Category: Concert hall for classical music

Price category: 7-20 EUR/person

Offers: Classical music (sometimes jazz)

Credit cards: No credit cards

Location: Pest side, close to centre

Places of interest nearby: 7th district Jewish quarter, Liszt Ferenc square (restaurants, cafes)

Opening Hours:: Box office: (Mo-Fri 10.00-19.00)

Box office telephone: (36 1) 342-0179

Public transport: M1 - Oktogon, Tram 4-6 - Király utca

Short description: Built in the 19th century, the building of the Music Academy is one the most beautiful pearls of the secession in Budapest. What is more, it is the citadell of the classical music in Budapest. In its beautiful big saloon more and more famous international players entertain the... »

Category: Opera House

Price category: 4-40 EUR/person

Offers: Opera performances

Credit cards: Online: EC/MC, VISA, MAESTRO

Location: Pest side, Andrássy út

Places of interest nearby: Opera, Nagymező utca (Operetta, theatres, cafes), Liszt Ferenc tér

Opening Hours: Performances usually start 19:00

Public transport: M1, Bus 4 - Opera, Tram 4-6 - Oktogon (5 mins. walks)

Short description: One of the most impressive buildings in Budapest has to be the State Opera House on Andrássy Street. Building work was completed in 1884 under the architectural eye of Miklos Ybl one of Hungary's most famous sons. Its renaissance style exterior and interior are truly... »

Category: Performance hall

Price category: 4-8 EUR/person

Offers: Hungarian folk dance

Credit cards: No credit cards

Location: Buda side, close to Chain Bridge

Places of interest nearby: The Castle quarter, Chain Bridge

Opening Hours: The performances start usually at 19.00 or 20.00

Public transport: M2 , Tram 19 Halász utca

Short description: On the Danube riverbank, just under the Castle district, on the recently nicely renovated Corvin Square, You will find the House of Traditions, aimed to keep the folklore of the Carpathian Basin alive. In the classical building, we can get some... »

Category: Performance hall

Price category: 6-10 EUR/person

Offers: Contemporary and Hungarian folk dance

Credit cards: No credit cards

Location: Buda side, Centre of Buda (in the Castle)

Places of interest nearby: Castle, Matthias Churche, Fishermen's Bastion, National Gallery

Opening Hours: The performances starts usually at 19.00

Address:: Sz

Public transport: Bus 16, Castle Bus - D

Short description: This is the oldest theatre building in Budapest that is still functioning as a theatre and has been the permanent home of Dance in Budapest since 2001; the first performance was in October 1787, after the building was converted from its origins as a Carmelite Monastery, originally called the... »

Category: Jazzclub and restaurant

Price category: 7 EUR/person (entrance fee)

Offers: Jazz music and magnificent view on Buda side

Credit cards: No credit cards (tickets)

Location: On the Danube, Pest side, city centre

Opening Hours: Box office opens at 18.00 on concert days

Public transport: Tram 2 - Vigadó

Short description: The Columbus Jazzclub is the only harbouring ship of Budapest, where we can be entertained by exceptionally talented Hungarian and international jazz musicians each night. Nothing can be more soothing to the senses, than the music, the great... »

Category: Jazzclub & restaurant

Price category: tickets: 3-4 EUR/person

Credit cards: No credit cards

Location: Pest side, close to centre

Places of interest nearby: Váci utca (pedestrian shopping street)

Opening Hours:: Mon-Thu & Sun: 18.00-01.00

Public transport: M3 - Kálvin tér

Short description: With different live acts, coming from among Hungary's and the worlds best Jazz musicians, taking the stage from 9pm almost every night of the week, this restaurant and club has a much clearer right to a name like Jazz Garden than many that might lay claim to it. Centrally... »

Category: Restaurant and blues pub

Price category: 5-25 EUR/person (entrance is free)

Offers: Blues, jazz and funk live concerts

Credit card: EC/MC, VISA

Location: Pest side, Dohány utca

Opening Hours: 18.00-04.00

Address: Akácfa u. 13., 1072 Budapest

Public transport: M2, Tram 4-6 - Blaha Lujza tér

Short description: Usually, when you think of an old man's pub, you think of a place full of pot-bellied 60 and 70 year old men whose only purpose in life is to get drunk on 10 pints of Heavy, play darts and eat fish and chips with mushy-peas while watching the Premier League on an outdated TV - at least, coming... »

Category: Live music standing ship

Price category: Free or 1-20 EUR /person

Offers: Jazz, soul, funk, world music, electronic

Credit cards: No credit cards

Location: Buda side

Places of interest nearby: Ráday utca (restaurants, cafes)

Opening Hours: Concerts and performances start usually at 20.00-22.00

Public transport: Tram 4-6 - Petőfi híd, budai hídfő (3 mins walk)

Short description: A38 may seem like an unusual name for a club restaurant and concert venue, but that is not all that is unusual; this hub of cool culture is located in Buda beside the Danube and Petőfi Bridge. More surprisingly, the whole culture and entertainment center are housed in a converted cargo... »

