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On the third Saturday of each month, at the relaunched Egyháztáji (Church) fair, visitors can buy products from local producers and artisans at favorable prices in the heart of the city center. The fair is held with the goal to organize a consumer community where producers meet consumers interested in domestic products. They explain that “we see that our county is full of many treasure-worthy products that are made with serious expertise and a glowing passion, but somehow do not reach the general public”.

The next fair is held on May 20, Saturday on Kálvin Square from 8 am to 6 pm as part of the Debrecen Reformed Days and features a cooking competition, concerts, and services.

The third event of the Marathonman Race Series will be held in Debrecen on May 20. In addition to promoting sport and physical activity, the May race aims to showcase the Southern Industrial Park, where Krones Hungary was the first to move in a few years ago.

Three Debrecen bars – Incognito Club, Malter Bar and Susmus Café – present “Kocsmafeszt”, a two-day festival, in cooperation with PusztaHang featuring lots of music, slam poetry and good vibes.

The next craft fair “Csak Design” will be held on the 20th of May, 2023 in the lobby of the Csokonai Fórum. 

The Debrecen Zoo is holding its first Evening Walk on the last Friday of May 26th. 

Zoo educators and animal keepers will guide participants through the life of African species on the guided walk.

At the opening, Deputy Mayor of Debrecen Diána Széles said that there is no junior high school student in Debrecen who has not travelled on this train. Zsuzsi, Hungary’s oldest narrow-gauge railway, has been a shared value and source of experience for every child in Debrecen and every family in Debrecen for generations. It is a local asset that is known throughout the country nowadays and is known as Debrecen.

Wizz Air will launch three seasonal flights from Debrecen in the summer of 2023. Antalya in Turkey, Burgas in Bulgaria and the Greek island of Corfu will soon be available by air from the city.

This year’s event calendar is full of great events and festivals in Debrecen so it is highly advised to start planning the holidays ahead. The annual festivals like the Campus Festival and the Flower Carnival will be held again as well as the popular culinary festivals like the Debrecziner Gourmet Festival and Wine and Jazz Days. German and Chinese culture will be in the spotlight on various cultural festivals to attract members of other countries living in the city. Debrecen Drive and Galiba Children’s Festival are also in the schedule just like international sports events like the U19 Men’s Basketball World Championship and the 3X3 Basketball World Tour Masters.

On April 11th, we celebrate Debrecen City Day. For this occasion, we have compiled a bucket list of 10 tips for visitors to Debrecen, to enable them to get to know the city and discover Debrecen, or for the already familiar, to get to know an alternative face of the city.

If you know of Debrecen, just a little, you most probably think of images of the impressive Great Reformed Church dominating the central Kossuth Square surrounded by Art Deco and socialism period buildings. However, there is much more to Debrecen that just this, with many sites of interest, each with its own rich history. 10 hidden gems are listed below.

Preschool and school groups are welcome to an interactive guided tour of the world of birds and trees.

Since 1906, on the initiative of Otto Herman, every year on 10th of May, we celebrate Birds and Trees Day, which aims to raise awareness of the community – originally mainly the youth – about these extremely valuable representatives of the living world and the importance of their protection.

For the first time ever, Debrecen Zoo is celebrating this green holiday with a whole week of thematic activities for children’s groups and families interested in the revival of nature from the 8th to the 14th of May.

In celebration of the 65th anniversary of their opening, Zoo Debrecen has three days of interactive events and activities between April 29 and May 1 in addition to Animals in Festive Action and Magic Wristband Passes granting unlimited access to over 20 rides.