56 result(s) for folk art in Events
Mupa Film Club: Emir Kusturica - Life Is a Miracle, Palace of Arts, 9 February
- 9 Feb 2026 6:30 PM
- contemporary
In 2024, Emir Kusturica & The No Smoking Orchestra returned to perform at Müpa Budapest. The night was one big party. Was it what we would call folk punk? Balkan rollicking?
Categories are meaningless. Kusturica is very consistent in his use of music in his films. (Sometimes the songs even become hits.) In this case, he wrote them himself.
The story takes place in the early ’90s, during ...
Young Talents' Free Concert, Palace of Arts Budapest, 6 January
- 6 Jan 2026 5:00 PM
- contemporary
Müpa Budapest isn't just for evening shows if you're hunting great live music. Afternoons bring a mix of genres right in the building.
Young artists play pop, jazz, and folk at Banner Square every Tuesday, while classical performances fill the Glass Hall on Wednesdays and Saturdays.
Through the weekly Colour Concerts series, Liszt Academy students showcase their skills, talent, and ...
Sam Lee, House of Music Budapest, 14 November
- 14 Nov 2025 7:30 PM
- contemporary
Singer-songwriter, folk performer, folk song collector, conservationist, birdwatcher Sam Lee gave an essential concert at the House of Music 2022, where he was joined on stage by guitarist Bernard Butler, founder of Suede.
Lee has since made a new album, songdreaming, released in 2024, which Butler happened to produce. Sam Lee now returns to the House of Music Concert Hall - if you were here ...
Subcarpați & Obadu, House of Music Budapest, 10 October
- 10 Oct 2025 7:30 PM
- contemporary
Subcarpați is one of the most popular contemporary Romanian bands, founded by Marius Alexe, also known as MC Bean, in 2010. It is a vibrant, constantly changing, large hip-hop-electronic-traditional music collective, which blends the old with the new, traditional folk music with the modern — continuously preserving and renewing.
They pair folk instruments (kaval, flutes, cimbalom) with live ...
Borbély – Dresch Quartet, Opus Jazz Club Budapest, 1 October
- 1 Oct 2025 8:00 PM
- contemporary
“The band is a joint project of Mihály Borbély and Mihály Dresch, two of the greatest wind instrument players in Hungarian ethno-jazz, where they create a new quality that transcends usual formulas and genre definitions. Their shared musical world is sometimes melancholic, yet characterized by countless musical flavors and emotional richness, featuring elements of jazz as well as motifs from the ...
'The World of Rogues', National Dance Theatre Budapest, 14 September
- 14 Sep 2025 7:00 PM
- contemporary
Rogues and highwaymen are typical characters of Hungarian folk traditions. Folk songs, folk tales and ballads preserve the memories of our most famous highwaymen and they feature as a popular topic in folk art. They are often idealised as heroes in folk memory.
This is how “Hungarian Robin Hoods”, our legendary rogues were born: Jóska Sóbri, Imre Bogár, Márton Vidróczky, Bandi Angyal and, ...
Ördögkatlan Cultural Festival, Nagyharsány, 30 July - 3 August
- 30 Jul 2025 11:00 AM
- contemporary
This special cultural festival, held in Nagyharsány, the Szársomlyó Sculpture Park, Beremend, the Mokos Winery in Palkonya, Kisharsány and the Vylian vineyard belonging to the village, offers programs ranging from theater to contemporary music, from literature to fine arts, from folk culture to tree planting.
Morcheeba, Palace of Arts Budapest, 2 July
- 2 Jul 2025 8:00 PM
- contemporary
Ten LPs and over ten million albums sold – Morcheeba was founded 30 years ago and is still one of the leading bands in triphop (and remains active, unlike many others).
The band’s multifaceted musical world – extending from downtempo folk-rock to psychedelic pop while exploring soul, lounge and electronic vibes – rocks and soothes at the same time, as does their new album, entitled Escape the ...
Boggie & Petruska, Festival Theatre Budapest, 11 June
- 11 Jun 2025 8:00 PM
- contemporary
The popular songwriter and performer Boggie, who is a key figure on the Hungarian artpop scene and sings in three languages, first performed with the virtuoso guitar-playing talent Petruska in 2023, when they represented Hungary at a festival in South Korea.
This marked the beginning of their joint production. The show’s organising force comes from the performers’ love of Hungarian folk music ...
