The Café Budapest Contemporary Arts Festival, formerly the Budapest Autumn Festival (
Hungarian: ''Budapesti Őszi Fesztivál'', ) is an annual
dance
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,
jazz
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,
theatre
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,
poetry
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and
fine art
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s festival founded in
Budapest
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in 1992. The festival usually takes place in early October.
Like the
Budapest Spring Festival, the Autumn Festival is also sponsored by the city, but the content is more geared to modern and avant-garde arts.
The festival overlaps with the classical Budapest Music Weeks in late September to early November.
References
External links
Café Budapest Contemporary Arts Festival website
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1992 establishments in Hungary
Festivals established in 1992
Events in Budapest
Festivals in Hungary
Arts festivals in Hungary
Autumn in Hungary