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Budapest’s bars and restaurants to open indoor spaces

With bars opening their interiors from today, Friday 29 May, the city is seeing its nightlife industry come back to life – but many, such as Memories Pub Crawl Budapest, need foreign visitors back.

Huge open-air hangout soon to open at Budapest Park: ParkKert

There's no summer without Budapest Park! The popular seasonal venue may have been forced to cancel its concert agenda until August, but it's now opening a venue within a venue: alfresco ParkKert.

9 lively terraces now open in Budapest

Raise a post-shutdown glass on one of these lively terraces around Budapest, either by the Danube or deep in the heart of industrial Pest. And remember – social distancing, please!

13 top terraces to celebrate the end of quarantine!

They're open! Here's a selection of top terraces around Budapest that can legally open from this week – some are already serving drinks, others are opening up later. Cheers!!

No Kertem this summer – popular City Park hangout seeks new site for 2021

No Kertem this summer – Budapest's busy alfresco hangout in the City Park won't be opening but the team are keen to find another site for 2021.

Cheers, Budapest! FIRST Craft Beer to hand out 10,000 free pints when the city reopens

Free beer is on the menu for 10,000 lucky residents of Budapest, says a local brewery, as soon as quarantine measures are lifted!

Sziget and other major festivals cancelled after new regulations announced

Summer without Sziget – today's government announcement continuing the ban on public events attracting 500+ visitors means that many scheduled shows and festivals have had to be cancelled.

Ferencváros celebrates Thursdays with music!

If it's Thursday, it must be live music in Ferencváros! Performers entertain locals who enjoy the shows from their balconies.

Budapest’s Kolorádó Festival moved from June to August

Budapest's wild and wacky Kolorádó Festival has been moved from June to 12-15 August, when audiences can look forward to four days of alternative music and entertainment.

One big happy family and 1,000 shows – Budapest Bár launch new album and plan special show

Róbert Farkas of universally popular Budapest Bár talks about their 1,000 shows and eight (or is it 11?) albums of Gypsy, swing and evergreen tunes on stage and in the studio.

Hungary’s own online music festival brings live music into our living rooms

Hungary's key musicians, bands, artists, venues and festivals have come together to create a platform for live performance, streamed into people's living rooms: Maradj Otthon! (Stay at Home!).

Budapest blog: Farewell, Big Mark!

In this latest of our Budapest blogs, with the city in shutdown mode, a memorial drink-up for well-known Londoner and long-term local Mark Phelan is postponed – but let's all raise a glass at home.

Sziget Festival still on – for now!

This summer's Sziget Festival, the biggest music event in the region, is still scheduled to take place this August, say organisers. The same goes for the VOLT Festival in Sopron and Balaton Sound.

Budapest’s top nightspots and concert venues close for gigs and parties – some stay open as bars

Following the restrictions in place to deal with the coronavirus outbreak, major Budapest concert venues and party spots are forced to cancel events but several still operate as bars and restaurants.

Top Budapest nightspot Akvárium Klub postpones concerts but keeps its bistro and terrace open

Right in the heart of Budapest, live venue, party spot, dining destination and downtown hangout the Akvárium Klub is postponing all events due to coronavirus measures but will keep its bistro open.

Erasmus Life Budapest provides sensational parties and opportunities for internationals in Budapest

Erasmus Life Budapest provides nightlife, culture, housing help and other events for internationals in Budapest!

New directive shuts down Budapest’s party zone at midnight

The party's over. District VII, Budapest's nightlife vortex, has decided to bow to residents' wishes and force bars and clubs to close their doors by midnight. Restaurants may be granted an extension.

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Budapest music venue vows to plant 3,500 new trees

Popular Budapest music venue Kobuci Kert has joined together with environmentalist GreenDependent for a tree-planting initiative that should offset the carbon footprint of the concerts it stages.