Keszthely’s Balaton Theatre rolls out a packed run of curiosity-sparking talks and club nights from February through March 2026, spanning high-altitude train rides and Tibetan monasteries, AI fears and hopes, family psychology, microcirculation therapy, the minds of serial killers, and a sweeping journey from Mexico to Panama. Some events are free, others ticketed; expect intimate rooms like the Simándy and Básti Halls as well as the Main Auditorium.
Globetrotter Club: China Adventures by Rail
February 9, 2026, 18:00, Balaton Theatre, Simándy Hall. Free entry. Ferenc Deák guides a vivid tour through Buddhist monasteries in Lhasa, the heart of Tibet, and a ride on the world’s highest railway. Stops include the mesmerizing Terracotta Army and a 190.8 mph sprint to Beijing on a super express. The February Globetrotter Club welcomes all travel dreamers for an evening of images and first-hand stories.
Scientific Stand-Up: Living With AI
February 11, 2026, 19:00, Balaton Theatre. Tickets: about 21.60–22.70 USD. Mathematician, psychologist, publicist, and former AI researcher Dr. László Mérő unpacks where AI research stands in the 21st century. Do we need to fear proliferating machine minds? How do intelligent machines and programs shape our days and the near future? Is Hollywood’s takeover-and-singularity panic justified? Mérő skirts the pure technicalities to probe psychological, societal, and even physiological effects of artificial minds on individuals, sketching the future we’re already living in—and speeding toward.
Psyche Workshop: The Family’s Role
February 11, 2026, 17:00, Balaton Theatre, Básti Hall. Free entry. Join the February Psyche Workshop with Bernadett Baráth—certified health psychologist, educational specialist, and couples and family therapist—speaking on The Role and Significance of the Family. All curious minds welcome.
Sándor Kőrösi Csoma Club: BEMER Vascular Therapy
February 12, 2026, 16:00, Balaton Theatre, Simándy Hall. Free entry. A practical introduction to BEMER physical vascular therapy with massage therapist Hajnalka Kónya and BEMER advisor Anita Kulcsár. Learn how targeted microcirculation support aims to bolster overall health.
Human Beasts: Inside Serial Killers’ Minds
February 28, 2026, 19:00, Balaton Theatre, Main Auditorium. Tickets: about 15.40 USD. Former top homicide investigator Péter Doszpot and consulting psychologist Gábor Antal lead an exclusive evening tracking serial killers. Who are they really? What drives their cruel, bizarre acts? How does a psychopath think—and can they be treated? What detective skills bring them down; do they slip up, and how? With film clips and real cases, the duo braids criminology and psychology from infamous 20th-century to present-day Hungarian and international files. Do childhood traumas make a killer? Hear what science and field experience say. Two experts, two viewpoints, one riveting night.
Globetrotter Club: Mexico to Panama
March 2, 2026, 18:00, Balaton Theatre, Simándy Hall. Free entry. Győző Istenes distills over 30 years of globetrotting into Central America’s cultures and worlds, from Mexico to Panama, told through original photographs.
Dr. Annamária Kádár: Preteens and Teens Today
March 10, 2026, 18:00, Balaton Theatre, Main Auditorium. Tickets: about 11.80 USD. Psychologist, trainer, and university lecturer Dr. Annamária Kádár explores Preteens and Teens—What Are They Like Today, and How Do We Connect With Them Well?, hosted by the Open Academy (Nyitott Akadémia) in Keszthely.
Organizers reserve the right to change dates and programs.
