Ring in the year with a burst of live music, from symphonic blockbusters to champagne operetta, gospel joy, and sizzling jazz. Here’s the ultimate New Year concert lineup across Hungary for January 1–31, with online tickets available and plenty of ways to start 2026 on a high note.
January 1: Grand Openings Across Hungary
Kick off at 4:00 PM in Budapest at Müpa with New Year’s Concert for Young Audiences: Haydn’s The Creation (excerpts), a bright, uplifting take on a cornerstone oratorio. At the same hour in Szekszárd, the Szolnok Symphony teams up with the Crazy Little Queen Tribute Band for the New Year Queen Symphonic Concert at the Babits Mihály Cultural Center—classic rock with full orchestral punch.
At 5:00 PM in Keszthely, The Music Is Love takes the stage at Balaton Theatre, while 6:00 PM brings New Year’s Overture 2026 to the Liszt Academy in Budapest with the Hungarian Radio Art Ensembles, plus parallel 6:00 PM starts in Tatabánya (Vértes Agora) and Sopron.
Prime time at 7:00 PM is stacked: Budapest, You Wonderful! New Year Gala Concert at the Castle Garden Bazaar (Várkert Bazár); a New Year Gala with the Eger Symphony at Gárdonyi Géza Theatre; Zoltán Mága’s 18th Budapest New Year Concert at Papp László Budapest Sportaréna; Mendelssohn Chamber Orchestra’s New Year Concert at Veszprém’s Hangvilla; and a New Year Concert at Kecskemét’s Hírös Agóra. At 7:30 PM, Müpa returns with Haydn: The Creation / New Year Concert for a full-scale celebratory oratorio experience.
January 2: Musicals, Organ Power, and Late-Night Rockabilly
Tatabánya repeats its 2026 New Year Concert at 6:00 PM. At 7:00 PM, Balatonfüred’s Congress Center hosts Musical and Operetta Stars – Champagne New Year Gala. Kaposvár’s Csiky Gergely Theatre presents New Year’s Overture 2026, while Budapest’s MOM Cultural Center welcomes accordion virtuoso Zoltán Orosz and Friends for a sparkling evening. Veszprém’s Hangvilla gets soulful with Tóth Vera Band – Divas’ New Year.
At 8:00 PM, Budapest’s St. Stephen’s Basilica amplifies the grandeur with the New Year’s Organ Concert. Night owls can slide into the 9:00 PM rockabilly vibe with Péter Egri and Mystery Gang’s New Year Concert at Vörös Neon Bar & Varieté.
January 3–4: From Brass Fire to Klezmer Warmth
Saturday at 11:00 AM in Székesfehérvár brings a daytime New Year Concert at Vörösmarty Theatre. Budapest’s Csili Cultural Center fires up at 6:00 PM with the Boban Marković Orkestar. Eger’s Hotel Eger & Park hosts a 6:00 PM New Year Concert, while two Hot Jazz Band New Year Concerts—both at 6:30 PM—swing into Budapest’s Napfényes Restaurant and Event Hall, one with dinner included.
At 7:00 PM, Zoltán Mága headlines Debrecen’s Főnix Arena; Budapest’s Marczibányi Cultural Center presents a New Year Gala with the Danube Symphony Orchestra; Győr National Theatre shines with a New Year operetta and musical gala; the Danubia Orchestra stages Vienna – Budapest – New Year Concert 2026 at the Budapest Congress Center; and Debrecen gets a second Mága date the same night. Sunday the 4th features an 11:00 AM family-friendly Sound Catcher 2. New Year Greeting 25/26 (Hangfogó 2. Újévköszöntő 25/26) at Concerto Music House in Budapest; double operetta-and-musical galas in Győr at 3:00 PM and 7:00 PM; a 5:00 PM New Year Gala in Salgótarján; and, at 7:30 PM, the House of Traditions New Year Greeting 2026 back at Müpa.
January 5–8: America 250 and Gospel Glory
On January 5, Szeged National Theatre marks America 250 with a New Year Concert at 7:00 PM. On January 6, the Original Golden Voices of Gospel bring a New Year Joy Concert to the Budapest Congress Center at 7:00 PM, then move to Szombathely Cathedral on January 7 at 8:00 PM and to Miskolc’s House of Arts on January 8 at 7:00 PM.
