Must-see entertainment in Europe

  • Akvárium Klub

    Budapest

    This place delivers a varied program of Hungarian and international live music, from indie, rock, world and pop to electronica and beyond. The main hall…

  • Spielbank, Casino

    Spielbank Berlin

    Berlin

    Vegas it ain't, but there are still plenty of opportunities to challenge Lady Luck over a game of poker, roulette or black jack at this casino. Slot…

  • Jazz club Alexanderplatz, Via Ostia 9.

    Alexanderplatz

    Vatican City, Borgo & Prati

    Intimate, underground and hard to find – look for the discreet black door near the corner – Rome's most celebrated jazz club draws top Italian and…

  • See bands, djs and performances at former-squat OT301

    OT301

    Amsterdam

    Street art–slathered ex-squat OT301, in the former Netherlands Film Academy, hosts an eclectic roster of bands, DJs and theatre performances.

  • Cinema Elvire Popesco

    Bucharest

    Housed in the courtyard of the French Institute, one of the most frequented cultural institutions in Bucharest, this cinema screens a variety of…

  • Cinema Ideal in Lisbon

    Cinema Ideal

    Bairro Alto, Chiado & Cais do Sodré

    Opened in 1904, this small neighbourhood cinema was last refurbished in the 1950s and keeps much of the same atmosphere of a classical movie theatre. The…

  • Grand Teatret

    Copenhagen

    Just off Strøget, this historic theatre from 1923 screens a range of films from European art-house productions to mainstream dramas. You won't find…

  • RiffRaff, exterior

    RiffRaff Kino

    Zürich

    From Jim Jarmusch films and Bollywood flicks to independent Swiss productions, this art-house four-screen cinema is a cinephile hot spot. Films have been…

  • Huset-KBH

    Copenhagen

    Huset KBH is a local institution, churning out almost 1500 annual events spanning live music, theatre and art-house film, to poetry slams, cabaret and…

  • Storyville

    Helsinki

    Helsinki’s number-one jazz club attracts a refined older crowd swinging to boogie woogie, trad jazz, Dixieland and New Orleans most nights. As well as the…

  • La Place, exterior

    La Place

    Paris

    Under the Forum des Halles' custard-yellow glass canopy, Paris' inaugural hip-hop cultural centre has a 400-capacity concert hall, a 100-capacity…

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    Bord Gáis Energy Theatre

    Dublin

    Forget the uninviting sponsored name: Daniel Libeskind's masterful design is a three-tiered, 2100-capacity auditorium where you're as likely to be…

  • A-Trane, Jazz Bar Entrance

    A-Trane

    City West & Charlottenburg

    Herbie Hancock and Diana Krall have graced the stage of this intimate jazz club, but mostly it’s emerging talent bringing their A-game to the A-Trane…

  • Yugoslav Cinematheque

    Belgrade

    The Yugoslav Cinematheque's impressive and recently renovated building across from the Ethnographic Museum screens everything from the classics of world…

  • Fado singer reaches an emotional pitch at Clube de Fado, Alfama, one of Lisbon's most famous fado clubs.

    Clube de Fado

    Alfama, Castelo & Graça

    Clube de Fado hosts the cream of the fado crop in vaulted, dimly lit surrounds. Big-name fadistas performing here include Cuca Roseta and Maria Ana Bobone…

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    Yerevan Opera Theatre

    Yerevan

    The city's main entertainment venue was built in the 1930s and has two main halls: the Aram Khachaturian Concert Hall and the National Academic Theatre of…

  • The National Theatre in Prague

    Wonderful Dvořák

    Prague

    The pretty little Vila Amerika was built in 1717 as an aristocrat’s immodest summer retreat. These days it’s home to the Dvořák Museum and from May to…

  • National Theatre of Bucharest

    Bucharest

    The National Theatre is the country's most prestigious dramatic stage. The building is a 1970s-era big box that's gotten a long-overdue facelift; the…

  • ARCUB Gabroveni

    Bucharest

    Situated in the renovated former Gabroveni Inn, ARCUB is a multidisciplinary cultural centre, with a regular line-up of art exhibitions, happenings,…

