Early Music Festival
The 2026 Early Music Festival at Müpa Budapest will once again spotlight the genre’s diversity and exceptional performers. The series opens with the popular Handel opera, Giulio Cesare, which features the charismatic Polish countertenor Jakub Józef Orliński in the title role. He is joined by the renowned Il Pomo d’Oro, an ensemble celebrated for its authentic Handel performances, and a cast of outstanding vocal partners.
Jakub Józef Orliński and Il Pomo d'Oro
8 February 2026 Sunday
6 pm - 10 pm
Béla Bartók National Concert HallNorthern Light – Ensemble Correspondances
20 February 2026 Friday
7 pm - 9:30 pm
Festival TheatreLully: Armide (Versailles variation, 1745) – concert performance
2 March 2026 Monday
7 pm - 9:30 pm
Béla Bartók National Concert HallBach: Mass in B minor
29 March 2026 Sunday
7:30 pm - 10 pm
Béla Bartók National Concert HallJakub Józef Orliński and Il Pomo d'Oro
8 February 2026 Sunday
6 pm - 10 pm
Béla Bartók National Concert HallNorthern Light – Ensemble Correspondances
20 February 2026 Friday
7 pm - 9:30 pm
Festival TheatreLully: Armide (Versailles variation, 1745) – concert performance
2 March 2026 Monday
7 pm - 9:30 pm
Béla Bartók National Concert HallBach: Mass in B minor
29 March 2026 Sunday
7:30 pm - 10 pm
Béla Bartók National Concert HallNext at Müpa
20 years, thousands of unforgettable moments
11 August 2025 | 10 am
Banner Square, Foyer, Festival Square,
Recirquel: Kristály at Millenáris – off-site Müpa performance
18 December 2025 | 7 pm
Recirquel: Kristály at Millenáris – off-site Müpa performance
19 December 2025 | 5 pm
Hungarian State Folk Ensemble: Wonderful Nativity
19 December 2025 | 6 pm
Béla Bartók National Concert Hall
Recirquel: Kristály at Millenáris – off-site Müpa performance
19 December 2025 | 7 pm
The Symphony Orchestra
20 December 2025 | 11 am
Glass Hall
Playtime – Don't just listen!
20 December 2025 | 11 am
Stairway Hall
Hungarian State Folk Ensemble: Wonderful Nativity
20 December 2025 | 11 am
Béla Bartók National Concert Hall
Recirquel: Kristály at Millenáris – off-site Müpa performance
20 December 2025 | 11 am
The Symphony Orchestra
20 December 2025 | 12:30 pm
Glass Hall
Event Calendar
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Pop vs. Classical
26 May 2026 | 10 am
Glass Hall
Pop vs. Classical
17 February 2026 | 10 am
Glass Hall
Pop vs. Classical
14 April 2026 | 10 am
Glass Hall
Colour Concerts
6 January 2026 | 5 pm
Banner Square
Colour Concerts
7 January 2026 | 5 pm
Glass Hall
Colour Concerts
10 January 2026 | 5 pm
Glass Hall
Parallel Realities – introductory discussion with the performers
29 January 2026 | 6:30 pm
Festival Theatre
Tamás Beischer-Matyó and Anna Mechler: The Princess Who Laughs Roses (A rózsát nevető királykisasszony)
11 May 2026 | 1 pm
Festival Theatre
Napfonat: A Celebration of Vocals
20 May 2026 | 12 pm
Banner Square
PPP: Percussion Project Pécs – Anything Can Be a Percussion Instrument
10 June 2026 | 12 pm
Banner Square
Seven Kingdoms Dance House – Dances of Moldavia and the cobza
22 March 2026 | 11 am
Glass Hall
Classical music, opera, theatre
Haydn: The Creation
1 January 2026 | 7:30 pm
Béla Bartók National Concert HallVerdi: Requiem – with Anna Netrebko
9 January 2026 | 7:30 pm
Béla Bartók National Concert HallBellini: I puritani
10 January 2026 | 7 pm
AuditoriumBellini: I puritani
10 January 2026 | 7 pm
Festival TheatreChristina Pluhar and the Ensemble L’Arpeggiata
10 January 2026 | 7:30 pm
Béla Bartók National Concert HallBellini: I puritani – Encore
11 January 2026 | 6 pm
AuditoriumMihály Csokonai Vitéz
13 January 2026 | 8 pm
Glass Hall#olvasniszabad (#readingforall) x Felefánt x Lil Frakk
27 January 2026 | 8 pm
Festival TheatreParallel Realities – István Márta, Jalalu-Kalvert Nelson and the Modern Art Orchestra
29 January 2026 | 7:30 pm
Festival TheatreAn Evening with Katalin Ladik
2 February 2026 | 8 pm
