Find out what’s happening in Budapest in May 2024. Discover with us the best events, festival, concerts, activities for kids, exhibitions and much more..Enjoy!
1. Comic Con Festival 2024
2. How to train your dragon concert
3. Dzsúdló concert
4. Things to live for
5. La femme concert
6. Deva X Platon Karataev concert
7. Líra Book Warehouse Fair
8. Budapest Beer Week
9. Botanical illustration workshop
10. Alexandra Balogh piano recital
Comic Con returns to Budapest on 18-19 May as the world of film, comics, animation and video games comes to life. Comic Con Budapest is the biggest and most important pop culture event in Hungary. You can meet Hollywood stars and have your picture taken or get an autograph, meet your favourite heroes and characters, meet comic book creators, check out various themed, exciting and entertaining programmes, browse the vendors or simply enjoy special stage performances.
If you love the story of How to Train Your Dragon and want to experience live music during the screening, don’t miss this programme. Young and old alike will enjoy this concert on the Margaret Island stage. The perfect gift and experience for a Children’s day.
Judlo will perform on 11 May in Budapest Park. If you don’t want to miss the young talent’s concert, get your tickets soon. The evening is guaranteed to be full of liberating energy, both from the performer and the audience.
Zoltán Bereczky’s one-man show, which you can see on various days in May in Játékszín. Things Worth Living For will also involve the audience in a performance based on a foreign model. The genre, as yet unknown in Hungary, is interactive, moving and engaging, not lacking in improvisation. If you want to be part of a truly unique performance, this is the event for you!
The Akvárium Club is waiting for the party lovers with a real special treat on 25 May. La Femme is a French new wave-retrofuturistic-synthpop band who will surprise the audience with their new album (Paris-Hawaï). Don’t miss this rare opportunity and get your tickets now!
On May 16, you will be able to enjoy two unique concerts in one evening, featuring artists such as Deva and Platon Karataev. First, Deva and then Platon Karataev will take the stage in a Budapest park. You can enjoy alternative/art rock and soft, ambient electronic music and escape everyday worries and spiritually journey to ancient landscapes or even otherworldly places. Both artists have won numerous international awards.
The Líra Book Spring Warehouse Fair will take place again this year between 8 and 12 May. If you love to read and want to get as many books as possible at a good price, this is the place for you! You can find thousands of books for as little as 1000 HUF!
We have great news for all beer lovers! From 20 to 26 May you can enjoy the best of Hungarian and international craft beers at Budapest Beer Week. With more than 45 beers on tap, you will be able to choose and taste a variety of specialties from all corners of the world and 4 beers a day for unlimited tasting between 2pm and 8pm. Of course, the organizers are also preparing interesting programs, professional events and live music, which will be on offer at several locations in the city. In addition, Beer Week will offer special street food options and a family and dog-friendly environment.
If you want to try your hand at painting but haven’t had the courage yet, this is the place to start. This workshop will give you the opportunity to learn how to do it. Don’t worry, you don’t have to be an artist. Noémi Vészabó, a Leonardo and Michelangelo award-winning painter, runs a highly successful series of workshops at YBL6 Art Space, the new home of the Bazaar in the Castle Gardens.
If you like piano concerts, we have a great tip for you. The young talent Alexandra Balogh will perform a great piano evening for the audience on May 3 at the Liszt Academy. This evening is one of many wonderful events at the Liszt Academy.
Photo: House of Music by @iguidebudapest
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