TUZRAKTAR and other Budapest, Hungary Nightlife Tips

Nightlife Spot: Fire Warehouse

Tuzraktar (=Fire Warehouse) can be found in Tuzolto str in old and run-down warehouse buildings. The walls of this vast yard of a former medical equipment store are covered in giant abstract murals. It is opened in a huge 30 000 m2 industrial complex in June 2005. It is a creative plateform where artists have access to free working residency places, practicing, and exhibition rooms. Already 15 theaters and dance companies are working there, photographers, visual artists have occupied the place as well, one radio under construction, 500 m2 concert room, 1800m2 exhibition galery, etc. The space will be used until the end of October (for winter reasons) and they are welcoming artists from everywhere to join, produce, perform, exhibit and make parties!

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Theme: Other
Dress Code: no dress code
no entrance fee
charity is collected to pay the artists
Address: Tuzolto str 54
Directions: very close to 'Klinikak' metro station
Website: www.tuzraktar.hu

Underground, overground
It started in the summer of 2002 with the opening of Szimpla Kert. Unless you knew it was there, you would never have found it. Cross over a dusty plot of land serving as a car park and enter a doorway of bare, crumbling brick. Pass through a dimly-lit corridor, and you would emerge into the courtyard of a derelict tenement block. Derelict but no longer abandoned. Lights hang above you, strung from the walkways on the upper floor. There are dozens of people sitting round tatty tables on a collection of wobbly old chairs, and just as many standing for want of a seat. There’s music playing and there’s a bar. On a warm summer evening, it’s all remarkably pleasant. You’ve stumbled into Budapest’s first romkocsma (from the Hungarian words for a ruin and a down-at-heel pub).

Szimpla Kert (kert means garden) was an instant success. Such a success, that in subsequent summers, the idea was copied and you could choose from several other such places: Szóda Kert, Mumus, Gozsdu Udvar, Tetthely, Pótkulcs. All of these were in District VII, while in Buda was the laid-back Rác Kert. These places were arguably the life and soul of Budapest in the summer months - packed to capacity most nights, and though some were more raucous than others, they all shared the same bohemian vibe. Another thing these places shared was their fate: they have all been shut down.
Now the only romkocsma in District VII is Szimpla Kert, which moved last year to its current location at 14 Kazinczy utca. But Szimpla Kert’s days are numbered too. The local council has threatened the venue with closure if they remain open later than midnight. The Budapest Times and Budapester Zeitung spoke to some of the people behind Szimpla about how they started, their wranglings with local residents and the District VII council, and their current predicament. [...]

to read the whole article click on the link above.

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Dress Code: no dress code.
Website: http://www.budapesttimes.hu/index.php?art=778

Nightlife Spot: (where SZIGET will be too)

Opens on the 11th of June: and will be open every Friday-Saturday!!
It is on an Island (pls note: it is not Margaret Island), the atmosphere is really good, you can walk among the trees between these parties, and BED BEACH is on the bank of Duna and DOKK BEACH can be reached on a little bridge from Bed because it is a small swimming complex on the Duna.
Last year Bed Beach was all white with candles in front of the DJ.. you can imagine how cool it looked like!

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Theme: Dancing
Dress Code: Dress code: dress nice and clean. For Bed Beach White Party: dress white, otherwise you will have to stay outside.

Warnings for Bed Beach:
Too many people and too many big bold guys with Barbie girls--

For Dokk Beach: it is a cool place! you can also swim in the swimming pool or in the jacuzzi!

For Mokka Cuka: breakbeat and drum and bass... coooool place with coool guys:-))
Directions: You can take the HEV till Arpad Hid (Buda side) and walk in on the small bridge. Everything can be find in walking distance.

NO ENTRY FEE!!!!

A38 cannot be described very easily, it is the hot pot of budapesti nightlife for those who know what to look for and where they would find.

They offer a wide range of music, starting from DJ KRUSH till Maceo Parker (USA), Huutajat (FIN), Vienna Art Orchestra (A)... no enough space to list them here.

A38 is the former Ukrainian barge Artemovsk 38, which became after reconstruction one of the coolest clubs in Budapest. On the deck there is a restaurant (you have to see the menu!) and a terrace (closed in winter), and in the hold there is a dance floor. A38 is a venue for designers, artists and open-minded persons. Worth visiting.

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Theme: Other
Dress Code: No dresscode, you can come to have an elegant dinner of the boat's restaurant and then just enjoy the surroundings.

