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Invitation: Last Intact Academy Salon Series Budapest, 6 June

You are kindly invited to join Sari van Poelje and Intact Academy for our sixth and LAST monthly coa... more »

'Yard Sale', American School Of Budapest, 25 May

American International School of Budapest’s PSA Invites you to their 3rd Annual Yard Sale on Saturday, May 25th, 2013 from 9:00 a.m. –1:00 p.m. in American International School of Budapest Parking Lot. more »

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Summer Night Concerts At Hilton Budapest Dominican Court

Classical and Operetta evergreens performed by the Chamber Ensemble of the 100 Member Gipsy Orchestra. Soloists: Barbara Bódy and Károly Peller operetta singers. The date of the first concert is 18 July. more »

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Nick Cave & Franz Ferdinand Confirmed For Sziget Budapest 2013

Recently several bands and artists have accepted visas to the Island of Freedom. Arriving straight to the Main Stage with their latest release are the legendary Nick Cave and his Bad Seeds, as well as the most popular alternative rock band of the 2000’s, Franz Ferdinand. more »

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Restaurant Review: La Perle Restaurant In Budapest

Hidden away in a cute little street in the fifth district of Budapest you will find Brasserie La Perle. The restaurant has some French inspiration to it, but it is just as much an Hungarian restaurant as a French. Should you consider La Perle as a restaurant to visit in Budapest? more »

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Invitation: United Way Hungary, All Children’s Day, 26 May

We invite you to join us at All Children’s Day. United Way Hungary in cooperation with the Palace of Arts will hold the event on the 26th of May in MÜPA. There will be exciting stage performances and open-air activities for children and parents to particpate in; focusing on how to prevent accidents and injuries. more »

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Designer Clothes For Rent In Budapest

Renting a designer bag isn’t a striking action in a movie like Sex and the City, but to have the chance to do it Hungary, now that’s something new. The Changeroom has officially opened its doors on the 14th of May, bringing a new term into the public awareness. It is a special designer store, where you can not only buy, but rent the stylish clothes... more »

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Event Report: World Dog Show In Budapest

We went along to Hungexpo last weekend, to see the “World Dog Show”. What better place to hold this event than in Hungary, where everyone seems to love dogs. They bounced around, strutted their stuff…..and that was just the owners. It was show time for their dogs, and our four-legged friends didn't disappoint. In essence, this was a beauty pageant ... more »

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Invitation: Budapest Beer Festival, Castle District, 13 - 16 June

The 3rd Beer Festival in the Buda Castle plans to make around 200 types of amber brews within easy reach. Aiming to delight fans of 'liquid bread', the event will showcase specialty ales from craft breweries, plus apple based alcoholic beverages will also be on show in a 'Cider Grove'. Together with the best Hungarian breweries and local lager fact... more »

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Free Voucher For Four Training Sessions At Body Balance Budapest

"Are you also time-poor but want to tone up, drop kilos and shift the cellulite before summer? Personal trainer-led private Power Plate sessions at Body Balance Studio downtown Buda can help you reach your goals. Power Plate is the vibrating exercise machine that top athletes, actors and pop stars use to get into shape fast. Celebrities like Sting ... more »

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Budapest Summer Festival 2013, Performances On Városmajor Open-Air Stage

This year’s Budapest Summer Festival starts 14 June and offers exceptional programs and gifts to you, so that artist and guest can celebrate together. more »

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Now Showing In Budapest: 'Gingerclown'

"1983: A group of high school students are having a great time near Hollywood Hills at the weekend when they bump into the Loser from their school, Sam, who’s just on his way home. Sam would do anything in order to get Jenny’s attention, one of prett... more »
Now Showing In Budapest: 'Side Effects'

"Emily and Martin, a successful New York couple whose world unravels when a new drug prescribed by Emily's psychiatrist - intended to treat anxiety - has unexpected side effects." more »
Fresh Film In Budapest: 'Fast & Furious 6'

"Agent Hobbs enlists the aid of Dom and team to help bring a rival gang, led by Owen Shaw, to justice. In exchange for clear records, they must put an end to their schemes, no matter how personal the cost." more »
Now Showing In Budapest: 'Zambezia'

"Set in a bustling bird city on the edge of the majestic Victoria Falls, "Zambezia" is the story of Kai - a naïve, but high-spirited young falcon who travels to the bird city of "Zambezia" where he discovers the truth about his origins and, in defend... more »
Now Showing In Budapest: 'The Great Gatsby'

