St. George's Feast on the main street of the Hegyvidék. From 26 to 28 April, Városháza Square and Királyhágó Square will be the venues of various spring welcome programs. Musical games, puppet theatre performances, a dance house, crafts, face painting, balloon folding, carousels and a folk playground await families at the large-scale event. We can also prepare for concerts: on Friday at Városháza Square from 4 p.m. the Zabszalma Ensemble, at 5.30 p.m. the Tata Acoustic Project, on Saturday from 4 p.m. the Aranykapu Orchestra, from 6 p.m. the duo of jr. Lajos Sárközy and Gyula Csík, on Sunday from 3 p.m. the Lóca band and from 5 p.m. the Balance Wheel Group will perform. Villa Sevilla will play at Királyhágó Square on Friday from 6 p.m. and the Götz Saxophone Quartet on Saturday from 5 p.m.

New passenger shelters at stops. In recent years and decades, the capital has arranged the installation of passenger shelters, but for some reason not all of them have reached all stops. More and more people resented this from residents, so the Hegyvidék Municipality took matters into its own hands: it recently placed waiting areas at twenty-five locations.

The chairlift restarts. After the test runs following the extraordinary maintenance, the Zugliget Chairlift is expected to await hikers again on Saturday, April 27 from 10 a.m. The elevator will continue to operate on Monday, April 29 instead of the scheduled maintenance.

Support for tree pest control. Horse chestnut trees, sycamore and oak trees can be pest controlled at discounted prices with the support of the Hegyvidék Municipality. The district covers 50% of the costs of treatment, so residents only have to pay HUF 19,500 for wood injection and only HUF 8,255 per tree for spraying for two occasions. You can apply on the eugyintezes.hegyvidek.hu/kartevo site with an identified Hegyvidék Account until 4 p.m. on May 3. For more information, call 06-70/938-8474 or contact zoldpont@hegyvidek.hu.

Soundtracks and instrumental music. On Saturday afternoon, May 4, the MOM Cultural Centre (18 Csörsz St.) will give space to film music fans: from 3 p.m. pianist Nicholas Horvath will dazzle the audience with stunning pieces by Studio Ghibli and Hayao Miyazaki, and from 7 p.m. pianist Delphine Pillich will fascinate the audience with magical music from Harry Potter films. On Sunday, May 5, from 4 p.m., young musicians of the Weiner Brass Quintet, playing trumpet, horn, trombone and tuba, will hold a free instrument launch concert in Barabás Villa (44 Városmajor Street).

Dance to the works of Kodály. On the occasion of World Dance Day, on Monday, April 29, from 7 p.m., the company of the Győr Ballet will perform at MOMkult (18 Csörsz St.). The choreography titled Romance pays tribute to the work of world-famous Hungarian composer and musicologist Zoltán Kodály.

Exhibitions in the Hegyvidék. The newest exhibition of the Hegyvidék Gallery (10 Királyhágó Sqr.) entitled Artists on the battlefield can be visited from 25 April to 22 May, focusing on the works of painters László Mednyánszky (1852–1919) and István Nagy (1873–1937) during the First World War. Between 30 April and 23 May, an exhibition entitled Feel presents abstract, mixed-technique works by Stockholm-born Cedric Af Geijersstam can be viewed at Barabás Villa (44 Városmajor St.).

Late modern buildings show. As part of the Budapest100 architecture and culture festival, special buildings made in the 1970s will open to visitors in the capital on 11 and 12 May. Several of these, such as the Makovecz funeral home of the Farkasréti Cemetery, are located in district XII. For more information, see budapest100.hu/en.