Or just come in sporty cloths, bermuda and a Tshirt.. or very modern, artistic clothes.. depends only on your mood.
Phone: +36 1 464 3946
Address: Duna
Directions: Petofi Bridge Buda Side on the Duna a very elegant boat
Website: www.a38.hu

So, are you looking for some entertainment? Other than dancing in the stomach of the boat, or on the open-air place of it?
Then be updated by the website of the boat: for example today they will have a discussion of 'Global Warming' in the pub-area. Sorry, but it is in Hungarian. You can catch up anyway after a while:-) Or you can watch the football world championship on big screen.. (as the photo shows) Or listen to jazz. Or classical music. Play tablefootball! Do anything!!

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Theme: Other
Dress Code: Anything clean will do;-)

Programm for JUNE - 2005
03 - FRI - 8pm
SBB (PL), After Crying

04 - SAT - 7pm
young writers, literature. later: DJ Joe

05 - SUN - 8pm
Fiesta verano - flamenco

09 - THU - 9pm
Looptroop (S), Cadik & Zeek (Allsoundz), Bosi & DJ Nadir (Love Alliance), Likkle T (D).

10 - FRI - 4pm
Undead Festival – Dissection (UK), Rotting Christ (GR), Sin of Kain, Tesstimony, Ahriman, Christian Epidemic, Sear Bliss, Turulvér

13 - MON - 8pm
Boysetsfire (USA), Amen (USA), The Idoru, Velvet Stab (hardcore from the USA)

15 - WED - 8pm
Pavel Fajt (CZ), Dresch Quartet

16 - THU - 8pm
Bloomsday – Wellness-Terror Duó, Tgnoise, Tudósok, DJ Kanada Káosz

17 - FRI - 8pm
Balogh Kálmán és a Gypsy Cimbalom Band, Parabab Corporation

22 - WED - 9pm
Quimby

27 - MON - 8pm
Nils Landgren Funk Unit (S)
Phone: 06 1 464 3946
Website: www.A38.hu

If you are still not interested... they write about themselfes on www.A38.hu

THE CULTURAL PROJECT

A38 is
* open to ideas and unsolicited proposals,
* independent in decision-making and from any governmental organisation,
* future oriented in choice of the themes in the programming, of the technology and due to the programmes for children and young adults,
* international in its programming, target audiences and in its project management methods.
A38's objective is to become a sparkling, dynamic cultural and community centre:
* through imaginative, high quality programming for a wide public;
* through cultural services for the public, the artists and for the business community;
* by encouraging, archiving and documenting artistic production and process.

Want to hear more commercials, or would you please be cheking it with your own eyes (ears)?:-))

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Theme: Other
Dress Code: Doesnt matter what you wear, just come!
Phone: +36 1 464 3946
Address: Duna
Directions: On the Buda side of Petofi Bride, look for a fancy boat on the River
Website: www.a38.hu

Nightlife Spot: Movies

There are 3 different type of movie theatres in Budapest:
* Multiplexes (for eg Hollywood Multiplex Duna Plaza)
* one-room movie theatres (for eg Odeon Lloyd)
* Art movies (for eg Muvesz)

Multiplex Movies:
ticket. every day usually before 4pm and holidays 990 Ft, after 4pm 1190 Ft, Tuesdays all day 600 Ft. for kids (till 12 yrs) 890 Ft, with student card 950 Ft.

Art Movies:
tickets are 780-880 Ft, Mondays all day 500 Ft, with Muvesz clubcard 30% off

All films are in original language like English, German, Spanish, Danish and with Hungarian subtitle.

Odeon:
tickets are 750 Ft, Thursdays all day 500 Ft.

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Theme: Other
Dress Code: (more info to come soon)

Was an amazing performance. Sorry guys, I love the Boat so much, somebody shoot me please!:-))

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Theme: Live Music
Dress Code: Dress... but fast!
Address: Duna
Directions: Duna, Petofi Bridge, Buda... follow the music
Website: www.a38.hu

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Theme: Other

Nightlife Spot: Kameleon Bar in Mammut2

Kameleon is set on the top floor of Mammut shopping centre, is a large one level bar with half of it's space dedicated to the dance floor. Being located in a flash new shopping centre might not be the most obvious place for the hottest club in Budapest - but what can you do? Forget the chameleon reference, the overwhelming theme here is hot - as in red hot. Everything from the walls to the plush sofas to the go-go dancers catwalk is done up in deep red with flickering gold flame patterns.

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Theme: Dancing