Updated every morning
Budapest this weekend 8 November 2026
This list is from a weekend that has passed. The full event calendar shows what is on now.
Top picks this weekend: Altın Gün at Akvárium Klub, Whisky & Fine Spirit Show and The Fountain of Bakhchisarai at the Hungarian State Opera. Below is everything in our calendar, day by day, each with a link to its official source.
Sunday 8 November
Altın Gün at Akvárium Klub
The Dutch-Turkish band plays psychedelic rock built on Anatolian folk songs in Akvárium's big hall. Sunday, doors at 19:00.
Official site ↗Dates checked 5 Nov
Already under way: check the official program for exact days
Whisky & Fine Spirit Show
The 15th edition of Budapest's whisky fair fills the Corinthia Hotel with whisky and fine-spirit stands, masterclasses and an auction of 50 limited bottles of whisky, rum and cognac. Doors open at 14:00 on Saturday and 15:00 on Sunday, and the show closes at 21:00 on both days; the standard ticket includes a tasting glass and four tasting coupons. Over 18s only.
Official site ↗Dates checked 5 Nov
The Fountain of Bakhchisarai at the Hungarian State Opera
The Hungarian National Ballet dances Rostislav Zakharov's ballet after Pushkin's poem, to Boris Asafyev's music. Ten performances from 29 October to 15 November in the Opera House on Andrássy út, some as 11:00 matinees; the Saturday 31 October show runs 18:30 to 21:10.
Official site ↗Dates checked 5 Nov
Still on: exhibitions and seasonal events
- World Press Photo Exhibition 2026until 8 Nov · Biodóm, Budapest Zoo (Állatkerti krt. 16)
- Toscauntil 18 Nov · Hungarian State Opera
- Akvárium Klub Autumn Programuntil 20 Nov · Akvárium Klub, Erzsébet tér
- The Treasures of King Louis I (the Great) of Hungaryuntil 31 Dec · Hungarian National Museum
- Garden of Lightsuntil 3 Jan · ELTE Füvészkert (Botanical Garden)
- Rituals of Beauty: Body Decoration in the Amazonuntil 4 Jan · Museum of Ethnography (Néprajzi Múzeum), City Park
- Walk This Way. The Art of Walkinguntil 31 Jan · Ludwig Museum Budapest
- Elhivatottak (The Called): Hungarian Women Artists in the First Half of the 20th Centuryuntil 14 Feb · Hungarian National Gallery, Buda Castle (ground-floor temporary exhibition space)
- Freddie: The Exhibitionuntil 28 Feb · House of Music Hungary
- Bonjour Monsieur Gauguin!until 28 Feb · Museum of Fine Arts (Szépművészeti Múzeum)
- Lumina Parkuntil 7 Mar · Palatinus Strand, Margaret Island
- Living Folk Art: 18th National Folk Art Exhibitionuntil 11 Apr · Museum of Ethnography (Néprajzi Múzeum), City Park
Before you go (1)
Next weekend 13-15 November 2026
- Placebo 13 Nov
- AWS 20 X Madách 14 Nov
- Thomas Anders 14 Nov
- Carmen 14 Nov - 29 Nov
- The Fountain of Bakhchisarai at the Hungarian State Opera 29 Oct - 15 Nov
- St Martin's New Wine Festival and Goose Feast at the Skanzen 14 Nov - 15 Nov · Szentendre
Full event calendar →Plan your days with the trip planner →
Updated 8 Nov from our event calendar. Each date is checked against the event's official or primary source.