1. Szimpla Music
Music is eternal, music is universal. Music is everywhere in Szimpla Kert. Join us online for all our music programs!
– Free concerts every Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday
– Szimpla Open Stage every Friday
– Szimpla Jam every Sunday
– Self-awareness Diszkos every second tuesday, Dance DJs every Thu, Fri
– Hungarian traditional folk dance club in the concert hall every Monday
– Record your music at Szimpla Recordings’ Studio
You can find us online under Szimpla Music at Facebook (Live)
Youtube
Soundcloud
Spotify
Mixcloud
Look for our annual music selection at the Shisha bar in Szimpla Kert!
2. Szimpla Farmers’ Philosophy
In Szimpla Kert and Szimpla Háztáji we believe in farm-to-table. This is why we’re
– running Szimpla Farmers’ Market every Sunday
– putting food and drinks from first producers on your table in Szimpla Háztáji and Szimpla Kitchen every day
– pouring you craft wine in our Wine Bar and tapping you craft Beers at our craft Beer bars in Budapest and Berlin
– preparing a brunch for you from fresh ingredients from our market every Sunday upstairs
3. Szimpla Cultural Centre
We’re in huge favor of arts and culture. You can:
– constantly see contemporary exhibitions and permanent pieces of arts on our walls and in our rooms
– watch mapped animations, 8mm and 35mm projections on our dedicated screens and walls
– experience musical talent programs every spring
4. Szimpla Social, Urban and Environmental responsibility
We in Szimpla are committed to local communities, liveable cities and the protection of the environment. That is why
– we organize a Common Cauldron every Sunday for the benefit of NGOs
– we participate in the European Volunteer Service Programme
– we started Kazinczy Living Library and the Kazinczy Social Hub project
– we keep a photo library at Budapest Katalógus where you can encounter city-dwellers
– We're all about a green and sustainable Budapest! Help us by signing our petitions, riding Ride Kálmán bikes rented from our Bike Cellar or getting by walking to our Cycling Circus or SzimPLANT city jungle events every month!
– Also, NO STRAW. (You can still take a PLA straw if you want.)
– Check Szimpla Tattoo on Facebook for blind tattoo events combined with charity.
5. Szimpla Design
Szimpla loves design! Therefore we
– have a Szimpla Design Shop with a selection of antiques, Hungarian designer items and upcycled products redesigned by Szimpla.
– also offer our products through the Szimpla Design webshop (coming soon)
6. Get Szimply Amused!
You get 10% extra credit and a chance to skip the night lines with Szimpla Cards. Ask the bartenders!
+1 Share your ideas with us!
If you have any ideas to realize, any art to show, feel free to contact us! Szimpla Showroom is open for your ideas, tell them to Anna at szimpla@szimpla.hu. Media, markets, guided tours: Orsi – orsi.liptay@szimpla.hu, Musical programs: Balázs – ballator@szimpla.hu Group reservations: Mariana – szalon@szimpla.hu, Lost&Found: lostandfound@szimpla.hu
Budapest Music Scenes
go for a classical music concert at the recently renovated music hall of the Hungarian Music Academy
try out and buy exotic instruments from all over the world in the EthnoSound shop
try out and buy traditional instruments in Tajti Music
surprise yourself with a CD, MC or LP in the Wave Record Store
buy LPs in Somogyi Béla Record Store
go for a concert at the A38 boat
Restaurants
Have lunch in Kőlevesben
Try out Kazimír
Pop in for a BBQ in Fat Mama Eatery
Visit Kispiac Bisztró for a typical Hungarian meal.
Are you Vegan? Try Vegan Garden!
+1 Countryside escape
Visit Kőtenger by Lake Balaton, book your room in Sárffy House!!
Have a meal in Zománc Bisztró, Vászoly (near Lake Balaton)
Or spend a few days in Naturahill Guesthouse, and try out their restaurant (in the picturesque Danube curve)
Accomodation
Book your stay in the one-time toy store, Bazar Hostel
Or in the historical building of the Maverick Hostel.
Civil communities
See the sunset at Valyo Kikötő (Harbor), or Kabin, two art dominated community places on the side of the Danube!
Don’t miss Telep, the independent complex cultural space in the heart of the city!
Try out Hungarian specialities in Szatyorbolt, an NGO selling farmers’ goods
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Cultural heritage
Avoid the popular spas, try the hidden gem, Veli Bej!
Take a walk with your love at the scenic Gül Baba Türbe (Shrine) and Rose Garden
Explore the most beautiful excursion spots of the Buda Hills by the Children’s Railway, run by children