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A selection of works by classical composers – Rimsky-Korsakov, Shostakovich, Mozart, Haydn – will be performed at the Kodály Philharmonic Debrecen’s January concerts. The two concerts will feature Russian stories as well as works by great masters of great eras.

The main purpose of the country’s first provincial zoo and only amusement park is to provide fun for generations and to make its services as accessible as possible to its main target audience, families. This is why, in addition to the free admission for those under-3 years of age (unique among domestic zoos), and the discount for large families, this year it will further expand its beneficiaries by offering free birthday admission to all its guests under 18 from the 1st January 2022.

This year the Zsuzsi Forest Railway, the oldest narrow-gauge railway in Hungary, celebrates its 140th birthday. The past few years have been challenging for Zsuzsi, undergoing a year and a half of renovation and pandemic restrictions, but the railway has overcome these obstacles well, closing 2021 with a full house and record passenger numbers. We spoke to Hajnalka Fogarasi Makóné, Managing Director of the Zsuzsi Forest Railway Nonprofit Ltd.

The 15th European Men’s Handball Championship will be co-organized by Hungary and Slovakia from 13 to 30 January 2022. Both nations will host the best handball players in Europe for the first time, this will be the second time the continent tournament will be held in a shared order. One of the locations of the games in Hungary is the country’s second city Debrecen.

It’s big news for fans of the world-famous English musician, Sting that the 17-time Grammy Award-winning artist will play two concerts in Hungary next year as part of his My Songs tour. He will perform the most popular songs of his career in Budapest on 16th March 2022 and in Debrecen on 17th March 2022. The venue for the Debrecen concert is the recently renovated Főnix Arena.

Dwight Robson’s African-American Baptist pastor’s band, The Golden Voices of Gospel will give a concert in Debrecen. Due to the pandemic the concert is rescheduled and will be held on November 18th instead of January 13th, 2022. The venue is the same, the Reformed Great Church.

This year again, Hotel Lycium is waiting for its guests with novelties, star performers, and a great atmosphere on the last day of the year!

The Lovarda University Cultural and Conference Centre will once again be hosting a big party to celebrate the end of the year. The Valcer (Waltz) Dance Studio, the Happy & Band, and unlimited food and drinks will ensure lots of fun and good vibes.

From January 2022, those interested will be able to visit places at Debrecen International Airport as never before.

In addition to the popular ice skating rink, this year’s new feature of the main square Advent Fair, the outdoor rink next to the Nagyerdei Stadium is already under construction. Construction work on the 50-metre long, 20-metre wide, and 90-centimetre high ice rink, surrounded by a giant ice rink, has been underway for days. The Debrecen mayor’s office told Napló that they hope to open the ice rink to skating enthusiasts on 18th December.

Debrecen Airport has recently added one Western European and two Eastern European destinations to the range of flights available from Debrecen Airport. All three flights are operated by Wizz Air.

The Heart of Debrecen consists of hundreds of gingerbread cookies and embodies love and giving, which has been exhibited by the Debrecen City Municipality in the courtyard of the Old Town Hall during Advent since 2017.

On 15th December, Debrecen’s newest bakery, Panificio il Basilico Debrecen, opened its doors to great interest. The shop opened on the corner of Piac utca and Rózsa utca, in the Old Town Hall building, and is the brainchild of Szabolcs Szabadfi, better known as Szabi the Baker, who has mastered the craft over many years of working abroad.

The Choir of the Csokonai Theatre invites all too common prayer with Rossini’s Little Festive Mass in the Reformed Church of Liberty.