Academic Calendar
2025-2026
| 25 August – 7 September 2025 (Mon-Sun) | Enrolment period, registration period, subject registration (Autumn semester) |
To be announced | Orientation Day for International Students |
31 August 2025 (Sun) 11.00 | Honorary diploma ceremony (LF8 Grand Hall) |
1 September 2025 (Mon) 10.00 | School opening ceremony (LF8 Grand Hall) |
1 September – 9 September 2025 (Mon-Tue) | Exam period of postponed exams, final exams, and pre-audition performances |
1 September – 5 September 2025 (Mon-Fri) | Choir week |
| 8 September 2025 (Mon) | First day of classes in the Autumn semester |
8 September 2025 (Mon) 17.00 | Ceremonial senate session (habilitated and prof. emeritus diploma ceremony - LF8 Tanácsterem) |
| 8 October 2025 (Wed) | Choir day |
15 October – 16 October 2025 (Wed-Thu) | Orchestra days |
19 October 2025 (Sun) 11.00 | Encaenia (commencement ceremony for DLA, PhD, Old Academy) |
20 October - 22 October 2025 (Mon-Wed) | Orchestra days |
23 October 2025 (Thu) | National Holiday, no classes |
23 October - 2 November 2025 (Thu-Sun) | Autumn break (first day of classes: 3 November) |
6 November, 11 November - 14 November 2025 (Thu, Tue-Fri) | Orchestra days |
9 December 2025 (Tue) | Orchestra day |
13 December 2025 (Sat) | Work day (instead of 24 Dec), Saturday timetable |
| 15 December - 16 December 2025 (Mon-Tue) | Orchestra and Choir days |
19 December 2025 (Fri) | Last day of classes in the Autumn semester |
| 22 December 2025 (Mon) | First day of the examination period in the Autumn semester |
| Graduating students of the Liszt Academy finishing their studies at the end of the 1st semester: last day of classes: 5 December 2025 (Fri), exam period: 8 December 2025 – 10 January 2026 (Mon-Sat), final exam period: 12-24 January 2026 (Mon-Sat) | |
| 20 December 2025 – 4 January 2026 (Sat-Sun) | Winter break (first day of classes: 5 January 2026) |
| 24 December 2025 (Wed), 2 January 2026 (Fri) | Rest days (no classes) |
| 10 January 2026 (Sat) | Work day (instead of 2 January), Saturday timetable |
24 January 2026 (Sat) | Last day of examinations in the Autumn semester (for full-time, guest and Erasmus students as well) |
26 January - 1 February 2026 (Mon-Sun) | Exam retake period Registration period and subject registration for the Spring semester |
2 February 2026 (Mon) | First day of classes in the Spring semester |
3-8 February 2025 (Mon-Sat) | Postponed exam period (exams and final exams) |
16 March - 18 March 2026 (Mon-Wed) | Orchestra and choir days |
2-7 April 2026 (Thu-Tue) | Spring break (first day of classes: 8 April (Wed)) |
3 April 2026 (Fri) | Good Friday, no classes |
6 April 2026 (Mon) | Easter Monday, no classes |
7 April 2026 (Tue) | Holiday granted by the President |
1 May 2026 (Fri) | National holiday, no classes |
11 May - 12 May 2026 (Mon-Tue) | Choir days |
15 May 2026 (Fri) | Last day of classes in the Spring semester |
| 18 May 2026 (Mon) | First day of examination period in the Spring semester |
| Graduating students: last day of classes: 2 May 2026 (Sat), examination period: 4-23 May 2026 (Mon-Sat), final examination period: 26 May – 6 June 2026 (Tue-Sat) | |
25 May 2026 (Mon) | Pentecost, no classes |
6 June 2026 (Sat) | Last day of examination period in the Spring semester |
8-13 June 2026 (Mon-Sat) | Exam retake period |
| 27 June 2026 (Sat) 9.30, 11.00 | Diploma ceremony and school closing ceremony (LF8 Grand Hall) |