Friday
4pm - 6am: BLZ BBQ w/ A.M.C, Hedex, Changing Faces at A38
The Bladerunnaz party-organizing team was founded in 1998 to bring the best dance music to Budapest. Today, Bladerunnaz is one of the most important party organizers in the electronic music scene, and on Friday evening they host a BBQ party at A38.
More details7pm - 10pm: Nightdrive: Sofie /l.a./stonesthrow/nts radio/ at PONTOONLos Angeles-based DJ and promoter Sofie is a returning guest to Budapest, as she has already charmed audiences at two amazing gigs at Toldi in the past; this time, she shakes up the riverfront PONTOON club on Saturday night.
More details9pm - 11pm: FINA World Championships Opening Ceremony at the Chain BridgeThe 17thFINA World Championships – a biennial aquatic-sports tournament with swimming, diving, high diving, open water swimming, synchronized swimming, and water-polo contests happening in Budapest and Balatonfüred – opens its gates to almost 3,500 athletes, tens of thousands of fans, and millions of TV viewers over the course of a gigantic show thrown on a floating stage atop four barges, located by Chain Bridge.
More details11pm - 8am: Rattus w/ Gregor Tresher (DE) at Corvin ClubRattus is a new party series with a fresh attitude focusing on grimy, dark tech house.
At their first gig at Corvin Club, Gregor Tresher takes the stage, enticing everyone to the dance floor.
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Shapeshift Opening w/ Ben Rau (GER) at Under BudapestOn July 14th, Berlin-based house and techno producer Ben Rau performs in Hungary for the first time at Shapeshift’s opening party at Under Budapest.
The Hungarian tailwind of his production will be Technicolour, known from the after parties of the B My Lake and Balaton Sound festivals.
More detailsSaturday
9am - 6pm:
Suhanj! Fitness Open Day at Suhanj! Fitness
On July 15th, Suhanj! Fitness, a Budapest gym that is accessible for people with disabilities, holds an open day, which means that everyone is warmly welcome to try out classes like pilates, spinning, fitball, and kranking, as well as workout and relax in the sauna for free. Furthermore, donations for an equipment suitable for people with and without disabilities will be collected at the event, supporting a great cause.
More details6:30pm - 11:30pm:
French street ball (Bal de rue) at the French InstituteThree very different but genuinely unique music formations perform on Saturday evening in the course of Bal de rue, an event organized by the French Institute of Budapest. The Hungarian band Szeder starts the night, followed by the French Les Garcons trottoirs, and by the DJ set of TMX.
More details6pm - 10pm: Irie Maffia concert with guest Soulclap Budapest at Budapest ParkSince their formation in 2005, Irie Maffia has become one of the biggest concert-band favorites among audiences. The band melds reggae, hiphop, rock, and funk to bring together all the new-generation favorites: the number-one underground diva Sena, MC Columbo, and the rap-star/father MC Busa. If you plan to go to the concert of a local band this weekend, get Irie.
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Swing á la Django concert at VárosmajorBlending authentic Magyar music with French manouche swing into a unique fusion accompanied by hammered dulcimer, Swing à la Django is now a hit even beyond the borders of the country. For the first time in history, the ensemble collaborates with three renowned guest artists, whose professionalism, musical diversity, and passion to perform guarantees a one-of-its-kind experience.
8pm - 23:59pm:
Robot Live: Intimate Stranger at RobotIntimate Stranger is an Anglo-Chilean indie-rock band formed in 2007 by Tessie Stranger and Lau Stranger. The band combines post-punk with dream pop in their music that they present to the audience in Budapest on Saturday night.
More details 11pm - 6am: CRIME_03 party at LÄRM
The partners of CRIME are busting into LÄRM – Budapest’s top Berlin-style nightclub – to host an all-night rager with the DJ lineup featuring LAU, FORMA, CIEL & SAGMEISTER, and TECHNOKOOL... anyone who attends will probably need an alibi for Sunday morning.
Sunday
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.
6:30pm - 11pm: Budapest Rooftop Cinema presents: 2001: A Space Odyssey at Corvin ClubEnjoy the sci-fi classic, 2001: A Space Odyssey, under the starry skies on Sunday, while all of Budapest lies beneath your feet. The Budapest Rooftop Cinema screens the film with original English audio and Hungarian subtitles on top of Corvin Club.
More details 8pm - : Stars of the Opera at the Margaret Island Open-Air Stage Taking up the invitation by the Budapest Summer Festival, the Margaret Island Open-Air Stage proudly welcomes three star singers. Gorgeous American soprano Ailyn Pérez is renowned for her honey-toned voice, Italian baritone Gabriele Viviani sings in Hungary for the first time, and the audience can discover an entirely new side to charming Albanian tenor Rame Lahaj from Kosovo.
11pm - 5am: Spice Girls Vs. Backstreet Boys at Fröccsterasz
Don your best ’90s outfit on Sunday and head to Fröccsterasz, where you can shake various body parts to the most iconic hits of the
Spice Girls and the Backstreet Boys. Of course, not only their songs will be playing all night, but most of those good old hits you still deny you love, enticing everyone to the dance floor...