The American singer and songwriter gives a concert in the Hungarian capital after two decades.
Rock legends in Budapest
On 15 July 2025, one of the world's most successful rock bands will perform in the Puskás Arena.
World Press Photo exhibition opens in Budapest’s Biodome
The World Press Photo exhibition opened on Thursday evening in Budapest's Biodome, showcasing the images of 31 photographers from 24 countries.
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Hungary nominates Semmelweis for Oscar
Hungary is nominating Lajos Koltai's Semmelweis for the Academy Award for best international film, the National Film Institute (NFI) said on Tuesday.
Thai Festival celebrates unique culture
The annual Thai Festival organised by the Royal Thai Embassy in Budapest will be held this year in the Hungarian National Museum on Sunday, September15 from 11am to 7pm.
Opus Jazz Club gets prestigious European award
The Opus Jazz Club operating the building of the Budapest Music Centre (BMC) has been granted the prestigious professional Award for Adventurous Programming from the Europe Jazz Network (EJN), the BMC said on Friday.
Budapest Central European Fashion Week commences
Budapest Central European Fashion Week (BCEFW), a showcase of fashion and workshops, has got under way, and Hungarian and regional brands will present their latest collections in the Millenaris G building at the weekend.
Without Air shortlisted for European Film Awards
Hungarian film Without Air, the first feature film of director Katalin Moldovai, has been shortlisted for the European Film Awards, the National Film Institute (NFI) said on Wednesday.
Kadar: Sziget ‘to start new chapter’
The Sziget, concluding its 30th festival, is starting a new chapter, Tamas Kadar, the event's chief executive, said on Tuesday, noting a recent announcement that US private equity fund KKR is purchasing Superstruct Entertainment, the company behind various European music festivals.
Hungarian film Pelikan Blue wins grand prize at international animation festival in Tel Aviv
Pelikan Blue, a Hungarian animated feature-length documentary, won the grand prize at this year's Animix international animation and comics festival.
Sziget Festival to encompass more than 1,000 programmes at 50 venues
This year's Sziget Festival in Budapest will offer more than 1,000 programmes featuring performers including Kylie Minogue, Liam Gallagher and Martin Garrix, the organisers said on Tuesday, on the eve of the opening.
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Drama series revives memories of Polgár sisters’ reign
Men chess kings bad losers to Hungary’s queen
Netflix chess drama “The Queen’s Gambit,” has proved to be a winner worldwide and has thrown the spotlight back on Hungary’s famous chess player sisters the Polgárs. Judit Polgár, who is considered by far the strongest female player of all time and the only ...
Jewish and Israeli Film Festival, November 24 to December 6
Films go online in pandemic
Another victim of the killer coronavirus pandemic is the ninth annual international Jewish and Israeli Film Festival between November 24 and December 6, which this year will be held online in its entirety. Seventeen recent titles on Jewish life, culture and history will be ...
Budapest to host MTV European Music Awards
This year's MTV European Music Awards ceremony will be held in Budapest on November 8, offering television viewers a virtual show broadcast from Budapest and London, the Hungarian Tourism Agency (MTU) said in a statement on Tuesday.
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Filmmaker Zed Nelson tells story behind “The Street”
Boom and crisis in ‘hipster ground zero’
Budapest Architecture Film Days are currently running until March 13, and “The Street” on March 9 examines the rapidly gentrifying but impoverished part of the East End of London where a proud yet fragile tradition of market stalls and pie and mash shops now ...
Launch of English version of Weekly Fortepan blog
Hungary’s family photo album on better display
The online repository of 156,000-and-growing Hungarian photos taken from 1900 to 1990 and now posted in the Fortepan digital archive has been running a weekly article in a blog named Heti Fortepan for the past year, and now an English edition has been launched ...
House of Music to host 1st Far Eastern Classical Music Festival
Budapest's House of Music will organise its first Far Eastern Classical Music Festival between September 1 and 4, the organisers said on Thursday.
