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In Debrecen on our national holiday, many programs await those interested throughout the city, and which is also the occasion of the Flower Carnival in Debrecen. In addition to the festive commemorations, a program of flower floats and vintage bicycles, dance productions, outdoor art shows, exhibitions, a craft fair, and a street ball all add color to the program.
In Debrecen on our national holiday, many programs await those interested throughout the city, and which is also the occasion of the Flower Carnival in Debrecen. In addition to the festive commemorations, a program of flower floats and vintage bicycles, dance productions, outdoor art shows, exhibitions, a craft fair, and a street ball all add color to the program.
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The jewels of the carnival parade, the flower float compositions, can be seen by the public in the form of an exhibition this year as well, on August 20th on Nagyerdei körút, on August 21st and 22nd between and on Kossuth Square and Piac Street.
The jewels of the carnival parade, the flower float compositions, can be seen by the public in the form of an exhibition this year as well, on August 20th on Nagyerdei körút, on August 21st and 22nd between and on Kossuth Square and Piac Street. On our national holiday, August 20th, in addition to the flower floats, those interested can also see the vintage bicycles on the Nagyerdei Boulevard, which evoke the historical beginnings of the flower carnival.
The flower compositions are made with dried flowers, live flowers and the use of hundreds of thousands of dahlias from the town of Zundert in the Netherlands, as well as the work of hundreds of sculptors, and constructors. This year we can also see new compositions decorated with implantable flowers.
The theme of flower carts freely presents the mission, work and connection of the defining large companies and partners of Debrecen to the life of the city.
The beginnings of the Debrecen Flower Carnival date back to the early 1900s. In September 1900, the Debreczen Civil Cycling Association organized a national cycling competition on the association’s new track, which was attended by several nationally renowned cyclists. The highlight of the competition was a large-scale flower ceremony.
Recalling the historical antecedents of the flower carnival, on August 20th, in addition to flower carts, those interested can see vintage bicycles dressed in flower ornaments on Nagyerdei Boulevard, where private collectors Attila Katona and Ákos Szabados and the community of Debrecen Veteran Cyclists present Csepel products, Ferenc Bécs craftsman and Sándor Papp bicycles, but a special bicycle will also be visible.
Date of the Veteran Bicycle Exhibition:
August 20th. 8.00-19.00 | Nagyerdei körút
The exact schedule of the flower
carriage exhibition: August 20th. 8.00-24.00 | Nagyerdei körút
August 21st. 8.00-24.00 | Kossuth tér and Piac utca
August 22nd 8.00-20.00 | Kossuth Square and Market Street
On August 20th, from 9 pm to midnight, the flower carriage compositions will be on display in the evening light.
The exhibition can be viewed free of charge at any location, without a certificate of protection.
Cycling parades have been an essential accompaniment to the Debrecen Flower Carnival for more than ten years now. On the evening of August 19th this year, we can tour the city on lighted bikes with hundreds of cyclists. Surprise music and light programs, both before and after the parade provide an unforgettable atmosphere.
Cycling parades have been an essential accompaniment to the Debrecen Flower Carnival for more than ten years now. On the evening of August 19th this year, we can tour the city on lighted bikes with hundreds of cyclists. Surprise music and light programs, both before and after the parade provide an unforgettable atmosphere.
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On the occasion of the 30th anniversary of Pope Saint John Paul II’s visit to Debrecen, a historic event, two publications were made and a statue of the pope was erected on the staircase of St. Anne’s Cathedral.
The Diocese of Debrecen – Nyíregyháza, the Archdiocese of St. Anne located in Debrecen and the Episcopal Office of the Trans-Tisza Reformed Diocese commemorate the visit of Pope St. John Paul II with a rich three-day series of festivities lasting from 16th to 18th August 2021. On the occasion of the 30th anniversary of Pope St. John Paul II’s visit to Debrecen, a historic event, two publications were made and a statue of the pope was erected on the staircase of St. Anne’s Cathedral.
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Deputy Mayor István Puskás (Fidesz-KDNP) announced that there will be no carnival parade this year and that foreign performers will not perform due to COVID-19. He added that 14 companies, associations and institutions considered it important to display their flower compositions.
Deputy Mayor István Puskás (Fidesz-KDNP) announced that there will be no carnival parade this year and that foreign performers will not perform due to COVID-19. He added that 14 companies, associations and institutions considered it important to display their flower compositions.
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On August 13th 2021 is the 12th Aquaticum National Slide Championship. Join in to one of the 9 competition categories to compete for valuable prizes and an unforgettable experience.
On August 13th 2021 is the 12th Aquaticum National Slide Championship. Join in to one of the 9 competition categories to compete for valuable prizes and an unforgettable experience.
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For most of the journey, visibility to either side of the main road to Hortobagy extends for many kilometres. It is both beautiful and haunting, but it is far from lifeless as we found when we visited the settlement.
