Friday
2pm - 9pm:
Rosalia – Rosé and Champagne Festival at the City Park Between May 12-14, you can see the sprawling City Park in pink (or slightly blurred...) as the annual Rosalia Rosé and Champagne Festival takes place again here, awaiting bibulous Budapest dwellers with refreshing rosé wines, fizzy champagnes, and splendid sparkling libations amid an easygoing atmosphere. More details 6pm - 6am: Night of Art Cinemas at various venues
For one special night every spring, several of Budapest’s beautiful art-house theaters stay open until dawn to screen movies of various genres until the sun rises. This year, on Friday and Saturday, night owls can visit five Budapest cinemas – Művész, Puskin, Kino Café, Tabán, and Toldi – with one single wristband.
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PaintCocktail at Szimpla Café
At PaintCocktail’s next event, you can replicate Van Gogh’s “Road with Cypress” with the help of a skilled English-speaking artist, while sipping on cool cocktail concoctions amid an laid-back and encouraging ambience at one of Budapest’s most iconic ruin pubs, Szimpla Café.
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Cirque du Soleil – Varekai at Papp László Budapest SportAréna“Deep within a forest atop a volcano, exists an extraordinary world, where anything is possible: Varekai... From the sky falls a solitary young man, and the story begins. On this day at the edge of time, in this place of all possibilities, begins an inspired incantation to life rediscovered.” You can watch the show at 8pm on May 12th, at 4:30pm and 8pm on May 13th, and at 4:30pm on May 14th at the Papp László SportAréna.
More details11:30pm - 5am: Gorgon City (UK) DJ set at TEREM BudapestTwo world-famous London-based musicians, Matt and Kye (aka.
Gordon City), bring their biggest hits like “Ready For Your Love”, “Imagination”, “Here For You”, and “Smile” to their first-ever concert in Budapest on May 12th.
More details8pm - 11pm: Thomas Dybdahl /NO/ album release, Kristóf Norbert /HU/ at A38One and a half years after his packed-house debut concert in Budapest, one of the greatest singers and songwriters of Norway, Thomas Dybdahl, returns to play at the terrace at A38. The fragile, impersonal chamber-pop of this Grammy-nominee artist will be presented through the songs of his latest album, titled “The Great Plains”.
More detailsSaturday
9am - 5pm: Budapest Dragon-Boat Festival at Kopaszi Dam
On Saturday, head to a truly pleasant Budapest parkland, Kopaszi Dam, and cheer for both amateur and professional dragon-boat teams facing off on the Danube amid a serene setting.
10am - 10pm: CityMatiné s06e02 w/ Bas Ibellini at Kincsem Park The pioneer of daytime parties, CityMatiné, is back in action! The open-air event series takes place at a new venue on Saturday, Kincsem Park, awaiting visitors with DJs and a fantastic festival atmosphere.
More details6pm - 10pm: Parov Stelar – The Burning Spider Tour / Belau at Budapest ParkAfter an unforgettable party last year, the Austrian king of electro swing, Parov Stelar, returns to Budapest Park on May 13th to present his brand-new show titled “Burning Spider”.
More details10pm - 2pm:
Get Frisky w/ Brian Cid / Moshic / Ingo Vogelmann / Stas Drive at Cinema Hall BudapestYou will undoubtedly witness legendary moments if you attend the first party of Get Frisky in Budapest’s Cinema Hall. One of the latest prominent, house-related news around Legendary Moments is the official introduction of Frisky Radio in Hungary, featuring the local debut of Brian Cid and Stas Drive, and performances by live legend Moshic and Frisky host, Ingo Vogelmann.
More details 11pm - 6am: at
On the occasion of BeMassive’s 13th birthday, the organizers prepare the spring season’s most promising party for Saturday, featuring the current techno scene’s favorite, the Italian Undercatt.
More details11:30pm - 12:30am: at On Saturday night, Magyar maestro Iván Fischer collaborates with choreographer Krisztián Gergye, who will accompany Bartók’s The Miraculous Mandarin with a special dance performance at a prominent and picturesque Budapest venue, the Várkert Bazaar.
More detailsSunday
9am - 2pm:
Szimpla Farmers’ Market at Szimpla KertOne of the most popular ruin pubs in Budapest – Szimpla on Kazinczy Street – fills up every Sunday with a friendly artisanal farmers’ market, where you can buy locally made goods and fresh produce such as fruits, cheeses, vegetables, honeys, jams, mushrooms, cold cuts, and homemade lemonades and syrups.
11am - 7pm:
at In May, WAMP – a beloved design fair in Budapest – takes place twice, presenting the latest products of Hungarian designers on the 14th and on the 28th at Erzsébet Square in bright spring sunshine. This Sunday, the fair focuses on accessories, but visitors can also find a bunch of stunning small-scale pieces from the latest spring and summer garment collections.
More details5pm - 7pm: at the Watch a real and touching tale of present-day problems and one of the biggest custody battles of film history, waged between Ted (Dustin Hoffman) and Joanna (Meryl Streep) over their young son Billy. On Sunday afternoon, Kramer vs. Kramer screens with original English audio and Hungarian subtitles at the Bem Cinema.
More details5pm - 6pm:Beginner Boogie-Woogie Workshop at Oktogon Dance CenterBoogie-woogie – a form of swing dance – is an unchoreographed competition dance, and one of the freest dance styles of all. Its essence lies in improvisation, as a true boogie dancer interprets the mood of the music with their own personality. Oktogon Dance Center launches a series of boogie-woogie crash-courses on May 14th, which will be held on Sundays over eight weeks. There are no bad moves here, as you can blame it all on the boogie!
