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Between 17th May and 11th June, Debrecen will present a cross-section of the city’s musical life with a diverse and high to quality series of programmes at the invitation of the Hungarian House of Music in Budapest.

This three-week series of events is the debut of the House of Hungarian Music’s series of events, the Városkapu (City Gate), which showcases the musical life of Hungarian cities. The first part of the series, City Gate – Debrecen, will open a gateway to Debrecen in the House of Hungarian Music, offering a cross-section of the city’s musical life.

World-renowned composer, conductor and former King’s Singers singer Bob Chilcott is coming to Debrecen to perform with the Kodály Choir.

It is almost a tradition for the Debrecen choir to welcome a renowned foreign conductor for a joint concert every season. Following Gary Graden and Peter Broadbent (after a two-year absence due to the pandemic), this year Bob Chilcott is working with the Kodály Choir. According to Zoltán Kocsis-Holper, the choir’s principal conductor, Bob Chilcott is a conductor with outstanding singing experience as a member of the King’s Singers, and from whom the choir would like to learn primarily about singing technique and ensemble singing. He added that, on the other hand, as Chilcott is constantly touring the world, and guest conducting many ensembles and conducting courses in many places, they will gain insights into current trends in choral singing around the world through him. Speaking about the programme, the Principal Conductor said that Bob Chilcott’s joint concert with the Kodály Choir will give audiences the opportunity to experience and learn about outstanding works from the centuries-old English choral tradition, and Chilcott’s exceptional and authentic sources.

With the arrival of spring, a more colourful and meaningful festival season than ever before begins in Debrecen. In addition to the well-known and long-standing big events such as the Campus Festival and the Debrecen Flower Carnival, there are many new events for culture lovers in Debrecen throughout the year. Domestic and international performers, world-famous productions, genre diversity and super venues ensure a meaningful and memorable experience.

We offer the highlights of Debrecen’s annual programme, broken down by month.

The Debrecen Zoo and Amusement Park awaits you with a rich programme, animal experiences, and the first amusement park adventures of the year.

The Accor Group will open a Mercure hotel in Debrecen in August, following the opening of the Mercure Tokaj Center in April.

The first Mercure hotel in the countryside opened in Tokaj recently. Accor further strengthens its leading position in the hotel industry in Central and Eastern Europe with the opening of a new Mercure hotel in Hungary’s second most populous city, Debrecen thanks to an agreement with Bajcsy Invest Kft.

Roncsbar, Debrecen’s ‘ruin’ pub opened on Friday 13th April 2012 making the pub 10 years old today. They are proud to welcome people from all walks of life, those who are interested in rock music. Beyond this the bar has a social role, and engages with the city authority and its citizens, joining to work with Tourinform and Rocksuli to be a part of local events. For example, most recently hosting the Made in Debrecen Festival.

Between 17th April and 5th May 2022, the second Bartók Spring International Art Week will feature the best of the Hungarian and international art scene, world to renowned companies, exceptional soloists, new productions, and extraordinary performances, with surprises not only in the capital but also in Debrecen.

The winners of the annual competition have been announced. Their goal is to raise awareness of Debrecen as a wine hub and destination, providing easy access to the Hungarian wineries and the fantastic wines they produce.

Debrecen promotes Hungarian wine culture proactively, one of the most significant ways it does this is through the wine events and competitions the city holds. Since 2015 has held the Wines of Debrecen annual award, awarding the title of Wines of Debrecen to the winners.

The exhibition entitled “EgyediLEG című időLEGes” at the Déri Museum presents the most outstanding works of art from the museum’s collections in a unique arrangement, selected according to individual criteria and from an unusual perspective.

This year, the Debrecen Spring Art Exhibition will be held for the 31st time at the Bényi Gallery of the Kölcsey Centre.

The exhibition will be open between the 1st and the 21st of April 2022, during the opening hours of the Kölcsey Centre, daily from 10 am to 6 pm.

The 6th Debrecen Gourmet Festival invites you on an unforgettable taste journey to the heart of the picturesque Nagyerdő.

On the first weekend of July, the country’s best restaurants and chefs will gather in Debrecen to show where the top of gastronomy in Hungary is today, according to the event’s Facebook page.

On Sunday the 12th of April between 7:30 p.m. and 9:30 p.m. a classical music concert will be held at the Kölcsey Center as part of the “Bartók Spring International Arts Week”.

Featuring – Mendelssohn: Symphony No. V (D minor, “Reformation”), Op. 107 / Rossini: Stabat Mater