• 23 October Holiday: Hungary Remembers Revolution

    • 20 Oct 2015 9:02 AM

    2012 marks the 56th anniversary of the '56 Revolution, a key event in the history of Hungary. On the national holiday this year, PM Orbán will give a speech in front of Parliament, and there will be events throughout the day for those wishing to peacefully commemorate the Revolution. This year the Terror House Museum is joining in the commemorative events and will stage special history presentations. The Budapest Opera House will host family events, and at the Technical University films based on 1956 will be screened. On the evening of 22 October there will also be the traditional torchlight procession from the Technical University to Parliament.

  • 'The Subways', A38 Budapest, 10 December

    • 20 Oct 2015 9:00 AM

    The garage-indie-rock legend with its high-spirited energy that smashes all hearts and moves all legs on all great festivals returns to the Ship to play a superkicking gig in a true underground mood!

  • Hungarian-Croatian Green Border Closed

    • 19 Oct 2015 9:00 AM

    The Hungarian-Croatian green border was closed at midnight on Friday, and the same border policing method was introduced as on the Hungarian-Serbian section, Government Spokesperson Zoltán Kovács announced in Zákány. He added that two transit zones were created where those entering the country will be registered.

  • CAFe Budapest Contemporary Arts Festival, Now On Until 18 October

    • 16 Oct 2015 9:02 AM

    Organisers rightly claim that this contemporary arts fest offers unique, 'not-to-be-missed' forms of entertainment. With almost 110 events at 40 venues, the colourful programme includes productions in classical and pop music, jazz and world music, opera, theatre and contemporary circus, along with evenings of literature and visual art exhibits.

  • WOMEX DJ Summit, A38 Ship Budapest, 24 October

    • 15 Oct 2015 9:04 AM

    Featuring: Chancha Via Circuito, Rocky Marsiano, Esta Polyesta<br><br>Amsterdam-based Esta Polyesta is a DJ on a mission to bring world music to the clubs and festivals by mixing ethnic, acoustic sounds with electronic beats. Rocky Marsiano is the instrumental/beats project of the Portuguese old school producer/MC/DJ D-Mars. Argentinian producer Pedro Canale forges unprecedented mergers between Brazilian rhythms, Paraguyan harp, Andean mysticism and Argentinian folklore.

  • James Arthur, Budapest Sportaréna, 7 November

    • 15 Oct 2015 9:00 AM

    James Arthur is a British singer and musician who won the ninth series of The X Factor in 2012. His debut single, "Impossible", was released after the final and debuted at number one on the UK Singles Chart in its first week of release. It has since gone on to sell over 1.27 million copies in the UK[ and 2.5 million copies worldwide. He released his self-titled debut album in November 2013 which debuted at number two on the UK Albums Chart.

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