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Xpat Community Newsletter, 10 April

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Welcome & thanks for enjoying a moment of inspiration here with fellow Xpats in the Loop!
You're in good company with 1000's of expats + top locals in this cosmopolitan community.

1. First are 5 Fresh Interviews with interesting Xpats you may know or want to know:

Surprising Expats: Richard Robinson, Musician, Teacher, Translator,
* Róbert Pintér, Hotel Operations Manager, Silvanus Hotel Visegrád,
Surprising Expats: Danny Bain, Composer, Musician, Storyteller,
* Detti Simon, Regional Director of Bátortábor Hungary,
* Tamás Kühne, Co-Owner, Vibe Budapest.


2. As always below there's fresh News, Info & Inspiration, plus new Movies & Specials:
E.g. Why Not to Try Bribing Police, Where Keanu Reeves Eats in Budapest, Free Ritmo Fest Concert.

3. Plus you can see a great variety of Events for Expats - just a few from the Xpat Calendar:
E.g. Vice City Party, Acid Arab DJ Set, Jazz for Young Ones, New ‘Invisible to the Naked Eye’ Exhibition.

We hope you like what's in it for you this week.
Yours with best wishes, Team XpatLoop

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Calendar highlights

Budapest Ritmo Piknik

Budapest Ritmo is celebrating its 10th edition with an exciting pre-festival day with a free event: the French masked group will gather the crowd, and then a concert by Grammy-nominee Fatoumata Diawara will follow.

Thursday 10 April - City Park Budapest

80’s Music: Vice City Party

If you want to relive the era of the, look no further! You get your favourite flavours from every genres from all radio stations on the game – especially from Flash Fm, Wave 103, Fever 105, Emotion 98.3, and VRock.

Friday 11 April - A38 Ship Budapest

Arabic & Electronic Music by Acid Arab DJ set

Acid Arab is a French-Algerian music collective formed in Paris, joined forces to create a synthesis of the distinctive sound of Arabic music and electronica, and has become a fixture at major festivals and dance clubs.

Saturday 12 April - Akvárium Klub Budapes

Budapest Ritmo Festival: Keleti Railway Station is Moving Budapest

Olivier Grossetête erected his monumental cardboard buildings in the cities of five continents, engaging a million onlookers in the construction and subsequent tearing down of almost two hundred box-constructs.

Sunday 13 April - Several Spots in Budapest

MAO Creative Crew – An Hour of Jazz for Young ones

What makes jazz so great? What is freedom in music? Testing the boundaries between classical music and jazz, the show playfully shines a light on the similarities and parallels between the two genres.

Monday 14 April - Festival Theatre Budapest

Sylvia Plachy Exhibition: Gifts from the 20th Century & Beyond

Sylvia is a Hungarian-born photographer living in New York City. As a friend of the late André Kertész, she is one of the few photographers who represent the tradition of humanist photography in an authentic and modern way.

Tuesday 15 April - Capa Center Budapest

Young Talents' Free Concert: Pop, Jazz & Folk Music

For music lovers visiting Müpa, young artists perform pop music, jazz and folk music at Banner Square. Each week, this series sees students from the Liszt Academy demonstrate their outstanding knowledge, talent and devotion.

Wednesday 16 April - Palace of Arts Budapest

Specials

Live Standout's Comedy Night @ Cinema City Allee Budapest

Join in on 15 April for Cinema City's first live Stand-up Comedy event organised by local comic StandOut, who will introduce the outstanding headliner: Prince Abdi. Click this headline to know more.

Enjoy Easter Delights at Spago Budapest

This spring, Spago Budapest by Wolfgang Puck invites you to celebrate Easter in style with unforgettable culinary experiences in a truly special setting. Blending refined gastronomy with the spirit of the season, the restaurant offers the perfect backdrop for every festive Easter occasion - be it an exclusive Easter Sunday brunch, an elegant dinner on Good Friday, or more…

Do You Need to Learn Hungarian in 2025?

By Anikó Woods: I’ve lived in Hungary since 2017 and - brace yourself - I still struggle to learn Hungarian in 2025. Yes, I have a Hungarian name. Yes, I carry the passport. But my vocabulary? Patchy. Grammar? Creative. Confidence? Depends on whether I’ve had coffee or wine first.

New movies in Budapest