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Although the spring sunshine invites us outdoors, it’s also worth heading to museums and exhibition spaces in April, where exciting exhibitions offer unique visual experiences. The selection includes contemporary art, historical documents from the World War, photographs of Debrecen buildings and Munkácsy classics.

On the site of the former Leveles Tavern in the heart of the Nagyerdő, Debrecen’s brand-new bar, the Csinibaba Kultkert, opened on 5 April 2025, attracting numerous visitors on the opening night.

Debrecen has a series of great events almost all year round, each of which is worth visiting for a shorter or longer stay. But if you are looking for a special experience, you should browse the annual calendar of events and book your accommodation now. Here are the festivals you should definitely plan a trip to this year!

Alongside the American stars announced in December, Jason Derulo and electro-pop duo The Chainsmokers, new foreign acts have been added to the line-up for this year’s Campus Festival. The daily breakdown has also arrived, and now we know when the home favorites will be arriving in Debrecen.

Debrecen is one of the lucky cities, because it is a place where the silence of nature is close to hand. While there are few hills and no mountains, situated as it is on a flat plain. However, Debrecen has something of equal or greater value, with its surroundings rich in forests, providing many natural wonders to witness. 

What else could spring school break be about but Easter? For a whole week, families in Debrecen can enjoy a variety of Easter activities.

For the Christian world, Palm Sunday is a special biblical holiday. For us, the people of Debrecen, it is also an ethnographic day, which for more than ten years has been presenting Jesus’ triumphal entry into Jerusalem in a comprehensive artistic form, accompanied by the “willow branch” consecration and ecumenical liturgy. A press conference was held at the Svetits Catholic Kindergarten, Elementary School, Grammar School and Dormitory on the 2nd of April, 2025, to discuss the details of this year’s Palm Sunday program series.

A special visual experience awaits visitors at Baltazár Dezső Square between 12-15 April. The Chromosphere programme combines the magical world of Fulldome projections with workshops, lectures and immersive visual experiences for adults and children alike.

Debrecen’s cultural exuberance is approaching: the Debrecen Spring Festival is waiting for its audience again between 5 and 15 April 2025!

The program will again feature a variety of genres: classical music, theatre, children’s concerts and Easter activities. Popular Hungarian artists, including Petra Gubik, Réka Farkasházi and the Talamba band, will provide a great entertainment, but also performers from Debrecen celebrating their round anniversary this year, such as the 15-year-old Bordó Sárkány band, the 50-year-old Panta Rhei and the 30-year-old Djabe.

For the fourth time this year, music will be played for a full day in the city. On 29 March, the Made in Debrecen Festival will feature concerts at nine venues. Here’s the list; it’s worth seeing and hearing as many artists as possible at as many venues as possible!

Debrecen will host the opening of a unique European cultural program in early April. China’s Zhejiang Wu Opera will present the legend of the White Snake in Vienna and, in Hungary alone, in Debrecen. This outstanding work of the traditional Chinese Wu opera style will be performed on 1 and 2 April 2025 at the 160-year-old Csokonai Theatre.

The Municipality of Debrecen welcomes the announcement that Universal Air will launch two return flights a week from Debrecen International Airport on the Debrecen-Leipzig and Debrecen-Malta routes from 30 March 2025.

Israel will play a World Cup qualifier against Estonia and Norway in front of a large crowd at the Nagyerdei Stadium.

The first month of spring offers so much to discover in Debrecen, from nature-based experiences to themed city walks and cultural programs. Here are our top picks for March!