87 result(s) for national days in Entertainment
Xpat Review: Enjoying Horseracing In Budapest
- 12 May 2016 12:35 PM
- entertainment
In France there are around 12,000 horse races a year, the UK averages around 10,000, and in Scandinavia 'harness racing' is huge. And here in Budapest? Not all expats know about the opportunity to enjoy a day or two at the races most weekends, as Kincsem Park hosts harness racing on the Saturday and flat racing on the Sunday.
'Jazz Spring Festival' In Budapest, 5 - 7 May
- 5 May 2016 12:55 PM
- entertainment
Guests can enjoy three outstanding concerts during this three-day festival, which organisers say is full of "kaleidoscopic features and cheerful freshness in full harmony with the mood of spring and the spirit of jazz". On two of the evenings guests can experience leading performers in today’s American jazz world, topped with a unique figure of the Swedish jazz scene who will also perform on ...
Sziget Festival Prepares For Record Turnout And More
- 20 Apr 2016 9:02 AM
- entertainment
Sziget is the Island of Freedom and also the winner of the ‘Best European Festival Line-up Award’ in 2015. To live up to its traditions, the festival continues to build its identity upon a very diverse and open-minded program structure, making sure that it is much more than ‘just’ a music festival.
Francophone Festival In Budapest, Now On Until 6 March
- 25 Feb 2016 12:45 AM
- entertainment
For the 6th time Institut Français invites you to join Francophone Film days at Uránia National Theatre. All films are screened in the original language and a large number of them with English subtitles.
Traditional "Farsang" Carnival Season In Hungary
- 1 Jan 2016 8:09 AM
- entertainment
The Farsang ("Fasching" in German, "Carnevale" in Italian, "Carnival" in English, "Mardi Gras" in French) season is upon us, and throughout Europe (especially in the Christian countries), and in the US in New Orleans in particular. This is the period to eat, drink and be merry before Lent, as Lent is the period of fasting and abstinence which begins on Ash Wednesday.
Busho International Short Film Festival, On Until 6 September
- 28 Aug 2015 9:06 AM
- entertainment
Press release: The second decade of the Busho International Short Film Festival will begin in the first week of September. In the past decade, - parallel with the technological developments - incredible changes have manifested themselves at the festival. The last several years it has stabilized itself, and we have managed to bring a consistent quality from year to year, which the organizers have ...
Gogol Bordello (USA) @ Sziget Budapest, 12 August 4pm
- 12 Aug 2015 1:00 AM
- entertainment
“I’ve come full circle and I’m comfortable being a total outsider,” says Gogol Bordello’s Eugene Hutz, explaining the philosophy behind the band’s new album, Pura Vida Conspiracy. Like everything they’ve ever done, this outing is an uncategorizable blend of international influences, anchored by the gypsy rhythms Hutz grew up with in Ukraine. “Most people are looking for a box to put stuff in,” he ...
Kaláka Festival, Eger, Hungary, 26 – 28 June
- 26 Jun 2015 9:08 AM
- entertainment
Although it is the 36th Kaláka Festival 2015 is only the fourth year the nationally renowned folk festival has been held in Eger. The highly acclaimed event has captured the imagination of a wide audience with its mixture of music, concerts, arts and crafts exhibitions and children's programs. This year the Festival takes as its theme ‘The Preservation of the Arts’ and boasts an eclectic line up ...
Budapest Dance Festival, Now On Until 3 May
- 20 Mar 2015 8:00 AM
- entertainment
The Budapest Dance Festival organised by National Dance Theater, held annually features a whole array of dance styles from ballet and contemporary to folk dance. Multitude venues throughout the city welcome both styles and Hungarian as well as international companies. It all lasts for ten days with performers like the Kylian Production, Doug Varone and Dancers, and the Yvette Bozsik Company on ...
Xpat Review: Enjoying Horseracing In Budapest
- 12 May 2016 12:35 PM
- entertainment
In France there are around 12,000 horse races a year, the UK averages around 10,000, and in Scandinavia 'harness racing' is huge. And here in Budapest? Not all expats know about the opportunity to enjoy a day or two at the races most weekends, as Kincsem Park hosts harness racing on the Saturday and flat racing on the Sunday.
'Jazz Spring Festival' In Budapest, 5 - 7 May
- 5 May 2016 12:55 PM
- entertainment
Guests can enjoy three outstanding concerts during this three-day festival, which organisers say is full of "kaleidoscopic features and cheerful freshness in full harmony with the mood of spring and the spirit of jazz". On two of the evenings guests can experience leading performers in today’s American jazz world, topped with a unique figure of the Swedish jazz scene who will also perform on ...
Sziget Festival Prepares For Record Turnout And More
- 20 Apr 2016 9:02 AM
- entertainment
Sziget is the Island of Freedom and also the winner of the ‘Best European Festival Line-up Award’ in 2015. To live up to its traditions, the festival continues to build its identity upon a very diverse and open-minded program structure, making sure that it is much more than ‘just’ a music festival.
Francophone Festival In Budapest, Now On Until 6 March
- 25 Feb 2016 12:45 AM
- entertainment
For the 6th time Institut Français invites you to join Francophone Film days at Uránia National Theatre. All films are screened in the original language and a large number of them with English subtitles.
Traditional "Farsang" Carnival Season In Hungary
- 1 Jan 2016 8:09 AM
- entertainment
The Farsang ("Fasching" in German, "Carnevale" in Italian, "Carnival" in English, "Mardi Gras" in French) season is upon us, and throughout Europe (especially in the Christian countries), and in the US in New Orleans in particular. This is the period to eat, drink and be merry before Lent, as Lent is the period of fasting and abstinence which begins on Ash Wednesday.
Busho International Short Film Festival, On Until 6 September
- 28 Aug 2015 9:06 AM
- entertainment
Press release: The second decade of the Busho International Short Film Festival will begin in the first week of September. In the past decade, - parallel with the technological developments - incredible changes have manifested themselves at the festival. The last several years it has stabilized itself, and we have managed to bring a consistent quality from year to year, which the organizers have ...
Gogol Bordello (USA) @ Sziget Budapest, 12 August 4pm
- 12 Aug 2015 1:00 AM
- entertainment
“I’ve come full circle and I’m comfortable being a total outsider,” says Gogol Bordello’s Eugene Hutz, explaining the philosophy behind the band’s new album, Pura Vida Conspiracy. Like everything they’ve ever done, this outing is an uncategorizable blend of international influences, anchored by the gypsy rhythms Hutz grew up with in Ukraine. “Most people are looking for a box to put stuff in,” he ...
Kaláka Festival, Eger, Hungary, 26 – 28 June
- 26 Jun 2015 9:08 AM
- entertainment
Although it is the 36th Kaláka Festival 2015 is only the fourth year the nationally renowned folk festival has been held in Eger. The highly acclaimed event has captured the imagination of a wide audience with its mixture of music, concerts, arts and crafts exhibitions and children's programs. This year the Festival takes as its theme ‘The Preservation of the Arts’ and boasts an eclectic line up ...
Budapest Dance Festival, Now On Until 3 May
- 20 Mar 2015 8:00 AM
- entertainment
The Budapest Dance Festival organised by National Dance Theater, held annually features a whole array of dance styles from ballet and contemporary to folk dance. Multitude venues throughout the city welcome both styles and Hungarian as well as international companies. It all lasts for ten days with performers like the Kylian Production, Doug Varone and Dancers, and the Yvette Bozsik Company on ...