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St Martin’s Day Goose feast has a long history, the first written record date back to 1711. Taking place on November 11th, Martin’s Day is a remarkable day in the traditional peasant folk calendar, being the last day of the fairs.

In addition to being the last day of the fairs, the tradition of St Martins day for the tradition of baking geese and to judge the new wine, since it is already drinkable.  At the end of the Martin’s Goose Roast Dinner, the tradition known as Martin’s glass is to cheer with the mature new wine in celebration of this day. 

St. Martin’s Day also marks the end of the peasant year. According to folk tradition, the annual economic work was completed, and then the winter resting period of nature has begun. The maids then received their annual salary and a goose as a bonus.

In keeping with this tradition, last year Debrecen and Eger teamed up to organize Martin’s Day goose feast on the Kossuth Square on November 8-10, 2019. 

So far, this year’s feast details have been slow to materialize, except that it will take place between the 13th-15th of November and will be co-organized with Eger like last year. We will keep you updated with the latest details as we get more information.

We don’t have to give up the summer in Debrecen with hot wet experiences even in the cool fall weather! The Aquaticum Mediterranean Adventure Bath welcomes you in the autumn with water adventures in a real tropical climate, (even with tropical vegetation). If you prefer to relax, head to the Aquaticum Sauna World, where professional sauna masters help with physical and mental rejuvenation, or the Aquaticum Thermal Bath, where you can soak up the stress in 34-38 degree thermal water.

In Debrecen, the coronavirus pandemic has posed challenges to members of the creative industries, just as around the world. However, even during this unpredictable period, even so, Debrecen’s Design team is steadily organizing, renewing, and expanding, a sure point in the life of the city for two and a half years now.

On October 17th Dósa Nádor Square will be transformed into a creative paradise in an event entitled “Autumn on a Palette” to celebrate “Hungarian Painting Day”. The seasonal festivities and activities are available for all those interested from St. Michael’s Day to St. Martin’s Day, now on Saturday from 3 pm to 7 pm with fun for the whole family!

From October 26th, Lufthansa will resume flights between Munich and Debrecen under strict rules. There will be fights three times a week, said a spokesperson for Debrecen International Airport Kft., which operates the flight.

The first letter M of Malter stands for Mozi, – the Hungarian word for Cinema. The “alter” stands for an alternative moving image of reality, and for an alternative projection location. Every year, the Malter Film Festival travels around Hungary and distributes the best short films to more and more viewers every year. 

The Ethnographic Museum and the Greek Catholic Ecclesiastical Art Collection opens a joint exhibition in Debrecen.

The Hungarian Greek Catholic Church planned to present a large exhibition in the Műcsarnok (Budapest) on the occasion of the 2020 International Eucharistic Congress. However, due to COVID-19, the event was postponed to 2021. 

Now, some pieces of the exhibition can be seen in the building of the Greek Catholic Metropolitan Office in Debrecen (Debrecen, Petőfi tér 8)  until the 30th of June 2021.

In what is the first in a series of concerts this Autumn, the Egmont Overture performed by pianist Gergely Bogányi and the Kodály Philharmonic Orchestra is to take place on October 13th, 2020 at the Kölcsey Center, Debrecen. The concert can also be seen live, online.

Among the works of Beethoven – the IX. symphony – the Egmont Overture became more than just a composition, becoming iconic, an artistic display of the desire for freedom. The piece is part of a multi-movement accompaniment to a Goethe play, in which the poet features the famous XVI. it depicts the struggles of Count Egmont, a Dutch freedom hero who lived in the 16th century. With his drama and concentrated wording, Beethoven’s opus, presented in 1810, became a model for dramatic overtures. 

Wass Albert’s highly successful novel “The Witch of Funtinel” was staged by the Debrecen Folk Ensemble and won the title of Eternal Outstanding Ensemble. The premiere of the musical can be seen on the 14th of November on the main stage of the Kölcsey Center.

The only amusement park in the country celebrated its 60th anniversary in May and this weekend will be your last chance to take advantage of the highly successful Wristband Weekend on October 10th and 11th this year. During this year guests displaying wristband tickets will be able to use all of the institution’s slot machines unrestricted throughout the day, from 10 am to 5pm.

Themed family days in the spirit of the harvest season takes place at the Dósa nádor square on Saturdays, from Michael’s Day to Martin’s Day. 

Those interested can enjoy music, dancing, handicraft classes, and many other surprises. 

The 10th of October will be about the harvest and harvesting, accompanied by folk shows, music, wine tasting, and handicraft fairs.

In 1941 Hungary’s census data shows that there was a population of 725,000 Jews. Two-thirds of them vanished and presumably died. Of the 11,500 registered Jewish people in Debrecen, less than 4000 remained after the war.

“Stories from a family album” is an exhibition created from archive photos and personal stories from Hungarian Jews who lived through the 20th century.

The Goethe-Institut Budapest, the Austrian Cultural Forum – Österreichisches Kulturforum Budapest, the Swiss Embassy, and the Deutsches Kulturforum Debrecen will bring the best of new German-language films in their original language with Hungarian subtitles.

The films will be screened at the Apollo Cinema once again. Admission is free, but registration is required. Register online or in-person at the ticket office of the Apollo cinema.

A traveling exhibition entitled “The Unknown Imre Kertész – Student Years 1934-1955” visits Debrecen. The exhibition organized by the Imre Kertész Institute focuses on the author’s student years, on the experiences that also determine the later direction and choice of topics of his creative career. 

The exhibition not only aims to draw attention to the hidden layers of the oeuvre but, true to the chosen title, accompanies the stages of this early period of life with truly hitherto unknown photographs and mostly unpublished details. The exhibition, which runs until October 30th, also evokes a memory of the writer’s former papal visit.