"Would-be writer Nick Carraway leaves the Midwest and comes to New York City in the spring of 1922, an era of loosening morals, glittering jazz, bootleg kings, and sky-rocketing stocks. Chasing his own American Dream, Nick lands next door to a myster... more »
Now Showing In Budapest: 'Hummingbird'

"Homeless and on the run from a military court martial, a damaged ex-special forces soldier navigating London's criminal underworld seizes an opportunity to assume another man's identity - transforming into an avenging angel in the process." more »
Fresh Film In Budapest: 'Epic'

"A teenager finds herself transported to a deep forest setting where a battle between the forces of good and the forces of evil is taking place. She bands together with a rag-tag group characters in order to save their world - and ours." more »
Now Showing In Budapest: 'Star Trek Into Darkness'

"In the wake of a shocking act of terror from within their own organization, the crew of The Enterprise is called back home to Earth. In defiance of regulations and with a personal score to settle, Captain Kirk leads his crew on a manhunt to capture ... more »
Now Showing In Budapest: 'The Company You Keep'

"Jim Grant is a public interest lawyer and single father raising his daughter in the tranquil suburbs of Albany, New York. Grant's world is turned upside down when a brash young reporter named Ben Shepard exposes his true identity as a former 1970s a... more »
Now Showing In Budapest: 'The Call'

"When veteran 911 operator, Jordan, takes a life-altering call from a teenage girl who has just been abducted, she realizes that she must confront a killer from her past in order to save the girl's life." more »

Fresh Movies

Community Announcements - by Katalin Kiss, 23 May

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Real Estate Rentals & Sales - by astoria, 23 May

Nice 1-bedroom downtown apartment is available for short term rental between July 15 and August 12, 2013. The rental fee is EUR 250/week, all inclusive, no hidden charges (deposit required). Description: This refurbished, spacious apartment (54 sqm) is within walking distance to most sights and attractions the city offers. Several univers... more »
Real Estate Rentals & Sales - by Edmund Bickford, 23 May

Cool, stylish 110 square metre flat on two levels with view of tbe City Park available for medium or long-term let. Minutes from the Unesco World Heritage Area on foot, travel.connections are.excellent with trolley and bus connections directly.to the centre as well as nearby tram and train services. Opposite the.flat.there is a free c... more »
Job Seekers & Jobs Available - by Recruitment Team, 23 May

Here at Potion Media we are currently recruiting for English speakers to join our existing team of call centre agents. We are looking for vibrant applicants, with a confident telephone manner. No other language skills required Full training is provided, however, some experience in working in a customer service environment would be advantageous.... more »
Job Seekers & Jobs Available - by Marcus Miller, 23 May

Hi, my name is Marcus and I am a skilled property renovator. Painting, papering, tiling etc. I am currently looking for people who wish to have an English renovator liven up there property. References are available for my work if required. All work undertaken. Please contact me on- 06-1952-1581 or email me at, marcusjohnmiller@gmail.com. Also o... more »
Real Estate Rentals & Sales - by Nicholas Shovlin, 23 May

for sale , 19 M HUF . family house for sale on 4 floors in the village of Csobanka,surrounded by the national forest , 30 min from city center 10 min from MO motorway . 4 bedroom, , large open plan lounge kitchen garage, 2 bathrooms ,large private garden ,includes all kitchen appliances, internet /sat tv . e mail nicholasshov@hotmail.com ... more »
Buy & Sell Offers - by abulai ramada, 23 May

Original Apple iPhone 5 64GB unlocked for sale at 250usd Buy 2 Get 1 free Samsung Galaxy S4 unlocked for sale at 280usd Buy 2 Get 1 free Email :- buyitsellit_now@yahoo.com gsm_info001@yahoo.com (+44) 7031966264 The price was low because we are currently runing a promotional sale for the past 2 month making our 20 year aniva... more »
Real Estate Rentals & Sales - by József, 23 May

Bright and spacious 71 sqm flat for sale from owner in the middle of József street, just five minutes of walking distance from Nagykörút. The flat is on the second floor in a typical turn-of-the-century Budapest style house. The apartment has two big rooms with high ceilings, with big windows with views to the treetops of... more »
Education, Translation - by Erzsébet Egri Nagy, 23 May

Would you like to study Hungarian? Yes? That's an excellent idea! Learn with me! www.hungarianteacher.eu more »
Buy & Sell Offers - by Sue Rado, 23 May

Solid Oak and Glass Bookcases for sale. Locally made to order and must sell now. 2 pieces - Larger W145cm x H220cm x D43cm, smaller W100cm x H220cm x D43cm. Price together 1,000 EUR. Beautiful pieces. Excellent condition! Offers taken. more »

