45th National Táncház Festival & Fair • Planned dates: 24–26 April 2026
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  • Tititá Dance Workshop – beginner course
    every Monday from 6 pm till 7.30 pm

    In 2026, in the beginner group of the Tititá Dance Workshop, we will begin to get acquainted with the Belső-Mezőség couple dances.

    During the course, we will cover the dances of Szék, Bonchida and Magyarpalatka from the ABSOLUTE BEGINNER level, starting from the basics.
    The aim of the course is to enable you to master one of the most popular dance house couple dances with confidence, starting from a beginner level, in a form that can be used in dance houses!

    Application: 

    Venue: Kultur Dance Stúdió – (Dance Hall 2)



    More information: 

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    +36 20 970 3625 (Zsuzsi); +36 30 902 8782 (Jocó)
  • Tititá Dance Workshop – intermediate course
    every Monday from 7.45 pm till 9.15 pm

    In the intermediate course of the Tititá Dance Workshop in the 2025-2026 academic year, we will deal with Kalotaszeg couple dances, which will include both the Hungarian (Mérai, Türei) csárdás and szapora, and the Romanian forgatós (invertita).

    From January 2026, we will start learning the Romanian (Türei) invertita from Kalotaszeg.

    The education is at an intermediate level, and we are looking for those who have previously become familiar with Transylvanian dance house dances. We start learning the dance material from the basics, and the course is structured according to the knowledge level of the applicants.

    Application:  

    Venue: Kultur Dance Stúdió – (Dance Hall 2)



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    +36 20 970 3625 (Zsuzsi); +36 30 902 8782 (Jocó)
  • Fonó Session: Irish Sessio
    every second Monday

    “Grab your instrument and join in!”

    The Fonó Session series offers free, informal community music-making on weekday evenings. Beginners and advanced musicians alike, as well as music lovers and curious listeners, are welcome to join, with or without an instrument.

    Every two weeks, the focus is on an Irish session, featuring jigs, reels, and other traditional Irish dance tunes. Following Irish session traditions, anyone is free to join the shared music-making. Typical instruments include flute, fiddle, accordion, concertina, guitar, bouzouki, banjo, and bodhrán.

    The first part of the evening is a “slow session,” a chance to learn: practicing at a gentler pace, working through tricky passages, and expanding your repertoire.

    Bring your instrument and jump in when a familiar tune comes around. Always listen to the others, you can find the international etiquette of Irish sessions here.

    Free entry!

    Sign up for our upcoming events!

    Fonó Budai Zeneház 
    1011 Budapest, Sztregova u. 3.
    +36-1-206-5300
  • “Greenfields” Irish music and dance-house | Budapest – 11th district
    dance-houses for adults 
    on the first Monday of every month from 7 pm till 9 pm

    The repertoire of the Greenfields ensemble is diverse. We can learn about the diversity of traditional Irish music, simple pub music and art are uniquely combined in their program. In the dance hall we can get acquainted with both Irish dances and Irish melodies.

    Dance instructor: Szilágyi Zsuzsi

    Entrance fee: 1500 HUF

    TEMI Fővárosi Művelődési Ház
    1119 Budapest, Fehérvári út 47.
    Tel.: 06-1-203-3868
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  • Fonó Session: Padkaporos Folk Jam
    one Monday in every month 

    “Grab your instrument and join in!”

    The Fonó Session series offers relaxed, community music-making for everyone. Beginners and advanced musicians alike, as well as music lovers and curious listeners are welcome to join, with or without an instrument.

    Once a month the Magyar Tekerőzenekar runs an informal, open workshop, where drone instruments take center stage.

    Host: Pál Havasréti

    Founded by Pál Havasréti, Ágoston Bartha, and Béla Szerényi, the ensemble remains a true folk music workshop for hurdy-gurdy players from all over the country, traditionally joined by wind instrument players and singers. The members of the group work to ensure that the thousand-year-old tradition of the hurdy-gurdy does not fade away in Hungary, and becomes even more popular. Alongside traditional rural music from the Southern Great Plain, their concerts also feature the band’s own arrangements, historical songs, sacred folk hymns, and hurdy-gurdy tunes from across Europe.

    Free entry!

    Sign up for our upcoming events!

    Fonó Budai Zeneház 
    1011 Budapest, Sztregova u. 3.
    +36-1-206-5300
  • Fonó Session: Gyimes Folk Jam and Singing | Budapest – 11th district
    every Monday from 7 pm till 11 pm

    “Grab your instrument and join in!”

    The Fonó Session series offers relaxed, community music-making for everyone. Beginners and advanced musicians alike, as well as music lovers and curious listeners, are welcome to join, with or without an instrument. The Gyimes folk jam is hosted by the Pesti Csángók Baráti Társaság.

    Everyone is welcome to join the shared music-making, singing, and dancing with flutes, violins, and hit-gardon.

    Free entry!

    Fonó Budai Zeneház
    1011 Budapest, Sztregova u. 3.
    +36-1-206-5300