| BudaFest 2026 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Tue, Jan 06 | Wed, Jan 07 | Thu, Jan 08 | Fri, Jan 09 | Sat, Jan 10 | Sun, Jan 11 | Time | Ballroom 1 | Ballroom 2 | Ballroom 3 | Hallway | Ballroom 1 | Ballroom 2 | Ballroom 3 | Hallway | Ballroom 1 | Ballroom 2 | Hallway | Ballroom 1 | Ballroom 2 | Ballroom 3 | Hallway | Academy | Ballroom 1 | Ballroom 2 | Ballroom 3 | Hallway | Academy | Ballroom 1 | Ballroom 2 | Ballroom 3 | Hallway | Academy | ||||
| 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 09:00 - 10:00 Registration | 9 | 09:30 - 10:00 Audition for latecomers, crying office | 09:30 - 10:00 Registration | 9 | 9 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 10 | 10 | 10:00 - 11:00 Piloting Power & (T&N) | 10:00 - 11:00 Level up your feel (J&T) | 10:00 - 11:00 Cross flow (J'Em) | 10:00 - 11:00 Registration | 10 | 10:00 - 11:00 Socail Marathon - continued | 10 |
10:00 Welcome meeting 10:00 - 11:30 Audition for level 2-6 | 10 | 10:00 - 11:00 Maxime & Torri | 10:00 - 11:00 Sean & Alyssa | 10:00 - 11:00 Thibault & Nicole | 10:00 - 11:00 Jakub & Emeline | 10 | 10 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 11 | 11:00 - 12:00 Registration | 11 | 11:10 - 12:10 Cross flow (J'Em) | 11:10 - 12:10 Practice | 11:10 - 12:10 Piloting Power & (T&N) | 11 | 11:00 - 17:00 Free practice | 11:00 - 12:00 Switch basics 2 Igor & Joao | 11 | 11 | 11:15 - 12:15 Maxime & Torri
12:30 Registration closes for Jack&Jill competitions! | 11:15 - 12:15 Semion & Maria | 11:15 - 12:15 Sean & Alyssa | 11:15 - 12:15 Ben & Cameo | 11:15 - 12:15 Thibault & Nicole | 11 | 11:00 - 12:00 Semion & Maria | 11:00 - 12:00 Sean & Alyssa | 11:00 - 12:00 Jakub & Emeline | 11:00 - 12:00 Jordan & Tatiana | 11 | |||||||||||||||
| 12 | 12:00 - 12:15 12:00 Welcome meeting 12:00 - 12:50 Audition | 12 | 12:20 - 13:20 Practice | 12:20 - 13:20 Cross flow (J'Em) | 12:20 - 13:20 Piloting Power & (T&N) | 12 | 12:15 - 13:15 Switch - advanced Igor & Joao | 12:30 - 15:30 Chuck's judges training location: Panorama I | 12 | 12:00 - 13:00 Thibault & Nicole | 12:00 - 13:00 Jordan & Tatiana | 12:00 - 13:00 Maxime & Torri | 12:00 - 13:00 Jakub & Emeline | 12 | 12:30 - 13:30 Jordan & Tatiana Multi-class every level 4-5-6 | 12:30 - 13:30 Jakub & Emeline | 12:30 - 13:30 Ben & Cameo Every level 3 | 12 | 12:15 - 13:15 Jordan & Tatiana | 12:15 - 13:15 Thibault & Nicole | 12:15 - 13:15 Semion & Maria | 12:15 - 13:15 Maxime & Torri | 12 | |||||||||||||
| 13 | 13:00 - 14:00 Piloting Power & (T&N) | 13:00 - 14:00 Level up your feel (J&T) | 13:00 - 14:00 Cross flow (J'Em) | 13 | 13 | 13:15 - 14:30 | 13 | 13:10 - 14:10 Jordan & Tatiana | 13:10 - 14:10 Thibault & Nicole | 13:10 - 14:10 Sean & Alyssa | 13:10 - 14:10 Ben & Cameo | 13:10 - 14:10 Semion & Maria | 13 | 13:30 - 14:00 |
13:40 Judges meeting in Staff Room | 13 | 13:30 - 14:30 Ben & Cameo | 13:30 - 14:30 Jakub & Emeline | 13:30 - 14:30 Jordan & Tatiana | 13:30 - 14:30 Semion & Maria | 13 | |||||||||||||||
| 14 | 14:10 - 15:10 Piloting Power & (T&N) | 14:10 - 15:10 Practice | 14:10 - 15:10 Cross flow (J'Em) | 14 | 14:30 - 15:30 Level up your feel (J&T) | 14:30 - 15:30 Cross flow (J'Em) | 14:30 - 15:30 Practice | 14 | 14:30 - 15:30 Partner stealing Joao & Nana & Igor | 14 | 14:25 - 15:25 Semion & Maria | 14:25 - 15:25 Jakub & Emeline | 14:25 - 15:25 Maxime & Torri | 14:45 - 16:45 Chuck's judges training location: Panorama I | 14:25 - 15:25 Sean & Alyssa | 14 |
~14:15 J&J All-Star Prelim heat 1-2
~14:45 J&J Novice Prelim heat 1-8 |
~14:45 J&J Inter Prelim heat 1-6 |
14:00 J&J All-Star Prelim - Heat 1 | 14 | 14:45 - 15:45 Semion & Maria | 14:45 - 15:45 Maxime & Torri | 14:45 - 15:45 Thibault & Nicole | 14:00 - 16:00 Chuck's judges training location: Panorama I | 14:45 - 15:45 Sean & Alyssa | 14 | ||||||||||
| 15 | 15 | 15:40 - 16:40 Cross flow (J'Em) | 15:40 - 16:40 Piloting Power & (T&N) | 15:40 - 16:40 Level up your feel (J&T) | 15 | 15:30 - 17:00 Thu evening pass: 15 € entry - free for Marathon participants | 15 | 15:35 - 16:35 Maxime & Torri | 15:35 - 16:35 Semion & Maria | 15:35 - 16:35 Jordan & Tatiana | 15:35 - 16:35 Thibault & Nicole | 15 | 15 | 15 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 16 | 16:20 - 17:20 Practice | 16:20 - 17:20 Piloting Power & (T&N) | 16:20 - 17:20 Practice | 16 | 16 |
