58 result(s) for head of events in Entertainment
See What Happed @ Motor Show At Hungexpo
- 24 Mar 2016 8:01 AM
- entertainment
Last weekend the Hungexpo in Budapest hosted one of the largest car tuning shows in Europe. For the uninitiated a car tuning show is not like your average car-show, think more "Pimp my Ride" than Geneva! Car tuning means the car has been modified, either cosmetically or performance wise and some of the cars on show had to be seen to be believed and a lot of the time you are asking yourself one ...
Time Stands Still: See 1960s Budapest At Fészek Club
- 19 Feb 2016 8:00 AM
- entertainment
One of the frustrating things about Budapest is that you can’t capture all of its major landmarks in one photo, despite many of them being so close together. There’s nowhere you can stand where you can take a photo that includes all four of the most famous bridges, that also includes the Liberty Statue and the Buda Castle plus the Parliament building on the other side of the Danube. Even if ...
Traditional "Farsang" Carnival Season In Hungary
- 1 Jan 2016 8:09 AM
- entertainment
The Farsang ("Fasching" in German, "Carnevale" in Italian, "Carnival" in English, "Mardi Gras" in French) season is upon us, and throughout Europe (especially in the Christian countries), and in the US in New Orleans in particular. This is the period to eat, drink and be merry before Lent, as Lent is the period of fasting and abstinence which begins on Ash Wednesday.
See What Happened @ Xpat Wine Club: Tasting, Talking & Networking
- 9 Dec 2015 8:04 AM
- entertainment
Last Thursday, 3 December, XpatLoop.com held its latest wine club event in Akvárium at Erzsébet Square, downtown Budapest. Expats and internationally-minded Hungarians rubbed shoulders and tasted a seclection of 18 wines from a good handful of Hungary’s top producers. Here's a quick tour of the six different regions the wine-makers on show represented, along with a few words of introduction about ...
Sziget 2016 Special Tickets Available Today, Interview With 'Island of Freedom' Founder
- 24 Nov 2015 8:00 AM
- entertainment
Tickets for Sziget 2016 are now on sale, with special offers available for the first 24 hours. We've got the details from the super-man who founded one of Europe’s most popular cultural events. Also below you can now watch the best bits from Sziget this year - which XpatLoop.com asked founder Károly Gerendai about, amongst other related topics including his future. As you may know, he's one of ...
Laugh, Brody, Laugh, Bródy Studios Budapest, 1 July
- 1 Jul 2015 9:06 AM
- entertainment
Join our thirteenth comedy night hosted by Charmaine Davies and featuring international stars Simon Bligh and Jeremy O’Donnell. As a fifteen-year-old Liverpudlian schoolboy, Simon Bligh was told by his headmaster that he would go to hell. His mum wanted him to be a priest; he wanted to be a plumber. His dad was a mad Catholic Communist; he was a Kung Fu mad Buddhist.
International Headliners @ Essentials Festival, 25 - 28 June
- 14 Jun 2015 1:30 AM
- entertainment
Between 25 and 28 June 2015 the Hungarian capital has something special to offer festival people, as Budapest Essentials returns for the second time... Again it aims to turn the whole city into one urban festival, the programme, in summary, is a selection of everything captivating in Budapest: street food madness, vivid nightlife and cultural events on every corner in additional to the various ...
Folk Music - Can Hungarian Music Be The Next New Wave?
- 5 Dec 2014 7:00 AM
- entertainment
Fonó recently made it into 12th place among the world's top publishers of world music. So, maybe it's a bit too early qualify the recording market as DOA. There's a good chance that Hungarian folk music, dressed up just a bit differently, might become as hot on the world market as Africa or the Balkans were a few years ago.
Balaton Sound Festival In Hungary Is Ready To Kick-Off
- 9 Jul 2014 12:00 PM
- entertainment
150.000 visitors are expected to Zamárdi at Lake Balaton, Hungary for the 8th edition of MasterCard Balaton Sound. The festival is starting on Wednesday night and presents colorful and quality acts for 4 days and 5 nights. The unique and visually stipulating venues will host headliners like Wiz Khalifa, David Guetta, Alesso, Armin van Buuren, Clean Bandit, Martin Solveig, Richie Hawtin and ...
