Kick off 2026 with a fanfare of strings, brass, and full-bodied voices across Hungary. From grand gala nights in Budapest to intimate chamber evenings in Hatvan, the New Year’s calendar is packed with symphonic blockbusters, operetta sparkle, jazz swagger, gospel joy, and even a Queen tribute with symphonic punch. Online tickets are available, and the lineup blends tradition with fresh twists so your year starts in harmony.
January 1: A Big-Bang Opening
Budapest sets the tone early. At 16:00, Müpa hosts the New Year’s Concert for Young People with highlights from Haydn’s The Creation, a lively primer for budding concertgoers. At 19:30, the full Haydn: The Creation takes the stage as the New Year’s Concert, also at Müpa, for those craving the complete oratorio sweep.
Also at 18:00, the New Year’s Overture 2026 rings out at the Liszt Academy with the Hungarian Radio Art Ensembles, while Budapest’s Castle Garden Bazaar (Várkert Bazár) lights up at 19:00 with Budapest, You Wonderful! New Year’s Gala Concert.
Elsewhere on January 1, Zoltán Mága brings the 18th Budapest New Year’s Concert to Papp László Budapest Sportaréna at 19:00. The Mendelssohn Chamber Orchestra leads a New Year’s Concert in Veszprém’s Hangvilla at 19:00, while Kecskemét’s Hírös Agóra hosts its own New Year’s Concert 2026 at 19:00. Sopron joins the celebration with a New Year’s Concert at 18:00.
Beyond the capital, Szekszárd goes symphonic rock at 16:00 with the New Year’s Queen Symphonic Concert featuring the Szolnok Symphony and the Crazy Little Queen Tribute Band at the Babits Mihály Cultural Center. Keszthely warms hearts at 17:00 with Music Is Love Itself – New Year’s Concert at the Balaton Theatre. The Eger Symphony Orchestra turns the Gárdonyi Géza Theatre into a gala hall at 19:00. Tatabánya’s Agora of Vértes opens its doors at 18:00 with the 2026 New Year’s Concert, and at 19:00 the Castle Garden Bazaar’s gala crowns the night in Budapest.
January 2: Champagne Bubbles and Organ Thunder
Tatabánya’s encore, the 2026 New Year’s Concert, returns at 18:00. Balatonfüred pours the bubbly at 19:00 with Musical and Operetta Stars – Sparkling New Year’s Gala at the Congress Center. Kaposvár presents New Year’s Overture 2026 at the Csiky Gergely Theatre at 19:00.
Accordion virtuoso Zoltán Orosz and Friends take over Budapest’s MOM Cultural Center at 19:00, while Veszprém’s Hangvilla hosts Tóth Vera Band – Divas’ New Year at 19:00. At 20:00, St. Stephen’s Basilica shakes with the New Year’s Organ Concert—a soaring, echoing must-hear. The night rolls on at 21:00 when Péter Egri and Mystery Gang deliver a rockabilly New Year at Vörös Neon Bar & Varieté in Budapest.
January 3–4: Hot Jazz, Balkan Brass, and Debrecen in Full Voice
Székesfehérvár greets the day at 11:00 with a New Year’s Concert at the Vörösmarty Theatre. Budapest welcomes the Boban Marković Orkestar at 18:00 to the Csili Cultural Center for a blast of Balkan brass. Eger celebrates at Hotel Eger & Park at 18:00 with a New Year’s Concert, while the Hot Jazz Band serves two candlelit sittings with dinner at the Napfényes Restaurant and Event Hall at 18:30.
Debrecen gets a double helping of Zoltán Mága’s New Year’s Concert at Főnix Arena at 19:00, while Budapest’s Marczibányi Cultural Center hosts the Danube Symphony Orchestra’s New Year’s Gala at 19:00. Győr National Theatre stages a New Year’s operetta-and-musical gala at 19:00, and the Budapest Congress Center presents Vienna–Budapest – New Year’s Concert 2026 with the Danubia Orchestra at 19:00.
On January 4, Concerto Budapest’s Hangfogó 2: New Year’s Greeting 25/26 starts at 11:00 at the Concerto Music House. Győr reprises the operetta-musical gala at 15:00 and 19:00. Salgótarján’s József Attila Cultural Center hosts New Year’s Gala 2026 at 17:00. Müpa’s House of Traditions New Year’s Greeting 2026 lands at 19:30.
January 5–9: America at 250, Gospel Joy, and Operetta Flair
Szeged National Theatre salutes America 250 with a New Year’s Concert on January 5 at 19:00.
The Original Golden Voices of Gospel begin a joyous tour: Budapest Congress Center on January 6 at 19:00; Szombathely Cathedral on January 7 at 20:00; Miskolc House of Arts on January 8 at 19:00; Reformed Great Church of Debrecen on January 12 at 19:00; and Szeged Cathedral on January 13 at 20:00.
