Culture

From refreshing your wardrobe to enjoying a good beer, having a nice picnic, going to a concert or spending a day practising yoga, you will find your favourites among the best free programmes in Budapest in June.

The Harlem Gospel Choir will enchant the audience in Budapest with their Magic of Motown tour on 18 November at the Papp László Sportaréna.

Puccini’s Madama Butterfly is to be performed on 26 and 28 June at the Open Air Theatre on Margaret Island. Szabolcs Brickner, who will play the role of Pinkerton, gave an interview — not just about his role, though.

Cultural institutions across the city open their doors late into the night with special exhibitions and performances.

A flash mob is being organised ahead of Jennifer Lopez's concert in Budapest on 12 June, with fans invited to dance together from 5 pm. Participation is free and no prior registration is required.

HAB's new exhibition, 'In the Everlasting Flux', invites you to reconsider the fundamentals of image-making and visuality, and to re-examine canonical works.

The House of Music Hungary recently won an award at the European Museum of the Year Award (EMYA), the most important ceremony for museums in Europe.

You can also bid on the world-famous American fashion designer Vera Wang's white gold ring at BÁV ART's 12th online auction, until 10 June.

The Margaret Island Theatre will open its classical music concert season with a performance by Kristóf Baráti and the National Philharmonic.

The world-famous actress Emilia Clarke is working on her next project in Budapest, but she found time for some fun, too, appearing at the Opera House at the weekend.

On Friday, 30 May, the world-famous Malevo company will shake up Budapest in the early summer evening with its special style and frenetic energy.

The first Evening Walk of the season will take place on 29 May at the Budapest Zoo, where you can discover many of the secrets behind the scenes.