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18 Dec

Xmas festive preparations @ the Ethnographic Museum Budapest.

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Xmas is inseparable from traditions. The Ethnographic Museum works all year round, and especially during the holiday season, to bring the present into contact with the past, science with teaching, and cultures and generations into dialogue with each other.

In connection with the festive preparations, the museum’s online platforms pay special attention to the traditional world of the winter holidays: customs, stories and inspirations help to see how they can be incorporated into today’s everyday life. It is also worth trying the museum’s Motif Creator application, with which you can create unique motifs – even as the basis for personal gifts. It is also a great way to spend time browsing through holiday-related objects and photos in the renewed collection database or visiting the Etnotube channel, where we can deepen our knowledge of Xmas traditions through archive films or recently recorded interviews.

Recommendation by Aggie Reiter

15 Dec

Sziget Festival 2026

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Tuesday, 11. August, 2026.  through Tuesday, 18. August, 2026.

Óbudai Island (Hajógyári Island) – District III. -Budapest

Hungary’s biggest music and cultural festival returns to Óbuda Island from 11 to 18 August, as Sziget Festival unveils the first wave of artists for its 32nd edition. The 2026 lineup already promises a standout year, with Twenty One Pilots, Florence + the Machine, Tomora, Lewis Capaldi and Sombr among the headliners, alongside performances by Underworld, Dijon, Tash Sultana, Dom Dolla and Biffy Clyro. The bill also features Ashnikko, Lambrini Girls, Bad Nerves and Giant Rooks, with more Hungarian acts still to come.

This island is famous thanks to the week-long Sziget festival which takes place here every August, showcasing some of the world’s most famous musicians. For the other 51 weeks of the year, you find an oasis of peace and tranquillity. The quiet among the trees is only broken by the sound of dogs running around in the fields or the laughter of children at the slide park.

Update by Aggie Reiter

12 Dec

Exhibition on Screen – Based on an exhibition in the Queen’s Gallery at Buckingham Palace.

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The new season of Exhibition on Screen is based on an exhibition in the Queen’s Gallery at Buckingham Palace. Opens with Canaletto and the Art of Venice, a film that takes viewers on a captivating journey through the life and art of the famous Venetian landscape painter. Noone captured the essence and magic of Venice better than Giovanni Antonio Canal, known as Canaletto.

Director: David Bickerstaff

English art documentary, 90 minutes, 2017 … in English, with Hungarian subtitles.

The screenings will take place in several cities see date/timing at the below cinemas:

Pécs – Apollo Cinema
Székesfehérvár – Barátság Cinema
Sátoraljaújhely – Latabár Cinema
Jászberény – Lehel Film-Theater
Szentendre – P’Art Cinema

In Budapest – Uránia National Film Theater … December, 21. 2025 – January, 3. 2026.

Featuring over 200 paintings, drawings and prints, the exhibition offers an unparalleled insight into the art of Canaletto and his contemporaries, and the city he so masterfully captured. The film also gives us the chance to step inside two official royal residences – Buckingham Palace and Windsor Castle – to learn more about the artist and Joseph Smith, who introduced Canaletto to Britain.

Viewers are taken on a 21st century ‘Grand Tour’, visiting the sights that were once the city’s most famous landmarks in the 18th century. The film takes us on a personal tour of the city, which was also enjoyed by their 17th-century predecessors and immortalized in Canaletto’s paintings – from the Rialto Bridge to St. Mark’s Square, from the Doge’s Palace to the Church of Santi Giovanni e Paolo. The film features individual guided tours by curators of the Royal Collection and world-renowned experts in Venetian history, ensuring that we get closer to Canaletto and the city that inspired him.

Update by: Aggie Reite

2 Dec

Vasarely’s legacy inspires the competition for the 10th anniversary Zsolnay Light Festival 2026.

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The official aftermovie for the 2025 Zsolnay Light Festival has been announced! The video perfectly sums up the vibrant energy and artistic diversity that has made the Zsolnay Light Festival one of the most significant light festivals in Central Europe.

Applications for the 2026 festival program are now open. The 10th anniversary Zsolnay Light Festival, held between July 2-5, 2026, is more strongly connected than ever to the iconic Pécs native – Victor Vasarely. The international competition is looking for light installations, digital and analog light-based works, interactive and experimental works.

After the advertisement … circus and the realm of lights … with eye-catching attractions

Watch it here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2nQCN5hLxN8

Recommendation by Aggie Reiter

1 Dec

Grammy Award-winning “The Doors” documentary in cinemas in early December!

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Pannónia Movie Ltd. will be showing the film about the legendary band with some extra new content for just two days in three Budapest cinemas.

Written and directed by Tom DiCillo, When You’re Strange, a documentary that premiered at the 2009 Sundance Film Festival and won the Best Music Film category at the 2011 Grammys, will be screened on the big screen by Hungarian audiences on December 4th and 6th. The original running time, which was not even an hour and a half, will be supplemented with footage from a recent performance, so an approx. 100-minute The Doors experience awaits fans.