Hortobagy is a vast plain, a flat grassland wilderness that to the untrained eye is empty. I found driving through the vast open landscape for the first time a little unsettling. For most of the journey, visibility to either side of the main road to Hortobagy extends for many kilometres. It is both beautiful and haunting, but it is far from lifeless as we found when we visited the settlement.
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On this day, Lion Fitness Debrecen adopted our female Asian lion named Hima.
Since August 10th, 2013, we have been celebrating World Lion Day at Debrecen Zoo to draw attention to the plight of these majestic and irreplaceable top predators. Lions currently inhabit barely 5 percent of their former habitat, a tenth of the number of individuals around just a hundred years ago. The fall in numbers is primarily due to the depletion of prey, habitat degradation, and hunting for human-animal conflicts.
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The 1st Debrecen Festive Games awaits an audience with a program of music, theater and folk dance productions, as well as an opera performance.
The 1st Debrecen Festive Games awaits an audience with a program of music, theater and folk dance productions, as well as an opera performance.
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Held for the 10th time this year, the main theme of the children’s festival is national values and their transmission in traditional and modern forms, as well as Olympic sports that promote quality movement.
“There is no more beautiful animal than a goose, he does not need a footpath,” sings Galiba, the goose in György Schwajda’s Ludas Matyi transcript. It was in this playful form that the “youth education” program of the Debrecen Flower Carnival was born, which came to a beautiful anniversary. Held for the 10th time this year, the main theme of the children’s festival is national values and their transmission in traditional and modern forms, as well as Olympic sports that promote quality movement.
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For the last 10 years the Czech breweries have been visiting Debrecen to great acclaim, and joy of the local population. This year will be no different, the event is arranged as part of the festivities of the flower festival, located in Nagyerdei Park.
For the last 10 years the Czech breweries have been visiting Debrecen to great acclaim, and joy of the local population. This year will be no different, the event is arranged as part of the festivities of the flower festival, located in Nagyerdei Park.
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This year, besides the Flower festival festivities, there are several national exhibitions taking place. The first marks the importance of this day, an exhibition about the Christian heritage of St. Stephen, and another is the 39th Hungarian Press Photo Exhibition. Read more about them here.
The 20th August is an important date in Debrecen, not just because this is the date of Debrecen Flower Festival, but it is also the national and state holiday of Hungary, celebrating the anniversary of the consecration of Stephen I of Hungary. This year, besides the Flower festival festivities, there are several national exhibitions taking place. The first marks the importance of this day, an exhibition about the Christian heritage of St. Stephen, and another is the 39th Hungarian Press Photo Exhibition.
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The 20th August is the national and state holiday of Hungary and the anniversary of the consecration of Stephen I of Hungary. In Debrecen, however, it is also the day of the Flower Carnival. It is a real attraction, drawing in visitors from across the country and internationally ever since it was first organised in 1966.
The 20th August is the national and state holiday of Hungary and the anniversary of the consecration of Stephen I of Hungary. In Debrecen, however, it is also the day of the Flower Carnival. It is a real attraction, drawing in visitors from across the country and internationally ever since it was first organised in 1966.
The Flower Carnival will be organized in the name of “Culture, Community and Connection”. The main locations of the event will be the Great Forest, the University Square, the Nagyerdei Outdoor Stage, and Debrecen Amusement Park and Zoo from 12th to 22th of August, 2021.
Flower carts exhibition
According to historians, the following two events are the predecessor of today’s flower carnival.
In August 1900, the board of the Debrecen Civil Cycling Association decided to hold a national cycling competition later in September to raise awareness of the association’s new track. The highlight of the event and competition was a “large-scale flower corset, which they want to create with a lot of taste and splendor”.
On June 14, 1905, the Debrecen Ambulance Association, which was in a difficult financial situation at the time, organized a flower carriage carnival with the aim of raising money for the purchase of a new ambulance. 23 cars decorated with flowers participated in the procession that was led by the cities own car.
After that, more than six decades passed before flower carts (what would be described as floats today) would take to the streets of Debrecen again.
The flower carts of 2021 will be exhibited on 20th of August in the stadium-side part of Nagyerdei körút but there will be no parade this year. The carts can be seen on 21st and 22nd of August at Kossuth Square free of charge.
