Music, exhibitions and theatrical plays – what else a culture geek could long for? Here are the best of these this spring in Budapest.
22nd Danube Carnival International Multicultural Festival
This year, the prestigious festival will await you with a brand new program series: between 3 and 8 June on the Városmajor Stage you can see a number of unique productions presenting the colourful folklore heritage of the country’s various nationalities.
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Jazz, Pop, Rock, Latin, Blues and Folk
During the sixties, the beat music that managed to slip through the Iron Curtain became extremely popular. Later on, the dance house movement also started, aiming to save the best of local folk music and dance. The Hungarian Vista Social Club awaits you with a real cultural experience on 20 May at Fonó!
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FIRKIN Acoustic Show
On 10 June, Városmajor Open Air Stage awaits you with Guinness and whiskey tastings accompanied by some Irish goulash, traditional tunes and dance moves along with the acoustic show of FIRKIN starting at 6 PM. Experience the real Irish atmosphere on the season opening party of the popular venue!
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Spring Festival of the Hungarian Museums
For the 22nd time, the Hungarian National Museum invites you to this special cultural program series between 20 and 21 May. This year’s theme, Museums in the Garden highlights the importance of environmental protection and the reconstruction of Múzeumkert.
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Downtown Concerts in the heart of Budapest
Organ solo concerts on Wednesdays at 4 PM in the 2000-year old Inner City Parish Church, and professional organ choir concerts in the baroque St. Michael’s Church on Saturdays at 7 PM.
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Your Choice: Apocalypse or Global Sustainability
Within the confines of the 3rd International Carpet Exhibition at the Pesti Vigadó, carpet artists wish to reflect upon a very early stage of this art genre, going back to the times when themes, represented on carpets in the form of really monumental series of medieval tapestry images, were enlarged by anonymous textile artists.
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Cirque Du Soleil: Varekai
If you want to see real magic with your own eyes, Cirque Du Soleil’s new show should certainly be on the top of your list! Varekai evokes a fantastic world filled with mythological creations in a spellbinding environment. The protagonist, a young man, finds himself in an enchanted forest, inviting the audience to a breath-taking journey.
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Hitler and Hitler
If you are looking for a truly interesting play, don’t miss out on this astonishing show at Átrium Theatre! Hitler and Hitler is a collage of artistic reflections filled with vivid fantasy: performed by Berlin based actors, led by Christian Harting, known for his role in the Oscar winning Son of Saul, directed by Oliver Micevski, based on the play by the controversial Russian author Konstantin Kostenko, this piece creates a new, yet painfully recognizable portrait of the paranoid dictator – all on 17 and 24 May at Átrium!
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