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The Dining Guide Top100 Restaurant Guide has again this year listed exactly where to go to find the best rural restaurants in Hungary. IKON restaurant in Debrecen is on the top list, while Jardin pastry shop has also been included in the best pastry shops section.

Debrecen’s first pedestrian street, Batthyány utca will be the home of a new initiative, the International Street Festival, on 28 June 2024. The free event will give visitors a taste of the cultures of different nations present in the city.

On Saturday 22 June, Hungary’s only classic amusement park will show the public a never-before-seen face as the world of fantasy and science fiction, comics and cosplay, anime and manga, video games and VR will move into the Park on the magical day of Midsummer Night and the opening of the summer holidays.

A new temporary exhibition entitled 100 Years of Nature has opened at the MODEM Center for Modern and Contemporary Art. The exhibition features landscapes and still lifes from the collection of MBH Bank.

This year, museums will open their doors again on Saturday 22 June, the shortest night of the year. On the day closest to Midsummer’s Day, in addition to exhibitions, there will be concerts, guided tours, interactive events, family activities and a host of surprises in Debrecen for the Night of the Museums.

Flavors, Bea Palya and the smell of the forest in Debrecen: between 14 and 16 June 2024, Hungary’s top restaurants and chefs will gather at the 8th Debrecziner Gourmet Festival to show where the top of gastronomy in Hungary is today.

José Cura, the brilliant opera star of the 21st century, will be one of the guests of honour at the Kodály Philharmonic Orchestra’s closing concert on 7 June, which celebrates its 100th anniversary this year. The Argentinean world star will perform some of the finest arias from the operatic repertoire at the centenary concert in the Főnix Arena, where the other guest of honour will be world-famous Czech artist Ester Pavlu.

The Reformed Church of Debrecen offers free organ recitals on Sundays.

On 31 May, Hungary’s coolest outdoor aquapark, the Aquaticum Strand opens the season. On the first weekend after the opening, 1-2 June, a full day of activities awaits bathers. There will be craft activities, exciting family quizzes and fun music shows.

Celebrate the queen of flowers between June 1 and 2 at the annual Rose Festival held for the fifth time this year at Zoo Debrecen.

Zoltán Mága’s 50 years 50 concerts series of charity concerts is coming to Debrecen soon.

The renowned violinist will give a free concert on Kossuth Square on 1 June together with star guests such as Gyula Bodrogi, Cecília Esztergályos, Ági Voith, Sándor Csikos, Gábor Koncz, Margit Bangó, Eszter Sümegi, Levente Molnár and Jennifer Mága.

Debrecen Drive, Hungary’s biggest automotive show, is back on the last weekend of May.

Between 24-26 May, 800 different vehicles, pedal cars and new saloon cars will move into the heart of the Nagyerdő. The event will feature no less than 50,000 square metres of curiosities. You will be able to admire at close quarters various veteran cars, military and public service vehicles, motorbikes, bicycles, trucks, luxury and sports cars, as well as family activities, car and motorbike shows, celebrity guests and a celebrity race. On the eve of the festival, the popular Night Drive will offer breathtaking stunts.

The Pentecost long weekend is a great time for a getaway. Take a break from spring fatigue and enjoy a memorable experience in Debrecen, where you’ll find everything you need to recharge your batteries. Here are the must-do activities!

Debrecen’s museums, tourist attractions, cultural and recreational institutions await visitors with festive opening hours during the long weekend between 18 and 20 May.