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Debrecen’s largest and most popular event, the Debrecen Flower Carnival, will again fill the week of August 15-20, 2025 with a colorful program. In addition to the usual programs, such as Botanica Expo, The City Is Dancing!, Beer by Lake, Night Ride, and the Flower Cart Parade, the week-long carnival fiesta will also feature some new attractions: there will be community flower car decoration, the night parade will return, there will be a carnival fiesta, free concerts every evening on the main square, spectacular light painting in the city center, and the Galiba Children’s Festival programs will take place at two locations.

Between August 15–20, 2025, Nagyerdei Sörkert | Beer by Lake opens its gates once again, offering an exciting selection of Hungarian craft beers, diverse international brews, and the perfect atmosphere for carefree relaxation.

For more than ten years, one of the popular accompanying events of the Debrecen Flower Carnival has been the Galiba Children’s Festival, which offers an opportunity for even the youngest children to have the best possible time during the carnival. In 2025 Galiba awaits children with a number of new features and a colorful program!

This year’s closing event of the Debrecen Flower Carnival will be an unforgettable surprise: on 20 August, our national holiday, the band Halott Pénz will give a free concert in Debrecen’s main square from 22:00.

In 2025, Hungary’s most prestigious and traditional international motorsport event, the Debrecen Grand Prix, will be held for the 50th time. We can be very proud of this, as it is unique worldwide to have a competition with such a long tradition! Winning the trophy carries great prestige and recognition.

On Saturday, August 16, 2025, the Flower Garden, one of the most colorful and popular accompanying events of the Debrecen Flower Carnival, will reopen in the courtyard of the Youth Center. The event, which is free to visit and lasts from afternoon until midnight, offers a special experience: dance, music, lights, and community moments come together in a magical, flowery spectacle.

Debrecen’s cultural life promises exciting treats in the first month of autumn. Literature lovers can look forward to the Book Weekend, while foodies will enjoy the Zamat Festival and the Szaft ‘N Burger. Sports fans should not miss the second round of the Davis Cup World Final qualifiers between Hungary and Austria, while music lovers can enjoy concerts by popular Hungarian performing artists László Dés and Zsuzsa Koncz, as well as the Hungarikum Gala Concert.

The last month of summer is one of the most exciting and bustling periods in Debrecen, when events are happening all over the city! Don’t miss out on these experiences if you’re visiting Debrecen in August!

August is one of the most dazzling months of the year! Literally: we can expect to see dazzling phenomena, as this month marks the peak of the meteor shower. Their enchanting beauty and rapid movement, which contrast so starkly with the majestic, leisurely path of the stars, has long been one of humanity’s favorite spectacles. The origin of shooting stars was shrouded in mystery for a long time, but we now know that the characteristic flash of light is caused by dust particles and small pieces of rock moving at high speed in space entering the atmosphere.

With May kicking off with a long weekend and summer already upon us, it’s time to start planning where and how to spend your free days. Debrecen has everything for a long weekend or a relaxing holiday. To make the experience complete, here are some bucket list tips for exploring Debrecen.

Fifty wineries from twenty-two Hungarian wine regions will be presenting their wines under the trees of the Great Forest between July 31 and August 2, 2025 while we can listen to the best of Hungarian jazz.

Life doesn’t stop after the Campus Festival, and the summer has plenty more exciting festival experiences in store for you in Debrecen! There will be music, theater, dance, flowers, wine, beer and good vibes!

ibis continues its dynamic growth in Central and Eastern Europe. The brand has opened the latest addition to its portfolio in Hungary, ibis Styles Debrecen Airport.

The most modern beach in the country is waiting for visitors with an exhilarating experience to enjoy the best moments on the 26th of July 2025 with extended opening hours from 7:00 p.m. to 12:00 a.m.