15:30 Registration closes for Social Strictly, J&J: Sophisticated & Newcomer competitions! |
16:30 Judges meeting in Staff Room | 16 |
16 45 Registration closes for Strictly competitions! 16:45 - 17:45 Floor trial | 16 |
~16:25 J&J Advanced Prelim heat 1-4 | 16 | 16:00 - 17:00 Jakub & Emeline | 16:00 - 17:00 Thibault & Nicole | 16:00 - 17:00 Jordan & Tatiana | 16:00 - 17:00 Sean & Alyssa | 16 | |||||||||||||||||||
| 17 | 17:30 - 18:30 Level up your feel (J&T) | 17:30 - 18:30 Cross flow (J'Em) | 17:30 - 18:30 Piloting Power & (T&N) | 17 |
17:00 Social Marathon starts
Wednesday party 10 € entry for non-Focus participants / 45 € for Social Marathon | 17:00 - 18:00 Registration | 17 | 17:00 - 19:00 |
17:10 Social Strictly Prelim |
17:00 Social Strictly - Heat 1 | 17 | 17 |
~17:15 J&J Novice Semi-final 1-3
~17:55 J&J Adv. Semi-final 1-2 |
~17:15 J&J Inter Semi-final 1-3 | 17 | 17:15 - 18:15 Jakub & Emeline | 17:15 - 18:15 Sean & Alyssa | 17:15 - 18:15 Maxime & Torri | 17:15 - 18:15 Jordan & Tatiana | 17:15 - 18:15 Ben & Cameo | 17 | |||||||||||||||
| 18 | 18:40 - 19:40 Cross flow (J'Em) | 18:40 - 19:40 Piloting Power & (T&N) | 18:40 - 19:40 Level up your feel (J&T) | 18 | 18:00 - 22:00 Practice | 18:00 - 19:00 Social connection Joao & Nana | 18 |
J&J Newcomer Prelim
J&J Sophisticated Prelim | 18 | 18:00 - 19:00 Ben & Cameo Multi-class every level 4-5-6 | 18:00 - 19:00 Sean & Alyssa
18:00 Check your Strictly heat! | 18:00 - 19:00 Maxime & Torri Every level 3 | 18 |
~18:20 J&J All-Star Semi-final 1 (4 songs)
~18:40 | 18 | 18:30 - 19:30 Ben & Cameo Multi-class every level 4-5-6 | 18:30 - 19:30 Thibault & Nicole | 18:30 - 19:30 Chuck & Lauren Every level 3 | 18 | |||||||||||||||||
| 19 | 19 | 19:00 - 19:15 Practice 19:15 - 20:15 Switch basics 1 Igor & Joao 19:15 - 19:30 Practice | 19 |
~19:15 Social Strictly Semi-final
J&J Newcomer Semi-final
J&J Sophisticated Semi-final | 19:00 - 20:00 | 19 | 19:00 - 21:40 |
19:30 Novice/Inter Strictly prelim |
19: 15 Judges meeting in Staff Room
19:20 Novice/Inter Strictly - Heat 1 | 19 |
19:50 Champions J&J Prelim | 19 | 19:30 - 21:00 | 19 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 20 | 20 | 20:30 - 22:00 WCS Out of box Joao & Nana | 20 |
20:45 J&J Sophisticated (2-3 couples spotlight) | 20:00 - 21:00 | 20 |
~20:15 Open Strictly prelim | 20 |
20:00 J&J Champions Prelim heat 1 (4 songs)
~20:20 J&J Novice Final (all-skate) (3cpl spotlight)
~20:50 J&J Intermediate Final (3cpl spotlight) | 20 | 20 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 21 | 21:30 - 02:00 | 21 | 21 |
J&J Newcomer Final (all-skate)
Social Strictly Final (spotlight) | 21 |
~21:50 |
~21:20 Novice/Inter Strictly semi
~21:40 Open Strictly semi |
21:10 Novice/Inter Strictly - Heat 1 | 21 |
~21:15 J&J Advanced Final (push out spotlight)
~21:55 J&J All-Star Final (spotlight) 1 song | 21 |
21:00 Invitational J&J
21:40 | 21 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 22 | 22 | 22:00 - 22:50 | 22 |
~22:00
22:45 | 22 |
22:30 Routines | 22 |
~22:30 | 22 |
22:30 Pro - Winners fun J&J | 22 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 23 | 23 | 23:00 - 00:20 Live Acoustic Set @hangacsimarton
Open end | 23 |
23:00 Lead & follow
23:45~05:00 | 23 | 23:30 - 23:45 Novice/Inter Strictly Final (2-3 couples spotlight)
~23:45 Open Strictly Final (spotlight)
Open end |
23:20 Novice/Inter Strictly Final | 23 |
23:15 J&J Champions Final (spotlight) 2 songs (slow-fast)
Open end | 23 | 23:00 - 06:00 | 23 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Technical Ballroom closed Awards Competition Deadline Level 2 Level 3 Level 4 Marshaling Party Pro Show Reception Area Social class Social dance Level 2 Level 3 Level 3 Level 4 Level 4 Level 5 Level 5 Level 6 Level All-star All level | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||