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22 May

Flash News: Football Champions League Final @ Budapest – Hungary

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Due to the UEFA Champions League Final in Budapest on May 30, Városliget (City Park) will be transformed into the official fan zone of Arsenal FC. Due to the tens of thousands of foreign fans and the strict international security closure, no other programs – including pre-Children’s Day events – can be held in the park on Saturday. The restrictions apply only to Saturday, and on Sunday, May 31, Children’s Day will be held undisturbed, in a clean and safe environment.
Hosting the world’s most watched annual sporting event in Budapest is one of the biggest logistical and security challenges in the City Park’s more than two hundred-year history. The park will perform three tasks at once this weekend: it will host the official fan zone of one of the finalist teams, it is the immediate neighbor of the four-day international fan festival taking place in Heroes’ Square, and it will play a key role in welcoming, moving and transporting foreign fans.

On Saturday, May, 30, special flights arrival to the Liszt Ferenc International Airport will continuously transport Arsenal fans to Városliget (City Park) from the early morning hours.
The exact route and schedule of the fan movement: Main axes within the park: Fans move along the Konrád Adenauer Street – Zichy Mihály Street, and to the Kós Károly Promenade.

Around 3 p.m. The huge pedestrian procession begins along the Olof Palme Promenade to the venue match, the Puskás Arena.
After the match … Fans will flow back to the park area along the same routes, from where buses will transport them back to the airport.
Timeframes: Preparatory work will begin on Friday, and demolition will begin after the Saturday game, around dawn on Sunday, and will be completed by Sunday morning.

Városliget Zrt (City Park Ltd) highlighted that the weekend’s implementation is the result of one and a half years pre-planning work, and the organizers indicated the space usage requirements immediately after the Budapest location was selected at the end of 2024.

Full Saturday closure … Security and logistical plans have been prepared for months in close co-operation between UEFA, the Hungarian Police, BKK (Budapest’s Transportation), Volánbusz and the English authorities. The security zones and traffic management protocols agreed with the police apply uniformly to the entire park – regardless of the physical distance of the individual venues from the fan zones.

Due to the extent of the measures, no other parallel events can be held in the park area on Saturday, May 30th.

Constant vehicle traffic and safety lanes are incompatible with the calm and family-friendly atmosphere of a preschool program.

Due to the huge visitor load, the event organizers have officially committed to fully covering the costs of any restoration work that may become necessary. The professional restoration will be carried out with the assistance of the specialists of Main-Gardening Ltd.

Városliget Zrt. (City Park Ltd) are preparing for the entire weekend with maximum operating capacity and reinforced staff, from visitor infrastructure and restrooms to park maintenance and security tasks.

Children’s Day without any disturbances!

Since the last Sunday of May is Children’s Day, Városliget Zrt. asks civil organizations and institutions to submit their land use requests for the weekend of the Champions League final exclusively by Sunday, i.e. May 31. By Sunday, the demolition works will be completely completed by the time the park opens, the fan logistics will be closed, so all parts of the park will be accessible and safe. The park’s iconic attractions … including the Grand Playground, which has already welcomed more than four million visitors, the KRESZ Park (Traffic Park), and the sports fields – await families undisturbed.

The Városliget Zrt (City Park Ltd) asks all visitors, international fans and Budapest families alike, to strictly adhere to the laws and norms of community coexistence, and to use public spaces peacefully, respecting each other’s presence.

Update by Aggie Reiter

21 May

PLACCC Weekend Festival @ Budapest 2026.

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The PLACCC Festival awaits the audience with a special series of artistic and professional programs between May 26 and 31, 2026.

As part of the PLACCC Weekend, dance performances, monodramas, contemporary dance performances and performance workshops will take place in various locations in Budapest, while the festival will also host international professional programs with the support of the European IN SITU Platform.

The Creative Europe-supported program, which will take place between 2025 and 2028, will provide emerging artists with the opportunity to share knowledge, research and create within the framework of the IN SITU Platform, including in the framework of intensive creative laboratories organized by partner festivals.

Performers and Venues:

On May, 28. Luca Borsos and Máté Kőrösi’s participatory dance performance “Dance the District” invites city dwellers to move together. The special feature of the event is that there are no performers in the traditional sense: the participants dance to the same live-streamed music for an hour on the streets of Budapest, transforming the city space into a spontaneous community experience. Venue: Sandwich Bar Community Square, District VII., 27.István street – Budapest.

