Must-see entertainment in Baku

  • Filarmoniya

    Baku

    With its twin Mediterranean-style towers, this 1910 Baku landmark was originally built as an oil-boom-era casino. The interior is as impressive as its…

  • Etud

    Baku

    There's no sign on the stairs that lead down into this very modest cellar place, but if you hit the right night you can hear some of Baku's most…

  • Opera & Ballet Theatre

    Baku

    This 1910 theatre has very distinctive twin-spired facade and a classically grand interior, though the place could do with some refreshing. It produces a…

  • Le Château

    Baku

    This is one of the city's most unapologetically grungy dives. Its live jams (typically weekends 9pm to 11pm) form a wonderfully nonchalant backdrop to the…

  • International Muğam Centre

    Baku

    This stylish concert hall, designed to resemble stylised musical instruments, hosts a sparse schedule of concerts in an eclectic variety of styles.

  • Mime Theatre

    Baku

    Superbly creative mime performances in a tiny theatre fashioned from a 1900 former chapel. Generally weekends only.

  • iTicket

    Baku

    Online booking service for a wide range of Baku shows and exhibitions.

  • Puppet Theatre

    Baku

    The dinky little puppet theatre is a distinctive 1910 neoclassical building with twin, spired domes. Shows are mostly aimed at children and have a…

  • Crystal Hall

    Baku

    It's squat and hardly beautiful but at night this diamond-faceted sports and concert venue twinkles mysteriously across the bay in subdued colours. In…

  • Nizami Cinema

    Baku

    The building is one of Baku's finest examples of 1930s Soviet art deco. Fully renovated in 2011, it's a local landmark – but most films are screened in…

  • Rotunda Jazz Club

    Baku

    This large yet little-advertised concert hall has great acoustics and is a venue for many events during the Baku Jazz Festival.