Following you will find a wide variety of interesting things to do in the Hungarian capital from now till January 08.16th Budapest International Wine and Champagne Festival 5th – 18th September 2007
The Wine Festival is one of Central Europe’s most prestigious and popular trade events, where every year tens of thousands of visitors experience wine tasting in cultured surroundings and get to know the wine makers and the arts and traditions associated with viniculture.
PLUS International Maraton
30th September 2007
The biggest international marathon in Hungary will be held for the 22nd time. The first event was organized in 1984, but even then it was already an international event, attracting runners from 18 countries.
B.Ö.F. – Budapest Autumn Festival
12th-21st October, 2007
Its aim is to present to the public of Budapest important progressive artists and achievements in all branches of the arts in the present and over the past decade. The series of events sets itself the task of making new art known and recognized in Hungary. For more information please visit http://www.festivalcity.hu/.
30th September 2007
The biggest international marathon in Hungary will be held for the 22nd time. The first event was organized in 1984, but even then it was already an international event, attracting runners from 18 countries.
B.Ö.F. – Budapest Autumn Festival
12th-21st October, 2007
Its aim is to present to the public of Budapest important progressive artists and achievements in all branches of the arts in the present and over the past decade. The series of events sets itself the task of making new art known and recognized in Hungary. For more information please visit http://www.festivalcity.hu/.
Picasso, Klee, Kandinszkij. Masterpieces of the Swiss Rupf collection
19 October 2007 – 6 January 2008
The collection of Hermann Rupf and his wife is considered one of the most important private collections of classic modern art today. For more information please visit http://www.szepmuveszeti.hu/.
Budapest Christmas24th November to 29th December, 2007
Vörösmarty Square
This year “Budapest Christmas” is being held for the ninth time, with events getting under way on Saturday 24th November, 2007. The main attraction will be the traditional Christmas Market on Vörösmarty Square in the heart of Pest. This well established event – one of the largest of its type in Europe – has become an indispensable part of the build-up to the festive season. It is the capital’s largest public event outside the main tourist season, and is enduringly popular with locals and visitors alike. Indeed, many visitors make the trip to Budapest specifically to come to the Market.
19 October 2007 – 6 January 2008
The collection of Hermann Rupf and his wife is considered one of the most important private collections of classic modern art today. For more information please visit http://www.szepmuveszeti.hu/.
Budapest Christmas24th November to 29th December, 2007Vörösmarty Square
This year “Budapest Christmas” is being held for the ninth time, with events getting under way on Saturday 24th November, 2007. The main attraction will be the traditional Christmas Market on Vörösmarty Square in the heart of Pest. This well established event – one of the largest of its type in Europe – has become an indispensable part of the build-up to the festive season. It is the capital’s largest public event outside the main tourist season, and is enduringly popular with locals and visitors alike. Indeed, many visitors make the trip to Budapest specifically to come to the Market.
Esterházy Treasures 
Art treasures of five hundred years from the treasury of the Esterházy family – 15th-19th centuries
This exhibition features many pieces from the marvelous private art collection of a fabulously rich aristocratic family. This collection is characterized by a unique richness and versatility of genre. Organizers present and explain the individual works of art with the aim of “guiding visitors through” the history of these treasures from the beginning to the 20th century.
This exhibition is organized in cooperation with the Budapest Museum of Applied Arts and the Eisenstadt Esterházy Private Collection.
Budapest Pálinka Festival 2007/II.
05/10/2007. - 07/10/2007. City Hall Park
The objective of the Budapest Pálinka Festival is to draw attention to the unique values of pálinka and to the fact that it is part of the Hungarian culture, a ‘Hungaricum’. Pálinka carries the aroma of the fruit, the taste and the professionalism of its maker in itself. During drinking clear fruity characteristics, flowery and spicy smells and balanced long lasting fruity flavors can be conjured up.
For more information please visit http://www.budapestipalinkafesztival.hu/.
Budapesti Történeti Múzeum – Vármúzeum (Castle Museum)
Budavári Palota “E” building
Open: May 15 – Sept 15, Daily from 10am to 6pm
Sept 16 – Oct 31, daily from 10am to 6pm – closed on Tuesdays
Nov 1 – Feb 28, daily from 10am to 4pm – closed on Tuesdays
March 1 – May 15, Daily 10am to 6pm – closed on Tuesdays
Regular Exhibitions:
You may find information at the main desk of the Castle Museum.
