Max Amini in Istanbul: Stand-Up at Lütfi Kırdar on December 11 and 12, 2026

On a December weekend, the lights of Harbiye fall on a crowd that has come to laugh in English. Max Amini brings his stand-up show to Istanbul on Friday, December 11, and Saturday, December 12, 2026, at Lütfi Kırdar, the big convention center north of Taksim Square. There are four shows over the two nights, all in English. This page covers the times, the hall, the way there and a dinner nearby. Your tickets are arranged by us, just the seats or the whole evening.

Max Amini in Istanbul: Dates and Show Times

• Friday, December 11, 2026: the 10:00 pm show.
• Saturday, December 12, 2026: the 10:30 pm show.

Doors open half an hour before each late show. The show is for ages 13 and over. Seats are held for only five minutes after the official start, so we bring you to the hall in good time.

Lütfi Kırdar, the Hall for Max Amini in Istanbul

The shows take place at the İstanbul Lütfi Kırdar International Convention and Exhibition Center, on Darülbedai Caddesi in Harbiye. It opened in 1988 as a sports and exhibition hall. In 1996, the United Nations chose Istanbul for its Habitat II summit, and the building became a convention center. It stands in the city’s Congress Valley, with large hotels around it.

The building also holds the Anadolu Auditorium, named after Asım Kocabıyık, where the Borusan Istanbul Philharmonic Orchestra gives its concerts.

Getting to Lütfi Kırdar

Harbiye, the district of the Military Museum, lies a short walk north of Taksim Square. The M2 metro stops at Taksim and at Osmanbey, and from either station you walk through Harbiye to the hall. After a late show, it is easier to skip the metro. Our driver waits outside and takes you back to your hotel.

Dinner Near Lütfi Kırdar Before or After the Show

Lokanta by Divan is nearby, on Asker Ocağı Caddesi in Elmadağ. It is the restaurant of the Divan hotel, which opened near Taksim in 1956. The kitchen cooks refined Anatolian dishes with a zero-waste approach and has a place in the MICHELIN Guide. For a late show, dinner comes first; for an early show, after. We reserve your table at Lokanta by Divan as part of your evening.

With more time, walk up to Nişantaşı for the shops of Abdi İpekçi Avenue before the show.

Your Max Amini Night in Istanbul With Us

We arrange your tickets through our connections. Choose just the tickets, or a full evening with transfer and dinner. For the night after, our Istanbul night tour shows you the city after dark. Write to us with the night you want, Friday or Saturday, the show time and how many of you are coming.