Mupa Film Club: Emir Kusturica - Life Is a Miracle, Palace of Arts, 9 February
- 9 Feb 2026 6:30 PM
- contemporary
In 2024, Emir Kusturica & The No Smoking Orchestra returned to perform at Müpa Budapest. The night was one big party. Was it what we would call folk punk? Balkan rollicking?
Categories are meaningless. Kusturica is very consistent in his use of music in his films. (Sometimes the songs even become hits.) In this case, he wrote them himself.
The story takes place in the early ’90s, during ...
Young Talents' Free Concert, Palace of Arts Budapest, 6 January
- 6 Jan 2026 5:00 PM
- contemporary
Müpa Budapest isn't just for evening shows if you're hunting great live music. Afternoons bring a mix of genres right in the building.
Young artists play pop, jazz, and folk at Banner Square every Tuesday, while classical performances fill the Glass Hall on Wednesdays and Saturdays.
Through the weekly Colour Concerts series, Liszt Academy students showcase their skills, talent, and ...
Sam Lee, House of Music Budapest, 14 November
- 14 Nov 2025 7:30 PM
- contemporary
Singer-songwriter, folk performer, folk song collector, conservationist, birdwatcher Sam Lee gave an essential concert at the House of Music 2022, where he was joined on stage by guitarist Bernard Butler, founder of Suede.
Lee has since made a new album, songdreaming, released in 2024, which Butler happened to produce. Sam Lee now returns to the House of Music Concert Hall - if you were here ...
Subcarpați & Obadu, House of Music Budapest, 10 October
- 10 Oct 2025 7:30 PM
- contemporary
Subcarpați is one of the most popular contemporary Romanian bands, founded by Marius Alexe, also known as MC Bean, in 2010. It is a vibrant, constantly changing, large hip-hop-electronic-traditional music collective, which blends the old with the new, traditional folk music with the modern — continuously preserving and renewing.
They pair folk instruments (kaval, flutes, cimbalom) with live ...
Borbély – Dresch Quartet, Opus Jazz Club Budapest, 1 October
- 1 Oct 2025 8:00 PM
- contemporary
“The band is a joint project of Mihály Borbély and Mihály Dresch, two of the greatest wind instrument players in Hungarian ethno-jazz, where they create a new quality that transcends usual formulas and genre definitions. Their shared musical world is sometimes melancholic, yet characterized by countless musical flavors and emotional richness, featuring elements of jazz as well as motifs from the ...
'The World of Rogues', National Dance Theatre Budapest, 14 September
- 14 Sep 2025 7:00 PM
- contemporary
Rogues and highwaymen are typical characters of Hungarian folk traditions. Folk songs, folk tales and ballads preserve the memories of our most famous highwaymen and they feature as a popular topic in folk art. They are often idealised as heroes in folk memory.
This is how “Hungarian Robin Hoods”, our legendary rogues were born: Jóska Sóbri, Imre Bogár, Márton Vidróczky, Bandi Angyal and, ...
Ördögkatlan Cultural Festival, Nagyharsány, 30 July - 3 August
- 30 Jul 2025 11:00 AM
- contemporary
This special cultural festival, held in Nagyharsány, the Szársomlyó Sculpture Park, Beremend, the Mokos Winery in Palkonya, Kisharsány and the Vylian vineyard belonging to the village, offers programs ranging from theater to contemporary music, from literature to fine arts, from folk culture to tree planting.
Morcheeba, Palace of Arts Budapest, 2 July
- 2 Jul 2025 8:00 PM
- contemporary
Ten LPs and over ten million albums sold – Morcheeba was founded 30 years ago and is still one of the leading bands in triphop (and remains active, unlike many others).
The band’s multifaceted musical world – extending from downtempo folk-rock to psychedelic pop while exploring soul, lounge and electronic vibes – rocks and soothes at the same time, as does their new album, entitled Escape the ...
Boggie & Petruska, Festival Theatre Budapest, 11 June
- 11 Jun 2025 8:00 PM
- contemporary
The popular songwriter and performer Boggie, who is a key figure on the Hungarian artpop scene and sings in three languages, first performed with the virtuoso guitar-playing talent Petruska in 2023, when they represented Hungary at a festival in South Korea.
This marked the beginning of their joint production. The show’s organising force comes from the performers’ love of Hungarian folk music ...