Periodical Exhibitions:
Szélfútta kert – A török fajanszművesség emlékei Magyarországon
Földszinti kiállítótér (Ground floor exhibition room)
From 5 Sept to 5 Dec 07
Erzsébet királyné és a budai királyi palota
Metszettár (Queen Elizabeth and the Buda Castle collection of pictures)
From 8 July to 30 Sept 07
KABARÉ 100
I. emelet (First floor)
From 18 May to 18 Sept 07
Történelmünk korszakalkotója (The creator of our history) – Batthyány Lajos miniszterelnök (Lajos Batthyany prime minister)
Földszinti kiállítótér (Ground floor exhibition room)
From 12 April to 30 Oct 07
Színház az egész világ (The whole world is a theatre)
A Budapesti Történeti Múzeum színháztörténeti kiállítása
Millenniumi Földalatti állomásain (at the stops of the Millennium Underground)
Programs and weekend activities:
Kulturális Örökség Napjai (Cultural Heritage Days)
15 – 16 Sept 07. For more information please visit www.oroksegnapok.hu/
Family Programs:
Guided family tours at the medieval king’s castle and walks in the king’s garden
Sept 29 to Oct 30
Concert Programs:
Konya Istvan – Budavari Lantestek (Buda Castle Mandolin evenings)
Art treasures of five hundred years from the treasury of the Esterházy family – 15th-19th centuries
This exhibition features many pieces from the marvelous private art collection of a fabulously rich aristocratic family. This collection is characterized by a unique richness and versatility of genre. Organizers present and explain the individual works of art with the aim of “guiding visitors through” the history of these treasures from the beginning to the 20th century.
This exhibition is organized in cooperation with the Budapest Museum of Applied Arts and the Eisenstadt Esterházy Private Collection.
Budapest Pálinka Festival 2007/II.
05/10/2007. - 07/10/2007. City Hall Park
The objective of the Budapest Pálinka Festival is to draw attention to the unique values of pálinka and to the fact that it is part of the Hungarian culture, a ‘Hungaricum’. Pálinka carries the aroma of the fruit, the taste and the professionalism of its maker in itself. During drinking clear fruity characteristics, flowery and spicy smells and balanced long lasting fruity flavors can be conjured up.
For more information please visit http://www.budapestipalinkafesztival.hu/.
Budapesti Történeti Múzeum – Vármúzeum (Castle Museum)
Budavári Palota “E” building
Open: May 15 – Sept 15, Daily from 10am to 6pm
Sept 16 – Oct 31, daily from 10am to 6pm – closed on Tuesdays
Nov 1 – Feb 28, daily from 10am to 4pm – closed on Tuesdays
March 1 – May 15, Daily 10am to 6pm – closed on Tuesdays
Regular Exhibitions:
You may find information at the main desk of the Castle Museum.
Periodical Exhibitions:
Szélfútta kert – A török fajanszművesség emlékei Magyarországon
Földszinti kiállítótér (Ground floor exhibition room)
From 5 Sept to 5 Dec 07
Erzsébet királyné és a budai királyi palota
Metszettár (Queen Elizabeth and the Buda Castle collection of pictures)
From 8 July to 30 Sept 07
KABARÉ 100
I. emelet (First floor)
From 18 May to 18 Sept 07
Történelmünk korszakalkotója (The creator of our history) – Batthyány Lajos miniszterelnök (Lajos Batthyany prime minister)
Földszinti kiállítótér (Ground floor exhibition room)
From 12 April to 30 Oct 07
Színház az egész világ (The whole world is a theatre)
A Budapesti Történeti Múzeum színháztörténeti kiállítása
Millenniumi Földalatti állomásain (at the stops of the Millennium Underground)
Programs and weekend activities:
Kulturális Örökség Napjai (Cultural Heritage Days)
15 – 16 Sept 07. For more information please visit www.oroksegnapok.hu/
Family Programs:
Guided family tours at the medieval king’s castle and walks in the king’s garden
Sept 29 to Oct 30
Concert Programs:
Konya Istvan – Budavari Lantestek (Buda Castle Mandolin evenings)
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