853 result(s) for cultural festival
Hay Festival To Pollinate Ideas In Hungary
- 26 Apr 2012 11:01 AM
- community & culture
Famously described as the Woodstock of the mind by Bill Clinton, the Hay Festival is one of the world's most prestigious literature and arts festivals. Hay Budapest will feature an exciting mix of Hungarian, Central European, British and Spanish authors and thinkers. Bob Geldof, Jung Chang, Ben Okri, Hanif Kureishi, and György Dragomán are some of the distinguished guests at the first Hay ...
The Killers Confirmed As Last Act At Sziget Budapest 2012
- 24 Apr 2012 9:00 AM
- entertainment
Breaking news is that The Killers are now confirmed as the final act on the Main Stage at this summer festival - that's now only 100 nights of sleep away. America's most exciting contemporary rock band will perform the final act at the last day of the major music and cultural arts event in Budapest. Even US President Barack Obama booked them to perform at the White House.
Invitation: Budapest Show Choir Concert, Honvéd Cultural Centre, 22 April
- 20 Apr 2012 9:00 AM
- community & culture
We are a young choir with members from universities and high schools. Proudly can we state that we are the first Hungarian show choir and working on spreading this genre in the whole country. On our broad repertoire there are songs from musicals, movies, also we sing pop, rock, jazz, Hungarian songs, with our orchestra (piano, guitars, winds), or acapella.
9th International Book Festival Budapest, Millenáris, 19 - 22 April
- 19 Apr 2012 11:45 AM
- community & culture
After last year’s special Guest of Honour presence, when in honour of Hungary’s EU presidency, as the first among international book fairs, we invited the other 26 member states of the European Union besides Hungary, their belles-lettres book publishing and one author from each country, this year the Guest of Honour will not be a single country either, but the cultural region of the Scandinavian ...
Invitation: Museums' Festival In The Museum Garden, Budapest, 19 -20 May
- 17 Apr 2012 9:00 AM
- community & culture
The garden of the Hungarian National Museum bursts into bloom in May, bringing together more than 100 museums, live music, dance and theater, and hands-on crafts, to name a few... It's a two-day, free-entry celebration of museums, which as you know come in all sizes and colors: small and large, village and national, folk and historical art and functional.
'This is Great Britain', By Jonathan Knott, British Ambassador To Hungary
- 4 Apr 2012 9:04 AM
- community & culture
"The UK has a strong image around the world and, as I’ve discovered, here in Hungary. We’re respected for our traditions, our reliability and the quality of what we produce. It’s a great advantage for us – whether we’re working in Embassies overseas or trying to do business there. But the British brand needs a refresh. And that’s what the British government’s GREAT Campaign is aiming to do.
Invitation: 31st National Táncház Festival & Fair, 30 March – 1 April
- 31 Mar 2012 7:00 AM
- entertainment
"The multi-faceted and colorful program will include performances by groups presenting their own local traditions, traditional folk artists and musicians, dance groups, professional and amateur folk dancers, dance-house bands and dance teachings.
Looking Back On The Liszt Year In Hungary - In A Nutshell
- 27 Mar 2012 9:00 AM
- community & culture
"In 2011 hundreds of concerts, sereval exhibitions, publications and commemorating events were dedicated to Ferenc Liszt, born 200 years ago. Although we could not be present everywhere, we have covered most of the events in narrative or in pictures.
Invitation: Loreena McKennitt, Budapest Sportaréna, 27 March
- 25 Mar 2012 9:04 AM
- entertainment
"Internationally acclaimed Canadian singer/composer Loreena McKennitt began her musical career by busking with her harp and started running her own record label, Quinlan Road, from her kitchen table. Now, more than two decades later, Manitoba-born McKennitt has seen her “eclectic Celtic” blend of pop, folk and world music span more than a dozen recordings, three DVDs and a new collection of ...
Hay Festival To Pollinate Ideas In Hungary
- 26 Apr 2012 11:01 AM
- community & culture
Famously described as the Woodstock of the mind by Bill Clinton, the Hay Festival is one of the world's most prestigious literature and arts festivals. Hay Budapest will feature an exciting mix of Hungarian, Central European, British and Spanish authors and thinkers. Bob Geldof, Jung Chang, Ben Okri, Hanif Kureishi, and György Dragomán are some of the distinguished guests at the first Hay ...
The Killers Confirmed As Last Act At Sziget Budapest 2012
- 24 Apr 2012 9:00 AM
- entertainment
Breaking news is that The Killers are now confirmed as the final act on the Main Stage at this summer festival - that's now only 100 nights of sleep away. America's most exciting contemporary rock band will perform the final act at the last day of the major music and cultural arts event in Budapest. Even US President Barack Obama booked them to perform at the White House.
Invitation: Budapest Show Choir Concert, Honvéd Cultural Centre, 22 April
- 20 Apr 2012 9:00 AM
- community & culture
We are a young choir with members from universities and high schools. Proudly can we state that we are the first Hungarian show choir and working on spreading this genre in the whole country. On our broad repertoire there are songs from musicals, movies, also we sing pop, rock, jazz, Hungarian songs, with our orchestra (piano, guitars, winds), or acapella.
9th International Book Festival Budapest, Millenáris, 19 - 22 April
- 19 Apr 2012 11:45 AM
- community & culture
After last year’s special Guest of Honour presence, when in honour of Hungary’s EU presidency, as the first among international book fairs, we invited the other 26 member states of the European Union besides Hungary, their belles-lettres book publishing and one author from each country, this year the Guest of Honour will not be a single country either, but the cultural region of the Scandinavian ...
Invitation: Museums' Festival In The Museum Garden, Budapest, 19 -20 May
- 17 Apr 2012 9:00 AM
- community & culture
The garden of the Hungarian National Museum bursts into bloom in May, bringing together more than 100 museums, live music, dance and theater, and hands-on crafts, to name a few... It's a two-day, free-entry celebration of museums, which as you know come in all sizes and colors: small and large, village and national, folk and historical art and functional.
'This is Great Britain', By Jonathan Knott, British Ambassador To Hungary
- 4 Apr 2012 9:04 AM
- community & culture
"The UK has a strong image around the world and, as I’ve discovered, here in Hungary. We’re respected for our traditions, our reliability and the quality of what we produce. It’s a great advantage for us – whether we’re working in Embassies overseas or trying to do business there. But the British brand needs a refresh. And that’s what the British government’s GREAT Campaign is aiming to do.
Invitation: 31st National Táncház Festival & Fair, 30 March – 1 April
- 31 Mar 2012 7:00 AM
- entertainment
"The multi-faceted and colorful program will include performances by groups presenting their own local traditions, traditional folk artists and musicians, dance groups, professional and amateur folk dancers, dance-house bands and dance teachings.
Looking Back On The Liszt Year In Hungary - In A Nutshell
- 27 Mar 2012 9:00 AM
- community & culture
"In 2011 hundreds of concerts, sereval exhibitions, publications and commemorating events were dedicated to Ferenc Liszt, born 200 years ago. Although we could not be present everywhere, we have covered most of the events in narrative or in pictures.
Invitation: Loreena McKennitt, Budapest Sportaréna, 27 March
- 25 Mar 2012 9:04 AM
- entertainment
"Internationally acclaimed Canadian singer/composer Loreena McKennitt began her musical career by busking with her harp and started running her own record label, Quinlan Road, from her kitchen table. Now, more than two decades later, Manitoba-born McKennitt has seen her “eclectic Celtic” blend of pop, folk and world music span more than a dozen recordings, three DVDs and a new collection of ...