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Xpat Guide: 2018 Burns Celebrations
- 25 Jan 2018 9:00 AM
- community & culture
Tonight many expats around the world will sing a Scottish song, probably after a wee dram of whiskey, and perhaps some haggis, to celebrate the birthday of Robert Burns. In Budapest there are a whole host of Burns Night events taking place this year, not all on January 25th, here’s your guide to what’s on here in honour of the man Hungarians call the Scottish Petőfi.
'Celtic Woman' Concert Budapest Arena, 10 November
- 5 Nov 2017 8:04 AM
- community & culture
Celtic Woman - The Global Music Phenomenon with 4 million Concert Tickets sold in 23 countries across 6 continents, 10 million CD / DVD sales, Platinum in 9 Countries, 10 Chart Topping Albums and Billboard’s No 1 World Music Artist Seven Times
Orthodox Pentacost Concert, Basilica, 11 June
- 9 Jun 2017 1:00 AM
- community & culture
The final concert for this year’s Oriental Lumen series coincides with Pentecost, in which we celebrate the descent of the Holy Spirit with philosophical and victorious music. Traditional sacral music from different parts of the globe as well as premiered pieces will be showcased as a closure for the 6th year running this concert series. The guests of the Saint Ephraim Male Choir this time are ...
UNESCO - Listed Buso Festival Begins In Mohács
- 24 Feb 2017 7:10 AM
- community & culture
The popular end-of-winter Buso festival, a registered UNESCO cultural heritage event, began in Mohács, in southern Hungary, featuring around 1,300 Buso people wearing traditional wooden masks and sheepskin costumes marching in the city over the next six days.
See What Happened @ Burns Charity Supper
- 26 Jan 2017 9:22 AM
- community & culture
It’s that time of year: freezing temperatures, expats in tartan and many men in kilts drinking whisky, bagpipers and the customary haggis. Yep, it’s the big Burns Supper in Budapest, which has raised Euro 1m for charity over the years, held again with much success last Saturday at the fabulous Corinthia.
Fully Booked: Xpat Party For Charity, Marriott Ballroom, Friday 4 November
- 4 Nov 2016 9:00 AM
- community & culture
250 expats & locals registered to join Iain Lindsay OBE, British Ambassador, and a host of VIP's inc. Adam Goodman, Dennis Diokno, Paul Slocombe, Richard Dyer, and many more friendly folks at this annual event uniting the international community in support of charity.
Paddy And The Rats Concert, Budapest Park, 8 July
- 7 Jul 2016 11:45 AM
- entertainment
Paddy And The Rats is an Irish Pub Punk Rock band based out of Miskolc Hungary. The group was founded by Paddy O'Reilly (songwriter, vocals), Vince Murphy (bass) and Joey MacOnkay (electric guitar) in 2008. Seamus Connelly (drums), Sonny Sullivan (accordion) and Sam McKenzie (fiddle, Irish whistles, bagpipes, mandolin) later joined the group. The music is Irish and Celtic folk but they combine ...
Invitation: St Patrick's Day Parade In Budapest, 20 March
- 17 Mar 2016 8:16 AM
- community & culture
To see what happened last year there's a video below. This year organisers told XpatLoop, "The parade will be led by the premier bagpipe group in Hungary and a giant float of St Patrick himself. Xpats are very welcome to join 1000’s of local families, friends and tourists and be 'Green for a Day' and take to the streets of Budapest to celebrate St Patrick’s Day. The gathering will take place in ...
Paddy And The Rats @ Budapest Park, 26 June
- 23 Jun 2015 10:00 AM
- entertainment
Paddy & The Rats was formed by the singer-songwriter Paddy, Vince (bass) and Joey (electric guitar) in 2008. Then Seamus (drums) joined them and two authentic musicians, Sonny (accordion) and Sam (fiddle, tin whistle, banjo and bagpipe). In spring 2012 Sonny has left the band and Bernie took his place. As for their becoming rats, the six pirate say: punk is the same in music as rats among the ...
