Enjoy an hour long Hungarian Folk Show on the river Danube in Budapest on an evening cruise. The Folk Show Cruise program is available with an optional 4 course dinner served at your very own table. The length of the cruise is 3 hours, from 7.30pm to 10.30pm.
Folk Show & Dinner
Prices until Apr 30, 2019:
- Price with 4 Course Dinner €55
- Price of Dinner & Unlimited Wines/Beers/Soft Drinks €75
- Children Price with 4 Course Dinner €49
Prices from May 1, 2019:
- Price with 4 Course Dinner €63
- Price of Dinner & Unlimited Wines/Beers/Soft Drinks €88
- Children Price with 4 Course Dinner €57
Inclusions:
- 3 hour Cruise on Danube
- Folk Show of 45 min with 15 min Folk Dance Learning
- 4-course Dinner (4 options for main course: Duck / Fish / Chicken / Beef / Vegetarian )
- Your Dinner will be served by the catering staff
- 1 Welcome Drink (Sparkling Wine or Palinka or Orange Juice), or upgrade to Unlimited Drink Package for 3 hours
- Live Music: Salon Music (2h), followed by Folk Music & Dance Show (1h)
- City Central Boarding & Arrival (near Elizabeth Bridge)
- Window Seat Tickets available for an additional charge (€10 per person)
- Privacy: enjoy your own Table (only You & your guests will be seated together)
- AC (Air-conditioned cruise in warm weather) / Heated in cold weather
- Wi-Fi: free internet access included
- UNESCO World Heritage Sights in the city of Budapest
- Special Dietary Needs: Vegan Menus, Gluten Free, Lactose Free Meals on request (please let us know in advance)
- Modern Catamaran ship
- Wheelchair Accessible Boat (and Toilet)
- Children Discount available (5-10 years)
- Free for Children Under 5 (Without Dinner)
- Guide Dogs welcome on board
- E-Ticket via email (no printing needed)
Schedule of the Folk Show Cruise
Budapest River Folk Dance Show
The Hungarian Folk Dance Show includes the traditional dances and dance motifs of various regions of historic Hungary like Kalocsa town or Szatmar county, including spectacular Bottle Dances (women balancing bottles on their heads while dancing), Stick Dances (men acting out shepherd with their herding sticks, making tricky dance moves). The 4 -6 dancers will present the Hungarian dances in a lively and enjoyable way, also showing various costumes of highlighted folk regions (different colors, patterns and embroidery).
Learning a Bit of Folk Dance?
The Hungarian Folk Show is followed by an interactive and fun workshop where you will get an opportunity to learn a bit of Hungarian Folk Dances. But only if you really want to, there is no pressure (but it is fun!). You can even get a photo of yourself / yourselves with the dancers, and more.
The folk dancers are the members of the traditional folk ensemble called Folkrhythms, who gained show experience in the former, nationally and internationally acclaimed Rajko Folk Ensemble. The folk dance ensemble on the river cruise is 4 – 6 dancers, plus there is a quartet playing the folk dance music for the group.
Menu of Budapest Dinner Cruise with Folk Show
Starters
Spring Salad with Honey-Mustard Dressing (GF) (V)
Buchée Bites filled with a Selection of Traditional Creams, served with Rocket Salad
Soups

Soup on Budapest Dinner Cruise
Goulash Soup (GF) (LF)
Potato Cream Soup with Carrot Curl Topping (GF) (LF) (V)
Main Courses with Side
You can choose from the following main course options on the dinner cruise:
FISH: Roasted Trout with Almond Coating on Steamed Green Bean Bed with Mashed Potato and Dill Sauce (GF)
CHICKEN: Chicken Breast Slices with Saffron Risotto (GF)
VEAL: Veal Beef Stew with Hungarian Noodle Dumplings (LF)
DUCK: Duck Leg Confit with Buttery Mashed Potato served with Steamed Red Cabbage (GF)
VEGETARIAN: Grilled Halloumi Cheese served with Fresh Garden Salad (GF) (V)
VEGAN: Tofu with Fresh Salad (GF) (LF) (V)
Desserts
Flan Cake with Forest Fruit Ragout Seasonal Fruit Salad (GF) (LF) (V)
GF – Gluten Free
LF – Lactose Free
V – Vegetarian
Unlimited Drink Package with Dinner Cruise
You may upgrade your Budapest Dinner Cruise ticket to include a 3 hour Unlimited Drink Package.
The price of the Dinner Cruise with dinner, unlimited drinks for 3 hours is €75. You can enjoy the following drink options:
Wines from Hungary
You can choose from a variety of fine Hungarian wines. The red wine, white wine, rose and Tokaji selection is of the Hungarian Waldorf Manufacture’s wines, made in Mihaly Figula’s (awarded as the Hungarian Winemaker of the Year), and Zoltan Gunzer’s excellent Winery.
