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Welcome & thanks for joining in here, along with fellow Xpats in the Loop!
You're in good company together with thousands of expats & high-level locals.
- a cosmopolitan circle of internationally-minded peope: the Xpat Community.

1. First up we look into how many expats live in Hungary:
Twice as Many Expats Here Now than at Start of 2000

Today over 200,000 foreign nationals live here...

2. Also there's an essential selection of fresh News, Info & Inspiration:
E.g. Several Exciting New Destinations Soon Available Via Budapest Airport.
Watch: Opposition PM Candidate Punched in Face by Disabled Old Lady.

3. Plus there's Calendar highlights, new Specials & Movies showing in Budapest:
E.g. Enjoy a Special Valentine’s Day @ The Duchess / Tantric Valentine @ Mandala...
New Exhibition: 'Moving a Mountain in Six Acts' / Jazz Concert: Catalan Sounds.

As always you can see Contemporary, Classical & Community events in Calendar.
Here's hoping you enjoy & even benefit from what's in it for you below.
Yours with best wishes & kind regards, Team XpatLoop

Twice As Many Expats Here Now Than At Start Of Millennium

BREAKING | news & more

Photos: Top 10 Viewpoints in Budapest

Video: BKK’s New BudapestGO Transport App Launched

Exciting New Destinations Soon Available Via Budapest Airport

Opinion: OSCE Prepares for ‘Full-Scale’ Electoral Monitoring in Hungary

Restaurant Review: Smoky Flavours from Spain in Budapest - El Asador de Pata Negra

International Theatre Festival in Budapest to Feature 16 Productions from 12 Countries

'Foreign Guest Workers Needed' Due to Labour Shortage in Hungary's Catering Sector

Watch: Opposition PM Candidate Punched in Face by Disabled Old Lady

Surprising Stats: Catering Industry Turnover Grew 26 % Last Year

Watch: Hungary Launches First Hydrogen-Powered Bus Service

Rapid Covid Antigen Tests to be Available in Shops in Hungary

‘Hungary’s Election Hinges on 26 Districts’ - Budapest Mayor

World Aquatics Champs Returning To Budapest

Opposition Slams PM Orbán’s Putin Visit

Calendar highlights

Ballet: Romeo & Juliet

This new performance, based on Harangozó Prize-winning choreographer Noémi Kulcsár's 2013 work with Miskolc Ballet, will be presented by the Noémi Kulcsár Tellabor company.

10 February - National Dance Theatre Budapest

Dance House: Berka-Erdőfű

The Berka Band has been playing here for 12 years so they know what they're doing. Two dance houses will happen in two different spaces simultaneously: a big Moldavian one and a smaller traditional Hungarian one.

11 February - Fonó Budapest

Exhibition: 'Moving a Mountain in Six Acts'

This an international meditative journey into personal landscapes from Brazil through Algeria, Tanzania to Afghanistan. It's an 'odyssey to a hoped-for gentler future, where humans, the living and the natural world are seen as one'.

12 February - Trafó Budapest

Youth Music: 'Musicmania' Series

In this season of the Musicmania series they are exploring a single significant genre of music: the symphonic poem. Not the most famous pieces but works by composers whose works are almost never heard in Hungary. Age: 12-16.

13 February - Festival Theatre Budapest

Jazz: Catalan Sounds

Mélodie Gimard is a young French pianist, composer, and arranger based in Barcelona. Despite her youth, she combines her piano career with the musical direction of shows at various national and international festivals.

14 February - Opus Jazz Club Budapest

Colour Concert

A range of musical genres can be heard here in the afternoons: visitors stopping by may listen to the young representatives of popular music, jazz & folk on Tuesdays + classical genres on Wednesdays & Saturdays.

15 February - Palace of Arts Budapest

Local Rock: Hiperkarma Concert

"The original and kicking rock music of the alternative ensemble dotted with rock 'n' roll elements, as well as the singing, playing, lyrics and charisma of Róbert Bérczesi," make them one of Hungary's best bands.

16 February - A38 Ship Budapest

Specials

Enjoy a Special Valentine’s Day @ The Duchess Budapest

Let 'The Duchess' enchant you with special Valentine’s Day cocktails and her uber-chic charm and fall in love over the night lights of the city. Click this headline for the 'sexy details'.

Tantric Valentine @ Mandala Day Spa Budapest

Spend a truly unique, sensual and tantric wellness spa evening with your partner here in Mandala's magical pool + get harmonized on all the energetic levels; body, spirit & soul.

Special Valentine’s Day Gastro Journey @ Spago Budapest

Celebrate the day of love with a special gastronomic journey at Spago Budapest. Worldwide-renowned master Chef Wolfgang Puck brings the Beverly Hills culinary and social legend Spago to Budapest, igniting the city’s dining scene into a culinary epicentre.

Virtual Open Day @ British International School Budapest, 16 February

At the British International School of Budapest we offer a caring and nurturing Early Years and Primary environment, with highly trained teachers and small personal class sizes.

Spa Specials @ Anantara New York Palace Hotel in February

Pamper yourself and your loved one at the Anantara New York Palace Budapest Hotel's Spa. For further information or reservation, please feel free to contact the Spa reception, or  call +36 1 886 6125 extension 8125.

Are You Missing UK TV In Hungary? Here's Your Solution!

This TV service for expats in Hungary provided by fellow expat Jerry gives you all UK channels, plus stations from 38 other counties including a wide range from Europe, USA, Canada, South America, plus films and box-sets.

Job Opportunity: Management Assistant @ XpatLoop.com

We're growing and so hiring an assistant: the successful candidate will work with and support the Managing Director of XpatLoop.com - the main responsibilities and requirements of this key member of the team are summarised below.

New movies in Budapest