More than 70 performances in different categories of contemporary art welcome culture lovers in Budapest and in other Hungarian towns. The Budapest Autumn Festival focuses on modern art introducing new artists and productions from around the world.

The festival has a very varied programme so that everyone will be able to find an interesting and exciting performance.

The aim of the festival is to bring art closer to people and the many different venues include the streets and squares of Budapest.

An intriguing programe for architecture and history lovers will be two guided city walks, both taking visitors to two hidden and lesser known spots within the capital:

1. the Kőbánya Brewery (13th Oct, 11.00, and 13.00)
2. Control room of the Kelenföld Power Plant (20th Oct, 11.00, and 13.00)

The two places cannot be visited by average tourists so this is a good opportunity to learn about these two industrial monuments’ history and the role they play in the life of the capital.

Other programs I selected include a whole day devoted to the legendary musician, Frank Zappa (100% Zappa, Millenáris Theatre 13th Oct), Russian Film Days (in Toldi and the Cirko-gejzír cinemas).

Various dance performances, music concerts, and exhibitions make Budapest Autumn Festival one of the cultural highlights of Europe during the 10 days.

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The spectacular exhibition about the world’s most famous ship wreck the Titanic arrived in Budapest. A couple of hundreds of items from the collection brought up from the bottom of the ocean will be on display at Millenáris Park.

The reconstructed ship interiors help you imagine the luxury way of life of the upper class, the more simple 3rd class and the crew working hard in the boiler room.

The well-preserved artifacts add a special, unparalleled atmosphere to the Titanic Exhibition, where the visitor feels as if she’d been transported back to the fatal night on 14th April, 1912 when the ocean swallowed the giant ship.

Address: Millenáris Park, Fény utca 20-22., II. district, tram 4-6, Széna tér stop, M2 metro, Moszkva tér station

Opening Hours: Mon-Sun: 10.00-20.00

Tickets: adults on weekdays: 2900 HUF, on weekends: 3900 HUF

Children 2-14 years old on weekdays: 1500 HUF, on weekends: 1900 HUF
Students, pensioners on weekdays: 1500 HUF, on weekends: 2500 HUF

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The 2nd weekend of September is dedicated to fine wines from both Hungary and foreign countries. As usual the historic castle District gives home the festival which offers several wide selection of programs.

The most visited event of the festival is the Wine Exhibition & Fair (5th-9th September, on 5th-6th between 14.00-23.00, on 7th-9th: 10.00-23.00)) where you can taste cream-of-the-crop Hungarian wines. Every year a guest country is chosen to be a highlight of foreign wine producing nations. This year South Africa will introduce its delightful wines to both local wine lovers and to tourists who decide combine sightseeing with wine sampling.

In the Vinagora tent wine experts help you to become a wine tasting judge for some time and select the the Wine of the Festival.

On 9th September, at 13.00 a harvest parade takes place starting from Szentháromság tér and ending at the festival stage.

Admission: 2100 HUF for whole day, for which you’ll get a tasting glass with the festival’s logo and a small haversack in which you can carry your glass. Some coupons for wine tasting (cc. 300 HUF) are also included in the entrance ticket. Prices of tasting coupons range between 80-800 HUF.

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Vintage cars will parade through Budapest this Saturday as a finale of the grand tour called the Donau Masters. The tour departs from Ulm, travels through Austria and Slovakia then arrives at the Hungaroring at Mogyoród from where the spectacular old vehicles march to Budapest. The organizer’s of the Donau Masters tour give 10,000 Euros charity to the SOS Children’s Villages along the countries through which the tour travels.

The array of oldtimers, the participants of which were all made before 31st December 1976, starts its tour of Budapest at Heroes’ Square, drives along Andrássy Avenue and ends the journey at Roosevelt Square around 15.30-16.00.

Make sure you find a good spot along the route if you want to admire beautiful cars like old Mercedeses, BNWs, Porsches, Jaguars, Ferraris, Alfa Romeos.

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Nothing kinky just a great exhibition about the history of ice cream in the Museum of Commerce and Catering in Budapest.

Did you know that people made ice cream as early as 5000 years ago? The Greeks ate the cold delicacy as medicine while Alexander the Great gave it to his officers as stimulant before battles.

The exhibition tells you many more about the development of ice cream and its production. An ice cream vendor’s ticycle from between the two World Wars, and interior of an 19th century confectioner’s shop help you imagine the story of the frosty delight.

So if you’re fed up with walking in the streets of Budapest where the asphalt radiates suffocating heat, drop in the Museum of Commerce and Catering and the Exhibition about Ice Cream definitely cools you down a bit.

Address: Szt István tér 5., next to St Stephen’s Cathedral

Date: 2nd June-15th September

Admission: 600 HUF/adult, 300 HUF/students, pensioners, family ticket (2 adults + children) 1200 HUF

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