Click here to view season passes for the 2024–25 season of the Budapest Festival Orchestra.
The program of the Budapest Festival Orchestra is accessible from the menu “Concerts and Tickets”, under the option “Calendar” or in our online concert booklet. Click here to view the concerts of the 2023–24 season. Click here to view the concertst ofthe 2024–25 season.
PURCHASING CONCERT TICKETS AND SEASON PASSES
Season pass sales for the general public begin on Wednesday, April 3, 2024, at 10.00 a.m.
Single ticket sales and flexible season pass sales for concerts included in season passes begin for the general public on Tuesday, April 30, 2024, at 10.00 a.m. BFO Patrons have the option to purchase tickets early. You can find the dates for Patrons' priority booking for the 2024-25 season here.
ONLINE TICKET PURCHASE
There is no handling fee for online purchases. If you buy your season pass or ticket online, you will receive an e-season pass or an e-ticket (in PDF format) by email. Please be sure to check your spam folder as well! E-season passes are fully valid electronic season passes that give you access to all the performances included in your season pass. To protect the environment, instead of printing out your e-season pass or e-ticket please save the PDF email attachment to your smartphone and present it at the venues with electronic admission (Müpa Budapest, Castle Garden Bazaar). If this is not possible, show the printout of your e-season pass or e-ticket. If you would like to exchange your e-season pass for a paper ticket, you can do so in person at the BFO’s offices by August 31, 2024.
We recommend registering on the bfo.hu website, logging into your account prior to making a purchase, and managing your season passes or concert tickets there. In your account, you can view your tickets for the season, and you don’t need to worry about looking for or downloading attachments sent by email.
Please note that SZÉP Cards, and OTP Cafeteria Cards can only be used when making purchases in person. For online purchaseses, using these forms of payment is not possible.
During the season, information about performances of the season passes (concert reminders, program changes, ticket refund information in case of cancelled concerts, stream links, etc.) will always be sent to the email address provided by the season pass purchaser at the time of purchase. If you have also purchased a season pass for your friends, please forward these information letters to your fellow season pass holders.
PURCHASE AT TICKET OFFICES
BFO ticket office
1036 Budapest, Nagyszombat u. 1. (You can reach our ticket office located on the 1st floor by using the stairs. If you encounter difficulty accessing our office due to the absence of an elevator, please inform our staff via intercom during check-in that you need a ground floor service.)
Opening hours: Mon, Wed, Thu, Fri: 10:00 – 2:00 p.m., Tue: 10:00 – 4:00 p.m.
We accept cash, credit/debit card, SZÉP card and OTP Cafeteria Card.
Season passes and concert tickets can also be purchased through the nationwide network of Interticket offices and from the Budapest Festival Orchestra’s special vendors at:
Rózsavölgyi Szalon Arts & Café
1052 Budapest, Szervita tér 5., phone +36 1 266 8337
Müpa Budapest ticket office
1095 Budapest, Komor Marcell utca 1., phone +36 1 555 3300
Liszt Academy ticket office
1061 Budapest, Liszt Ferenc tér 8., phone +36 1 321 0690
DYNAMIC PRICING
We are introducng dynamic pricing from the 2024–25 season. Dynamic, or demand-based pricing is a sophisticated pricing process where the price of an event is determined by demand and supply, and therefore, prices may go up and down from time to time. Dynamic pricing may also result in varying ticket prices for different dates of a given program. The current ticket prices of the concerts are always the same at the ticket vendors and on the online platforms, however, in the case of online purchases, the price of a ticket already in your basket will not change. Dynamic pricing will not affect the price of season passes. Discounts on flexible season passes will be calculated based on fixed ticket prices until July 31, 2024. Click here for more information on dynamic pricing.
EXTRA OPTIONS
Flexible season pass
From the day the single ticket sales begin, we will also offer flexible season passes, allowing you to select which 5+ orchestral performances you wish to see included in the pass. The discount on the price of single tickets depends on how many concerts are included in your pass: 15% in the case of 5-6 concerts, 17% in the case of 7-8 concerts and 20% in the case of 9 or more concerts. The flexible season pass discount applies when purchasing your tickets for all selected performances in the same transaction.
