Once more this year, we invite our audience to join us as we get in the mood for the holidays. We believe that musical experiences can be the most beautiful gifts in the world; we kept that in mind while creating our offers to help you choose.

Discount concert tickets

If you buy at least four tickets to any of our orchestral concerts listed below this year, you will receive a 15% discount. The discount applies to tickets purchased both in-person and online. Either way, all you need to do when making your purchase is book your tickets as usual. Our system will apply the discount automatically, and the final total will be the reduced amount.

Come join us for Christmas, let’s make the light of the holiday even brighter together!

Star singers, a world-class choir and the best-known holiday masterpiece – this is what we have in store for our Christmas concert on December 26, where we will perform four cantatas from Bach's Christmas Oratorio. Julian Prégardien, a sought-after tenor for performances of Bach’s Passions, will take the stage in the role of the Evangelist. Julia Lezhneva will sing the soprano part in her angelic voice. Also on stage will be Olivia Vermeulen, whose voice stops even time itself, and audiences will also have the pleasure of hearing the flexible baritone of Hanno Müller-Brachmann. The choir movements will be performed by the Collegium Vocale Gent. This unique evening will bring sublimity, intimacy, peace and love at the Budapest Congress Center.

Winter season passes

Even December is not too late to give season passes as gifts. Here are the concerts offered in our winter and spring season passes, for which we provide a 20% discount on ticket prices.

BFO gift card

With our gift cards, you can give your loved ones the opportunity to select the concerts they most want to attend. 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. Cards are valid for 365 days from the date of purchase. You can buy gift cards for HUF 5,000, 10,000, 15,000 and 20,000 in person at the BFO’s ticket office on Nagyszombat utca or online at this link. Please note that gift cards may only be paid for by bank card or in cash. Should the price of the season pass or ticket selected exceed the value available on the gift card, the difference may be paid in cash, by bank card or SZÉP card.

Ticket to the BFO fundraising ball

Surprise your loved ones with a BFO experience unlike any other, incorporating the joy of music, dance, the arts, fun and entertainment. Join the musicians of the Budapest Festival Orchestra for dinner and an evening of entertainment in the ballroom of the Corinthia Hotel on January 30, 2026. Brace yourself for an event of unforgettable, epic fun. For further information and ticket prices, please click here.

The happiest club in Hungary is ready to welcome its new members

How about the gift of a priceless experience, beyond music? The BFO Patrons club is an open and welcoming community and, as Iván Fischer puts it, the “happiest family in Hungary.” Regular tours with the orchestra, exclusive meetings, early-bird season pass and ticket sales, musical events – membership comes with all these benefits, while also allowing you to support the BFO in making our innovative concerts a reality. Click here to find out more about the benefits of being a member of the club and here to learn how to join.

Let's meet as often as possible during the Advent season, share the joy of the holidays with each other, and continue this great journey together in the new year!