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Tell us when you are here, what you like and how fast you move. The plan is built only from places we have reviewed, grouped so you walk instead of criss-crossing the city, with every closure and event we track for your dates.

The next 90 days at a glance

October 2026

Closures and disruptions

13 Jul – 18 OctThe Danube Bend boats stay off until at least October 18 Szentendre: The Artistic, Pastel-Coloured Escape Just 40 Minutes From Budapest →
30 Aug – 4 NovThe eastern main line runs a different timetable to November 4, and the Cegléd trains moved by half an hour My Not-So-Secret Love Affair with Hungarian Trains: Your Insider Guide to Riding the Rails Like a Local →
7 Sept – 16 OctSzéchenyi closes its three outdoor pools in turn, starting September 7 Budapest in September: The First Week and the Last Are Two Different Trips →
18 Sept – 18 OctA free open-air exhibition takes the Buda end of Petőfi híd from September 18 Free Things to Do in Budapest: What Costs Nothing, and What Only Looks Free →
21 Sept – 15 NovElisabeth Bridge shuts its Rudas ramp until November, and six buses reroute around it Rudas Bath Budapest: The Definitive 2026 Guide (Prices, Night Bathing & Ottoman Magic) →
1 Oct – 18 OctNational Restaurant Week returns October 1-18, fixed-price menus at 160+ Budapest restaurants including Michelin kitchens Budapest Michelin Restaurants 2026: Which Ones Are Worth It →
5 Oct – 16 OctThe Buda Castle Funicular is closed for maintenance until October 16 Buda Castle Labyrinth: Tickets, Hours and What You'll Find Underground (2026) →
5 Oct – 16 OctThe Zugliget Chairlift is closed for maintenance until October 16 Is Normafa Still Worth It With the Elizabeth Lookout Closed? →
12 Oct – 16 OctDanube Bend trains toward Szob get bus replacements October 12-16 Esztergom in a Day: Climb the Dome First, Then Walk Into Slovakia →
23 Oct – 3 JanBudapest's Garden of Lights announces its final season, running October 23 to January 3

Events

5 Mar – 31 DecThe Treasures of King Louis I (the Great) of Hungary
19 May – 4 JanRituals of Beauty: Body Decoration in the Amazon
17 Jul – 25 OctAz örökkévalóság megörökítése (Capturing Eternity)
2 Sept – 20 NovAkvárium Klub Autumn Program
11 Sept – 31 OctRecirquel: Walk My World
18 Sept – 18 Oct26. ARC közérzeti kiállítás (ARC Open-Air Exhibition)
25 Sept – 8 NovWorld Press Photo Exhibition 2026
1 Oct – 18 OctOrszágos Étterem Hét (National Restaurant Week)
7 Oct – 22 OctSpinoza Jewish Festival (Spinoza Zsidó Fesztivál)
8 Oct – 22 OctLiszt Fest International Cultural Festival
9 Oct – 31 JanWalk This Way. The Art of Walking
10 Oct – 31 OctStephanus International Organ Festival (St Stephen's Basilica)
15 Oct – 18 OctArt Market Budapest
15 Oct – 18 OctMolière. L'Opéra Urbain
15 Oct – 18 NovTosca
16 Oct – 25 OctHáry János Centennial at the Hungarian State Opera
16 Oct – 17 OctAndré Rieu 2026
16 Oct – 18 Oct56/70: 1956 filmre írva (1956 film festival)
16 OctNight of the Power Plants (Erőművek Éjszakája)
16 Oct – 17 OctLiszt Birthday Festival at the Liszt Memorial Museum
17 OctCheese Budapest
17 OctMOL Campus Tower Run
20 Oct – 25 OctThe Next 30
20 Oct – 7 MarLumina Park
21 Oct – 14 FebElhivatottak (The Called): Hungarian Women Artists in the First Half of the 20th Century
22 Oct – 25 OctCsabai Kolbászfesztivál (Csaba Sausage Festival)
22 OctLiszt: Christus
23 Oct – 3 JanGarden of Lights
23 OctKolonics György Memorial Run
23 Oct'56 in the Countryside at the Skanzen ('56 vidéken)
24 OctThe World of Hans Zimmer
30 OctAlphaville
30 Oct – 28 FebBonjour Monsieur Gauguin
30 OctHalloween Evening at Budapest Zoo
31 OctBoris Brejcha
31 OctHarlem Globetrotters: The 100 Year Tour
31 OctJozef van Wissem plays Nosferatu

