Concert halls Hungary

The highly controversial architecture of the new National Theatre - opposite the MUPA - is still the talk of the town! Its programming has also made a few waves, since its former director was replaced by Attila Vidnyánszky, a conservative director close to the government. In the meantime, the theater is there, surrounded by a pleasant garden. A few plays, occasionally in foreign languages. Season from early September to late June.

This institution of Pesto's cultural life has migrated from the8th to the 13th arrondissement, abandoning a pretty mansion for an old cinema: it's a bit dark and yet warm, especially at lunchtime when you come here. Concert halls and the café-bar fill up with jazzophiles (and the general public) at the end of the evening in this lively neighbourhood of Ùjlipótvàros on the banks of the Danube. Several jam sessions open to all during the week. The students of the Franz Liszt Academy of Music also come to play a few free sessions.

Céline Dion, 50 Cent, Depeche Mode, Lady Gaga... since the stadium/concert hall opened its doors in 2003, national and international stars have been flocking to the gates! This impressive steel and metal structure, built by Bouygues, hosts dozens of musical and sporting events every month, just 15 minutes by public transport from the city center. An opportunity to immerse yourself in Hungarian popular culture.

This new cultural center with a focus on architecture organizes classical music concerts and jazz evenings. For FUGA, architecture is an important part of culture. Thus, the objective is to make the link between architecture and the arts related to it. Cinema and theater are also on the program. Check the program and news on the website. It happens that no event takes place at certain period. Good bookstore.

An oasis of human warmth and good music in the middle of a residential area. The house organizes táncház (a folk dance session preceded by a class), concerts and sells the CDs of its own label (THE reference in folk music), especially on Wednesdays. Initiate yourself with or without a partner on that day! Young and old alike come to the Fonó to dance to the rhythm of traditional dances from the Carpathian Basin and the rest of Europe. Food and drinks are available in the café at lunchtime and in the evening.

Formerly housed on the castle hill,, this theater entirely dedicated to dance has moved to the Millenáris compound. Several Hungarian and international dance companies perform there. The dense program includes Hungarian and Central-Eastern European folk dances and ballets, but does not exclude contemporary productions. The National Dance Theatre also has a hall in the prestigious MUPA.

Le has long been the first kert - romkocsma (ruined bar) of Pécs. Others have followed him since, but he is still there, he even reopened! Situated between the city centre and the universities, a green bonhomme, which is reminiscent of the Berlin Berlinois, thus announces the colour, zöld meaning green in Hungarian. The building houses several rooms including a cellar hosting concerts on occasion. Garden terrace in summer. Relaxed atmosphere.

In 2012, the club that had previously been called Gödör became - after a serious facelift and many upsets - the Akvárium. Gödör (literally, the "hole"), Budapest's nightlife mecca, had taken over the vacant space left by the aborted construction of the national theater. A staircase descends under the large Erzsébet square (very popular with partygoers in summer), from which one can see the pools. There are several concert halls inside, and the program is sophisticated. Akvárium, which has become more "trendy" and less alternative, attracts the top names.

Central and very trendy, the Toldi art cinema, like its peers in the Art Mozi network, programs - in addition to the best award-winning or recently released films - many alternative festivals, notably the International Human Rights Film Festival (www.verzio.org) at the beginning of November, but also Portuguese, Finnish and French film festivals... Large café in the entrance where mythical evenings have already taken place in the recent past.