Community Event: 'Botellón' Season Opening

Spanish for "big bottle", this is a 'night time activity when people congregate in public areas to socialize while drinking & enjoying music'. Free entry, and you can bring your own drinks or buy at bar nearby.

11 May - Eiffel Tér Budapest

Tech-Funk Party: Be Massive at Marriott

The 20-year-old 'Be Massive' party event series doesn't limit itself to genres, it does have a great reputation for playing top-quality electronic, indie, techno, break, and house music.

12 May - Budapest Marriott Hotel

Electronic Concert: Christian Löffler

Pure Lust presents electronic music star Christian who combines melancholy with euphoria, "All my music is connected by a gloomy spirit, which is minted by a warm sincerity”.

13 May - Akvárium Klub Budapest

Spring Festival: 'Floralia'

One of the oldest cultural events of Budapest, it draws on Roman traditions to create an "unforgettable experience for a diverse audience in an authentic setting for the occasion," say the organisers.

14 May - Aquincum Museum Budapest

Contemporary Dance: 'Amber'

By expressing passion, intimacy and attraction the six dancers in the piece are placed in a state of consciousness... "that can have an overriding power for anyone who has the chance to watch them," we're told.

15 May - Trafó Budapest

Contemporary Dance: Yvette Bozsik's 'HA DÔ'

Tadashi Endo is one of the greatest butoh dancers & choreographers living today, he has been head of MAMU butoh centre in Germany for 25 years. His work HA DÔ is performed here by the Yvette's company, itself celebrating its 25th anniversary.

16 May - National Dance Theatre Budapest

Opera Perfromance: 'The Woman Without a Shadow '

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

17 May - Opera House Budapest