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
Country and city: a ten-day focus at Trafó
18 to 27 September
Banff Mountain Film Festival world tour
23 to 25 September
Researchers’ Night: free science events
25 to 26 September
Fecskehajtó: a new folk festival at the Budai Vigadó
25 to 26 September
Korean Film Festival at the Corvin
25 September to 2 October
Oktoberfest on Margaret Island
25 September to 4 October
Coming up
Today, Tuesday 22 September
22SepBonga at Müpa
Tuesday 22 September, 20:00 to 21:45
22SepNT Live’s The Importance of Being Earnest at the Uránia
Tuesday 22 September, 19:00
22SepCar-free day: one ticket for the whole country
Tuesday 22 September, all day
22SepTwo nights on the A38 roof
22 to 23 September, Tuesday 19:30, Wednesday 18:30
22SepCountry and city: a ten-day focus at Trafó
18 to 27 September, times vary; installations open from 16:00 on most days
22SepLast week of the national photography salon at the Műcsarnok
5 June to 27 September, Tuesday to Sunday 10:00 to 18:00, Thursday 12:00 to 20:00 (closes at 17:00 on 24 September)
22SepFree folk sessions at the Fonó
22 to 29 September, Tuesdays: strings from 17:00, then Gyimes music at 18:00 and zither at 19:30 (22 Sept), or Moldavian music at 19:00 (29 Sept)
22SepEnglish-language films at the Toldi
22 to 30 September, daily, times vary by film
22SepTwo closing photography shows at the Capa Center
2 to 30 September, Tuesday to Friday 13:00 to 18:00, weekends 10:00 to 18:00
22SepSouls/Alive: drawings by children with cancer
3 September to 4 October, 10:00 to 18:00 every day except Monday
22SepTreasure of the month: a thaler hoard from Somló Hill
31 August to 18 October, 10:00 to 18:00 every day except Monday
22SepMy heart is crying inside: grief works
4 September to 22 November, 10:00 to 18:00 every day except Monday
Wednesday 23 September
23SepBartók competition winner at the Liszt Academy
Wednesday 23 September, 19:00
23SepFree DJ nights in the Dürer Kert garden
23 to 24 September, from 18:00
23SepBanff Mountain Film Festival world tour
23 to 25 September, screenings at 18:00, 18:30, 20:00 and 20:30
23SepRecirquel’s Paradisum at Müpa
23 to 26 September, 19:00 to 20:00
Thursday 24 September
Friday 25 September
25SepThe Qualitons on the A38
Friday 25 September, 19:30
25SepResearchers’ Night: free science events
25 to 26 September, Friday and Saturday
25SepFecskehajtó: a new folk festival at the Budai Vigadó
25 to 26 September, Friday from 11:00, Saturday from 10:00, into the evening
25SepWalk, Hands, Eyes: see the city with your eyes shut
25 to 27 September, walks start 14:00 to 18:30 on Friday, 13:00 to 17:30 at the weekend
25SepKorean Film Festival at the Corvin
25 September to 2 October, from 12:00 on 26 and 27 September, 18:00 and 20:00 on most other days, and one film at 18:00 on the opening and closing nights
25SepStag roaring walks from the Budakeszi Vadaspark
25 September to 4 October, gather from 17:45, walks leave at 18:00
25SepOktoberfest on Margaret Island
25 September to 4 October, Friday 17:00 to 23:00, Saturday 14:00 to 23:00, Sunday 12:00 to 21:00
