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The Debrecen Wine and Jazz Days is Hungary’s longest-running jazz festival, which has been held every year since 1972, except for 2020. This year, between the 4th and 7th of August, wine lovers and jazz enthusiasts from all over the country are welcome to the greenery of the Nagyerdei Park on the shores of Lake Békás.

This year, all 6 wine regions and all 22 wine regions of Hungary will be presented through 65 wineries – including wineries from Bükk, Sopron, Kunság, Etyek, Csopak, Szekszárd, Badacsony, Tokaj, Villány and Mátra.

The 19th FINA World Championships will be the second world event this year in Debrecen. But this comes as no surprise to locals, as sports is a constant factor in the life of the city.

It was a good start to the year in Debrecen, where the 15th European Men’s Handball Championship Group A matches filled the Főnix Arena to capacity. The impressive arena has stood the test of time many times over, having hosted world championships on several occasions since it opened in 2002.

The best of the Hungarian gastronomic world moves to Nagyerdő on the first weekend of July. The festival is once again organised under the guidance of the Stylish Rural Gastronomy Association (SVÉT). The SVÉT organisation brings together Hungary’s high-class rural gastronomy, restaurants, and bistros, as well as stylish rural hotels and guesthouses, in addition to confectioners, artisan breweries and bakeries are part of the organisation to complete the unique culinary palette.

Kodály Music Competition – between 17 and 26 June, the world’s best young string players will compete in three rounds in Debrecen in front of a prestigious international jury.

The shortest – and traditionally the most magical – night of the year, Midsummer Night’s Eve, is coming up, and the Amusement park will be celebrating with special events and an all-night unlimited theme park experience from 8:00 p.m. to 11:00 p.m. on 23rd June.

In 2021, the third volume of the five-volume series presenting the Antal Lusztig Collection in Debrecen was published, presenting the works of five significant masters of 20th century Hungarian art – Menyhért Tóth, Tibor Vilt, Erzsébet Schaár, Lili Ország and Béla Kondor.

On the Saturday closest to St. Ivan’s Day, one of the shortest nights of the year – Saturday 25th June – museums will open their doors again with concerts, guided tours, interactive events, family activities, and a host of surprises.

With the ringing of the final school bell approaching before summer, Debrecen Zoo and Amusement Park has announced that, due to its popularity last year, it will be organising exclusive Friday Evening Walks and the “Karszalag” Weekends every week during this summer break.

The Debrecen Children’s Festival was a huge success last year after a 4-year hiatus, with more than 6000 visitors in 2 days. The biggest children’s festival in Eastern Hungary will be back on 18th-19th June with lots of games, stage programmes, interactive shows, and a flea market. The venue is the Perényi Pál Salakmotor Stadium on Gázvezeték Street.

Kicking off the summer series of free outdoor music events entitled “Quiet Thursdays, with acoustic sets taking place in the Water Tower Garden. Start the weekend early and unwind on Thursdays.

In what is the biggest cultural event in the country, the Night of the Museums will be organized on the 25th of June. On the occasion, around 431 institutions are expecting visitors this evening with more than 2500 programs – announced Péter Hoppál, Secretary of State for Culture at the Ministry of Culture and Innovation, at the briefing held today in the Hungarian Music House.

On Wednesday, 22nd June 2022 at 8 p.m. Texas Tourist will play at STAY Beer Bar in Debrecen.

Once upon a time…, somewhere near the Texas state line, where the last blades of grass are scorched by the midday heat and the hot wind carries the devil’s chariots, just a hop, skip, and a jump away from the withered tree that barely shades the first crossroads, and from there, just 9434 km away, in a town called Nyíregyháza (Church of Birch), Texas Tourist was born in 2017!

Popcorn, chill, cult movies in Hungarian and English in the MODEM inner garden! In one of the most atmospheric gardens in the city centre of Debrecen, you can watch your favourite cult movies from Grease to Pulp Fiction to Fight Club.

One of the region’s most prestigious international music events, the first Zoltán Kodály International Music Competition, will kick off on Friday 17th June, with 38 competitors from 19 nations competing in front of a jury and audience.

The first Zoltán Kodály Zoltán International Music Competition has attracted a record number of international entries, with a record number of foreign participants. The event will take place in Debrecen from 17th-26th June, with all rounds free of charge. The international jury will be chaired by a living legend of the Hungarian violin school, Professor at the Royal Academy of Music in London, which garners its members, from the world’s most prestigious educational institutions.