This time, Cinema MOM will be left out of the Pannónia multiplexes, only the other three cinemas will show the concert documentary with Hungarian subtitles, as follows:
GoBuda Cinema: December 4, 6 p.m. and December 6, 11 a.m.
Lurdy Cinema: December 4, 7 p.m. and December 6, 1 p.m.
Pólus Cinema: December 4, 7.30 p.m. and December 6, 3 p.m.

The chemistry of four artists made them one of America’s most influential bands. With rare recordings from their formation in 1965 until Jim Morrison’s death in 1971, When You’re Strange follows the band’s career with narration by Johnny Depp, providing insight into the revolutionary impact of their work. To mark their 60th anniversary, the film will be screened in 4K for the first time in cinemas and a new recording of the song “Riders on the Storm” will be presented, including performances by John Densmore and Robby Krieger.

They did this with special guests as part of their Playing For Change collaboration, which aims to perform the compositions included in the initiative in exotic locations around the world. John and Robby will also be present for the occasion with an exclusive introduction, and their invited companions included more than 20 musicians and dancers from 8 countries, including the legendary Willie Nelson’s sons, Lukas and Micah; Rami Jaffee, from the Foo Fighters, and folk singer Sierra Ferrell. With the song, the surviving members wanted to pay tribute not only to Morrison, but also to the memory of keyboardist Ray Manzarek, who passed away in 2013.

Recommender: Aggie Reiter

28 Nov

“The World of Our Retro Winters” Outdoor Exhibition at the Várkert Bazaar.

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“Let there be a Holiday on Earth! “

Press and media individuals were invited this in the morning hours Friday, Nov.28 to the opening exhibition.

At the opening of the exhibition, said Zsolt Sándor – communication and marketing director of the Castle Governor’s Office: “It is a tradition during the Advent period to organize an outdoor exhibition that is somehow connected to the Christmas holidays and we try to present a slice of Hungarian culture that we think may be of interest to both domestic and foreign tourists visiting us.”

Róbert Török – Director General of the Hungarian Museum of Commerce and Hospitality, recalled that this is the second time the museum and the Castle Governorate are organizing a joint exhibition, as last year they presented a selection of colorful, illustrated postcards from almost a hundred years ago on the boards.The exhibition offers a real retro holiday experience, nostalgic and atmospheric remembrance in a real social and economic historical context.

In the sixteen illuminated installation elements that can be viewed for free, the curators of the exhibition, Kinga Veress and Gabriella Jenei, chief museologists, recall the wait for Santa Claus, the preparation for the Christmas tree festival, the atmosphere of New Year’s Eve house parties and the carnival costume parades that defined the rhythm of winter. The advertisements and shop windows promised abundance, while most people stood in line for even the smallest gift. Yet a special, profane cult of the winter holidays developed, which for those who grew up in Hungary in the seventies and eighties still fills with nostalgia now brought a smile on some faces, that once meant miracles that were desired.

Selected period posters, postcards, product labels and photos of iconic objects from the collection of the MNMKK Hungarian Museum of Commerce and Hospitality can be viewed until March 1.

The exhibition can be viewed free of charge from November 29, 2025 to March 1, 2026 on the path ramp leading up to the Gloriette at the Várkert Bazaar Budapest.

Those folks interested what it was like in Hungary getting ready for the coming season of Xmas, may see on the large size posters telling the era’s stories through the path ramp leading to the Gloriette at the Várkert Bazaar Budapest The posters background of the items,objects and gadjets can be read in Hungarian and English language from November, 29. 2025.

Also may visit guided tour with full of stories, where may relive the memories of the old winters together, or just discover what it was like to celebrate back then those communist era.

Photos from: Castle Captaincy

Riport by Aggie Reiter

27 Nov

14th Advent Crafts and Fairy Tale Fair @City of Pécs

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The city of Pécs awaits all visitors with a cozy, festive atmosphere at the 14th Advent Crafts and Fairy Tale Fair, which awaits visitors between November 28 and December 24 at Széchenyi Square. The series of events lasting several weeks turns the Advent period into a holiday with a crafts fair, gastronomic specialties, festive lights, theater and music experiences, and programs for children.