November 2026

Closures and disruptions

Events

5 Mar – 31 DecThe Treasures of King Louis I (the Great) of Hungary
19 May – 4 JanRituals of Beauty: Body Decoration in the Amazon
2 Sept – 20 NovAkvárium Klub Autumn Program
25 Sept – 8 NovWorld Press Photo Exhibition 2026
9 Oct – 31 JanWalk This Way. The Art of Walking
15 Oct – 18 NovTosca
20 Oct – 7 MarLumina Park
21 Oct – 14 FebElhivatottak (The Called): Hungarian Women Artists in the First Half of the 20th Century
23 Oct – 3 JanGarden of Lights
30 Oct – 28 FebBonjour Monsieur Gauguin
6 Nov – 7 NovKuplung
7 NovThe Witcher in Concert
9 NovThe Klezmatics: We Were Made For These Times
11 NovJodok Cello
12 NovBranford Marsalis & Dianne Reeves: Celebrate John Coltrane
13 Nov – 1 JanVörösmarty Classic Xmas (Budapest Christmas Fair, Vörösmarty tér)
13 Nov – 1 JanAdvent Bazilika (Christmas Market at St. Stephen's Basilica)
13 NovPlacebo
14 Nov – 29 NovCarmen
14 NovAWS 20 X Madách
14 NovThomas Anders
14 Nov – 15 NovSt Martin's New Wine Festival and Goose Feast at the Skanzen
20 Nov – 10 JanThe Nutcracker (Hungarian National Ballet)
20 Nov – 24 NovNixon in China (John Adams)
21 NovSarah Brightman: A Winter Symphony
24 NovPitbull: I'm Back!
30 NovSmokie

December 2026

Closures and disruptions

23 Oct – 3 JanBudapest's Garden of Lights announces its final season, running October 23 to January 3

Events

5 Mar – 31 DecThe Treasures of King Louis I (the Great) of Hungary
19 May – 4 JanRituals of Beauty: Body Decoration in the Amazon
9 Oct – 31 JanWalk This Way. The Art of Walking
20 Oct – 7 MarLumina Park
21 Oct – 14 FebElhivatottak (The Called): Hungarian Women Artists in the First Half of the 20th Century
23 Oct – 3 JanGarden of Lights
30 Oct – 28 FebBonjour Monsieur Gauguin
13 Nov – 1 JanVörösmarty Classic Xmas (Budapest Christmas Fair, Vörösmarty tér)
13 Nov – 1 JanAdvent Bazilika (Christmas Market at St. Stephen's Basilica)
20 Nov – 10 JanThe Nutcracker (Hungarian National Ballet)
4 Dec – 31 DecRecirquel: Kristály, a winter circus tale (Millenáris)
13 Dec – 16 JanLa Bohème
16 DecBryan Adams: Roll with the Punches
20 DecJosé Carreras
31 DecKincsem Park New Year's Eve Trotting Festival (Ügetőszilveszter)
31 Dec – 1 JanHELLO 2027 New Year's Eve Festival

January 2027

Closures and disruptions

23 Oct – 3 JanBudapest's Garden of Lights announces its final season, running October 23 to January 3

Events

19 May – 4 JanRituals of Beauty: Body Decoration in the Amazon
9 Oct – 31 JanWalk This Way. The Art of Walking
20 Oct – 7 MarLumina Park
21 Oct – 14 FebElhivatottak (The Called): Hungarian Women Artists in the First Half of the 20th Century
23 Oct – 3 JanGarden of Lights
30 Oct – 28 FebBonjour Monsieur Gauguin
13 Nov – 1 JanVörösmarty Classic Xmas (Budapest Christmas Fair, Vörösmarty tér)
13 Nov – 1 JanAdvent Bazilika (Christmas Market at St. Stephen's Basilica)
20 Nov – 10 JanThe Nutcracker (Hungarian National Ballet)
13 Dec – 16 JanLa Bohème
31 Dec – 1 JanHELLO 2027 New Year's Eve Festival
1 Jan – 3 JanNew Year's at the Opera: Beethoven 9

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