The Budapest International Choir Competition is now staged for the twelfth occasion and in recent years has truly put itself on the map and is now regarded as one of the most important international events of its kind. The competition is in categories of children’s choir, youth choir, youth female choir, youth mixed choir, chamber choir, mixed choir, female choir, male choir and folklore. The category competitions will take place throughout the days of April 6 to April 8. (For the latest informa...tion check out the Palace of Arts homepage: www.mupa.hu) In 2009, sixty ensembles from around fifteen countries are expected to participate and the audience can also enjoy both the performances and displays of folk costumes. The choir competition culminates with the grand prix competition awaited always with great interest, in which all the winners compete against each other for the grand prix.
Parking information
We wish to inform you that in the event that Müpa Budapest's underground garage and outdoor car park are operating at full capacity, it is advisable to plan for increased waiting times when you arrive. In order to avoid this, we recommend that you depart for our events in time, so that you you can find the ideal parking spot quickly and smoothly and arrive for our performance in comfort. The Müpa Budapest underground garage gates will be operated by an automatic number plate recognition system. Parking is free of charge for visitors with tickets to any of our paid performances on that given day. The detailed parking policy of Müpa Budapest is available here.
Safe ticket purchase
Dear Visitors, please note that only tickets purchased from the Müpa website and official ticket offices are guaranteed to be valid. To avoid possible inconvenience, we suggest buying tickets to our performances and concerts via the mupa.hu website, the Interticket national network (jegy.hu) or at our official ticket offices.