372 result(s) for folk in Community & Culture
Human Resources Minister Decorates Professionals Working For Ethnic Minorities
- 19 Dec 2017 8:55 AM
- community & culture
Human Resources Minister Zoltán Balog has awarded the prize “For ethnic minorities” to professionals working for ethnic minorities in Hungary on Monday in Budapest.
Xpat Xmas: 'Letters To Santa Kids Event', 22 December
- 14 Dec 2017 7:23 AM
- community & culture
This annual Christmas initiative by a local expat church brings together good folks from the international community to add a bit of magic to the lives of children living in 'deprived areas of Budapest'. You can experience the joy of giving by becoming an Elf for an afternoon, a reindeer told us the British Ambassador is lending a helping hand, read on for how you can get involved.
Xpat Favourite: 'Audience Choice' Christmas Concert, 26 December
- 14 Dec 2017 7:11 AM
- community & culture
Continuing an annual tradition, the esteemed Budapest Festival Orchestra will offer its audience a unique Christmas concert treat this December. Members of the audience will be able to choose what pieces they wish to see performed at this seasonal event, assembling the programme that evening from a musical menu offering a broad selection of festive flavours.
See What Happened @ Simon Skottowe Advent Party
- 14 Dec 2017 2:00 AM
- community & culture
November 30th saw the annual Advent Party at Simon Skottowe Bespoke Tailors, one of district V's best kept secrets. A London trained bespoke tailor Simon worked in Milan before opening his own business in Budapest fifteen years ago.
See What Happened @ Xpat Charity Party: Bonfire Night In Budapest 2017
- 16 Nov 2017 12:00 AM
- community & culture
HUF 5.356 million was raised for Hungarian charities, a record amount for this annual soiree held for the second consecutive year in the Marriott's grand ballroom, on Bonfire Night: "Remember, remember the 5th of November" as the British poem goes.
'Mercedes Peón' Concert, Mupa, 23 September
- 21 Sep 2017 9:00 AM
- community & culture
Mercedes Peón is a cult figure on the Spanish world music scene, a witch of a "cantatrice chauve” if there ever was one. After a decade and a half of researching Galician folk music, she released her first record in 2000. The album's rugged tone has since become her trademark.
Over Fifty Events At Hungarian Institutes Abroad In Next 6 Months
- 13 Sep 2017 10:00 AM
- community & culture
Hungarian institutes abroad are featuring over 50 events over the next half year, including exhibitions, concerts and book fair events, a deputy state secretary of the foreign ministry said. The Hungarian Academy in Rome is celebrating its 90th anniversary this year, Judit Hammerstein, who also heads the Balassi Institute that operates the Hungarian institutes abroad, noted.
Festival Of Folk Arts Opens In Budapest
- 18 Aug 2017 4:00 AM
- community & culture
The 31st Festival of Folk Arts, featuring over 800 craftsmen from around a dozen countries, opened in the Buda Castle. The largest folk arts event in Hungary, which runs until August 20, features craftsmen and artists from all regions of the Carpathian Basin and, among other countries, China, Kazakhstan, Uzbekistan and Honduras.
National Holiday Events, 19 & 20 August
- 17 Aug 2017 8:50 AM
- community & culture
Here's a quick summary of what's officially going on this Saturday & Sunday, the 'National Holiday of the Foundation of the Hungarian State'. Included is info about an 'Air and Water Parade' in the front of Parliament, a 'Street of Hungarian Flavours', concerts at Clark Ádám Square, and the ceremonial hoisting of the national flag, plus a fair few fireworks.
Human Resources Minister Decorates Professionals Working For Ethnic Minorities
- 19 Dec 2017 8:55 AM
- community & culture
Human Resources Minister Zoltán Balog has awarded the prize “For ethnic minorities” to professionals working for ethnic minorities in Hungary on Monday in Budapest.
Xpat Xmas: 'Letters To Santa Kids Event', 22 December
- 14 Dec 2017 7:23 AM
- community & culture
This annual Christmas initiative by a local expat church brings together good folks from the international community to add a bit of magic to the lives of children living in 'deprived areas of Budapest'. You can experience the joy of giving by becoming an Elf for an afternoon, a reindeer told us the British Ambassador is lending a helping hand, read on for how you can get involved.
Xpat Favourite: 'Audience Choice' Christmas Concert, 26 December
- 14 Dec 2017 7:11 AM
- community & culture
Continuing an annual tradition, the esteemed Budapest Festival Orchestra will offer its audience a unique Christmas concert treat this December. Members of the audience will be able to choose what pieces they wish to see performed at this seasonal event, assembling the programme that evening from a musical menu offering a broad selection of festive flavours.
See What Happened @ Simon Skottowe Advent Party
- 14 Dec 2017 2:00 AM
- community & culture
November 30th saw the annual Advent Party at Simon Skottowe Bespoke Tailors, one of district V's best kept secrets. A London trained bespoke tailor Simon worked in Milan before opening his own business in Budapest fifteen years ago.
See What Happened @ Xpat Charity Party: Bonfire Night In Budapest 2017
- 16 Nov 2017 12:00 AM
- community & culture
HUF 5.356 million was raised for Hungarian charities, a record amount for this annual soiree held for the second consecutive year in the Marriott's grand ballroom, on Bonfire Night: "Remember, remember the 5th of November" as the British poem goes.
'Mercedes Peón' Concert, Mupa, 23 September
- 21 Sep 2017 9:00 AM
- community & culture
Mercedes Peón is a cult figure on the Spanish world music scene, a witch of a "cantatrice chauve” if there ever was one. After a decade and a half of researching Galician folk music, she released her first record in 2000. The album's rugged tone has since become her trademark.
Over Fifty Events At Hungarian Institutes Abroad In Next 6 Months
- 13 Sep 2017 10:00 AM
- community & culture
Hungarian institutes abroad are featuring over 50 events over the next half year, including exhibitions, concerts and book fair events, a deputy state secretary of the foreign ministry said. The Hungarian Academy in Rome is celebrating its 90th anniversary this year, Judit Hammerstein, who also heads the Balassi Institute that operates the Hungarian institutes abroad, noted.
Festival Of Folk Arts Opens In Budapest
- 18 Aug 2017 4:00 AM
- community & culture
The 31st Festival of Folk Arts, featuring over 800 craftsmen from around a dozen countries, opened in the Buda Castle. The largest folk arts event in Hungary, which runs until August 20, features craftsmen and artists from all regions of the Carpathian Basin and, among other countries, China, Kazakhstan, Uzbekistan and Honduras.
National Holiday Events, 19 & 20 August
- 17 Aug 2017 8:50 AM
- community & culture
Here's a quick summary of what's officially going on this Saturday & Sunday, the 'National Holiday of the Foundation of the Hungarian State'. Included is info about an 'Air and Water Parade' in the front of Parliament, a 'Street of Hungarian Flavours', concerts at Clark Ádám Square, and the ceremonial hoisting of the national flag, plus a fair few fireworks.