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In 2025, in addition to the traditional Light tram and the Santa Claus Trolley, five different trams, a cogwheel resplendent in festive lights and the Santa Claus Bus will also be operating.
More and more school streets may be established in Budapest in the future to make the area around institutions safer and more livable. In addition, further developments in the existing 17th district will also help create a child-friendly environment.
Marilyn Manson is set to perform in Budapest next July. The American rock star, known for his provocative and scandalous productions, and his band will perform in Budapest Park on July 22, 2026.
Scott Bradlee’s Postmodern Jukebox will embark on a world tour in 2026 under the title The Future is Vintage! – the New York band announced. Good news for fans: they will be coming to Budapest in Central Europe on June 10th, to the Margitsziget Theatre.
If you need forints quickly, this may be the easiest way to exchange currency in downtown Budapest.
The digital developments of the Museum of Ethnography were recently awarded among the best digital projects in the world.
The M2 metro will operate on a shortened route on the evening of November 20 and 21, as well as on the weekend of November 22-23.
Lenny Kravitz will perform in the Hungarian capital again next year. The world-famous American funk-rock artist will give a concert at the Papp László Budapest Sport Arena on August 2, 2026.
You can travel on over 50-year-old Ikarus buses on winter weekends in Budapest: on the oldtimer vehicles of the Museum of Transport, an Ikarus 311 and a Faros Ikarus 66, you can visit the capital's popular locations as part of the Moving Museum program.
Apparat will return to Budapest next year with a new album. The defining figure of the Berlin electronic music scene will present his upcoming album, A Hum of Maybe, at the Dürer Kert on April 9, 2026.
Budapest was born on November 17, 1873. To mark the occasion, diverse programs await you throughout the city this year: the renewed Metro Festival returns, the party tram is back, and the capital's Christmas market opens in the City Hall Park.
Madame Tussauds Budapest has announced that Dominik Szoboszlai will receive a wax figure. You can see it very soon in theit building on Dorottya Street.