A taste of the flower carnival programs from August 12 to 22:
August 12: FLOWER OF WORLDS I Planting roses in the spirit of cooperation – Szekler Park
Details: https://www.facebook.com/events/362319308931789
August 12: Cluj-Napoca Market Square – Nagyerdei Outdoor Stage
Details: https://www.facebook.com/events/325405812511479
August 12-22: THE MAGIC PLAYMOBILE WORLD IS WAITING! – Kölcsey Center
Details: https://www.facebook.com/events/1187968378383945
August 13: The roots of Miskolc – a joint evening of Péter Aranyosi and Péter Vida – Nagyerdei Outdoor Stage
Details: https://www.facebook.com/events/785036832207362
August 13: National Theater I CSÍKSOMLYÓ PASSIÓ – Kossuth tér
Details: https://www.facebook.com/events/535038887631599
August 13-21: Czech Beer Terrace – Nagyerdei Park
Details: https://www.facebook.com/events/1433060853718743
August 13-22: Handicraft Fair – Piac Street and Rózsa Street
Details: https://www.facebook.com/events/4013928865372558
August 14: FruzsikáS concert (Melody Art Association) – Dósa nádor tér
https://www.facebook.com/events/368051004908164
August 15-22: Galiba Children’s Festival – Debrecen Zoo and Amusement Park
The Galiba Children’s Festival will be held in the Debrecen Cultural Park, the first rural zoo and botanical garden in the country, from 15th to 22nd of August. In the spirit of national values, it will focus on Hungarian fairy tales, well-known fairy tale figures and the Hungaricums. A Galiba menu for families, which includes goulash soup, stuffed cabbage from Debrecen and non-alcoholic spritzer (fröccs), will also be prepared.
Details: https://www.facebook.com/events/1115170848892991
August 16: Rost Andrea feat. Hot Jazz Band I I would dance tonight – Nagyerdei Outdoor Stage
Details: https://www.facebook.com/events/960982141111962
August 16-21: THE CITY IS DANCING! IA Debrecen Flower Carnival dancer program series – at many points in Debrecen
Details: https://www.facebook.com/events/1357417427988188
August 17: Fusio Group concert – Dósa Nádor tér
Details: https://www.facebook.com/events/593035638348435
August 17: Concert of Zoltán Kodály World Youth Orchestra – Nagyerdei Outdoor Stage
Details: https://www.facebook.com/events/491916855585464
August 18: Bordeaux Dragon Concert – Dósa Nádor Square
Details: https://www.facebook.com/events/577040197007250
August 18: HAVASI concert show – Nagyerdei Outdoor Stage – Balázs Havasi, a world-famous composer-pianist, will present his concert “Pure Piano”
Details: https://www.facebook.com/events/815116345874628
August 18-22: 39th Hungarian Press Photo Exhibition – Csapó Street Pedestrian Area
Details: https://www.facebook.com/events/254896719495732
August 18-22: Thirsty artists! Exhibition and fair of cacti and succulents – Kölcsey Center
Details: https://www.facebook.com/events/163873865718413
August 19: WEDDING – Spade, hoe, bell… – Kossuth Square
Details: https://www.facebook.com/events/376916510471555
August 19: III. Night Ride Debrecen
Details: https://www.facebook.com/events/4199008070135126
August 19: Debrecen Big Band concert – Dósa Nádor tér
Details: https://www.facebook.com/events/553230669424519
August 20: Festive Programs
Details: https://www.facebook.com/events/1915534925286836
August 20: Flowering I Studio Outdoors – Medgyessy Promenade
Details: https://www.facebook.com/events/500707721017329
August 20: Csík Orchestra concert – guest: Krisztián Grecsó and Miklós H. Vecsei – Nagyerdei Outdoor Stage
Details: https://www.facebook.com/events/344720697347504
August 20: Hungarikum gala concert – Kossuth tér
Details: https://www.facebook.com/events/342254153944850
August 20: Street ball with Gergő Rácz and his band – Egyetem tér
Details: https://www.facebook.com/events/313690446963354
August 21: Lisuus Brass Quintet Concert – Dósa Nádor Square
Details: https://www.facebook.com/events/838509723455008
August 20-22: Flower carriage promenade – Nagyerdei körút, Kossuth tér and Piac utca pedestrian zone
Details: https://www.facebook.com/events/323345572822200
August 21: SUMMER VALCEREMONY with Bálint Gájer and the Debrecen Big Band – Nagyerdei Outdoor Stage
Details: https://www.facebook.com/events/223762156320319
More carnival programs: https://www.facebook.com/DebreceniViragkarneval
Czech Beer Terrace
From 13th to 21st August, the Czech Beer Terrace will reopen in the Great Forest, where those interested can taste delicious Czech beers. The Czech Beer Terrace, like the terraces of restaurants, can be visited without a Vaccination Certificate.
rom 17th to 20th August, the Böszörményi út Campus of the University of Debrecen will host the annual Farmer Expo – International Agricultural and Food Trade Fair on its 30th anniversary, and from the 16th is Hortico Fruit and Gardening Trade Fair.
From 17th to 20th August, the Böszörményi út Campus of the University of Debrecen will host the annual Farmer Expo – International Agricultural and Food Trade Fair on its 30th anniversary, and from the 16th is Hortico Fruit and Gardening Trade Fair.
This year, 329 exhibitors will be presented on 16,000 square meters. Minister of Agriculture István Nagy will take part in the opening, and the “Consecration of the new bread” fits into the must not be missed event.
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