Category: Musical theatre

Price category: 2-36 EUR/person

Credit cards: No credit cards

Location: Pest side

Places of interest nearby: Király street (shops), 7th district Jewish quarter

Opening Hours: Box office 13.00-19.00

Public transport: M2 - Blaha Lujza tér, Tram 4, 6 Wesselényi utca

Short description: The magnificent building of the Madách Theatre, reconstructed and refurbished in 1999, gives the word "grand” a whole new meaning. Its impressive interior gives home to three different stages, where every season a new,... »

Price category: 4-20 EUR

Offers: Operetta and musical performances

Credit cards: No credit cards

Location: Pest side, Nagymező utca

Places of interest nearby: Nagymező utca (cafés), Andrássy út (Opera, cafés, restaurants, shops)

Opening Hours: The performances usually start 19.00

Public transport: M1, Bus 4, Tram 4-6 - Oktogon, 5 min walk)

Short description: Budapest is a great place to live in and provides an endless list of things to do, from going to the opera or visiting an exhibition to just sitting in a trendy bar and watching people go by. There is something for everyone in this great city, but lovers of operetta will find the Budapest... »

Category: Laser Theatre

Price category: 4-7 EUR/person

Offers: Laser concerts

Credit cards: No credit cards

Location: Pest side, Népliget

Places of interest nearby: Népliget

Opening Hours: Box office opens at 18.30 on performance days, the concert start 19.30

Public transport: M3, Bus 103, Tram 1 - Népliget

Short description: The Laser Theatre in Budapest bills itself as the only one in Europe, and their shows are truly spectacular, not to mention almost hypnotically charming. Their team of artists and technicians compose intricate patterns, dancing shapes and... »

Category: Restaurant and blues pub

Price category: 5-25 EUR/person (entrance is free)

Offers: Blues, jazz and funk live concerts

Credit card: EC/MC, VISA

Location: Pest side, Dohány utca

Opening Hours: 18.00-04.00

Address: Akácfa u. 13., 1072 Budapest

Public transport: M2, Tram 4-6 - Blaha Lujza tér

Short description: Usually, when you think of an old man's pub, you think of a place full of pot-bellied 60 and 70 year old men whose only purpose in life is to get drunk on 10 pints of Heavy, play darts and eat fish and chips with mushy-peas while watching the Premier League on an outdated TV - at least, coming... »

Category: Live music standing ship

Price category: Free or 1-20 EUR /person

Offers: Jazz, soul, funk, world music, electronic

Credit cards: No credit cards

Location: Buda side

Places of interest nearby: Ráday utca (restaurants, cafes)

Opening Hours: Concerts and performances start usually at 20.00-22.00

Public transport: Tram 4-6 - Petőfi híd, budai hídfő (3 mins walk)

Short description: A38 may seem like an unusual name for a club restaurant and concert venue, but that is not all that is unusual; this hub of cool culture is located in Buda beside the Danube and Petőfi Bridge. More surprisingly, the whole culture and entertainment center are housed in a converted cargo... »

Category: Concert hall, theater, exhibition hall

Price category: 4-20 EUR /person

Offers: Jazz, world, underground music, festivals, exhibitons, programs for children

Credit cards: No credit cards

Location: Buda side

Places of interest nearby: Buda centre, Castle

Opening Hours: Exhibitions usually 10.00-18.00

Public transport: M2, Castle bus, Tram 18, 56 - Moszkva tér

Short description: If you are looking for a day out for the family, or are inquisitive of mind yourself, you should consider visiting Millenáris Park. Located in central Buda, just moments form Moszkva tér, the site is a collection of former factory buildings that... »

Category: Live music standing ship

Price category: Free or 1-20 EUR /person

Offers: Jazz, soul, funk, world music, electronic

Credit cards: No credit cards

Location: Buda side

Places of interest nearby: Ráday utca (restaurants, cafes)

Opening Hours: Concerts and performances start usually at 20.00-22.00

Public transport: Tram 4-6 - Petőfi híd, budai hídfő (3 mins walk)

Short description: A38 may seem like an unusual name for a club restaurant and concert venue, but that is not all that is unusual; this hub of cool culture is located in Buda beside the Danube and Petőfi Bridge. More surprisingly, the whole culture and entertainment center are housed in a converted cargo... »

Category: Concert hall, theater, exhibition hall

Price category: 4-20 EUR /person

Offers: Jazz, world, underground music, festivals, exhibitons, programs for children

Credit cards: No credit cards

Location: Buda side

Places of interest nearby: Buda centre, Castle

Opening Hours: Exhbitions usually 10.00-.18.00 Concerts starts usually at 19.00 or 20.00

Address: F

Public transport: M2, Bus castle, 56 Tram 18, 56 - Moszkva t

Short description: If you are looking for a day out for the family, or are inquisitive of mind yourself, you should consider a visiting Millenáris Park. Located in central Buda just moments form Moszkva Tér, the site is a collection of former factory buildings that have been award winningly converted to their... »