Viktoria Pinot Gris 2013/14, Figula Mihaly,
Balatonfured Vencel Rose 2014, Gunzer Zoltan,
Villany Vilmos Cuvee 2013/14, Gunzer Zoltan,
Villany Mindenjo Tokaji Cuvee 2012, Basilicus Szolobirtok, Tokaj-Hegyalja
Sparkling Wines
Hungarian Sparkling wine in dry and sweet versions from the BB Fizz Winery.
Bottled Beers
Staropramen Beer
Soft Drinks
Fruit Juices
Fizzy Drinks
Mineral Water
Hot Drinks
Coffee selection
Tea selection
Further Hungarian Folk programs are also available in Budapest.
Dear Sir/Madam,
I have an international scienctific organization at Budapest on 24-26 May.
I am planning to boat tour with folk dance on 26 May for my participants around 50 people.
Could you give me price for:
single boat tour?
boat tour with non-alcohol drink?
boat tour with non-alcohol drink + cookies?
boat tour with meal?
Best regards
Dear Kemal,
thank you for your inquiry.
We have contacted you with a private group offer for your Budapest river cruise on your given email address.
Hello! If we bought a map of Budapest, can we to get a discount when you buy folklore cruise online?
Hello Tatiana,
thank you for contacting us.
I am afraid, I am not really sure what you meant when you said map of Budapest.
Did you perhaps mean the Budapest Card tourist card including discounts?
https://budapestrivercruise.com/folk-dance-show-on-budapest-evening-cruise
Waiting for your kind reply.
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Hi there,
I want to book the dinner folk cruise on Christmas Day for myself and my parents. I’d like the unlimited drinks package where as they want the standard package but it won’t let me book both at the same time. Do I book and pay for them and then book another place for myself separately? If I do that does that mean that we can’t sit together or do we choose where we sit on arrival. If you could let me know that would be great so I know what to book. Many thanks.
Hello Nicola,
thank you for your comment.
There will only be special festive cruises on 25 December, the Folk Dinner Cruise will not run on 25 December. The Christmas Day dinner cruises are either a la carte, served dinner, or buffet style (the dishes are self served and inclusive in buffet dinners). On all dinner cruises, you can choose from several kinds of meals (meat dishes, vegetarian options, soups, salads, desserts).
The available cruises for 25 December can be found on the following website:
https://budapestrivercruise.com/budapest-christmas-cruises-december-25
I hope I could be of help.
Are there tickets for tonight?
Hello June,
thank you for your email.
Yes, of course, there are still available tickets left for this fantastic program.
Online booking is on:
https://budapestrivercruise.com/folk-dance-show-on-budapest-evening-cruise
Have a great time on board tonight.
HI there, Is this a guided tour with some descriptions of the buildings we’ll be passing?
Hello Megan,
thank you for your comment.
If you wish to have an audio guide during the programs, let me please suggest you the following cruises:
https://budapestrivercruise.com/budapest-sightseeing-cruise-multi-language-guide
https://budapestrivercruise.com/6-30-pm-guided-evening-cruise-in-budapest
https://budapestrivercruise.com/8-15pm-evening-cruise-on-the-danube-in-budapest
https://budapestrivercruise.com/9-30-pm-sightseeing-budapest-boat-tour-on-the-danube
The Folk Dinner Cruise (and dinner cruises) does not have any guide while cruising.
I hope I could be of help.
If we book the dinner with folk dance, where do we go to dock and what is the name of this boat?
Dear Rowena,
The name of the ship is Taltos, and the meeting point is 5 min walk from Budapest city center at Dock 11 near Elizabeth Bridge, Marcius 15 Square.
Hello,
I have a question. We need a total of six tickets. Two with the unlimited drinks, two for the regular drink option, and two kids. We want the window seats, and we were wondering if there is a children’s menu, for one of the kids.
Thank you,
Tiffanie Alexander
Dear Tiffanie,
thank you for your inquiry.
We will soon be in touch with you via email. Thank you for your patience.
Dear Sir/Madam,
I have a large conference in Budapest in September.
I would like to enquire about the boat tour with folk dance for my participants around 50 people.
Could you give me price for:
single boat tour?
boat tour with non-alcohol drink?
boat tour with non-alcohol drink + cookies?
boat tour with meal?
Best regards
Anne
Hello Anne
thank you for your email.
We will soon send you an email.
Thank you for your patience.
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“Guide Dogs welcome on board”
Dear Naresh,
thank you, we have contacted you via email.
I have just paid via PayPal but have not received any confirmation for my cruise tonight. Is there a number I can contact to check?
Dear Hayley,
thank you for contacting us.
I would like to confirm that we have received your booking, and the confirmation email has automatically been sent to your given email address.
I have now forwarded it from our backup email address.
Please check the junk/spam folder of your mailbox too.
hello Danube cruise.
im a group of 30 people who are about to get to Budapest in april- and i would like to hear which prices you could give us for the trip?
Hello Tobias,
thank you for contacting us.
We have just contacted you via email offering you some group discounts on the Budapest river cruises in April. Please check your inbox and spam folder too.
Hello! I have booked a hotel through booking and have received a 10% discount for dinner cruises. If I book a cruise online can you apply that doscount?