  • Marakana Stadium

    Belgrade

    Serbia’s largest stadium and home to Red Star football club is officially named after its legendary player Rajko Mitić, but is better known as Marakana…

  • Toldi Artmozi

    Budapest

    An arthouse cinema and cafe by day, a hipster nightclub by night, Toldi is a unique hangout for Budapest's trendy, film-loving crowd. Films are usually…

  • Kvaka 22

    Belgrade

    A collective of young and restless artists scouted, cleaned up and created a three-storey art space in an abandoned building next to the New Cemetery…

  • Mikser House

    Belgrade

    Mikser House is a creative nucleus that once transformed Savamala with its focus on design, sustainable development, art, music and culture. It has since…

  • Green Hours 22

    Bucharest

    This old-school basement jazz club runs a lively program of jazz and experimental theatre most nights through the week, and hosts an international jazz…

  • Tivoli Koncertsal

    Copenhagen

    The Tivoli concert hall hosts Danish and international symphony orchestras, string quartets and other classical-music performances, not to mention…

  • The entrance to Glinka Capella House in St Petersburg.

    Glinka Capella House

    St Petersburg

    This historic hall was constructed for Russia’s oldest professional choir, the Emperor Court Choir Capella, founded in 1473. Originally based in Moscow,…

  • Kino, bar

    KINO

    Rotterdam

    Since the ribbon was cut in 1909, this legendary Rotterdam cinema has had bit-part roles as a music venue, a theatre and even as a hospital. Renovated in…

  • Image Theatre passage exterior.

    Image Theatre

    Prague

    Established in 1989, this theatre company uses creative black-light theatre combined with pantomime, modern dance and video – not to mention liberal doses…

  • Musicians on stage at JFC jazz club.

    JFC Jazz Club

    St Petersburg

    Very small and very New York, this cool club is the best place in the city to hear modern, innovative jazz music, as well as blues, bluegrass and various…

  • Urania National Cinema

    Budapest

    This tarted-up film palace is an art deco/neo-Moorish extravaganza showing mostly arthouse films in their original language with Hungarian subtitles. It…

  • Occii is a former squat turned local music venue

    OCCII

    Amsterdam

    Once a squat, OCCII maintains its alternative credentials, and this is a spot to get into the local scene and see underground Amsterdam bands.

  • BB King

    Moscow

    This old-style blues club hosts an open jam session on Wednesday night, acoustic blues on Sunday and live performances other nights. The restaurant is…

  • Detail of Teatro Malibran.

    Teatro Malibran

    Venice

    This pretty 17th-century theatre was built over the ruins of Marco Polo's palazzo (mansion). It now shares a classical music, opera and ballet program…

  • Outside of the Bowery

    Bowery

    Dublin

    With its burnished wood, intricate chandeliers and ship-shaped stage, this music venue is one of the best-looking bars in the city. It features live…

  • The simple yet inviting exterior of Oliwa Pub along Miodowa Street

    Oliwa Pub

    Kraków

    This threadbare bar is one of the best venues in town for live rock and you'll find performances downstairs most weekends. Even if you don't happen to…

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    Jugendkulturhaus Dynamo

    Zürich

    Offering workshops for teenagers by day, this cultural hub hosts parties and concerts at night. The musical spectrum ranges from hip-hop to metal and punk…

  • Yugoslav Drama Theatre

    Belgrade

    Founded in 1947, the highly regarded and much awarded JDP has three stages. The repertoire ranges from innovative interpretations of the classics of world…

  • World films are shown at the attractive Rialto cinema, Amsterdam

    Rialto Cinema

    De Pijp

    Opened in 1920, this art deco cinema near Sarphatipark shows eclectic art-house fare from around the world (foreign films have Dutch subtitles). Tickets…

  • Spain, Catalonia, Barcelona, the National Theatre of Catalonia, with the Agbar Tower by the architect Jean Nouvel in the background

    Teatre Nacional de Catalunya

    Barcelona

    The National Theatre of Catalonia hosts a wide range of performances, including dramas, comedies, musicals and dance in this ultra-neoclassical theatre…

  • Dakh Theatre

    Kyiv

    Simply the coolest thing that's happening on Ukrainian theatre stage. Look out for perfomances involving The Dakh Daughters – a 15-strong 'singing siren'…

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