Budapest Spring Fair

Held in the heart of the inner city, the fair welcomes visitors with free concerts, children’s activities, a craft fair and gastro specialties until 18 April.

31 March - Városháza Park

Classical Music, Opera, Theatre: 'Le Mariage forcé'

Molière's 1664 play, for which Lully composed music, is a comédie-ballet combining a dramatic plot, singing and dancing. A rare occasion to watch such a combo live.

1 April - Palace of Arts Budapest

Yvette Bozsik Company: 'Ball, or the Dance Party'

The atmosphere of the piece is determined by the music that gives a taste of the most important musical trends of the 20th century, from jazz to chanson, from classical to modern music.

2 April - National Dance Theatre Budapest

Classical Musical: The Fairy Queen

This version of Purcell's musical based on A Midsummer Night's Dream takes place in an urban woodland, with lonely characters, crime, murder and love. The figure of the Fairy Queen here is a kind of femme fatale...

3 April - Eiffel Art Studios – Miklós Bánffy Stage

Dance: 'Timothy and the Things Escapologists'

Is freedom a solitary or a social genre? Idyllic? Comic? Tragic? All of these? If no one sees it, does it still happen, or is it necessary that someone external captures the moment? This piece invites us to think about all this and more.

4 April - Trafó Budapest

Jazz Concert: Attila Gyárfás Quartet Feat. Magic Malik

One of the musical role models of local star Gyárfás is the flutist-singer Malik, born in Côte d'Ivoire, now the two play together prominent representatives of the Hungarian improvisational music scene.

5 April - Opus Jazz Club Budapest

Opera: The Woman Without a Shadow

Conceived at wartime, this tale is about humanity, self-sacrifice and the appreciation of happiness. An opera in three acts, in German with Hungarian and English subtitles.

6 April - Hungarian State Opera Budapest