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Nick Cave & Franz Ferdinand Confirmed For Sziget Budapest 2013

Recently several bands and artists have accepted visas to the Island of Freedom. Arriving straight to the Main Stage with their latest release are the legendary Nick Cave and his Bad Seeds, as well as the most popular alternative rock band of the 2000’s, Franz Ferdinand... more »
Invitation: Budapest Beer Festival, Castle District, 13 - 16 June

The 3rd Beer Festival in the Buda Castle plans to make around 200 types of amber brews within easy reach. Aiming to delight fans of 'liquid bread', the event will showcase specialty ales from craft breweries, plus apple based alcoholic beverages will also be on show in ... more »
Upcoming Concert: Bruno Mars, Budapest Aréna, 7 November

Atlantic recording artist Bruno Mars has unveiled details of his hugely anticipated world tour. The North American leg of “The Moonshine Jungle World Tour” gets underway on June 22nd at Washington, DC’s Verizon Center and then continues through August. The European le... more »
Depeche Mode Concert, Budapest Sportaréna, 21 May

Depeche Mode, the band that redefined the sound of music, launch the start of their majestic, groundbreaking live tour across Europe next summer for what will undoubtedly be the musical highlight of 2013. more »
Invitation: Esben And The Witch (UK) Concert, A38 Ship Budapest, 16 May

Named after a Danish fairy tale and crafting fittingly eerie and bewitching music, Brighton, England’s Esben & the Witch features a truly unique, refined and intelligent, melancholic and kicking sound. Two great bands will come from Budapest as their support, while the ... more »
Invitation: Caravan Palace (FR) Concert, A38 Ship Budapest, 17 May

Caravan Palace is a French Electro swing and Gypsy Jazz band based in Paris. The groupformed when three of the band members were hired by a film production company called 'The Succiona Pichulas-Lagarto' to provide the soundtrack to silent pornographic movies. Since then... more »
Invitation: Piano n' Dance By Almira Emiri & Friends, Uránia Budapest, 27 May

Enjoy this "Piano n' Dance" performance of Tchaikovsky's The Nutcracker organized by the Hungarian Virtuosi Chamber Orchestra. The concert features local expat Almira Emiri, cellist Bledar Zajmi, and dancers Krisztina Pazár and Levente Bajári. Read on for promgram detai... more »
Xpat Report: Last Train To Budapest

"My Dad and I broke down in 1982 in a village called Abaújszánto, Hungary. I was 14 years old and unknowing to me at the time, this moment was to be pivotal and would change my life years later. more »
Invitation: Haight-Ashbury (UK) Concert, A38 Ship Budapest, 15 May

"The two female singers, backed by a talented male guitarist, are like a new and improved version of a psychedelic Abba. The lyrics are great, the vocals are haunting, the timing is impressive and they fill the stage like a bigger much fuller band" - The Sunday Herald more »
Xpat Opinion: Fantastique Sunday Brunch At Le Meridien Budapest

Budapest has a host of hotels offering brunch, and we often find ourselves returning to ones we know and trust. However, last weekend I decided to take my wife and two young daughters to try Le Meridien on Erzebet Ter, and we had a very pleasant afternoon. more »

Video News

XpatLoop Interview: Osama Kutaini, Executive Chef, Buddha Bar Hotel Budapest

I was born in Syria in 1980. I have started my career early at the age of 17 years, after finishing the school I began my real career with the Four Seasons Hotels & Resorts in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia where I spent more than 4 years. Here I ha... more »
XpatLoop Interview: Yves Giacometti General Manager, Four Seasons Hotel Gresham Palace Budapest

Passions come and passions go, so the trick is to keep things percolating. For now, Yves Giacometti is into Budapest. “This is a city that needs to be discovered,” says the General Manager of Four Seasons Hotel Gresham Palace Budapest, who arrived in... more »
Xpat Interview Two: Peter Zwack

1. What’s been happening at work and at home since your first Xpat interview?I have triumphantly survived yet another important birthday. The company has also triumphantly survived the crisis and we have just come out with a new product, Unicum Szilv... more »
Xpat Interview: Dr. László Láng, CEO At The International Business School

Dr. László Láng is the Vice-Chancellor & CEO at the International Business School, Budapest. In this role he has restructured and revitalized, both in financial and academic terms, a private higher education institution. IBS has both Hungarian an... more »
Xpat Interview: Adam LeBor

Adam LeBor is a British author and journalist, based in Budapest. He started work as a foreign correspondent in 1991, covering the collapse of Communism and the Yugoslav wars. He's worked in more than 30 countries, enjoyed some hair-ra... more »
Xpat Interview Two: Almira Emiri, Concert Pianist

