Celebrate the New Year with a packed calendar of concerts from Budapest to Debrecen, blending tradition, big-stage glamour, and genre-bending surprises. From Haydn’s majestic The Creation to gospel, operetta, rockabilly, klezmer, and symphonic pop, here’s where to start the year in harmony—with online tickets ready to grab.
January 1: Grand Openings and Gala Nights
Start early at 16:00 at Budapest’s Müpa with the Young People’s New Year Concert: highlights from Haydn’s The Creation. At the same hour in Szekszárd, the New Year Queen Symphonic Concert teams the Szolnok Symphony with the Crazy Little Queen Tribute Band at the Babits Mihály Cultural Center. Keszthely lifts the mood at 17:00 with The Music Is Love Itself at the Balaton Theatre (Balaton Színház).
At 18:00, Budapest hosts New Year Overture 2026 with the Hungarian Radio Art Ensembles at the Liszt Academy, while Tatabánya’s Vértes Agora and Sopron also light up with New Year concerts. Prime-time splendor lands at 19:00: Budapest, You Wonderful! at the Várkert Bazaar (Várkert Bazár); a New Year Gala with the Eger Symphony at the Gárdonyi Géza Theatre; Zoltán Mága’s 18th Budapest New Year Concert at the Papp László Budapest Sportaréna; the Mendelssohn Chamber Orchestra at Veszprém’s Hangvilla; and Kecskemét’s 2026 New Year Concert at Hírös Agóra. At 19:30, Müpa presents Haydn: The Creation in its full New Year guise.
January 2: From Organ Fireworks to Swinging Divas
Tatabánya reprises its 2026 New Year Concert at 18:00. At 19:00, Balatonfüred’s Congress Center pours the bubbles at Musical and Operetta Stars – Sparkling New Year Gala; Kaposvár’s Csiky Gergely Theatre launches New Year Overture 2026; Budapest’s MOM Cultural Center welcomes accordionist Zoltán Orosz and Friends; and Veszprém’s Hangvilla hosts Tóth Vera Band – Divas’ New Year. At 20:00, St. Stephen’s Basilica in Budapest resounds with a New Year’s Organ Concert. Cap the night at 21:00 with Péter Egri and Mystery Gang’s rockabilly jolt at Vörös Neon Bar & Varieté.
January 3: Big Bands, Big Halls
Catch a family-friendly 11:00 New Year Concert at Székesfehérvár’s Vörösmarty Theatre. Budapest swings at 18:00 with Boban Marković Orkestar at the Csili Cultural Center, while Eger hosts a New Year Concert at Hotel Eger & Park’s Liget Hall. At 18:30, Budapest’s Napfényes Restaurant offers Hot Jazz Band’s New Year concert—with and without dinner options. At 19:00, Zoltán Mága hits Debrecen’s Főnix Aréna; the Danube Symphony mounts a New Year Gala at the Marczibányi Cultural Center; Győr’s National Theatre stages a New Year operetta-and-musical gala; the Danubia Orchestra serves Vienna – Budapest – New Year Concert 2026 at the Budapest Congress Center; and Mága’s Debrecen date repeats at Főnix Aréna.
January 4: Folk Heritage and Fresh Starts
Budapest’s Concerto Music House greets kids at 11:00 with Hangfogó 2. New Year’s Greeting 25/26. Győr repeats its operetta-musical gala at 15:00 and again at 19:00. Salgótarján’s New Year Gala 2026 hits the József Attila Cultural Center at 17:00. At 19:30, Müpa spotlights Hagyományok Háza New Year’s Greeting 2026, celebrating living traditions.
January 5–9: America at 250 and Gospel Joy
On January 5 at 19:00, the Szeged National Theatre salutes America 250 with a New Year’s Concert. Budapest’s Congress Center hosts The Original Golden Voices of Gospel on January 6 at 19:00, with encores at the Cathedral of Szombathely (January 7, 20:00) and Miskolc’s House of the Arts (January 8, 19:00). January 9 brings the MÁV Symphony’s Cello Ensemble New Year Concert at Budapest’s Eötvös10 (19:00); the effervescent operetta gala “Hurray, hurray!” at Kiskunlacháza’s Petőfi Center (19:00); the Miskolc Symphony’s New Year Concert at the National Theatre (19:00); a New Year Gala at Siófok’s Kálmán Imre Center (19:00); and Wine and Merriment – New Year Operetta Gala in Gyöngyös (19:00).
