What is the Night of Choirs?
The XIII. Night of Choirs festival will be held on June 14, 2025. The Night of Choirs is an amateur choir festival which raises attention to the power of singing and how great it is to sing anywhere and anytime. The event begins with the Singing Square, where the choirs present themselves with a short performance. The venues of the festival are various places of the Palace District in the 8th District. The choirs will perform in different genres (Pop/Jazz, Folk/World, 20th century/Contemporary, Early, Classic, Church music). The event ends with the Community Singing, where the choirs, the audience and the organizers together can experience the pleasure and magic of singing.
When and where is the XIII. Night of Choirs?
The festival will take place in the Palace District (8th District) of Budapest, on June 14, 2025 from 4 PM to 10.30 PM.
What kind of tickets are available and how much do they cost?
You can buy tickets online and a limited number of tickets will be available at the festival’s venue as well, at the Information Desks.
Tickets can be purchased online until 6 AM on June 14, 2025.
On the spot tickets can be purchased by cash and bank card at the Information Desk at Pollack Mihály Square and Mikszáth Kálmán Square (open: 2 PM – 9 PM).
- Adult ticket (from 18 years of age): 3500 HUF in advance and 4000 HUF on the spot
- Children ticket (between 6-17): 1500 HUF
- Admission is free for children under 6.
- Supporter ticket: 10.000 HUF
During the event, photographers will capture the atmosphere of the event. By purchasing
the ticket, every visitor gives its consent to be photographed or recorded.
The organizers reserve the right to change the programme.
How will I know on the spot where I can find the specific concerts?
The location and time of the concerts are available on the website’s Events page. Booklets will be available about the program details at the venue.
Which concert venue is barrier-free?
The following venues are barrier-free at the festival (please see at Venues page in detail): Krúdy Street 11.
Can I bring my pets to the concerts?
Although we like them, unfortunately we can’t let pets inside of the concert venues.
What is the Singing Square?
At the beginning of the event at 4 PM and at half-time at 7 PM the performing choirs will give a short singing introduction at Pollack Mihály Square, so the audience can choose among the concerts of the evening.
What does Street Singing mean?
The performing choirs will have mini-concerts at Lőrinc Pap Square and Mikszáth Kálmán Square for everyone by-passing there. 🙂
What is Community Singing?
Community Singing is the closing moment of the festival at Pollack Mihály Square where we will sing together a piece written just for the Night of Choirs.
Who are the organizers of the Night of Choirs?
The Night of Choirs is organized by the volunteers of Csíkszerda Association, of the Csíkszerda choir family.
Can I perform with my choir at the Night of Choirs?
The performing choirs at Night of Choirs festival are selected by our artistic director, dr. Árpád Tóth. Choirs are invited to the event, therefore participation is not based on open application. However, we are happy to see that more and more choirs are interested in singing at Night of Choirs where we are keen to organize a diverse program year by year with new choirs.
The events are filled and closed for the June 14, 2025 festival, but on August 30, 2025 we will have a completely new event at Fiumei Road National Graveyard.
Application process: if you are interested in performing at any of the Night of Choirs events (Winter Night of Choirs, Night of Choirs, Night of Choirs at Fiumei Road National Graveyard), please contact us at korusokejszakaja@gmail.com, and please attach a short presentation and a sound recording of your choir (it doesn’t have to be a professional recording). We will then contact you about the decision of our artistic director and any further information.
Where can I turn with my questions?
You can find our contact information under the Contact page.
