Thursday
From 10.45am: Budapest International Documentary Festival at Cinema City Allee
From Monday, 27 January until Sunday, 2 February, the week-long Budapest International Documentary Festival takes place at Cinema City Allee in the Buda mall of the same name. Today sees a full 12 hours of films from around the world, including the award-winning Polish documentary Connected, the Italian Life is But a Dream and Leftover Women by two Israeli directors. Nearly all films are English-friendly and most are followed by a Q&A session. Full programme and tickets here.
3pm-6.30pm: Olive oil and soap fair at Szatyorbolt
Bringing their hand-made and hand-pressed soaps and olive oils all the way from their communal operation near Kyparissia on the Peloponnese, the Anglo-Hungaro-Greek collective Honest Toil are regular visitors to Budapest. Collecting the finest olives from several family farms, including their own, the team makes the highest-quality extra virgin olive oil in the village press, cold-pressed and with no blends or additives. The oil available this weekend would have been harvested between November and January, so the berries used were recently growing by the Ionian Sea.
7pm-8.30pm: Moszkva tér at the Bem cinema
Ferenc Török’s seminal portrayal of disenchanted Budapest youth congregating at what was Moszkva tér, today’s Széll Kálmán tér, shortly before the Fall of the Berlin Wall captures a rare moment in time. Its themes, though, of teenage alienation, are universal. Screened in Hungarian with English subtitles.
Friday
10am-6pm: Arnold Gross 90at Széphárom Közösségi tér
This is the last full day to see this retrospective exhibition celebrating the life and work of award-winning Hungarian artist Arnold Gross, who would have been 90 this year. Although Gross has his own gallery and convivial café opened by the artist himself shortly before his death, Arnoldo, it was decided that his paintings and drawings would be better showcased at this downtown gallery on Szép utca. Transylvania-born Gross had a dream-like, almost surreal approach to depicting cities and landscapes, mixing fantasy and reality. Co-titled ‘Culture Garden’, this major show also runs tomorrow, Saturday, 1 February, until 2pm.
7.30pm –: Firkin at the A38 Ship
It’s Friday night, time to let loose with a bunch of Budapest-based Irish musicians who have been leading audiences a merry dance for a decade or more. Relentlessly touring Europe and North America, Firkin have given sold-out shows at Müpa, supported the likes of Flogging Molly and had them jigging at Camden’s renowned Dublin Castle.
8pm-11pm: Borbély-Dresch Quartet at the Fonó club
Two giants of the Hungarian scene, saxophonists Mihály Borbély and Mihály Dresch, fuse their talents as part of a self-named quartet that also features Balázs Horváth on double bass and Hunor G Szabó on drums. A jazzy-ethno mix is the result, making world music haven Fonó an ideal venue. Hungarians Tülk provide support.
9.30pm-5am: Dark Risin’ at Dürer Kert
A long night of dark drum & bass is on the cards as substream electronica promoters Uprising Beats showcase five acts headlined by Holland’s YMB. Exponent of the genre since the Ammunition days a decade or more ago, Dordrecht’s YMB, aka Yuhri Bouwman fell in love with the rave culture of Rotterdam at an early age and has since played in clubs as far and wide as Colombia and Bulgaria.
Saturday
5pm-7pm: Some Like It Hot at the Bem cinema
Considered one of the greatest films of all time, Billy Wilder’s screwball, cross-dressing comedy brings together Marilyn Monroe, Jack Lemmon and Tony Curtis. Released in 1959, this tale of travelling musicians, gangsters and mistaken identities was famously blighted by production nightmares, the wayward Monroe needing any number of takes to get the perfectly crafted script right. The end result still zings. The punchline, ‘Nobody’s Perfect’, was later engraved on Wilder’s gravestone, near Jack Lemmon’s and Monroe’s. Screened in English.
8pm-10.30pm:Ohnody album launch at the Akvárium Klub
Ohnody, a solo project by singer/artist Dóri Hegyi, is launching a new album launching on 1 February at the Akvárium Klub. Her work is a combination of the arts – minimalist drawings, raw, honest poetry and emotional songs feature in her productions. Guest performer on the night will be Saya Noé.
10pm-5am:Kvltnight pres Sidewalks and Skeletons at Dürer Kert
Start the month with a night of witch house brought together by niche party promoters Kvltnight. Headliners are the Bradford’s Sidewalks and Skeletons, inspired by the occult and seminal horror movies, who have shared the bill with the likes of Crim3s and Crystal Castles. The night carries a dress code of ‘darker than black’.
11pm-6am:Ivan Smagghe at Lärm
French DJ and producer Ivan Smagghe entertains the audience on Saturdayat Lärm. One half of London’s Les Disques de la Mort, Ivan has a musical style best described as electro house and minimal electro. Admission on the night 2,000-2,500 forints.
Sunday
10.30am-10pm: Beethoven Marathonat Müpa
Beginning at 10.30am with the Danubia Orchestra Óbuda, this 12-hour Beethoven marathon involves 11 concerts and several screenings. An annual event since 2008, this year’s carries added significance due to 2020 being the 250th anniversary of the composer’s birth. The DOÓ themselves have their own Beethoven Project, involving specially adapted shows for the hearing-impaired – more details here. For this bumper Beethoven fest at Müpa, you can buy tickets for individual performances or an all-day pass – see more details here.
2pm-5pm: February Clothes Swap at Creator Nyitott Műhely
To change your look and your wardrobe for the last weeks of winter, in the spirit of sustainability and minimalism, head for the Sunday afternoon clothes swap at the Creator Open Studios at XIV. Mályva utca 15. Bring any of your seasonal clothes, but make sure they’re all in good condition. Admission 600 forints, and up to 30 items of clothing.
8pm – : Budapest Bossanova at the Budapest Jazz Club
Four accomplished Hungarian musicians have been so swept away by the classic sounds of Brazil, they formed their own combo. Enjoy the sultry sounds of Rio performed live at the Budapest Jazz Club as a gentle end to the weekend.
9.30pm – :Super Bowl at Spíler Buda
Follow all the action from Miami when Superbowl LIV unfolds on three huge screens around Spíler Buda by the MOM Park mall. A special Super Bowl platter has been created for the occasion, best accompanied by an array of craft beers. And if the 49ers against the Kansas City Chiefs doesn’t float your boat, there’s always the half-time show with J.Lo and Shakira. Registration costs 4,500 forints, a deposit to be set against consumption later on.
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