What to do in Budapest on New Year’s Eve? Find the best New Year’s Eve activities and events in Budapest. Concerts, parties, shows, kids activities, dinners and much more… Have fun!
1. Manyi New Year’s Eve
2. New Year’s Eve Duma Theatre
3. Luxfunk Radio New Year’s Party
4. New Year’s Eve with Board Games
5. New Year’s Eve Aqua Party
6. Horse Race on New Year’s Eve
7. Ice Swing Holiday
8. Daytime New Year’s Eve
9. Be Massive New Year’s Eve Party
10. New Year’s Rave 2025
If you’ve been partying at Manyi all year and want to end the last night of 2024 there, we’ve got good news for you. This year Manyi is throwing a New Year’s Eve party! Put on your best outfit and dance the night away in one of Buda’s most happening social spaces. The organisers are waiting for you with a great atmosphere, food and drinks, so don’t miss the last party of 2024 at Manyi!
If you’re not in the mood to party this year, but would like to get out of the house on the last day of the year, we have a tip for you. The Dumaszínház will be back again this year with a year-end evening of laughter! Sándor Bádár will be at the Budapest Congress Centre on 31 December at 1.30pm, so you can fit in a party with a twist or a dinner at home.
Luxfunk Radio closes the year with a great event at Symbol! On 31 December, guests will enjoy a special five-course dinner and a rousing celebration. At the Funky Party, fans of the genre can party to the hits of the ’70s and ’80s and the best old school hip-hop/r’n’b of the ’90s and 2000s.
If you’d rather get together with friends for a fun board game night this New Year’s Eve than to go to a party, then Board Game Cafe is the place for you! Spend the last night of the year with your favourite board games or discover new ones with the help of the game masters.
You can say goodbye to the year in an unique way this year, at the Aquaworld’s New Year’s Eve Aqua Party! The event holds countless thrills; robot and laser shows, water and aerial acrobatics, sauna sessions and a tropical bath party await visitors, and they will also be able to enjoy a delicious three-course dinner at midnight. The organizers have also thought of those coming with children, so they are preparing for them a mini disco, crafts, dancing and concerts.
The capital’s biggest outdoor New Year’s Eve party returns to Kincsem Park! The “Ügetőszilveszter/Horse Race at New Year’s Eve” has been Budapest’s popular New Year’s Eve event for more than 20 years now, so it is only natural that this year too it awaits the spectators with exciting races and a guaranteed great atmosphere. Today, however, the unique event is much more than just a day of racing at the only horse racing track in Hungary, so it’s not worth missing on the last day of the year!
The New Year’s Swing Festival is preparing an unforgettable New Year’s party series from December 28. Between December 28 and 30, wine tasting, ice skating, and sightseeing tours await the participants during the day, and swing parties and taster classes in the afternoon. On the 31st, you can end the year in a fantastic atmosphere at the Art Deco Sanctuary with two bands performing.
If you fancy starting your New Year’s Eve celebrations in the afternoon, head to Hello Buda on the 31st. Starting at 11am, visitors are welcome to the daytime New Year’s Eve event, where you can expect the widest selection of champagne and sparkling wine. There will be plenty of great food and music, so you can enjoy a truly bubbly fair-party at the top of the Rózsadomb.
One of Budapest’s most renowned electronic music party series is hosting another phenomenal party on New Year’s Eve at the Castle Garden Bazaar. One of the featured performers of the evening is the founder of the series, Metha, who takes electronic music events where no one has ever held one before, and will be back as a returning guest to play at the Buda Castle. As usual, you can expect maximum quality and hot music from Be Massive.
The techo lovers will not be without a party on the last day of the year, on the 31st the BOK Hall is awaiting them with a marvellous end of the year party. The New Year’s Eve Techno Festival will feature a variety of artists including David Temessi, Gaga, Sikztah and many more!
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