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International Street Food Festival to be held on Andrássy this weekend

Guests of this weekendʼs National Street Food Festival will be able to sample dishes from 17 countries on Andrássy út,...

Music

Appreciating Budapest’s Jewish History: Stone Soup and Celebration

One of the great, unexpected pleasures for me of getting to know Budapest has been dipping my toe into Jewish...

Music

David Duchovny announces February concert in Budapest

David Duchovny, best known for portraying Fox Mulder in classic series X-Files and Hank Moody in Californication, has announced his...

Conferences

Budapest, HIPA and IFK to show at Expo Real

The municipal council of Budapest, the Hungarian Investment Promotion Agency (HIPA) and the Property Developers’ Round Table Association (IFK) are...

Social

11th Hungarian National Gallop takes place this weekend

The 11th edition of the Hungarian National Gallop (Nemzeti Vágta), one of Hungaryʼs most prestigious equestrian sporting events, will take...

Social

Žilnik film screening and public talk at Blinken OSA

The Vera and Donald Blinken Open Society Archives of the Central European University (CEU) is set to hold a screening...

Conferences

President Áder to visit U.S. for climate summit

Hungaryʼs President János Áder is set to visit the U.S. on September 12-15 to participate and make a speech at...

Social

Eiffel Square Office Building gets terrace renovation

Eiffel Square’s park and the Office Building terraces have been fitted with a new, future-proof and environmentally friendly wood-plastic composite...

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U.S. Embassy, Red Cross organize 9/11 memorial blood drive

On the 17th anniversary of 9/11, the U.S. Embassy and the Hungarian Red Cross are organizing a blood drive to...

Social

South African Embassy organizes Mandela commemoration walk

The Embassy of the Republic of South Africa and the Municipality of the City of Budapest will organize a Family...

Social

Vajdahunyad Castle to host Moroccan Handicraft Week

This year’s Moroccan Handicraft Week opens today and runs until September 16 at the Vajdahunyad Castle in Városliget, Budapest. The...

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Bartók World Competition attracts 214 composers

The Bartók World Competition and Festival attracted 214 submissions from composers all around the globe by the deadline of August...

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Embassy to host Maróti works during Open House London

London art gallery Fiumano Clase has announced that the Hungarian Embassy in London will host a selection of artworks by...

Conferences

Rózsavölgyi Szalon: Exciting, Culturally and Intellectually Inspiring Meeting Point

Growing out of Budapest’s most influential music store and publisher with roots from the 19th century, and scraping through the...

Social

Buda Castle hosts Budapest Wine Festival this week

The Budapest Wine Festival is set to bring a huge selection of wines and musicians to Buda Castle this week....

Music

Budapest’s BluesSteel Band Keeps the Flame Burning

My musical tastes are pretty eclectic, and I’m always happy to watch live music because, well, it’s live. But there...

Energy, Conferences, Green Energy

2nd Budapest Biogas Summit: Stable Investment Environment Needed to Unlock Future Growth

The second Budapest Biogas Summit, hosted by White Paper Consulting, brought together representatives of more than 100 organizations from 18...

Music

‘The Lion King’ Comes to Margaret Island With Live Music

The Margaret Island Open-Air Theater will mark Children’s Day (officially celebrated on the last Sunday of May, which falls on...

Music

Sex Pistols’ ‘50 Years of Punk’ Tour Comes to Budapest

The week before my wife and I watched the “System-Breaker” concert live online from Heroes’ Square, we were strolling down...

Politics, Events, Government, Parliament

Packed Crowds Hail ‘Regime Change’ Outside Parliament on May 9

Following the inaugural sitting of the new National Assembly, Prime Minister Péter Magyar, many of his MPs, and his sons...

Energy, Business, Conferences

7th Budapest LNG Summit Urges Europe to Rethink Energy Mix

The seventh Budapest LNG Summit, organized by White Paper Consulting, brought together top energy leaders from 24 countries, representing more...

Investing in a Functioning Economy

About 90 guests attended an Economy CEO Breakfast and Executive Leadership Forum at the Kempinski Hotel Corvinus Budapest on Thursday...

Debrecen to Host Europe’s Battery Leaders at Hungarian Battery Days in November

Leading policymakers, industry executives, international organizations and experts will gather in Debrecen on Nov. 4-5 for the sixth Hungarian Battery...

Business Chambers Bring Rugby Leadership Experience to Budapest

Confindustria Ungheria, the British Chamber of Commerce Hungary and CCI France Hongrie will host an executive development event with Italy’s...

Budapest Geothermal Summit Highlights Hungary’s Potential and Investment Hurdles

Expanding geothermal energy in Hungary requires predictable regulation and infrastructure upgrades, speakers said at the fourth Budapest Geothermal Energy Summit....

BFO Takes Classical Music Beyond the Concert Hall

The BFO is opening its new season with a focus on accessibility, from its free Heroes’ Square concert and new...

New Vision Needed: Addressing the Challenges in Hungary’s Everyday Musical Life

For this mini interview, the Budapest Business Journal speaks with Dávid Zsoldos, president of the Magyar Zenei Tanács (Hungarian Music...

Budapest’s BluesSteel Band Keeps the Flame Burning

My musical tastes are pretty eclectic, and I’m always happy to watch live music because, well, it’s live. But there...

Heineken to Raffle Champions League Final Tickets at Heroes’ Square Festival

Heineken will raffle five tickets to the UEFA Champions League final in Budapest during the Champions Festival at Heroes’ Square...

2nd Budapest Biogas Summit: Stable Investment Environment Needed to Unlock Future Growth

The second Budapest Biogas Summit, hosted by White Paper Consulting, brought together representatives of more than 100 organizations from 18...

‘The Lion King’ Comes to Margaret Island With Live Music

The Margaret Island Open-Air Theater will mark Children’s Day (officially celebrated on the last Sunday of May, which falls on...

Sex Pistols’ ‘50 Years of Punk’ Tour Comes to Budapest

The week before my wife and I watched the “System-Breaker” concert live online from Heroes’ Square, we were strolling down...

Packed Crowds Hail ‘Regime Change’ Outside Parliament on May 9

Following the inaugural sitting of the new National Assembly, Prime Minister Péter Magyar, many of his MPs, and his sons...

7th Budapest LNG Summit Urges Europe to Rethink Energy Mix

The seventh Budapest LNG Summit, organized by White Paper Consulting, brought together top energy leaders from 24 countries, representing more...

Gábor Farkas: Tradition, Innovation and Eastward Outreach

Gábor Farkas, described as one of the most outstanding pianists of his generation, became the rector of the Liszt Ferenc...

Female Business Leaders Stand for Roma Equality in an HBLF Initiative

Talent is evenly distributed across society: in every town and in families of all social and economic backgrounds, there are...