Not far away from Austria and Vienna the beautiful city of Sopron is located. To Sopron thousands of people travel every year to parttake in the annual festival named “Volt Festival”. In 2011 they will probably return between June 29th and July 2nd, as these are the dates for the festival.
For more information about the Volt Festival, check out our Volt Festival page.
The exhibition in the Museum of Ethnography, part of the Uplifting Century national series of programmes, presents carpets made in peasant households in the light of and together with the efforts made in the late 19th century to promote cottage industry.
If this sounds interesting you have 8 months left before this temporary exhibition will close up in the Museum of Ethnography in Budapest.
Women, Hand-Woven Rugs, Home Industry
June 24, 2011 – August 26, 2012
The dates for the annual Christmas Markets in Budapest has not yet been released, but if the tradition of the former years is kept on, then we can expect the markets to open around November 19th, and stay open until December 29th.
More information will come later.
Check out our page dedicated to the Christmas Market in Budapest
If you want to rock in Zamardi in 2011, then visit Balaton Sound. This annual festival is a real hit among young and old. The exact dates for the festival in 2011 is July 7 – July 10.
For more information about artists, programs, prices and more, check out our Balaton Sound page.
The annual festival, the Budapest Spring Festival, can be enjoyed in Budapest in 2011 from March 18th to April 3rd. For more information about this festival, its artists and more, check out the official homepage of the festival, or our page about Budapest Spring Festival.
Some people say a new heatwave is coming to Budapest this week. It probably depends on what weather forecast you see, but if its true, it should turn very warm from Tuesday/Wednesday. Great news, though I am afraid that it might become a bit to hot, at least for me!
This coming week the annual Sziget Festival starts as well, and all big news companies speak about all the mud still on the island, due to the heavy rain this summer. But, with a new heat wave coming up, this will hopefully not create big problems.
Tonight will be the start of the festival, though the official start is on Wednesday. Kispál és a Borz will enter the main stage of the festival at 20.00!
As he comes in 2010 he will perform in Budapest Sportarena again. If you missed his latest concert in Hungary or if you would like to see Jean Michel Jarre again in Budapest, this is your chance. The concert will be arranged May 24th, starting at 20.00.
Jean Michel Jarre Budapest 2010
Budapest Sportarena
May 24th, 20.00
Tickets: WorldTicketShop
In the period between March 4th and March 27 visitors to the Danube Palace in Zrinyi Utca 5 can enjoy the exhibition called “Poetic Abstract Art by Zsuzsa Szikra”.
Poetic Abstract Art by Zsuzsa Szikra
March 4 – March 27
Danube Palace, Zrinyi Utca 5
The exhibition is connected to the Budapest Spring Festival
About the exhibition:
The relationship between the parts, the squares, is a most important part of the work of Zsuzsa Szikra, made in the abstract tradition. For example see the work ‘the battle of the colors’ in which we encounter a contrast but also a balance of green, purple and blue.The style of the painter is established and therefore she has her own place in contemporary art. The balance and contrast of the colors relates to mathematical formulas; a world in balance but also vivid and exciting. An example is ‘Saint Patrick’s Blue’ showing yellow, red and blue, differently placed but always close together. The exhibition gives an overview of watercolors, mixed techniques and prints.
Zsuzsa Szikra was born in Hungary and was schooled at the Hungarian University of Fine Arts in Budapest. She studied under Jeno Barcsay who created the famous ‘Anatomy for Artists’ . Barcsay made important constructivist, geometrical art and strongly influenced the work of his pupil, Zsuzsa Szikra. See for example his painting; ‘Courtyard of a Church’ (1945). Momentarily Zsuzsa Szikra works in Budapest, Paris and London.
This coming Sunday people in Budapest can enjoy and take part in the International Tourist Day 2010. There will be free guided tours arranged around in the town on foot and using private buses, bicycles and public transportation. Most trips will start from the Heroes Square (every 90th minute – available in English and German in addition to Hungarian as well).
This is a great opportunity to enjoy a free guided tour in Budapest and to get more information about the city, especially for people who have lived in Budapest for a long time, but still haven’t heard to much about the city and its history and its attractions.
If you are ready for loud music and some real heavy music, then Megadeth is the concert to visit in Budapest. They will perform in Petöfi Csarnok June 20th 2010 and this will be a dazzling event for Megadeth fans in Hungary. If you would like to be there, use the link below for ticket information and prices.
Megadeth Budapest 2010
Petöfi Csarnok
June 20, 19:00
Tickets: WorldTicketSHop