Xpat Guide: 2018 Burns Celebrations
- 25 Jan 2018 9:00 AM
- community & culture
Tonight many expats around the world will sing a Scottish song, probably after a wee dram of whiskey, and perhaps some haggis, to celebrate the birthday of Robert Burns. In Budapest there are a whole host of Burns Night events taking place this year, not all on January 25th, here’s your guide to what’s on here in honour of the man Hungarians call the Scottish Petőfi.
'Celtic Woman' Concert Budapest Arena, 10 November
- 5 Nov 2017 8:04 AM
- community & culture
Celtic Woman - The Global Music Phenomenon with 4 million Concert Tickets sold in 23 countries across 6 continents, 10 million CD / DVD sales, Platinum in 9 Countries, 10 Chart Topping Albums and Billboard’s No 1 World Music Artist Seven Times
Orthodox Pentacost Concert, Basilica, 11 June
- 9 Jun 2017 1:00 AM
- community & culture
The final concert for this year’s Oriental Lumen series coincides with Pentecost, in which we celebrate the descent of the Holy Spirit with philosophical and victorious music. Traditional sacral music from different parts of the globe as well as premiered pieces will be showcased as a closure for the 6th year running this concert series. The guests of the Saint Ephraim Male Choir this time are ...
UNESCO - Listed Buso Festival Begins In Mohács
- 24 Feb 2017 7:10 AM
- community & culture
The popular end-of-winter Buso festival, a registered UNESCO cultural heritage event, began in Mohács, in southern Hungary, featuring around 1,300 Buso people wearing traditional wooden masks and sheepskin costumes marching in the city over the next six days.
See What Happened @ Burns Charity Supper
- 26 Jan 2017 9:22 AM
- community & culture
It’s that time of year: freezing temperatures, expats in tartan and many men in kilts drinking whisky, bagpipers and the customary haggis. Yep, it’s the big Burns Supper in Budapest, which has raised Euro 1m for charity over the years, held again with much success last Saturday at the fabulous Corinthia.
Fully Booked: Xpat Party For Charity, Marriott Ballroom, Friday 4 November
- 4 Nov 2016 9:00 AM
- community & culture
250 expats & locals registered to join Iain Lindsay OBE, British Ambassador, and a host of VIP's inc. Adam Goodman, Dennis Diokno, Paul Slocombe, Richard Dyer, and many more friendly folks at this annual event uniting the international community in support of charity.
Paddy And The Rats Concert, Budapest Park, 8 July
- 7 Jul 2016 11:45 AM
- entertainment
Paddy And The Rats is an Irish Pub Punk Rock band based out of Miskolc Hungary. The group was founded by Paddy O'Reilly (songwriter, vocals), Vince Murphy (bass) and Joey MacOnkay (electric guitar) in 2008. Seamus Connelly (drums), Sonny Sullivan (accordion) and Sam McKenzie (fiddle, Irish whistles, bagpipes, mandolin) later joined the group. The music is Irish and Celtic folk but they combine ...
Invitation: St Patrick's Day Parade In Budapest, 20 March
- 17 Mar 2016 8:16 AM
- community & culture
To see what happened last year there's a video below. This year organisers told XpatLoop, "The parade will be led by the premier bagpipe group in Hungary and a giant float of St Patrick himself. Xpats are very welcome to join 1000’s of local families, friends and tourists and be 'Green for a Day' and take to the streets of Budapest to celebrate St Patrick’s Day. The gathering will take place in ...
Paddy And The Rats @ Budapest Park, 26 June
- 23 Jun 2015 10:00 AM
- entertainment
Paddy & The Rats was formed by the singer-songwriter Paddy, Vince (bass) and Joey (electric guitar) in 2008. Then Seamus (drums) joined them and two authentic musicians, Sonny (accordion) and Sam (fiddle, tin whistle, banjo and bagpipe). In spring 2012 Sonny has left the band and Bernie took his place. As for their becoming rats, the six pirate say: punk is the same in music as rats among the ...