Getting together programs:

On the opening day of the fair, November 28th, from 5 p.m., the atmosphere will be set by the concert titled Swing Christmas by Emerton Award-winning singer Gabi Szűcs, and from then on, the festive programs will follow one after another. Advent melodies will be heard daily on Széchenyi Square: the festive concerts of Cimbaliband, Tamás Kéméndi and Anna Györfi, the Belvárosi Betyárok, Boggie, the FiveLive Acappella, the Szélkiáltó, or the Latte Maffiato Orchestra all contribute to the musical diversity of the holiday season. With the support of the Rotary Club Pécs, local schools will be presenting Christmas programs over several days this year, and on Saturdays, students of the Dzsászti Énekstúdió will surprise the audience with “a little evening balcony music” from the balcony of the City Hall. The weekends are rounded off with special experiences: performances by the Fairy Tale Maker, craft workshops, festive concerts by the Pécs National Theatre, guided Advent walks and nativity programmes await families. On Saturdays, in the spirit of ecumenism, representatives of various denominations light the candles on the city’s Advent wreath. The festive atmosphere is further enriched by thematic events: the traditional programme The Holy Family is Looking for Accommodation, the Santa Claus Day events (when children can of course meet Santa Claus himself), and on St. Luke’s Day, a “witch” performance entitled Salem can be seen at the House of Arts and Literature. The Winter Solstice programme will also be exciting, during which a huge LED and fire show will be performed by One Two Many and the Firebirds.

Update by Aggie Reiter

26 Nov

 Ildikó Enyedi’s Latest Film “Silent Friend”. 

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For the “Q” to arose … the film will tell the ‘A” …“What if they are watching us, just as we are watching them? And what would you do if you wanted to connect with a being, but you don’t have a common language?” These are the questions that arise in the recently released trailer for Ildikó Enyedi’s film Silent Friend . The latest work by the Golden Bear-winning and Oscar-nominated director of Body and Soul debuted at the 82nd Venice Film Festival and has since won numerous awards. The Hungarian-German-French co-production, supported by the National Film Institute, was rated 100% by Rotten Tomatoes, which summarizes film reviews. There were sold-out screenings in 26 cinemas in 18 cities in Hungary, so nearly 3,500 people have now seen Silent Friend , which will be released in domestic cinemas on January 29, 2026, distributed by Mozinet.

Six awards, including the Marcello Mastroianni Award for Best New Actor (Luna Wedler) … Venice International Film Festival 2025.

Update by Aggie Reiter

22 Nov

The 10th European Art Cinema Day

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Festival favorites and new Hungarian films ahead of the European Art Cinema Day. This year, the European Art Cinema Day awaits cinema fans with a diverse selection of films and thought-provoking stories, which will be held in hundreds of cinemas across Europe, including 27 Hungarian art cinemas, on Sunday, November 23. (editor remark… hope still just in time to roll along)

In addition to the competition films of the most famous festivals – Cannes, Berlin, Venice – the domestic offer also includes the new film by Ildikó Enyedi and Gábor Herendi, as well as an award-winning animated film made with the participation of Hungarian creators. “Europe is going to the cinema again!” – One of the largest pan-European film festivals is being held for the tenth time, which last year attracted more than 90,000 viewers in 700 cinemas in 40 countries. The 10th European Art Cinema Day, which will take place on November 23, draws attention to important social issues through the diversity of European cinema, and at the same time puts the spotlight on art cinemas, which offer a diverse, open cultural and community space to the audience all year round.
Hungarian art cinemas traditionally join the cross-border screening series, initiated by the International Association of Art Cinemas (CICAE) and the Europa Cinemas network. Organized by the Art Cinema Association, more than a hundred screenings are held at 27 locations across the country under the auspices of the event.

The participating cinemas – 8 art cinemas in Budapest and 19 in the countryside – will welcome the audience with a unique film selection on this day, giving viewers the opportunity to see the selected works weeks or months before the national premiere. The diverse film selection includes European co-productions of various genres, from Italian crime fiction to Belgian courtroom drama, French film satire and German psychological drama to Norwegian animation, and two new Hungarian films are also featured prominently in the program.

The detailed Hungarian program of the 10th European Art Cinema Day and the screening times of the individual films can be folloed on http://www.artmoziegyesulet.hu.

Recommendation from Aggie Reiter

20 Nov

14th Budapest Jewish and Israeli Film Festival- 2025.

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Time – Venue: 26-30 November, 2025. @ Puskin Cinema – Budapest.

The 14th Budapest Jewish and Israeli Film Festival will begin on Wednesday, 26th of November through Sunday, 30th of November. The festival will be held at the Pushkin Cinema – Budapest where 20 films (8 feature films, 3 documentaries and 9 shorts) such as comedies, dramas, thrillers and documentaries. The screenings will be complemented by discussions and accompanying programs.

The audience can once again encounter Jewish and Israeli films from all over the world at the Pushkin Cinema. Within the ZsiFi 2025 program the screenings will be complemented by discussions and accompanying programs.

The festival’s films are presented in several languages ​​- English, Hebrew, German, Czech, Persian, Ukrainian, Russian and French – with Hungarian and English subtitles so that everyone can relate to them.

The festival will open on the 26th of November at 7 p.m. The opening film will be Bad Shabbos (American comedy, 2024, 84 minutes, in English, with Hungarian subtitles).
The main organizer: , JCC Budapest – Bálint House.,

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