Festivals & Events notices and news from Hungary.
Internationally acclaimed Wagnerian tenor Andreas Schager will perform at the Hungarian State Opera on November 15 as part of its Star Recitals with Piano concert series. The Austrian singer will perform Robert Schumann’s song cycle Dichterliebe (A Poet’s Love), songs by Richard Strauss, and excerpt
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At this year’s St. Dömötör Day herding festival on October 24, shepherds and their herds—Hungarian Racka sheep, Nonius horses, and teams of buffalo and gray cattle—marched from the pastures of the Puszta across the Nine-Hole Bridge in Hortobágy toward their winter quarters, just as they have done fo
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Szentendre The Japanese Garden, which is open to visitors year-round, is at once a living work of art, a community creative space, and a practical school of Japanese garden design. Its design began in 2010, construction in 2013, and it opened in 2016 thanks to the work of Japanese and Hungarian mast
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The Aquincum Museum in Budapest will host “Samhain, or Celtic Halloween” on October 31, offering visitors a range of Celtic-themed activities, archaeological lectures, craft workshops, Irish dancing, and fire-juggling performances. Organized by the Budapest History Museum’s Aquincum Museum and Archa
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Cultural events in Hungary and abroad are marking the anniversary of the 1956 Hungarian Revolution. Among the many programs in Budapest, two exhibitions stand out: Fates on File – A Selection from the Collections of the Institute and Museum of Military History and Accounts of 1956 – Amateur Photogra
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Lumina Park will welcome visitors starting Tuesday, October 20, on Margaret Island, on the grounds of the Palatinus Baths. The spectacle, featuring more than 200 light installations and inspired this time by Lewis Carroll’s novel Alice in Wonderland, will remain open until March 7, 2027. Ildikó Boro
10/21/2026 · Read at Hungary Today →
From October 20 to 23, the Palace of Justice on Kossuth Square in Budapest is inviting visitors to take part in its first-ever guided tour. The occasion is a historic one—130 years ago, in the Millennium Year of 1896, this magnificent building across from the Hungarian Parliament was officially open
10/21/2026 · Read at Hungary Today →
This weekend, the northwestern Hungarian town of Tata will host a traditional fishing festival featuring local specialties, cultural events and live music. The traditional seine fishing event at Old Lake (Öreg-tó) attracts visitors from Hungary and abroad. The highlight of the event takes place on S
10/20/2026 · Read at Hungary Today →
The Attila exhibition Hungarian museums and cultural institutions were recognized at this year’s Exhibition of the Year awards, with the Hungarian National Museum’s Attila exhibition and the Szentendre Open-Air Ethnographic Museum’s Together for Sustainability! winning in the category for exhibition
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The Hungarian National Gallery’s exhibition “Dedicated Ones” presents works by Hungarian women artists who were active during the first half of the 20th century. The exhibition opens to the public on Wednesday. The curators, art historians Anna Kopócsy and Zsófia Drienyovszki, set out to
10/20/2026 · Read at Hungary Today →