Things to do in Budapest
Your guide to the best of Budapest right now: what’s on this week, the festivals worth planning around, and the tickets worth booking before you go.
Things to do in Budapest in October
The best concerts, festivals, exhibitions and all-round great things to do in Budapest in October 2026. Coming up: BIFF, the Budapest International Film Festival, Budapest Showcase Hub and Liszt Fest across Budapest.
See October
The Budapest bucket list
28 things to do at least once.
Budapest for free
Twenty-eight things that cost nothing.
The best ruin bars
Where to drink in the Jewish Quarter.
The best thermal baths
Which bath, and when to go.
What’s on in Budapest?
Coming up this week
20OctNT Live: Les Liaisons Dangereuses at the Uránia
Tuesday 20 October, 19:00
21OctLeif Ove Andsnes and the NDR Elbphilharmonie Orchester
Wednesday 21 October, 19:30 to 22:00
21OctSimple Plan at Barba Negra
Wednesday 21 October, doors 18:00, Charlotte Sands from 19:00, Neck Deep 19:45, Simple Plan 21:00
21OctMarko Hietala at Barba Negra
Wednesday 21 October, doors 18:00
21OctDOME_CONCERTFILM Vad Fruttik
7 to 31 October, Wednesdays 14:00 to 14:30 and Saturdays 17:30 to 18:00
22OctLiszt: Christus at Müpa
Thursday 22 October, 19:00 to 22:00
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