January 9 is busy: the MÁV Symphony’s Cello Ensemble plays a New Year’s Concert at Budapest’s Eötvös10 at 19:00. Kiskunlacháza pops corks with Hooray, Hooray! Operetta, Champagne, Love, Hungarian Verve—Two-Part New Year’s Gala at 19:00. The Miskolc Symphony’s New Year’s Concert shines at the National Theatre at 19:00, while Siófok’s Imre Kálmán Cultural Center and Gyöngyös’s Gyöngyök Mátra Cultural Center both host operetta-flavored New Year’s Galas at 19:00.
January 10–12: Vienna Waltzes, Pop-Classical, and District Parties
Miskolc continues at 10:30 and 19:00 on January 10 with New Year’s Concerts at the National Theatre. Budapest’s Klebelsberg Kultúrkúria presents Viennese Blood, Hungarian Heart… New Year’s Gala at 19:00, while Szolnok stages Musical and Operetta Stars – New Year’s Gala at the Tiszaliget Sports Hall at 19:00. Vecsés hosts New Year’s Concert 2026 – Hit Museum at 19:00, Dunaharaszti welcomes the Budafok Dohnányi Orchestra at the Sports Hall at 19:00, and Budapest’s Klebelsberg Castle offers a chamber-sized New Year’s with the Danube Symphony Chamber Orchestra at 19:00.
January 11 brings a Müpa encore at 11:30; Kispest’s We, Musical Souls concert at 16:00; Fót’s Unmatched Pair – New Year’s Concert at 17:00; Szigetszentmiklós’s Danube Symphony New Year’s at 17:00; and Felsőzsolca’s New Year’s Concert with the Miskolc Symphony at 17:00. Budapest’s Uránia National Film Theatre hosts More Than Klezmer with the Sabbathsong Klezmer Band at 18:00, while Szentendre County Library features a New Year’s Concert with Orsi Kozma, György Oravecz, and the Hot Jazz Band at 18:00. At 19:00, Budapest’s Klauzál House presents New Year’s Concert – 100-Member Gypsy Orchestra with Mónika Fischl. Müpa caps the day at 19:30 with New Year’s Concert 2026.
January 14–18: City Galas and Candlelight
Zoltán Mága brings his New Year’s Concert to Székesfehérvár’s Alba Regia Sports Hall on January 14 at 19:00, while Budapest’s MOM Cultural Center presents New Year’s Gala Concert with the György Solti Orchestra – Divertimento Chamber Orchestra at 18:00.
January 15 at 19:00, Vác hosts a New Year’s Best of Musicals at the Madách Center. On January 16, Kisújszállás cheers Hooray, Hooray! at 18:00; Emőd welcomes a New Year’s Concert by the Miskolc Symphony at 18:30; Budapest’s Angyalföld Center presents PénteK13 – Luminare String Quartet: New Year’s Class-Pop on 16 Strings at 19:00; Szekszárd hosts Wine Brings Merriment – New Year’s Operetta Gala at 19:00; and Budapest’s MKUK Underground Chamber Theatre features a sparkling duet night with Bori Orbán and Kristóf Pánczél at 19:00.
January 17 glows with Candlelit New Year’s Concerts in Hatvan at 17:00 and 20:00, plus a Wind and New Year’s Night in Maglód at 18:00. Győr’s Richter Hall pours more operetta at 15:00 and 19:00. On January 18, Tatabánya’s Agora of Vértes hosts Wine Brings Merriment – New Year’s Operetta Gala at 19:00, while Zoltán Mága plays Szekszárd’s Babits Center at 17:00.
January 23–31: Final Flourishes
Budapest’s Csepel Workers’ Home stages Hooray, Hooray! two-part gala on January 23 at 18:00, and Nagykanizsa’s Hevesi Center hosts New Year’s Best of Musicals at 19:00.
On January 24, Miskolc House of Arts serves Wine Brings Merriment – New Year’s Operetta Gala at 15:00 and 19:00, while Zoltán Mága’s New Year’s arrives at Nyíregyháza’s Continental Arena at 19:00.
Kaposvár swings on January 29 at 19:00 with Pop, Swing & Soul—Gabi Szűcs’s New Year’s Concert at the Szivárvány Palace of Culture. The curtain comes down January 31 at 18:00 in Szerencs with Hooray, Hooray! two-part gala at the Szerencs Cultural Center.
Plan, Click, Celebrate
Whether it’s Haydn’s celestial choruses, gospel fireworks, klezmer groove, or a brass-fueled Balkan blowout, the 2026 New Year’s concert map covers every mood. Book online, dress warmly, and let the overtures carry you into the year.
