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Happy Holidays Poured into a Cocktail at The Duchess Bar in Budapest
The festive season is traditionally the time for exceptional flavors and remarkable drinks. This is when noble wines, rich sweetness and celebratory aromas take center stage. Few wine regions embody these qualities as perfectly as Tokaj.
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Wishing Xpats Wonderful Xmas* Holidays
All the team at XpatLoop wish you and yours very Happy Holidays! We hope you've enjoyed what’s been in the loop for you this year + we’re grateful to every reader and partner for our positive connection. Here's wishing you a Joyful + Prosperous New Year!
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Winter Light Exhibitions Brighten Five Hungarian Cities
Since opening in autumn, Decoled’s Story of Lights has been drawing steady crowds as Hungary’s largest winter light exhibition series. Each evening, landmark locations in Pécs, Gödöllő, Szolnok, Zalaegerszeg and Fertőd are illuminated with festive installations, turning familiar settings into atmospheric night-time walks.
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Grimm's Fairytale Mother Hulda Brought to Life at Budapest
If you haven’t been to the circus in a while, perhaps it is time to reconsider. In the early to mid-decades of the last century, audiences were still dazzled by performances featuring trained wild animals such as lions, tigers, snakes, elephants, horses and monkeys.
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Coming Up

International Arts Festival in Budapest: Cavalcade of Culture from 1 - 12 April
The Bartok Spring International Arts Weeks between April 1 and 12 in Budapest will feature contemporary opera and dance productions, jazz, and star performers of Baroque music, organisers said on Wednesday.
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Finnish Film Days in Budapest, 18 - 22 February
For 15 years FinnAgora, the Finnish Institute in Budapest, has brought to you the best of contemporary Finnish cinema. This year is no exception. The theme of this year’s festival is: TRANSITIONS. The festival will be organised 18th-22nd of February 2026 at Toldi Mozi.
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Invitation: St. Patrick’s Day Gala Celebration, Budapest Marriott Hotel, 28 March
The IHBC invites you to join a unique gala dinner celebrating St. Patrick’s Day, showcasing the very best of Irish culture and heritage.
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Immersive Sound Dome Festival Brought Back by House of Music in Budapest
The Hungarian House of Music is bringing back its immersive Sound Dome Festival this winter, offering a week of live music, concert films, special screenings and audience discussions inside one of Budapest’s most distinctive cultural venues.
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