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With festive activities and the first unlimited adventures of the year, the country’s first rural zoo and only amusement park will welcome the public for fun and relaxation on the anniversary of its opening, the weekend of 30th April and 1st May, from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m.

Event by Bényi Gallery, Kölcsey Centre Debrecen and Tetszik Debrecen
Bényi Gallery
Duration: 1 hr
Public – Anyone on or off Facebook
The exhibition will be opened by Richárd Kosinsky, an art historian
With the participation of Máté Márton

In the last days of April, the events scene in Debrecen will be incredibly busy and the Nagyerde Water Tower will be no exception. On the last three days of the month, there will be fantastic cultural events at the popular venue.

Aquaticum Sauna World celebrates its 8th birthday on 30th April and 1st May with two full days of sauna marathons.

“ALL-IN Debrecen” is a series of events the aim of which is to facilitate a cross-culture exchange, celebrating our differences by raising awareness of interesting customs and gastronomy of the cultures living in Debrecen. In the first event, taking place between the 2nd to 31st of May, representatives of the Flemish nation will introduce the sava-pepper of their culture.

The aim of ALL-IN Debrecen’s events is to create community events whose message is to promote mutual interest, respect diversity, and, ultimately, engage with each other to support a cohesive urban community and encourage mutual understanding. It is an important task of the municipality for a city that is changing its scale and becoming a multi-ethnic community.

St George’s Day was one of the highlights in the life of the shepherds. It was the day when the animals were driven out of their winter shelter. To commemorate this tradition, the Festival is an opportunity to get to know the shepherds and their animals of the Hortobágy. The good old, well used but still serving Nine-Hole Bridge, the cattle driven over it, the saddling of foals, the famous horse carriage and “Racka” sheep, are unforgettable sights. It is one of the days of the year that draws particular attention to the pastoralism of the World Heritage Site and the handful of shepherds who keep their ancestors’ craft alive.

In 2022 the St Ephrem Male Choir will celebrate its 20th anniversary. In the jubilee year, the ensemble’s 11-year-old series Orientale lumen will return to Debrecen for an Easter concert on 23rd April in St. Anne’s Cathedral.

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.