunday 10:00 to 18:00, Thursday 12:00 to 20:00, closed Mondays, last entry half an hour before closing
12OctThe Treasures of King Louis I (the Great) of Hungary
5 March to 31 December, Tuesday to Sunday 10:00 to 18:00
12OctLAK|HATÁS, housing seen by young artists
25 September to 8 January
12OctMetamorphosis at the Capa Center
7 October to 17 January, Tuesday to Friday 13:00 to 18:00, weekends 10:00 to 18:00, closed Monday
12OctWalk This Way: the art of walking
9 October to 31 January, Tuesday to Sunday from 10:00, closed Monday; English guided tours at 17:00 on 13 and 27 December
12OctBirdo, the year's best bird photographs
2 October to 22 March, in the open air, visiting hours not published
Tuesday 13 October
13OctThe Cleveland Orchestra at Müpa
Tuesday 13 October, 19:30 to 21:30
13OctChungking Express at the Bem Mozi
Tuesday 13 October, 18:45
13OctFöldszint with English subtitles at the Bem
3 to 27 October, times vary by date, between 15:30 and 20:30
13OctVígszínház performances with English surtitles
3 October to 29 November, 19:00, except The Seagull on 17 October at 18:00, The Great Gatsby on 25 October at 14:30 and Pinocchio on 15 November at 17:00
Wednesday 14 October
Thursday 15 October
15OctDanko Jones at the A38
Thursday 15 October, 19:00, gate opens at 18:00
15OctBattleship Potemkin at the Bem Mozi
Thursday 15 October, 18:15
15OctBéla Tarr's Werckmeister Harmonies at the Bem Mozi
Thursday 15 October, 20:00
15OctBudapest Fafesztivál, the city's tree festival
15 to 17 October, from 18:00 on 15 October, then walks and demonstrations from 09:00 on 16 and 17 October
15OctMolière. L'Opéra Urbain at the Budapest Arena
15 to 18 October, Thursday and Friday 20:00, Saturday 15:00 and 20:00, Sunday 14:00
15OctArt Market Budapest
15 to 18 October, Thursday, Saturday and Sunday 11:00 to 19:00, Friday 11:00 to 21:00
Friday 16 October
16OctDub Pistols with Freestylers and Mango at the A38
Friday 16 October, 19:30, gate opens at 18:30
16OctAndré Rieu at the MVM Dome
16 to 17 October, gates 18:00, concert 19:30
16OctORBIT by SUB.LAB.PRO and Marie Gyselbrecht
16 to 17 October, 19:00, 50 minutes
16OctPuskin 100 film festival
25 September to 28 November, one screening most weeks, usually at 19:00, with family matinees at 10:00
Saturday 17 October
17OctTeleki Zsibi, the flea market at the Teleki téri piac
Saturday 17 October, 09:00 to 13:00
17OctBackstage Budapest: a tour of the A38
Saturday 17 October, gates at 09:00, then four tours running between 10:00 and 15:30
17OctVásári vigadalom: family day on the Children’s Railway
Saturday 17 October, 10:00 to 16:00
17OctCem Yildiz and Balkan Taksim on the A38
Saturday 17 October, from 23:45
17OctMet Live in HD: Verdi's Macbeth at the Uránia
17 to 25 October, 19:00 for the live relay, 18:00 for the repeat
Sunday 18 October
Wednesday 21 October
Thursday 22 October
Friday 23 October
Saturday 24 October
Friday 30 October
30OctHalloween evening at Budapest Zoo
Friday 30 October, 18:00 to 23:00
30OctAlphaville at the MVM Dome
Friday 30 October, 20:00
30OctBonjour Monsieur Gauguin at the Museum of Fine Arts
30 October to 28 February, Tuesday to Sunday 10:00 to 18:00, last admission 17:00, closed Monday; one Friday a month it opens 12:00 to 20:00 instead
Saturday 31 October
Sunday 1 November
Tuesday 3 November
Wednesday 4 November
Saturday 7 November
Tuesday 10 November
Thursday 12 November
Friday 13 November
Saturday 14 November
Monday 16 November
Tuesday 17 November
Wednesday 18 November
Saturday 21 November
Sunday 29 November
Friday 4 December
Sunday 6 December
Monday 7 December
Thursday 10 December
Friday 11 December
Saturday 12 December
Tuesday 15 December
Wednesday 16 December
Thursday 17 December
Saturday 19 December
Sunday 20 December
20DecBudapest Bár's Christmas concert on the A38
Sunday 20 December, doors 19:00, music from 20:00
20DecA Christmas concert with José Carreras and Katherine Jenkins
Sunday 20 December, 19:00
20DecChristmas Concert in the Liszt Academy's Grand Hall
Sunday 20 December, from 19:30
20DecMagnificat and Messiah at the Opera House
20 to 23 December, 19:00 on both nights