January 9–11: Strings, Operetta, and Citywide Encores
January 9 offers a feast: the MÁV Symphony Orchestra Cello Ensemble’s New Year Concert at Budapest’s Eötvös10; Hurray, Hurray! Operetta, Champagne, Love, Hungarian Spirit—New Year Gala in two parts in Kiskunlacháza; a New Year Concert in Miskolc with the Miskolc Symphony at the National Theatre; a New Year Gala Concert in Siófok; and Wine and Merriment – New Year Operetta Gala in Gyöngyös—all at 7:00 PM.
January 10 spreads the joy: morning and evening New Year Concerts with the Miskolc Symphony; Viennese Blood, Hungarian Heart… New Year Gala Concert at Budapest’s Klebelsberg Kultúrkúria; a major Musical and Operetta Stars gala at Szolnok’s Tiszaligeti Sports Hall; a New Year 2026 – Hit Museum night in Vecsés; the Budafok Dohnányi Orchestra in Dunaharaszti; and a chamber New Year with the Danube Symphony’s Chamber Orchestra at Budapest’s Klebelsberg Castle—all at 7:00 PM. January 11 closes the weekend with Müpa’s New Year Concert Encore at 11:30 AM; Kispest New Year Concert 2026 – We Musicians at 4:00 PM; 5:00 PM slots in Fót, Szigetszentmiklós, and Felsőzsolca; at 6:00 PM, More Than Klezmer with the Sabbathsong Klezmer Band at Budapest’s Uránia National Film Theatre; a 6:00 PM Szentendre New Year Concert with Orsi Kozma, György Oravecz, and the Hot Jazz Band; a 7:00 PM New Year Concert with the 100-Member Gypsy Orchestra and Mónika Fischl in Budapest; and a 7:30 PM New Year Concert at Müpa.
January 12–18: Cathedral Nights and Regional Galas
January 12 takes the Original Golden Voices of Gospel to Debrecen’s Reformed Great Church at 7:00 PM; January 13 lands them in Szeged Cathedral at 8:00 PM. January 14 brings Zoltán Mága’s Székesfehérvár New Year Concert at Alba Regia Sports Hall, plus a New Year Gala Concert by the György Solti Orchestra – Divertimento Chamber Orchestra at Budapest’s MOM Cultural Center (6:00 PM). January 15, Vác hosts a New Year Best of Musicals at the Imre Madách Cultural Center (7:00 PM).
January 16 features Hurray, Hurray! in Kisújszállás (6:00 PM), a New Year Concert in Emőd with the Miskolc Symphony (6:30 PM), Luminare String Quartet’s New Year Klassz-Pop on 16 Strings at the Angyalföld Cultural Center (7:00 PM), Wine and Merriment in Szekszárd (7:00 PM), and a sparkling duo night with Bori Orbán and Kristóf Pánczél at MKUK’s Altemplom Theatre in Budapest (7:00 PM). January 17 doubles Wine and Merriment in Győr at 3:00 PM and 7:00 PM, wraps the day with Candlelit New Year Concerts with Hatvan Chamber Orchestra Soloists at 5:00 PM and 8:00 PM, plus a New Year Concert and Brass Evening in Maglód at 6:00 PM. January 18 continues the Wine and Merriment tour in Tatabánya at 7:00 PM, and Zoltán Mága arrives in Szekszárd at 5:00 PM.
January 23–31: Final Flourishes
January 23 sets a lively tone with Hurray, Hurray! in two parts at Budapest’s Csepel Workers’ Home (6:00 PM), and a New Year Best of Musicals in Nagykanizsa (7:00 PM). January 24 brings Wine and Merriment – New Year Operetta Gala to Miskolc’s House of Arts at 3:00 PM and 7:00 PM, plus Zoltán Mága’s Nyíregyháza New Year Concert at Continental Arena (7:00 PM). On January 29, singer Gabi Szűcs delivers Pop, Swing & Soul at Kaposvár’s Szivárvány Palace of Culture (7:00 PM). The month closes on January 31 at 6:00 PM in Szerencs with Hurray, Hurray!—a fizzy final toast to a month packed with melodies, tradition, and fresh energy.
