Check out the best 2026 Christmas Concerts in Budapest below during the Xmas season.
Concerts at Christmas in Budapest
Dec 16, 2026: Booking String Orchestra Concert Tickets in St Michael’s Church
Dec 19, 2026: Booking String Orchestra Concert Tickets in St Michael’s Church
Dec 20, 2026: Classical String Concert in St Stephen’s Basilica
Dec 22, 2026: Classical String Concert in St Stephen’s Basilica
Dec, 2026: Opera Tour – Guided Visit & Mini-Concert – Budapest Opera House
Dec 20, 2026: Christmas Concert: Vivaldi, Mozart, Bach – In St Anna Church Budapest
Dec 24, 2026: Organ Concert Thursday nights in Budapest St Stephens Basilica
Dec, 2026: St. Stephen’s Basilica: VIP Concert and Night Panorama from Dome
Dec, 2026: Revue show with Hungarian Folk Fusion
Dec 27, 2026: Classical String Concert in St Stephen’s Basilica
Dec 28, 2026: Concert of Duna String Orchestra at Matthias Church Budapest
Dec 30, 2026: Organ Concert Thursday nights in Budapest St Stephens Basilica
Dec 30, 2026: Organ Concert in St Michael’s Church Budapest
Dec 29, 2026: Classical String Concert in St Stephen’s Basilica
More information about Budapest in December
Christmas Cruises & Concert
Budapest River Cruises on 24 December
Xmas Eve Buffet Dinner Cruise
Celebrate Christmas Eve in Budapest with festive Christmas Dinner Cruises on river Danube.
Beautiful, 3 hour cruise on the river Danube with live Piano music and 4-course A la Carte dinner on the Budapest Christmas Eve Dinner Cruise with Piano or the very popular 2 hour buffer dinner cruise with live gypsy music on the Christmas Eve Budapest Dinner Cruise with Gypsy Music
Other cruises on 24 December are the Day Cruise Budapest with Drinks or Lunch and the Christmas Sightseeing cruise
Budapest River Cruises on 25 December
Budapest Christmas Day Dinner Cruise with Gypsy Music
Live Gypsy Music on the Budapest Dinner Cruise with Gypsy Music – Dinner Cruise with Gypsy Music and Buffet Dinner (7pm – 9pm)
Bar Piano Battle concert
A festive Budapest river cruise with 4-course served dinner and live Piano Music on the Budapest Christmas Dinner Cruise with Piano Music from 7.30pm to 10.30pm.
Budapest Late Night Danube River Cruise
Enjoy the wonderful river side attractions in Budapest late night, from 10pm, on a night Danube river cruise with 2 free drinks or with a nice dinner and drinks on the Late Night Danube River Cruise.
Budapest River Cruises on 26 December
Dinner Cruise with Gypsy Music
Award winner gypsy band performs on the Budapest Dinner Cruise with Gypsy Music from 7 pm.
Buffet style dinner while admiring the night lights of Budapest.
Bar Piano Battle concert

A festive Budapest river cruise with 4-course served dinner and live Piano Music
on the Budapest Christmas Dinner Cruise with Piano Music.
Folk Dance Show on Budapest Evening Cruise
Enjoy a 4-course dinner served at your very own table with a live Hungarian folk show on the A la Cate Dinner Cruise with live Folk show program.
Budapest Candlelit Dinner Cruise – A La Carte Dinner
Live Salon Music on the romantic and candlelit A La Carte Cruise in Budapest on Dec 26 from 7pm to 9.30pm.
Budapest Late Night Danube River Cruise
Enjoy the beautiful top attractions in Budapest from 10pm, on a night Danube river cruise with 2 free drinks or with a nice dinner and drinks on the Late Night Danube River Cruise.

Christmas Opera & Ballet Performances
There is no Christmas in Budapest without Tchaikovsky’s Nutcracker. The dates of the Nutcracker Ballet in Erkel Theatre are already confirmed for 2026.
Last updated: Oct 20, 2026