On May, 29. A monodrama “The Princess Weeping the Sand”, artist Maria Nasr of Egyptian origin who lives in Budapest, talks about the difficulties of escape and how personal traumas and immigration policy can steal years from people’s lives through her personal story. Venue: DANTE Közösségi Alkotótér, District II., 1. Török Street – Budapest.

On May, 30. The audience are invited to a premiere. The Kata Juhász Company’s production Wasteland examines the relationship between nature and urban civilization. The performance, created with the participation of the six dancers, reflects on the social meanings of pollution, consumption and “garbage” using the expressive tools of contemporary dance and music. Venue: Hungarian University of Fine Arts Department of Scenic Design.

The program series will conclude on the 31st of May with an event titled: Rite Workshop #5: Crowd by Dávid Somló.

International artists from France, the Netherlands, Belgium, Finland, Poland, Greece, Cyprus, Kosovo and Ukraine will arrive for the professional programs related to the PLACCC Weekend, so that the artists selected in the open competition will present their upcoming public art projects.It will take place in the vicinity of Boráros Square – Budapest.

The professional programs are held in English language and are free to attend with prior registration @
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Update by Aggie Reiter

20 May

Coming Up … Mujahid Zoltán & Group’N’Swing @ Várkert Bazaar Festival – Budapest

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One of our country’s favorite swing & boogie show bands, Group’N’Swing, is celebrating its 20th anniversary this year at the VárkertFeszt on the 7th of June @ Várkert Bazár Festival.
The nine-member formation is also preparing a surprise for the anniversary performance. The singer did not reveal all the details at the press conference but mentioned there will be from classic tunes, swing-pop, iconic world hits up to current hits.
Spoke about songs included in the program, forinstance
… Elton John’s I’m Still Standing for sure, but Queen’s Don’t Stop Me Now and CeeLo Green’s Forget You are also included in the program. The greatest hits of the classic swing era are not left out either: for example, New York, and other audience favorites.

The band was formed in 2006, and in 2009, their first album, Swing, amagim élek, brought them national recognition. Since I started singing in Group’N’Swing, I have shaped the style of the band myself: the sound of our songs has become more modern and pop. They kept the swing basics, which they combined with different musical styles, creating a kind of modern musical fusion, including soul, twist and rockabilly elements.

Also told that jazz and swing come from the same root? The roots of jazz music go back to the culture of African-American communities. Jazz developed from the mixing of several different musical traditions; its early forms were greatly influenced by blues and ragtime, and then the Dixieland style developed from this, among other things. Swing became one of the later, large-band trends in jazz in the big band era of the 1930s. Danceable, virtuoso and extremely energetic music, because it can be easily combined with other genres. The meeting of swing and pop creates a very fresh sound, which the audience also really likes.

Don’t be a square … I mean be there not to skip out.

Update & snap by Aggie Reiter

20 May

Catch up … Rosalia Wine Picnic – City Park Ice Rink – Budapest – 2026.

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Date: Thursday, June, 4. – 3 p.m. – Sunday, June, 7. 8 p.m.

This weekend don’t have to rush anywhere may arrive as it comfy the visitors. Handy to bring your own blanket to spread it out and relax with your family and friends.

One of the biggest garden party of the summer should not be missed. Discover your favorite wine of the Year, and vote for who you think will be the winner of the Liget Bora election. Get your Deluxe glass package in advance at the City Park on the first weekend of June!

Rosalia promises true gourmet adventures for those seeking new flavors this year. Taste the debuting of the modern Hungarian burgers, including duck liver and truffle variations, while fans of international flavors can look forward to authentic Mexican tacos from Los Monos, Balkan grill dishes from Csevapivo, and crispy slices Pizza. Will be the charcoal-grilled chimney cakes and the colorful waffle wonders. The most peaceful moments of the weekend are promised by the Rosalia Brunch on Sunday between 11 a.m. and 2 p.m. The visitors may enjoy leisurely, picnic-style snacks at stands marked with Sunday Brunch flags, spiced up with promotions lasting a few hours.

On Friday the rockabilly show of the Dynamite Dudes will enhance the atmosphere. During the day, we can get to know some winemakers better through interactive pop-up conversations, who will also treat us to a little extra tasting. On Saturday and Sunday, the free Creative Nook awaits the little ones with craft activities, face painting and making recycled jewelry, while they are entertained by children’s concerts on stage.

Rosalia welcomes its four-legged friends again this year, with dog massage seminars, obedience demonstrations and spectacular dog dancing demonstrations on Saturday and Sunday. Those looking for inner peace can join Soulty Yoga’s wine yoga on the morning of June 6th and 7th where can greet the morning sun in rosé-colored outfits and with glasses full of cool rosé.