Guests in wheelchairs
Subject to the availability of seats, visitors in wheelchairs may request a free ticket up to one week before the concert by sending an email to rendeles@bfz.hu. Companions are eligible for a 50% discount.
Payment by installments
You may purchase your season passes in two installments; in this case, a handling fee of 5% of the total sales price will be charged. You will receive your season pass upon payment of the second installment. The deadline for making the payment is August 31, 2023. Payment by installments may only be requested in person at the BFO’s office.
Fricsay family season pass
Purchase a Fricsay season pass and children will receive 50% off. The discount is only available on season pass purchases for two adults and at least one child. To receive the discount, please visit the BFO’s offices and present the child(ren)’s ID card(s).
BFO Gift Card
The Budapest Festival Orchestra now offers gift cards - the perfect present for any occasion. Gift cards are available in values of 5,000, 10,000, 15,000 and 20,000 HUF, and may be purchased in person at the BFO’s ticket office on Bécsi út or online by clicking here.
Please note that gift cards may only be purchased using bank cards or cash; we can only accept SZÉP cards when purchasing season passes and concert tickets. We appreciate your understanding.
Gift cards may be used to purchase Budapest Festival Orchestra season passes and tickets for any concert, up to the value indicated on the card, and remain valid for 365 days from the date of purchase. Should the price of the season pass or ticket selected exceed the value available on the gift voucher, the difference may be settled using other payment methods (cash, bank card or SZÉP card).
TICKET PRICES 2024–2025
|
Prices (HUF) |
I. | II. | III. | IV. | V. | VI. |
| Müpa, BBNCH | 20 400 | 14 300 | 13 000 | 9 100 | 7 300 | 4 400 |
|
Liszt Academy, Grand Hall |
16 200 | 12 100 | 10 500 | 7 300 | 5 800 | 4 400 |
|
Midnight Music – Bálna Budapest and Castle Garden Bazaar |
3 000 | |||||
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Chamber Music – BFO Rehearsal hall / BMC |
5 000 | |||||
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Cococa concerts – BFO Rehearsal hall |
4 000 |
The Budapest Festival Orchestra reserves the right to change the dates, the program and the performers.
Online customer service
We look forward to hearing from you at any of the following telephone numbers or email addresses:
- By phone:
+36 1 489 43 30; +36 1 489 4331; +36 1 489 43 32; +36 1 882 7671; +36 1 489 4338 - Email:
rendeles@bfz.hu
DEAR AUDIENCE MEMBERS,
Please avoid making purchases on the Viagogo website. As many of you have pointed out, www.viagogo.com/hu is charging several times what we do for tickets to the Budapest Festival Orchestra’s concerts. We are not under contract with the above website and have no influence on the prices they have established there. Do not allow yourselves to be cheated and overcharged!
The easiest ways to buy tickets to our concerts is still online through the bfz.hu website, without administration costs, or in person at the Budapest Festival Orchestra’s office as well as at concert venue ticket offices.
Important notice The ticket entitles the holder to one entry to the performance overleaf on the date specified. • Audience members attend the performance at their own risk. By purchasing the ticket, the ticket holder agrees to accept and follow the policy and security instructions of the event venue. • Latecomers may only occupy their seats during intermissions. For performances with no intermissions, this is not guaranteed. • The use of the cloakroom is mandatory. • To avoid any interruption of the performance, mobile phones must be switched off.
You are advised that video and audio recordings may be made of the performance, potentially showing the ticket holder. The ticket holder acknowledges that they may make no claims against the directors, the makers or any other rightful users of the recordings regarding the recordings. • The Budapest Festival Orchestra reserves the right to change the date, the venue, the concert program, and the performers.
Please note: A ticket is a document entitling the holder to use a service, for which consideration has already been paid. • Refunds for tickets may only be claimed if the performance is cancelled, and only within the period specified for the event. • Tickets cannot be exchanged. • Any person who forges a ticket or uses a forged ticket may be liable to civil and/or criminal proceedings.
Please click here for the data privacy statement of the Budapest Festival Orchestra.