See What Happed @ Motor Show At Hungexpo
- 24 Mar 2016 8:01 AM
- entertainment
Last weekend the Hungexpo in Budapest hosted one of the largest car tuning shows in Europe. For the uninitiated a car tuning show is not like your average car-show, think more "Pimp my Ride" than Geneva! Car tuning means the car has been modified, either cosmetically or performance wise and some of the cars on show had to be seen to be believed and a lot of the time you are asking yourself one ...
Time Stands Still: See 1960s Budapest At Fészek Club
- 19 Feb 2016 8:00 AM
- entertainment
One of the frustrating things about Budapest is that you can’t capture all of its major landmarks in one photo, despite many of them being so close together. There’s nowhere you can stand where you can take a photo that includes all four of the most famous bridges, that also includes the Liberty Statue and the Buda Castle plus the Parliament building on the other side of the Danube. Even if ...
Traditional "Farsang" Carnival Season In Hungary
- 1 Jan 2016 8:09 AM
- entertainment
The Farsang ("Fasching" in German, "Carnevale" in Italian, "Carnival" in English, "Mardi Gras" in French) season is upon us, and throughout Europe (especially in the Christian countries), and in the US in New Orleans in particular. This is the period to eat, drink and be merry before Lent, as Lent is the period of fasting and abstinence which begins on Ash Wednesday.
See What Happened @ Xpat Wine Club: Tasting, Talking & Networking
- 9 Dec 2015 8:04 AM
- entertainment
Last Thursday, 3 December, XpatLoop.com held its latest wine club event in Akvárium at Erzsébet Square, downtown Budapest. Expats and internationally-minded Hungarians rubbed shoulders and tasted a seclection of 18 wines from a good handful of Hungary’s top producers. Here's a quick tour of the six different regions the wine-makers on show represented, along with a few words of introduction about ...
Sziget 2016 Special Tickets Available Today, Interview With 'Island of Freedom' Founder
- 24 Nov 2015 8:00 AM
- entertainment
Tickets for Sziget 2016 are now on sale, with special offers available for the first 24 hours. We've got the details from the super-man who founded one of Europe’s most popular cultural events. Also below you can now watch the best bits from Sziget this year - which XpatLoop.com asked founder Károly Gerendai about, amongst other related topics including his future. As you may know, he's one of ...
Laugh, Brody, Laugh, Bródy Studios Budapest, 1 July
- 1 Jul 2015 9:06 AM
- entertainment
Join our thirteenth comedy night hosted by Charmaine Davies and featuring international stars Simon Bligh and Jeremy O’Donnell. As a fifteen-year-old Liverpudlian schoolboy, Simon Bligh was told by his headmaster that he would go to hell. His mum wanted him to be a priest; he wanted to be a plumber. His dad was a mad Catholic Communist; he was a Kung Fu mad Buddhist.
International Headliners @ Essentials Festival, 25 - 28 June
- 14 Jun 2015 1:30 AM
- entertainment
Between 25 and 28 June 2015 the Hungarian capital has something special to offer festival people, as Budapest Essentials returns for the second time... Again it aims to turn the whole city into one urban festival, the programme, in summary, is a selection of everything captivating in Budapest: street food madness, vivid nightlife and cultural events on every corner in additional to the various ...
Folk Music - Can Hungarian Music Be The Next New Wave?
- 5 Dec 2014 7:00 AM
- entertainment
Fonó recently made it into 12th place among the world's top publishers of world music. So, maybe it's a bit too early qualify the recording market as DOA. There's a good chance that Hungarian folk music, dressed up just a bit differently, might become as hot on the world market as Africa or the Balkans were a few years ago.
Balaton Sound Festival In Hungary Is Ready To Kick-Off
- 9 Jul 2014 12:00 PM
- entertainment
150.000 visitors are expected to Zamárdi at Lake Balaton, Hungary for the 8th edition of MasterCard Balaton Sound. The festival is starting on Wednesday night and presents colorful and quality acts for 4 days and 5 nights. The unique and visually stipulating venues will host headliners like Wiz Khalifa, David Guetta, Alesso, Armin van Buuren, Clean Bandit, Martin Solveig, Richie Hawtin and ...