Glass HallOrgan Expedition
3 February 2026 | 6 pm
Béla Bartók National Concert HallGallery Concert – Opera on the Organ
4 February 2026 | 7 pm
Béla Bartók National Concert HallWorld music, jazz, popular music
Djely Tapa
22 December 2025 | 8 pm
Festival TheatreSöndörgő anniversary concert at Müpa Budapest
28 December 2025 | 7:30 pm
Béla Bartók National Concert HallConstantinople & A Filetta: Clair-Obscur
17 January 2026 | 8 pm
Festival TheatreMáté Pénzes and Zseb – Gold and Blue
25 January 2026 | 8 pm
Festival TheatreVladimir Kostadinović Quartet
30 January 2026 | 8:30 pm
Festival TheatreJazz Showcase Big Band
31 January 2026 | 8:30 pm
Festival TheatreOKVSHO +experience
1 February 2026 | 8:30 pm
Festival TheatreMónika Lakatos – 30 Years of Music
5 February 2026 | 7:30 pm
Béla Bartók National Concert Hallesperanza spalding
10 February 2026 | 8 pm
Béla Bartók National Concert HallMihály Borbély: When the delta reflects on its source
21 February 2026 | 8 pm
Festival TheatreA Celebration of Folk Music
22 February 2026 | 7:30 pm
Béla Bartók National Concert HallThe Grand Chinese New Year Concert
27 February 2026 | 7:30 pm
Béla Bartók National Concert HallDance, contemporary circus
Mezőség–Mikrokosmos
20 December 2025 | 7 pm
Festival TheatreMezőség–Mikrokosmos
21 December 2025 | 7 pm
Festival TheatreRecirquel: Paradisum
27 December 2025 | 7 pm
Festival TheatreRecirquel: Paradisum
28 December 2025 | 5 pm
Festival TheatreRecirquel: Paradisum
28 December 2025 | 7 pm
Festival TheatreRecirquel: Paradisum
29 December 2025 | 5 pm
Festival TheatreRecirquel: Paradisum
29 December 2025 | 7 pm
Festival TheatreRecirquel: Paradisum
30 December 2025 | 5 pm
Festival TheatreRecirquel: Paradisum
30 December 2025 | 7 pm
Festival TheatreRecirquel: Paradisum
31 December 2025 | 3 pm
Festival TheatreRecirquel: Paradisum
31 December 2025 | 5 pm
Festival TheatreBallet Company of Győr: Peer Gynt
20 January 2026 | 7 pm
Festival TheatreFamily and youth events
Recirquel: Kristály at Millenáris – off-site Müpa performance
19 December 2025 | 5 pm
Hungarian State Folk Ensemble: Wonderful Nativity
19 December 2025 | 6 pm
Béla Bartók National Concert HallRecirquel: Kristály at Millenáris – off-site Müpa performance
19 December 2025 | 7 pm
Playtime – Don't just listen!
20 December 2025 | 11 am
Stairway HallHungarian State Folk Ensemble: Wonderful Nativity
20 December 2025 | 11 am
Béla Bartók National Concert HallRecirquel: Kristály at Millenáris – off-site Müpa performance
20 December 2025 | 11 am
The Symphony Orchestra
20 December 2025 | 11 am
Glass HallThe Symphony Orchestra
20 December 2025 | 12:30 pm
Glass HallRecirquel: Kristály at Millenáris – off-site Müpa performance
20 December 2025 | 1 pm
Hungarian State Folk Ensemble: Wonderful Nativity
20 December 2025 | 4 pm
Béla Bartók National Concert HallHungarian State Folk Ensemble: Wonderful Nativity
21 December 2025 | 11 am
Béla Bartók National Concert HallLiterature, cinema, fine arts
Tímár Péter: Csinibaba (Dollybirds, 1997)
22 December 2025 | 7 pm
AuditoriumAlan Parker: Pink Floyd – The Wall (1982)
12 January 2026 | 6:30 pm
AuditoriumAlan Parker: Pink Floyd – The Wall (1982)
19 January 2026 | 6:30 pm
AuditoriumLars von Trier: Dancer in the Dark (2000)
26 January 2026 | 6:30 pm
AuditoriumLars von Trier: Dancer in the Dark (2000)
2 February 2026 | 6:30 pm
AuditoriumEmir Kusturica: Life Is a Miracle (2004)
9 February 2026 | 6:30 pm
AuditoriumEmir Kusturica: Life Is a Miracle (2004)
16 February 2026 | 6:30 pm
AuditoriumGyörgy Szomjas: Bald Dog Rock (1981)
23 February 2026 | 6:30 pm
AuditoriumGyörgy Szomjas: Bald Dog Rock (1981)
2 March 2026 | 6:30 pm
AuditoriumRalph Bakshi: American Pop (1981)
9 March 2026 | 6:30 pm
AuditoriumRalph Bakshi: American Pop (1981)
16 March 2026 | 6:30 pm
AuditoriumRobert Altman: Nashville (1975)
23 March 2026 | 6:30 pm
Auditorium
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