Opening hours:
Thursday-Friday, June 4-5: 3 p.m. – Midnight
Saturday, June 6: 11 a.m. – Midnight
Sunday, June 7: 11 a.m. – 8 p.m. – Rosalia Brunch (11 a.m. – 2 p.m.)

Entrance: The Rosalia Wine Picnic is free for everyone. Those who would like to taste can purchase a glass with the Rosalia logo or an indulgent Deluxe Glass Package in advance or on site, but there will again be an opportunity to rent glasses. The payment method for the event is the Festipay festival card, which can be topped up with cash and bank cards, but of course it is also possible to pay with the one-touch MasterCard PayPass and VISA PayWave bank cards.

Update by Aggie Reiter

22 Jan

The King of Reggae – Would Have Turned 79 On The 6th Of February.

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Akvárium Club … In the middle of Downtown … District V., 12. Erzsébet Squ. Budapest

In February, concerts will be held all over the world to commemorate the most famous reggae musician of all time, Bob Marley.

In Hungary, Ladánybene 27 …

Will take the stage at the Akvárium Club with a show consisting exclusively of Marley songs. The concert on February 7,  (ticket available on the spot) which will feature several reggae performers, including Sena, CéAnne and Bottah Rankin, will feature well-known songs as well as rarities from Marley’s oeuvre. Bob Marley was an icon who sang about love and unity and made reggae music and Jamaica known worldwide. His international career really took off when Eric Clapton covered the song I Shot the Sheriff. Soon, however, songs that are now considered cult songs such as No Woman, No Cry, Rastaman Vibration, Redemption Song, One Love, Get Up, Stand Up or Is This Love were also at the top of the American and international charts, performed by Bob Marley and The Wailers. Bob Marley became a true world star, and in his homeland, Jamaica, he was a living legend, a prophet, the voice of the nation, who was even able to encourage opposing politicians to shake hands. He died tragically young, at the age of 36, of cancer. His spirituality, musical and social work still influence musicians of all generations to this day. Ladánybene 27 has been the ambassador of reggae music in Hungary since 1985. Bob Marley’s work had a great influence on the development of their music, even in those days when Jamaican music was hardly available in Hungary.

In 1996, the band released a Marley memorial album and holds a memorial concert every February. The concert features Marley’s well-known and lesser-known songs from his early Jamaican years to the end of his Tuff Gong world-conquering period … Tuff Gong is the brand name associated with a number of businesses started by Bob Marley and the Marley family. Tuff Gong is also a record label formed by the reggae group. ‘Tuff Gong’ comes from Marley’s nickname, which was in turn an echo of that given to founder of the Rastafari movement, Leonard “The Gong” Howell.

Guide written by Aggie Reiter

28 Dec

“Monday on your mind” … “Gonna have some fun in the City” … Etele Cinema Budapest

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Address: District XI., 68 . Etele Rd. – Budapest

Start your boring Monday’s with time out to the Monday’s Originals at the Etele Cinema
Between 2024.12.30. – 2025.06.30.

ETELE Cinema arranges the movie schedule to allow as many films as possible to be shown in the original language – or with subtitles – and on top of that there’s a special price to further enhance your movie experience.

Every Monday, you can sit in on the screenings for 1790HUF, whether it’s an old classic or a new premiere, when you buy your ticket online. On the spot ticket for 1990HUF. Buying your ticket on the Etele App or on website, you can enjoy the latest films at a discounted price. Don’t miss this fantastic opportunity. Tickets and details on the website: http://www.etelecinema.hu

Screening films: 12.45 p.m. Wicked  – 4 p.m. Gladiator II  – 7.15 p.m. Kraven the Hunter 

Premium: 12.30 p.m. Sonic the Hedgehog 3 

Update by Aggie Reiter

27 Dec

Getting Around After New Years Eve Celebration

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Welcome to 2025

The Lord of the Rings Trilogy … ONLY ONE DAY!

Pick a comfy seat below at one of the Cinemas … Get loose, relax and enjoy high fantasy adventures.

Fans of Middle Earth can experience the adventures on the big screen again. After last year’s successful Lurdy Cinema weekend, each episode will be shown for just one day!
Cinema MOM, Pólus Cinema, GoBuda Cinema, Lurdy Cinema will be showing the first film from 2001 (The Fellowship of the Ring) on ​​Thursday, January 2nd, followed by the second episode from 2002 (The Two Towers) on Friday, January 3rd, and finally the trilogy finale from 2003 (The Return of the King) on ​​Saturday, January 4th.

