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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

September 2026

Closures and disruptions

13 Jul – 30 SeptThe Danube Bend boats are off to September 30 now, seventeen days more than the last notice Szentendre: The Artistic, Pastel-Coloured Escape Just 40 Minutes From Budapest →
13 Jul – 13 SeptThe Danube Bend boats are off to September 13 now, thirteen days more than the last notice 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 →
31 Aug – 27 SeptThe Palatinus wave pool got another week, and Margitsziget keeps an outdoor swim to September 27 Beyond the Chain Bridge: My Take on Palatinus, Margaret Island’s Sprawling Water Oasis →
2 Sept – 30 SeptThe zoo starts closing earlier on Wednesday, and the last entry moves back with it Budapest Zoo Adventures: Experience the Best of Wildlife in Hungary’s Capital →
2 Sept – 28 SeptRudas takes the thermal-wing shower out for most of September Rudas Bath Budapest: The Definitive 2026 Guide (Prices, Night Bathing & Ottoman Magic) →
2 Sept – 13 SeptRudas takes the thermal-wing shower out for twelve days in September Rudas Bath Budapest: The Definitive 2026 Guide (Prices, Night Bathing & Ottoman Magic) →
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 →
8 Sept – 14 SeptParking and traffic changes across six Budapest districts through September 14, tied to the World Athletics Championship The Ultimate Championship in Budapest: Three Evenings, and the Rest of the Day Is Yours →
11 Sept – 13 SeptThree evenings of finals at the new athletics championship, and the same price on all three The Ultimate Championship in Budapest: Three Evenings, and the Rest of the Day Is Yours →
12 SeptThe Festival Orchestra plays Hősök tere for free on September 12 Heroes' Square Budapest: What the Statues Mean and How to Visit (2026) →
15 Sept – 20 SeptA hundred restored films fill five Budapest cinemas from September 15, and the Hungarian ones run with English subtitles 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 →

Events

5 Mar – 31 DecThe Treasures of King Louis I (the Great) of Hungary
8 Apr – 11 OctBlack Mirror. The Long Shadow of the Future
20 Jul – 3 OctBudapest Park Open-Air Season
30 Jul – 27 SeptDOME_021 Platon Karataev: Napkötöző (Sound Dome 360)
1 Aug – 26 SeptSparty at Széchenyi Baths
2 Sept – 20 NovAkvárium Klub Autumn Program
9 Sept – 12 SeptBudapest Wine Festival (Budapesti Borfesztivál)
10 Sept – 13 SeptKRAFT Beer Festival
11 Sept – 13 SeptWorld Athletics Ultimate Championship
11 Sept – 31 OctRecirquel: Walk My World
12 SeptBudapesti Fesztiválzenekar free open-air concert
12 Sept – 13 SeptJudo Grand Slam Budapest 2026
15 Sept – 20 SeptBudapest Classics Film Marathon (Budapesti Klasszikus Film Maraton)
18 Sept – 18 Oct26. ARC közérzeti kiállítás (ARC Open-Air Exhibition)
19 Sept – 20 SeptKulturális Örökség Napjai (Cultural Heritage Days)
21 Sept – 27 SeptBudapest Coffee Week
23 Sept – 26 SeptRecirquel: Paradisum
25 SeptHungary vs Ukraine (UEFA Nations League)

October 2026

Closures and disruptions

Events

5 Mar – 31 DecThe Treasures of King Louis I (the Great) of Hungary
8 Apr – 11 OctBlack Mirror. The Long Shadow of the Future
20 Jul – 3 OctBudapest Park Open-Air Season
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)
2 Oct – 4 OctTokaj Harvest Days (Tokaj-hegyaljai Szüreti Napok)
2 OctDeep Purple
2 OctHungary vs Georgia (UEFA Nations League)
5 OctA$AP Rocky
8 Oct – 21 OctLiszt Fest International Cultural Festival
8 OctSynthony: A Generation of Dance Music
9 Oct – 31 JanWalk This Way. The Art of Walking
10 Oct – 11 OctSPAR Budapest Marathon Weekend
11 OctMeladze
15 Oct – 18 OctArt Market Budapest (expected)
15 Oct – 16 OctMolière. L'Opéra Urbain
15 Oct – 18 NovTosca
16 Oct – 25 OctHáry János Centennial at the Hungarian State Opera
22 Oct – 25 OctCsabai Kolbászfesztivál (Csaba Sausage Festival)
22 OctLiszt: Christus

November 2026

Closures and disruptions

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 →

Events

5 Mar – 31 DecThe Treasures of King Louis I (the Great) of Hungary
2 Sept – 20 NovAkvárium Klub Autumn Program
9 Oct – 31 JanWalk This Way. The Art of Walking
15 Oct – 18 NovTosca
1 Nov – 1 JanVörösmarty Classic Xmas (Budapest Christmas Fair, Vörösmarty tér) (expected)
1 Nov – 1 JanAdvent Bazilika (Christmas Market at St. Stephen's Basilica) (expected)
6 Nov – 7 NovKuplung
9 NovThe Klezmatics: We Were Made For These Times
12 NovBranford Marsalis & Dianne Reeves: Celebrate John Coltrane
13 NovPlacebo
14 NovAWS 20 X Madách
21 NovSarah Brightman: A Winter Symphony
24 NovPitbull: I'm Back!
30 NovSmokie

December 2026

Events

5 Mar – 31 DecThe Treasures of King Louis I (the Great) of Hungary
9 Oct – 31 JanWalk This Way. The Art of Walking
1 Nov – 1 JanVörösmarty Classic Xmas (Budapest Christmas Fair, Vörösmarty tér) (expected)
1 Nov – 1 JanAdvent Bazilika (Christmas Market at St. Stephen's Basilica) (expected)

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