Ajka, famed for its crystal, has a packed 2025–2026 lineup with exhibitions, concerts, theater, film screenings, museum workshops, the Ajka Crystal Bath (Ajkai Kristályfürdő), sports, and plenty of guaranteed and optional leisure programs. The town and its surroundings also beg to be explored, with hikes within and beyond the city limits.
Late 2025: Talks, Markets, Music
Nov 24: Retirees’ Free University dives into Tósokberénd from the beginning. Nov 26: “Lélekfröccs” tackles Inherited Fates. Nov 27 doubles up: The Secrets of Blue Zones follows a talk on transgenerational trauma and legacy processing, plus a how-to on taking charge of your health. Nov 28: Christmas Market opens. Nov 30: Jubilate Women’s Choir presents an Advent concert.
Advent Season Highlights
Dec 1: Péter Aranyosi’s solo night with guest Tamás Porkoláb. Dec 2: Adult Advent craft afternoon. Dec 4: St. Barbara’s Day wreath-laying. Dec 5: Advent Fair. Dec 6: Santa celebration, tickets $6.70. Dec 8: Csík Ensemble’s Advent concert, $26.80–$37.50. Dec 10: The Grinch Who Stole Christmas by Pesti Művész Színház, plus Blue Zones: How to Beat Stress. Dec 13: Réka Hidasi’s Christmas concert, $9.40. Dec 19: Mendelssohn Chamber Orchestra’s candlelit Advent concert. Dec 21: Advent concert with the Pedagógus Women’s Choir, Padrag Miners’ Male Choir, and Csengő Chamber Choir.
2026: Science, Comedy, Classics
Jan 12: Scientific Stand-Up — László Mérő on artificial intelligence, $19.60–$19.90. Jan 21: Help, I’m Building — Tamás Lengyel’s one-man comedy. Feb 24: Date in Paris, or Happy Easter! (Randevú Párizsban, avagy Kellemes Húsvéti Ünnepeket!), a two-act comedy, $12.90–$15.60. Feb 25: Carnival of the Animals, where music meets literature for all ages. Mar 6: Ready, Set, Laugh! Reloaded — Women’s Day special at the Nagy László Cultural Center, $12.90–$15.60. Apr 29: We Are Musical Souls… a whirlwind of beloved operetta and musical hits.
