Top programmes to do in January 2024 in Budapest
Silverline Cruises welcomes you in this year as well! We are looking forward to a prosperous, exciting new year filled with many interesting programmes. Stay with us as we bring you quality programmes this year too.
Many guests wonder what to do in Budapest during the slow winter months of January. Besides the most common things to visit in this month like the spas and the most well-known areas of Budapest, we would like to provide our curious guests with a few options for the first month of the year. In this entry we would like to recommend some the most intriguing things to do in the city. Prepare to have an awesome time in January.
Ice World Exhibition and ice rink at the Magyar Természettudományi Múzeum
Picture: www.nhmus.hu
Where: MTM – Magyar Természettudományi Múzeum
Address: Budapest 1083, Ludovika tér 2-6
When: Every day between: 9:00 – 17:00
Until: 2024.02.17
Ice age is here in Budapest! This winter the Natural History Museum prepares a truly unique, family friendly exhibition for kind visitors.
The exhibition associated with the ice rink, showcasing the most spectacular extinct or endangered animal species from the last ice age, the Arctic, and the tundra, simultaneously offers an experience, knowledge, and entertainment for every member of the family, making the museum visit an attractive program for multiple generations. The Hungarian Natural History Museum’s important mission is to draw attention to the societal issue caused by global climate change threatening biodiversity, especially among the youngest generation, to create a more sustainable and liveable future.
To complete the experience and guarantee the fun for the whole family the exhibition also offers an ice rink for a 50-minute skating session. A truly winter programme choice for sure! For the use of the ice rink, advance booking is not mandatory; registration can be done on-site at the information desk. However, there is an opportunity to secure a spot with advance registration, no later than the day before the visit, at the email address: [email protected].
Galaxy Festival 2024 – Star Wars Themed convention
Picture: GeekconHungary
Organisers: GeekCon Hungary and Donnert Nikolas
Where: Újpesti Kulturális Központ Nonprofit Kft.
Address: Budapest 1042, István út 19
When: 2024.01.06 from 10:00
Tickets:Galaxy Fesztivál jegy – GeekCon Hungary jegyek (jegygeekconhungary.hu)
It’s time to take out your lightsabres and blasters! Dive into a truly exciting event. The first Galaxy Festival is soon to take place, where you can find lots of interesting things and loot from every corner of the galaxy! At the event, numerous stands await you, where you can purchase genuine Jawa parts or acquire the latest droid models. And if you’d like a more intergalactic experience, head to the Fett Brothers’ stand, where you can inspect the famous Mandalorian weapons. It’s worth being cautious around the bounty hunters and members of the Hutt clan, so as not to provoke them!
Not only can you “loot” at this event, but there will also be an exhibition and a Star Wars-themed video game section! Don’t forget that everyone can be a Jedi knight or Sith lord at the event! So, dress up as your favourite Star Wars character.
Alice in Wonderland – Garden of Lights
Photo: gardenoflights.jegy.hu
Where: ELTE Füvészkert
Address: Budapest 1083, Illés u. 25.
When: Every day between 16:00-20:00
Until: 2024.03.04
Tickets: Garden of Lights – Alice Csodaországban
If you haven’t had enough Christmas lights yet, we recommend you to take a trip down the rabbit hole and follow the steps of Alice in Wonderland. At last, in Budapest, the enchanting multimedia exhibition of the Garden of Lights is here! Held at Füvészkert – Botanical Gardens where guests can immerse themselves in the realm of imagination! Follow the Rabbit and discover the fairytale in this magical garden! The open-air exhibition invites you to the enchanting fairy-tale world of Alice in Wonderland, cooperatively organized by the Garden of Lights and the 250-year-old Botanical Garden. A fantastic choice of scenery for sure, the garden provides a fantastic location for this extraordinary exhibition.
Meet the grinning Chesire Cat, who tells you about the power of imagination and discover within yourself that nothing is impossible! Have a chat with the Blue Caterpillar and realize the possibilities that open for you if you succumb to the allure of imagination! Experience how poor the world would be without fantasy at a mad tea party with the Mad Hatter! Finally, help the Queen of Hearts regain her imaginative power!
Intercultural Board Game Night
Photo: dotcomplicated.co
Organised by: Útilapu Hálózat
Address: Budapest 1077, Almássy utca 1
When: Every Thursday in January
Learn more: (20+) Intercultural Board Game Night | Facebook
During the winter months what better social activity there is than to have a board game night in a cozy atmosphere? Organised on every Thursday in January Útilapu Hálózat in downtown Budapest. Finally, you can try out your newly acquired Christmas gift board game treasures…with foreign friends!
Every such meeting is a chance to spend time in a multicultural group while playing interesting and smart games from different countries. Moreover, it’s also an occasion for you to share with others traditional games from your home country or your knowledge about some particularly great games. Take up the challenge and come and make new friends from all over the world!
Complex or simple board game galore from all over the world, if you want to get interactive and international it is a must do programme for you!
Atmospheric 3 or 6 course dinner cruises on the Danube with Folk Show
Photo: Silverline Cruises
Organised by: Silverline Cruises
When: Daily from 19:30 until 22:30
Duration: 3 hours
Where: Dock 11.
Address: Budapest 1052, Jane Haining rkpt.
Missed out on your candle-lit boat cruise for the New Year’s Eve? Or perhaps you celebrate the coming of the new year a bit later? No problem, even in the winter months of January Silverline Cruises provides wonderful Dinner Cruises on the Danube. Enjoy the city lights and the spectacular beauty of Budapest, while feasting on a delicious 3 or 6 course dinner. The 3-hour long cruise, complete with a traditional folk show this programme is surely not to be missed! Prebooking your trip is highly recommended.
Kraft Market at Szimpla Kert
Photo: Szimpla Kert
Where: Szimpla Kert
Address: Budapest 1075, Kazinczy utca 14
When: 2024.01.20 between 12:00-17:30
Learn more: (20+) Januári Kraft Vásár @ Szimpla Kert | Facebook
Start the new year with some treasure hunt! Dive deep into this tiny flea market of crafted items and accessories and fresh farmer goods. Browse the numerous Hungarian design arts and fashion ware.
Preparing for the Year of the Dragon – Lantern Festival at the Biodome
Picture: tukuppt.com
Where: Budapest ZOO
Address: Budapest Állatkerti körút 6 1146
When: Saturdays between 17:00-21:00
Until: 2024.02.24.
Learn more: Year of the Dragon Lantern Festival at the Biodome | Zoo in the heart of Budapest (zoobudapest.com)
The Year of the Dragon Lantern Festival leads into a colourful and magical world, welcoming visitors with the fantasy of light and shadow from December 16, 2023, on Saturdays for 70 days. Following the light of hundreds of lanterns in the Biodome garden and building on Állatkerti Boulevard, you can step into the wonderfully colourful, visually stunning world of the Year of the Dragon, capturing the beauty of animals between 17:00 and 21:00.
2024 is the Year of the Dragon according to the Chinese calendar, so the central element of the festival is closely connected to the Chinese New Year, in the hope that the new year will bring luck, peace, and happiness to everyone. Next month we are going to cover this event a little bit in more details in our article. The Year of the Dragon Lantern Festival invites not only enthusiasts of Chinese culture but also families and those who enjoy spectacular entertainment as a moonlit stroll. Mythical animals, playful pandas come to life in this magical experience. Providing excellent entertainment for all ages on cold winter evenings, the truly special interactive light installations form stunning projections, many over eight meters tall.
Next month we are going to dive deeper into the lore of the Year of the Dragon and the Chinese calendar, be sure to check it out!
