Capital Circus of Budapest
Capital Circus of Budapest
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Neighbourhood: Zugló
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- Széchenyi fürdő • 3 min walk
- Állatkert • 4 min walk
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Emma
11 contributions
Feb 2020 • Family
Bought tickets an hour before and there were no premium seats left but ended up with a perfectly good view in a second class one. The acts are from around the world and most were enjoyable and interesting to watch- favourites being trapeze and a hoop act. The small girl group used as an intermediate between acts is terrible with six girls dressed in capes dancing badly to songs - not exactly class circus material. Was disappointed to see horses used in two acts, even though I know they will be well loved I do not think it is necessary for animals to still be used in circuses. Show was long but overall I enjoyed it and the variety of acts.
Written February 19, 2020
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Michael B
Canada8 contributions
Sept 2022
We saw the show "Rain". The sound system was painfully loud. I feel sorry for the children in the audience. They will get permanent hearing damage for sure, after being exposed to this for 2 hours. It is too bad that this place is trying to replace traditional circus entertainment with deafening noise and a boring laser show. I guess noise and lights are much cheaper to produce.
Written July 11, 2023
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Yenyen
Westwood, NJ1 contribution
May 2023
There are different shows present in this place. Before you go you should check their website to see the time and dates of performance. I had seen a wonderful show last week (Spirit-of-Steppe). It was a solid show, with great laser lighting and life music and singer which made a exciting atmosphere. It is good place to spend time with family. We had a great time.
Written May 24, 2023
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gv0410
Modiin, Israel188 contributions
May 2022 • Family
We went for the RAIN show in May. Excellent show!! Small place so if I had to go again I wouldn’t get seats in the front row. 4th or 5th row is probably better.
My 8yo really enjoyed. There were some kids age 5-6 who couldn’t stop laughing all around us. As well as older teens - EVERYONE enjoyed the show.
My 8yo really enjoyed. There were some kids age 5-6 who couldn’t stop laughing all around us. As well as older teens - EVERYONE enjoyed the show.
Written May 18, 2022
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Ashdod, Israel6 contributions
Apr 2024 • Family
This is my second time at this circus, I really liked the performance.
Whether representatives of Latvia, Russia, Kazakhstan Yemen
The performance is conducted in Hungarian, with live orchestra singing.
Very musical and colorful performance
Whether representatives of Latvia, Russia, Kazakhstan Yemen
The performance is conducted in Hungarian, with live orchestra singing.
Very musical and colorful performance
Written May 28, 2024
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Papa_philip
Nicosia, Cyprus121 contributions
Aug 2024 • Family
Pleasantly suprised, area had AC, we don't speak Hungarian but everything was self explanatory. Great acts (didn't like man with the birds), singers were decent. All in all a very fun afternoon for the kids. Arrived by metro (5 minute walk) and also combined with the zoo which is next door
Written August 25, 2024
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Ronen A
Ashqelon, HaDarom, Israel11 contributions
Very nice show, the horses and elephant is a sad part, you can see the animals are scared and they are being hit rapidly by the trainer..
Written February 27, 2015
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20Andreas12
Limassol City, Cyprus738 contributions
Jul 2015 • Family
We considered a good chance to spend a whole day for our son in Budapest thus after Zoo we visited the Circus.
We had booked our tickets prior arriving Budapest (from internet) and we had 10% discount.
Specific Circus is not only for kids, is also for adults, we laugh a lot as there are artist presenting their show from all around the world.
We spend a nice relaxing afternoon making our son happy.
We had booked our tickets prior arriving Budapest (from internet) and we had 10% discount.
Specific Circus is not only for kids, is also for adults, we laugh a lot as there are artist presenting their show from all around the world.
We spend a nice relaxing afternoon making our son happy.
Written July 27, 2015
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Mocsari_Tiborne
Budapest, Hungary6 contributions
Dec 2013 • Family
Impossible to park at the place for about 30 minutes. The whole building is an old, left-alone-for-decades kind of a stuff. The personnel is a joke. No languages, no greetings, no smiling. At the buffet you can buy truly the most unhealthy old school things for your children, for the triple price of normal.
Chairs, other furnitre, WC-s and all equipment in the building are remedies from the '70s. The spirit of the place is the old communist unfriendly atmosphere, but the prices are unbelievable.
Avoid if possible.
Röviden, magyarul: Az egész hely egy gyalázat. Parkolni lehetetlen, a hely maga kb a 70-es évek óta felújítás nélkül áll. Barátságtalan, undok, semmilyen nyelven nem beszélő személyzet. A büfé felháborító, a legundorítóbb, legegészségtelenebb termékek arcátlan árakon, a piaci árak háromszorosáért. A WC ocsmány, az egész hely atmoszférája vállalhatatlan, az árak nevetségesek. Klasszikus kommunista idők maradéka sajnos az egész, ahogy van.
Elkerülni, bármi áron.
Chairs, other furnitre, WC-s and all equipment in the building are remedies from the '70s. The spirit of the place is the old communist unfriendly atmosphere, but the prices are unbelievable.
Avoid if possible.
