Our weekly roundup for the upcoming weekend offers plenty of suggestions for where to go, what to do, and who must not be missed during the next three days. There are always so many happenings to choose from in Budapest – exhibitions, markets, live music, festivals, performances, and more – but here is our pick of the bunch for the imminent 72 hours or so:

Friday

10am - 6pm: “Absolute Beauty – Neoacademism in Saint Petersburg” at Ludwig Museum Neoacademism in Saint Petersburg took flight in the early 1990s under the intellectual guidance of Timur Novikov, the nonconformist Russian philosopher, artist, and theoretician. While in the ’80s Novikov and his “new artists” were primarily active in the fields of alternative rock, film, and theater, the “New Academy of Fine Arts” founded in 1989 took a turn and by rehabilitating the concept of beauty – under the spell of sensuality and hedonism – the movement returned to the aesthetic values and historical forms of Classicism and Historicism.

Nowadays, neo-academic artists continue analyzing the concept of artistic beauty. The present exhibition, organized in cooperation with the Ural Vision Gallery in Ekaterinburg, gives an overview of this very remarkable branch of Russian art that is not exempt from paradoxes either, on view through September 13th.

Noon - 2am: My Little Budapest – Zsolt Vidák’s Exhibition at TELEP Zsolt is a Hungarian illustrator living in Budapest. After finishing his studies in 2008 at Moholy-Nagy University of Arts and Design as a distinguished graduate, he had several individual and group exhibitions in Hungary, the Netherlands, Norway, and in the South African Republic. His illustrations and cartoons were published in Spanish, Brazilian, American, German, Latvian, Polish, Croatian, Serbian, and Romanian magazines. He presents his newest exhibition, centered around the capital, through August 1st.
5pm - 10pm: Friday At A38 at A38 Ship White Russian.

Mojito.

Long Island Iced Tea.

Sex On The Beach.

Gin and Tonic. These are just a few of our favorites that always help us to start the weekend in a really good mood. You pay for one and get two, while the Bladerunnaz DJs play their favorite liquid funk and drum-and-bass records. A soft warmup for what is coming in the forthcoming two days and three nights.
10pm - 4am: Heyday Ibiza at Beat On The BratTravel back in time to the era when Ibiza was the most popular destination for ravers, when clubs like Amnesia or Space were the best clubs in the world, and DJs like Pete Tong ruled the charts. Back to the ’90s! A great way to start your weekend.Saturday

3.30pm: Budapest Pride March beginning at the intersection of Andrássy Avenue and Nagymező Street Be a part of Budapest’s happiest, most colorful, most accepting march with the longest traditions. On Saturday, July 11th, they take it to the streets with music, flags, and placards, and will speak up jointly with their allies so they can be themselves and love freely as members of the lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and queer community. 6pm: French Street Ball at the French InstituteTo celebrate the upcoming French national holiday, the square in front of the Institute becomes a ballroom for a charming evening. In 2015, the French Institute of Budapest will host the Swingo Musette, so that the audience can party to the greatest French and international hits.

7.30pm - 4am: Lime Crush, Haynau Soundsystem, Lamantin DJs & Friends at Beat On The Brat Lime Crush is a punk-rock act right out of the Kleenex/Liliput school of loopiness, and their debut single’s a joyful jumble. Rubber-band guitar, multiple female voices competing for airspace, and general WTF garage punk propulsion that’s anything but straight ahead.
9.15pm: Night Run powered by Vodafone 4G at Várkert Bazaar The Night Run powered by Vodafone 4G is one of the most exciting running events in Budapest! Warm summer-evening breezes, the lights of one of Europe’s most beautiful cities, the scent of the Danube, the pulsating tempo dictated by the DJ, the euphoria of the start, a run through the castle and along the quay, followed by the joy of the finish at Várkert Bazaar. Sunday

8pm: Víg Mihály - 15 years of the Werckmeister Harmonies at A38 ShipThis day celebrates the 15th anniversary of the premiere of Béla Tarr’s greatest epic film, the Werckmeister Harmonies. On this occasion the composer of the soundtrack, Mihály Víg, will present the music of screened scenes live with a string quartet, and beforehand he will play a set of Tamás Cseh’s songs.
8pm: Elder, Mos Generator, Grizzly at Dürer KertElder is a three-piece heavy psych band hailing from Boston, USA. Their lengthy songs are told as stories, unfolding and undulating across genre boundaries and into new kosmische territory. If there’s such a thing as fusing some soul into a doom palette, Mos Generator has achieved that. Seldom will you hear an unambiguous merging between the two. Tony Reed, Scooter Haslip, and Shawn Johnson have tapped into a loud vibe featuring sinister and coarse nuances, yet with something revealing far more heart.