Szentendre buzzes with culture year-round: exhibitions, concerts, theater, film screenings, museum workshops, festivals, food fests and outdoor gatherings, sports, and a mix of guaranteed and choose-your-own leisure programs. Don’t miss the Skanzen open-air museum, landmark buildings, and the Danube Promenade, plus plenty of hiking options in and around town.
January Highlights
January 11 brings “Let’s Make a Shabbat Candle Tray” at 2000 Szentendre, Pátriárka utca 6. The same day, the New Year’s Concert with Orsi Kozma, György Oravecz, and the Hot Jazz Band hits Szentendrei Teátrum at the Pest County Library. On January 13, Ne most, drágám! (Not Now, Darling!) plays at the Pest County Library, tickets 9,800 HUF (about 27 USD). January 16–17: the New Year’s Antique Fair rolls into town. January 18 piles it on: American Comedy – Swing Musical by Veres 1 Színház (9,800 HUF / ~27 USD), plus the Antique & Community Flea Market. Comedy fans: January 30 features Gergely Litkai’s Túlzás with host Boldizsár Fehér at Dumaszínház, tickets 6,690–8,490 HUF (~18–23 USD).
February to March
February 1: Akik már nem leszünk sosem (Who We Will Never Be) at Dunaparti Művelődési Ház, Barlang, 4,900 HUF (~14 USD). February 6–May 1: Harry Potter — the world-famous exhibition lands in Szentendre. February 14: Vilmos Gryllus: Maszkabál at the Teátrum, 4,000 HUF (~11 USD). Flea markets return February 15 and March 15. February 26: Mi bajunk lehet? with Fruzsina Ács and Balázs Máté Szabó at Dumaszínház, 5,790–6,590 HUF (~16–18 USD). March 18–22: the 10th ZeneVarázslat International Four-Hands and Two-Piano Competition and Course. March 23: Noémi Orvos-Tóth on breaking inherited family patterns at the library, 7,900–9,900 HUF (~22–28 USD).
Spring to Winter
Flea markets: April 19, May 17, June 21, August 16, September 20, October 18, November 15, December 20. June 5: Péter Aranyosi’s The Digital Ninja at the library, 8,900 HUF (~25 USD). Shared baking meetups pop up January 22, February 19 (6 p.m.), March 19, and June 18.
Organizers reserve the right to change dates and programs.