On Sunday, January 5th, fans will be treated to a full-day marathon at Lurdy Cinema and Cinema MOM. Only subtitled at MOM, with dubbing in the other complexes. The total running time is 686 minutes, nearly 11 and a half hours, which breaks down (and rounds down) to 3 and a half, 3 and three quarters, and 4 and a quarter hours per part.

Pannónia Movie Ltd. brought Peter Jackson’s legendary trilogy, which was then turning 20, to cinemas in October 2022. The films had not been officially shown on the big screen in Hungary before and were released as the domestic equivalent of an international event. With Jackson’s approval, the digitally restored 4K director’s cuts arrived in three multiplexes weekly in 2022, and then in 2024, when Lurdy also joined the Pannónia Cinema Network, Frodo and his friends arrived there for 1-1 day. The relevance was caused by two factors at the time: on the one hand, J. R. R. Tolkien’s birthday (January 3rd), and on the other hand, the 20th anniversary of the domestic premiere of the third part. The former will remain true for 2025, because for the first time, the fantasy classics will be shown simultaneously at all four locations!
This is a truly serious renovation, the trilogy is presented to us from non-disc sources, which is special because we could only watch the extended versions at home until 2022. The remaster is not just a decoration: the director himself was involved in it, and his goals were multiple. On the one hand, there were inconsistencies in the coloring in the films shot on 35mm, which was corrected. On the other hand, since the digital work on The Hobbits made available techniques that were not yet available or were only in their infancy at the turn of the millennium, this time it was possible to use them in The Lord of the Rings in order to make the works look as if they had been shot today, or at least together with the Hobbits. Knowing that not everyone is delighted with a 20-year-old rethinking, just look at the 1997 Star Wars “tunings” or the famous transceiver and CGI creature to think in 2002 E. T. The director, however, did not want to get into these, so he reused everything from the original effects, thus achieving that the tricks, which remained completely the same in design, simply look better to today’s eyes. Tickets are available on the spot at the a/m cinemas.

Update by Aggie Reiter

13 Dec

Exhibition on Screen: London’s National Gallery has reached its Bicentennial Anniversary.

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The 200th Anniversary of London’s NG showing it’s full of history whilst enjoying surprising stories filled with entertainment.

This time need not having to travel to London … immerse yourself … only sit back enjoy the images by traveling back in time. The film start from the beginning its origins in a private house in Pall Mall to its current home in bustling Trafalgar Square.

The National Gallery in London is one of the world’s largest art galleries. It is full of masterpieces, an inexhaustible source of stories and history. But whose stories does it tell? Which artwork has the greatest impact and on whom? The power of art lies in the fact that it speaks to everyone, regardless of their knowledge of art history, social background, or religion.

This film gives voice to those whose lives have been defined by the Gallery: from the security guard to the director, from the everyday visitor to celebrities and members of the royal family. Monty Python’s Michael Palin and Terry Gilliam, along with the youngest member of the royal family, Princess Eugenie, star reporter and presenter Claudia Winkleman and children’s novelist Jacqueline Wilson, take us into their personal relationships with the National Gallery. Each interviewee names the artwork that means the most to them, and this diverse cross-section of society makes surprising choices from well-known masterpieces to hidden gems! We use these stories to reflect on the National Gallery’s 200-year history, while also exploring what the future holds for this storied exhibition space.

Popular celebrities, dedicated staff and world-class experts come together to paint a unique portrait of this iconic British institution on its 200th birthday.

The Art Cinemas will be screening around Hungary in December 2024.

Keep an eye out for London’s NG screening in your area.

 Brought by pannonia-entertainment.com

Update by Aggie Reiter

12 Nov

Lucy Prebble: Side Effect – December, 6. 2024. Centrál Theater @ Budapest.

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The Effect, was premiered 2012, won the 2012 Critics’ Circle Award for Best Drama. The Effect premiered in the US Off-Broadway at the Barrow Street Theatre in 2016.

Now the Side Effect arrives to one of the most popular theater to the Centrál Theater Budapest on the 6th of December. The play by the outstandingly talented contemporary English playwrighter Lucy Prebble.

Connie and Tristan, young test subjects of a new antidepressant an investigation of the brain and the chemistry of mood. Four characters … two participating in a clinical trial and two supervising doctors with a past together … and using all the tools. Overall are looking for the answer to the burning question, are their feelings for each other a natural attraction or are they whipped up by the drug? What can medicine do for us, and where are the limits of intervention? The captivatingly exciting and thought-provoking piece contrasts scientific objectivity with the mysteries of the heart, dry data with the unknowability of our emotions.