1. What’s been happening at work and at home since your first Xpat Interview? Actualy quite a lot, I finished my school years in Austria, I produced the first CD of Degustation Pianistic and I was living a bit abroad again :)2. On a scale of 1 to 10 ... more »
XpatLoop Interview: Miguel Vieira, Chef, Costes Restaurant Budapest

Miguel left his home country – Portugal - at the age of 20 to go to England and study Hotel, Restaurant and Tourism Management at the City of London College. During the second year of the same course Miguel was lucky enough to find what he believes i... more »
Xpat Interview Two: György Beck, Chairman, Vodafone Hungary

1. What’s been happening at work and at home since your first Xpat Interview?Vodafone Hungary celebrated the renewal of its mobile network by bringing Formula 1 world champion Jenson Button to drive in downtown Budapest. That special event on 1 May w... more »
XpatLoop Interview: Shkendije Geci-Sherifi, Ambassador of Kosovo to Hungary

Shkendije Geci-Sherifi, is the first Ambassador of Kosovo to Hungary. She was appointed first lady ambassador of Kosovo in October, 2009, soon after Kosovo, the youngest state in Europe, began to establish its diplomatic missions throughout the capit... more »
XpatLoop Interview: Dennis Maguire, Director of Studio Operations, Head of Raleigh Film

Dennis was born in NYC and moved to California, because his father was asked to Produce and Direct 2nd Unit for the feature film, The Sand Pepples; which was directed by academy award winning director, Robert Wise. He moved to the Orient for a year,... more »

Featured Interviews

Hay Festival Budapest, 17 - 21 May 2013

The 2013 Hay Festival Budapest brings together, for a wider public, a new series of conversations with some of the best innovators, poets, architects, mathematicians, novelists and musicians of our time. The program, over 5 days, included Péter Eszte... more »
World Dog Show Budapest, 16 - 19 May 2013

We went along to Hungexpo at the weekend, to see the “World Dog Show”. What better place to hold this event than Hungary, where everyone loves their dogs. The event accommodated more than 20 000 dogs, there were organized programs and many related ev... more »
Rosalia – Rosé Wine Festival, Budapest, 10 - 12 May

On a lovely sunny afternoon in Buda, we went along to the Rosalia Rosé wine festival. In “Gesztenyés kert” and on the terrace of the chic Larus Restaurant, a wide variety of wines, red, white and especially rosés, was waiting for wine-lovers. They ra... more »
'Breakfast For Bikers At 26 Budapest Locations', 11 May

200 activists from the Hungarian Cyclists’ Club served breakfast to people who cycled to work today as part of the Bike to Work (Bringázz a Munkába!) campaign, which is also supported by the Ministry of National Development.Read more on XpatLoop.com more »
Iguana's 16th “Cinco De Mayo Street Party”

The secret to success is that there is no secret. Read all the books, listen to all the talks, but nothing beats actually doing it. Iguana has been doing the business since 1997, and has seen many changes in Budapest, in its time. The one thing that ... more »
Budapest Soup Festival, Elvis Presley Park, 26 - 28 April

The Budapest Soup Festival (Budai Levesfesztivál) was organized for the first time. Held in the Elvis Pressley Park, with a mixture of Hungarian and International soups, where you could find the usual suspects (fish, meat, gulyas, vegetable, bean, fr... more »
Helmut Newton Exhibition, Museum Of Fine Arts Budapest

When you are going to a Helmut Newton exhibition, you expect to be surprised, shocked and challenged. Well, this is something I did not find when I went to “The Museum of fine Arts”, where the three photographic series are exhibited, that are built o... more »
Hungarian Business Circle: Doing Business In 2013

“Growing through a recession: Doing Business in 2013 – Small, Medium Enterprise” was the theme of the IHBC event at the Conference Center in Bank Center Office yesterday, with the Irish Ambassador, Kevin Dowling in attendance. This was about the oppo... more »
Children’s Dance House, Palace of Arts Budapest, 14 April

On Sunday morning I went to the “Palace of Arts” (MUPA) to see Hungarian folk dance for beginners, and they were truly beginners, some even in their nappies. Once a month, the Children's Dance House is incorporated into the Sunday program of the Pala... more »
NAWA Budapest Event: Organic Budapest, 9 April

When you get invited to a NAWA event you know you are in for something special, and this time it was no different. I always come away from these events with some useful nuggets of information, which broadens my horizons. This time I discovered all th... more »

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