January 10–12: Viennese Flair, Pop Classics
Miskolc plays morning and evening New Year concerts on January 10 (10:30 and 19:00). Budapest’s Klebelsberg Kultúrkúria hosts Viennese Blood, Hungarian Heart… New Year Gala (19:00), while Szolnok’s Tiszaligeti Sports Hall stacks the stars with a Musical and Operetta New Year Gala (19:00). Also at 19:00: New Year 2026 – Hit Museum in Vecsés; the Budafok Dohnányi Orchestra in Dunaharaszti’s Sports Hall; and the Duna Symphony Chamber Orchestra at Budapest’s Klebelsberg Castle. Müpa offers a New Year Concert Extra on January 11 at 11:30, followed by a Kispest New Year Concert – We Are Musical Souls at 16:00 (KMO Center). At 17:00: New Year Concert – Perfect Pair in Fót; the Duna Symphony in Szigetszentmiklós; and a New Year Concert in Felsőzsolca with the Miskolc Symphony. At 18:00, Budapest’s Urania Cinema hosts More Than Klezmer with the Sabbathsong Klezmer Band; Szentendre lines up Orsi Kozma, György Oravecz, and the Hot Jazz Band at 18:00. At 19:00, the 100-Member Gypsy Orchestra with Mónika Fischl shakes Budapest’s Klauzál House, and Müpa returns at 19:30 with a New Year Concert. On January 12 at 19:00, Debrecen’s Reformed Great Church welcomes The Original Golden Voices of Gospel.
January 13–18: Big Stages, Candlelight, Virtuosity
Szeged Cathedral hosts the Gospel Joy New Year concert on January 13 at 20:00. January 14 brings Zoltán Mága to Székesfehérvár’s Alba Regia Sports Hall (19:00), and Budapest’s MOM Cultural Center stages a New Year Gala with the György Solti Orchestra and the Divertimento Chamber Orchestra at 18:00. Vác’s Best of Musicals hits on January 15 (19:00). On January 16: the effervescent “Hurray, hurray!” in Kisújszállás (18:00), a New Year concert in Emőd with the Miskolc Symphony (18:30), the Luminare String Quartet’s New Year Klassz-Pop on 16 Strings in Budapest (19:00), Wine and Merriment – New Year Operetta Gala in Szekszárd (19:00), and a sparkling duet night with Bori Orbán and Kristóf Pánczél at Budapest’s MKUK (19:00). January 17 layers on: Wine and Merriment in Győr at 15:00 and 19:00; Candlelit New Year Concert with the Hatvan Chamber Orchestra Soloists at 17:00 and 20:00; and a New Year Concert and Brass Evening in Maglód at 18:00. January 18 presents Wine and Merriment in Tatabánya at 19:00, plus Zoltán Mága’s Szekszárd New Year Concert at 17:00.
January 23–31: Encores and Showstoppers
On January 23, “Hurray, hurray!” lands at Budapest’s Csepel Workers’ Home (18:00), while Nagykanizsa gets a New Year Best of Musicals at 19:00. Miskolc’s House of the Arts hosts Wine and Merriment – New Year Operetta Gala in two shows on January 24 (15:00 and 19:00), and Zoltán Mága plays Nyíregyháza’s Continental Arena at 19:00. Close the month on January 29 with Pop, Swing & Soul—Gabi Szűcs’s New Year Concert in Kaposvár (19:00). On January 31 at 18:00, Szerencs wraps with “Hurray, hurray!” at the Szerencs Cultural Center.
How to Book
All events offer online ticketing. Set your city, pick your vibe—classical, operetta, gospel, jazz, pop-symphonic, or klezmer—and claim your seat before they’re gone. Happy New Year—see you in the concert hall.
