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Debrecen’s museums, tourist attractions, cultural and recreational institutions await visitors with festive opening hours during the long weekend of 15 March.

The Hungarian Revolution that broke out in 1848 meant a special role for Debrecen: in the first half of 1849 the government of the country moved here, thus, Debrecen became a provisional capital city of Hungary, the ‘guard town of freedom’. The National Assembly held its meetings in the Oratory of the Reformed College, here Lajos Kossuth was appointed Regent as well as the dethronement of the Habsburgs and the Independence of Hungary were declared. The inhabitants of the town supported the unfolding war of independence by providing volunteers and material things. The decisive battle that meant an end to the war through a heavy defeat inflicted on the Hungarians took place at the western part of Debrecen on 2 August 1849.

Many places, statues, memorial plaquettes, historical scenes, exhibitions, commemorate the Hungarian Revolution and War of Independence of 1848-49. If you walk through these, you’ll get a picture about the role Debrecen played in the revolution.

The Association of Hungarian Hotels and Restaurants, the representative body of the Hungarian hotel and catering industry, has announced the Hotel of the Year 2023 competition again this year. The Phoenix Special Award for Hotel of the Year has been given to Hotel Divinus***** Superior of Debrecen.

Hortobágy, the first and the largest national park in Hungary, founded in 1973, will celebrate its 25th anniversary in 2024 as a UNESCO World Heritage Site.

Located just half an hour’s drive from Debrecen, this unique landscape is an outstanding example of the harmonious cooperation between man and nature. The combination of peacefully grazing herds of animals, the people of the Puszta, the still living pastoral traditions, the romantic sweep pole wells in the distance, the unique gastronomy and the rich flora and fauna of the Hortobágy can be experienced all year round. From spring to autumn – or, as they say in the Hortobágy Shepherds’ Year, from herd-out to herd-in – there are a host of programs and events in the Hortobágy that bring the heritage, customs, and traditions of this special world even closer to us.

The Aquaticum SPA is offering its guests a real treat on the weekend of 16-17 March. Hawaiian-themed programs in the indoor aquapark and a sauna marathon in the sauna world will ensure physical and mental rejuvenation to all.

The baby-boom continues at the Zoo Debrecen with the arrival of a cute joey in their red-necked wallaby group!

In the summer of 2024, the Debrecziner Gourmet Festival will be held for the 8th time in the Nagyerdő. Between 14 and 16 June, Hungary’s top restaurants and chefs will gather in Debrecen to showcase the heights at which the pinnacle of gastronomy in Hungary is now reaching.

It has been 10 years since the City of Debrecen, in cooperation with the Debreceni Borozó wine and gastronomy magazine, selects the wines worthy of the honorary title of the Wine of the City of Debrecen. These noble wines – whether they come from any of the excellent wine regions of Hungary – can proudly bear the title of the Wine of the City of Debrecen for one year.

March 3 marks World Wildlife Day, the number one global conservation observance intended to raise awareness of the great richness and value of wildlife on Earth as well as the current plight it faces and the urgent need for conservation efforts. The Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (CITES) was signed on March 3, 1973 – a date that was proclaimed a new addition to the global conservation calendar by the UN General Assembly in 2013.

Nine international artists and seventy local favorites have been added to the line-up for this year’s Campus Festival. In addition to the previously announced Dimitri Vegas & Like Mike and Azahriah, the American Gayle, who will celebrate his 20th birthday this summer, the French world star DJ Martin Solveig, the Canadian rock ‘n’ roll band Danko Jones and the best-known Swedish indie-fellan band Mando Diao will be arriving in Debrecen. One thing is for sure, the 2024 line-up will be extremely diverse in terms of international acts, as will the national line-up, which already boasts more than 140 names.

The world-famous British rock musician released his now classic album Tubular Bells 50 years ago, and the album will be performed in Debrecen on 25 February 2024 as part of the anniversary tour.

The stables of the Máta Stud Farm, the sheepfolds of Szatmártelek and the livestock farms of the Puszta Zoo will open their doors to visitors. Between 24-25 February, visitors can meet the youngest newcomers to the winter Hortobágy, this year’s foals, racka lambs, mangalica piglets, as well as chicks, small ducks and geese, goats and donkey kids, guided by the shepherds and animal keepers who look after their animals.

Winter is not over yet, but spring is at the corner, the carnival season is about to start, and Valentine’s Day is coming! Debrecen is waiting for you in February with many experiences from relaxing wellness experiences and delicious gastronomic tours to romantic Valentine’s Day concerts!

On Friday, February 23, 2024, the Wine Friends of Debrecen will again organize the Furmint February Wine Tasting, which will take place at the LOVARDA University Cultural and Conference Center, where fans and enthusiasts of this grape variety will be able to taste nearly 100 types of Furmint and Furmint-based blended wines.