Author: Lucy Prebble, Director: Ádám Horgas. On stage actors: Éva Botos, Tibor Fehér, and two excellent guest artists, Dorka Gáspárfalvi and Tibor Mertz.

Venue: Centrál Theather Big stage – District, VI., 18. Révay Street – Budapest -Tickets available on the spot and/or through e/mail: jegyinfo@centralszinhaz.hu

Recommender Aggie Reiter

12 Nov

Season of Advent @Várkert Bazaar – Budapest

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The Advent program series of the Várkert Bazaar will be organized for the 9th time heard at the press gathering  were present were: Krisztina Sikota, Deputy General Director of Tourism, Culture and Communication of the Castle Administration, who spoke about the forthcoming season of Advent specialities of the Castle Bazaar and the Budavári Palace Quarter. The Várkert Bazaar will open its doors on the 26th of November, when several concerts will begin. Performers will entertain the visiting audience in different genres and ends on 23rd of December.

The series of Advent events of Várkert Bazar, begins on the 26th of November with the album launch concert of singer Kati Wolf with her latest band. She added will be professional dancers, full-blooded pop-rock, the spinning rhythm.  Within her new album she tried herself as a lyricist for the first time.  Her songs tell about her own feelings.

Marcsi Borbás talked about the outdoor, open-air exhibition at the end of November, with Xmas gastronomy, namely “Tales around the table”.  Also on the 9th and 12th of December, she will hold a  presentation on the festive foods typical of the Carpathian Basin and the customs associated with them in an unusual guided tour within hot drinks and festive delicacies await those walking in the renewed Budavári Palace District. On the first three Sundays of Advent, children and their parents can occupy and enjoy  themselves at free crafts  gatherings from 10 a.m.

The Bagossy Brothers Company from Transylvania,  awaits the audience with a double Advent concert on the first Sunday of Advent on the 3rd of December. On the 9th of December, special concert titled “Dance in the Snow”. The Kossuth Prize-winning performer, composer, poet Tamás Szarka explained their special concert will tune to the holiday Season.

Sena Dagadu, singer of Irie Maffia will give a festive concert entitled “This family” on the 16th of December, accompanied by brass bands and a gospel choir. After last year’s highly successful performances, this year a fantastic double concert will be on the 17th of December with the participation of popular artists such as Dóri Behumi, Juci Németh, Bori Rutkai, György Ferenczi, Frenk, András Keleti, László Kollár-Klemencz and Mező Misi.

Kristóf Gáncs, the deputy president director and communications director of the Ecumenical Relief Society, drew attention to their national Advent fundraising campaign.

Family programs will not be missing … during the first three Sundays of Advent, children and their parents can enjoy free crafts gatherings from 10 a.m. They can make the family’s Advent wreath together, as well as small gifts and decorations for the holidays.

The Barcelona Gipsy Balkan Orchestra this year, as foreign orchestra with a thousand faces will add color to the Advent program on stage on the 10th of December.

The Honvéd Men’s Band, will give a festive concert entitled “Dawn of Advent”, featuring unusual pieces of music and transcriptions from the Renaissance to the present day.

The Hungarian tradition of applied arts is revived at the Advent fair, which will be held in the hall of the Várkert Bazaar. During the first three weekends of Advent, contemporary applied art awaits all those who want to give a gift of real value.  Artistic works of popular designers and award-winning designers on the spot. It will be possible to meet the creators of the objects and learn about the material, style, and history of the works of art: Selected industrial artists will hold special workshops with the co-operation of the Rearticon Art Association. Open to the public on Saturday, December 2, and 9, and 16. from 2 p.m. On Sundays, December 3 and 10, and 17. from 10 a.m.

The “Apostrophe “ series of the Várkert Literature is waiting for the public with a special Xmas edition,  entitled  “Angel’s music – candlelight“, visitors can experience the anticipation together and hear stories related to Advent and  hear family recipes for the upcoming Season on the 12th of December. This time the literary guest Anna Juhász will be Marcsi Borbás and writer Olga Szederkényi.

Regarding  the Xmas and New Year’s customs in the 19th century,  discussion will be held in Hungarian on the 5th of December in the “Mysterious History” series. The host of the program Csaba Katona – historian, talks with Zoltán Fónagy – associate professor of ELTE (Eötvös Loránt University of Science).

Further informatin – Guidelines to the venue: https://varkertbazar.hu/

Riport and snaps by Aggie Reiter

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