Röviden, magyarul: Az egész hely egy gyalázat. Parkolni lehetetlen, a hely maga kb a 70-es évek óta felújítás nélkül áll. Barátságtalan, undok, semmilyen nyelven nem beszélő személyzet. A büfé felháborító, a legundorítóbb, legegészségtelenebb termékek arcátlan árakon, a piaci árak háromszorosáért. A WC ocsmány, az egész hely atmoszférája vállalhatatlan, az árak nevetségesek. Klasszikus kommunista idők maradéka sajnos az egész, ahogy van.
Elkerülni, bármi áron.
Written September 9, 2014
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Danno_99
Europe2,051 contributions
Mar 2017 • Family
The show is about two and a half ours long (a little bit too long IMO). The performances were mostly acrobatics/balancing/trapeze acts - some of which were very impressive.
A few animal acts (horses, dogs) were less impressive. It was a bit of a stretch for the kids - some clown/magic acts would have certainly helped.
There are several types of seats - the regular ones are padded and go for ~ 3000 HUF, while the budget ones for for only 1000 HUF - an amazing price.
Having said that, the regular seats are padded - the budget seats are rigid wood - I think I know where Wizzair and Rynair took their seat design from :-).
Easy to buy tickets online - we turned up with a code and got our tickets (well, a small printed receipt with details) in an envelope at the counter there.
TIPS
1. Buy online - it's painless and you can see exactly where you're seated
2. If getting a budget seat, bring something to sit on....
3. If getting a budget seat, avoid the lower ones near the railing - sometimes performers would stand on a platform below (not really part of the main act) and would block our view of the main act
4. The concession stand was poor - if you want something to eat or drink bring it with you...
5. With small kids I'd recommend leaving during the intermission, especially if you take in the 7 pm show
A few animal acts (horses, dogs) were less impressive. It was a bit of a stretch for the kids - some clown/magic acts would have certainly helped.
There are several types of seats - the regular ones are padded and go for ~ 3000 HUF, while the budget ones for for only 1000 HUF - an amazing price.
Having said that, the regular seats are padded - the budget seats are rigid wood - I think I know where Wizzair and Rynair took their seat design from :-).
Easy to buy tickets online - we turned up with a code and got our tickets (well, a small printed receipt with details) in an envelope at the counter there.
TIPS
1. Buy online - it's painless and you can see exactly where you're seated
2. If getting a budget seat, bring something to sit on....
3. If getting a budget seat, avoid the lower ones near the railing - sometimes performers would stand on a platform below (not really part of the main act) and would block our view of the main act
4. The concession stand was poor - if you want something to eat or drink bring it with you...
5. With small kids I'd recommend leaving during the intermission, especially if you take in the 7 pm show
Written March 5, 2017
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Hello, I'd like to book tickets in advance after reading reviews this is best to get good seats however their official website seems to be down. Does anyone know if buying them directly from circus building a day in advance will be enough?
Thanks in advance!
Written July 15, 2022
Hello, I'd like to book tickets in advance after reading reviews this is best to get good seats however their official website seems to be down. Does anyone know if buying them directly from circus building a day in advance will be enough?
Thanks in advance!
Written July 15, 2022
Hi,I am wondering why is it necessary to write my tax id when I want to bye e-tickets from the official site of the Budapest Circus.
Written January 22, 2020
I dont know. You can buy ticket when you com in circus
Written February 26, 2020
mislim da imaju. mozete sve proveriti na njihovom sajtu
Written December 22, 2019
Kolika je cena ulaznice i da li je potrebno ranije rezervisati karte?
Hvala unapred,
Pozdrav!
Written October 30, 2019
Dovoljno je da dodjete sat vremena pre. Ima vise nivoa s toga je i cijena razlicita. U sustini gde god da sedite sve ce te videti kao na dlanu. Koliko se secam mslm da smo mi odabrali neke od 7 e
Written October 31, 2019
Buongiorno, mi sapreste indicare gli orari degli spettacoli? Ed i biglietti si fanno dir lì?
Written August 24, 2018
Sul sito fnc.hu/musorunk/eloadas idopontok trovi gli orari per tutto agosto. In settimana in genere gli spettacoli sono o alle 15 o alle 17. Il sabato alle 11, 15, 17. La domenica alle 11 e alle 15. Credo che andando un po'prima si riesca a trovare posto e acquistare il biglietto. Buon Divertimento!
Written August 25, 2018
gli spettacoli ci sono ogni giorno? vorremmo andarci il 16 giugno, ma dal sito non mi permette di selezionare quella data
Written June 9, 2018
what is the best way to get there from the center of budapest.
if i have a rent car this is there a way to get there there is a free parking?
it is good idea to go with little children first to the zoo and then to the circus
Written February 23, 2018
Take the Millenium Underground, M1 line (yellow line) from the Centre. I would not go there by car if there is a show because it is not easy to find a parking place. Anyway, you have to pay for the parking, it is not free! (approx. HUF 4-500/hour)
Written February 23, 2018
можно ли приобрести билеты на вторую декаду января 2018-го?
Written September 10, 2017
Проверила сейчас доступность по билетам, билеты доступны на шоу только до середины октября. Так что сейчас это невозможно, но будет возможно позже. Можно будет попытаться купить билеты на месте.
Written September 11, 2017
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