Budapest lines up a full sleigh of holiday gigs from December 13–28, 2025, spanning classical blockbusters, family singalongs, jazz, and charity shows across the city’s grand halls and cozy salons. Prices are listed in USD and may vary by seat; organizers reserve the right to change dates and programs.
Family vibes and early highlights
December 13 kicks off with “Real Christmas – Holiday Concert” by Réka Farkasházi és a Tintanyúl at Csörsz St. 18, Hegyvidék, from about $13.70–$21.90. On December 14, Klárisok presents an interactive family story-concert in Újbuda (Kőrösy J. St. 17). The same day brings organ fireworks: Ádám Tabajdi and Tamás Pálfalvi’s Christmas organ concert in Ferencváros (Komor Marcell St. 1), roughly $12.60–$28.60.
From Italian sparkle to “Hungarian Christmas”
December 15: MVM Classic & Club | Musical Christmas lands in Kőbánya (Kőbányai Rd. 30). On December 16, “Italian Concertos” stars Gábor Boldoczki, Sergei Nakariakov, and the Gabetta Consort in Ferencváros, about $18.90–$42.80. December 16–18, Hungarian Christmas (Magyar Karácsony) lights up Andrássy Ave. 22 for roughly $9.90–$20.60.
Grand halls, classic moods
December 17 features Lights of Hope – Christmas in the Voice of Nations at St. Stephen’s Square (about $21.70–$27.50), plus Rezső Soltész: 80 Christmas, a symphonic special in the Buda Castle District at a flat $13.70. The National Philharmonic’s festive concert also returns to Ferencváros.
Baroque glow and swing shimmer
December 18 brings Baroque Christmas at Liszt Ferenc Sq. 8 ($13.40–$20.60) and Ave Maria at Ferenciek Sq. 2 ($13.70–$23.30). December 19 is stacked: The Nutcracker and Holiday Melodies at Liszt Ferenc Sq. 8; Group’n’Swing’s Christmas Grand Concert in Hegyvidék ($21.70–$32.70); Muzsikás in Újbuda ($15.10); and an intimate Christmas Music Salon in District 2 ($2.74).
Waltzes, jazz, and star turns
December 20 swirls with Christmas Waltz Magic in District 13 ($24.30–$38.00), twin Concerto Karácsony programs (I and II) with Tchaikovsky/Rachmaninoff at Liszt Ferenc Sq. 8, and We Are Two – Let Christmas Be Beautiful (Ketten vagyunk – Legyen szép a Karácsony) in Terézváros ($17.80–$19.70). Also on tap: Christmas Concert in the Castle District ($13.70–$32.90), Jazzy Christmas // Capella Silentium in Erzsébetváros, and Attila Kökény and Viktor Rakonczai’s Christmas Evening in Hegyvidék ($54.70–$63.00).
Orchestras, charity, and iconic voices
December 21 offers Classic Christmas 2025 with the Danubia Orchestra in Hegyvidék ($27.40–$48.00), Symphonia Fantasia at the Vigadó, St Ephrem’s Light from Light at the Castle Garden Bazaar (Várkert Bazár) ($30.10–$36.90), the MENTA Orchestra’s charity concert in District 13 ($13.40–$36.90), plus two chamber-style Christmas concerts at Liszt Ferenc Sq. 8, including harpist Andrea Vigh and friends ($41.10–$54.80).
Through the holidays and beyond
December 22: Gigi Radics’s Christmas Grand Concert at the Castle Garden Bazaar (Várkert Bazár) ($40.80). December 23: Symphonic Christmas Concert Show with Gábriel in District 13 ($19.20–$35.60). December 25: Kaláka’s beloved Christmas at Marczibányi Sq. 5/A. December 26: Bach’s Christmas Oratorio in Hegyvidék ($66.70–$163.20). December 27: Károly Nyári’s Budapest Christmas Concert in Hegyvidék ($35.30–$43.60) and the Hungarian Virtuosi in the Castle District ($13.70–$54.80). December 28 closes with Love Actually 2025 in Ferencváros ($21.10–$59.80) and the 47th Hobo Christmas in Csepel ($27.40).
318 events are listed citywide. Organizers reserve all rights to change dates and programs.
