Gyomaendrőd rolls out a full year of festivals, concerts, exhibitions, and community gatherings in 2026, with programs for every age and taste across multiple venues. From commemorations and children’s shows to folk conferences and outdoor summer nights, the town is an easy pick for family downtime and cultural recharge.
February: Openings, Laughter, and Remembrance
On February 16, “Green Shades of My Soul…” opens, showcasing the ceramics of Erika Patkós, a Mezőtúr potter. The exhibition is introduced by museologist Zsolt Pusztai, director of the Túri Pottery Museum. Entry is free.
February 18 brings Hajdu Steve’s stand-up show, “Hajdu you do?” A fast, funny hour drawing on cultural and language mix-ups in his Anglo-Hungarian marriage, with tales from the theater and the passion behind it. It’s a musical, comedic night with guaranteed laughs. Tickets: $5.50, advance purchase required.
On February 25, the municipality invites residents to the Day of Remembrance for the Victims of the Communist Dictatorship at the Municipal Public Cemetery (Gyoma).
On February 28 at 3 p.m., “István Csukás 90” honors the beloved writer and poet on his 90th birthday with a literary afternoon under the motto “Because it’s good to live with this childlike faith.”
March: Theater, Markets, History, and Hands-on Culture
March 4: Déryné Company performs I Cannot Live Without Music (Nem élhetek muzsikaszó nélkül) at the Kállai Ferenc Integrated Cultural Institution and Cultural Center.
March 8: National animal and flea market returns, a staple for collectors and bargain hunters.
March 10: Author and trainer Tünde Frankó presents her book My Mother’s Tears (Anyám könnye), a chain of personal, harrowing stories about her grandmother, mother, and herself, confronting inherited family wounds and how naming them can free future generations. Part confession, part guide to speaking pain and healing.
March 14: City celebration marking the 1848–49 revolution and war of independence. Mayor Balázs Toldi offers greetings; Member of Parliament Béla Dankó gives the ceremonial speech. Students from Kis Bálint Primary School perform, followed by a torchlight procession from the cultural center to the Heroes’ Memorial and a wreath-laying ceremony.
Also March 14: Speech therapist Mária Farkas talks “When the screen speaks, children listen” at OMart Bookstore and Cultural Workshop.
March 20: Commemoration for the victims of the Endrőd gendarme volley at St. Emeric (Szent Imre) Catholic Church.
March 21 doubles up: a riotously fun Kalap Jakab concert merging live music and puppetry, with limited seating, a huge dance floor, and guaranteed fun. Tickets: $2.75. And “March Museum Lure,” where the 30th Infantry Battalion and the 16th Károlyi Hussars spring to life with arms displays and hussar attire courtesy of the Békés County Károlyi Hussar and Honvéd Heritage Association. Creative workshop: “Make red-white-green!” Admission: $1.45 per person; free under 6.
March 27–28: World Water Day, “Dreaming of Waters…” National Youth Creative Competition opening and awards at the Vidovszky Béla City Gallery. The exhibition and results will also be announced March 31–April 4 and April 7–11, then April 14–17 at the same venue.
March 28: “Andalgó” musical storytelling evening with the ProVocal Chamber Choir and storyteller Marcsi Giriczné Gyányi at OMart. March 31: “Do You Really Love Me? War and Peace in the Living Room” at Határ Győző City Library.
April: Poetry, Folk Tales, Memory
April 4: Easter playhouse at St. Anthony (Szent Antal) Community Hall.
April 11: Poetry Day event “The sound-spinner hums among the grass…” with the Hangraforgó verse-singing band from Győr at OMart. The same day, The Little Rooster and the Diamond Halfpenny unfolds: a colorful Turkish setting, a freed prisoner, a forbidden tale, and the squabble between the Little Rooster and the greedy Emperor spring to life on stage.
April 12: National animal and flea market. April 14: Author-reader meetup with Viktória Baráth at the city library. April 16: Day of Remembrance for the Hungarian Victims of the Holocaust at the Israelite Cemetery (Gyoma).
April 21–22: Határ Győző City Recitation Competition at the library. April 25: 23rd Gyomaendrőd Ethnographic Conference at St. Anthony (Szent Antal) Community Hall. April 26: “What Is a Thought Worth…?” a verse-concert with Budapest’s Strófa Trio at OMart, and the opening of a photo exhibition by Dr. Katalin Smiriné Farkas at the same venue.
April 30–May 2: 27th Gyomaendrőd International Cheese and Curd Festival takes over Liberty (Szabadság) Square.
May: Markets, Music, and Kids’ Day
May 6: SZÖVEGELŐ diorama exhibition at the city library. May 10: National animal and flea market. May 16: “In the Footsteps of Ferenc Móra” with literary historian Dr. Tamás Bíró-Balogh at OMart. May 23: City 48th “Cibere” Children’s Day at Besenyszeg playground. May 30: OMart Musical Summer 1, the 25-year-old Vox Humana Mixed Choir from Dévaványa in concert. May 31: Heroes’ Day at Heroes’ Square.
June: Community, Food, and Summer Nights
June 4: Day of National Unity at Liberty (Szabadság) Square (National Flag). June 6: 22nd Cauldron Day on the grounds next to the Rózsahegyi House—think communal cooking and outdoor vibes. June 13: OMart Musical Summer 2 with the band Natural Intelligence (Természetes Intelligencia); also St. Anthony’s Day at the St. Anthony (Szent Antal) Bakehouse. June 14: National animal and flea market.
June 23: Children’s program at the library. June 25: Baby program at the library. June 27 triples up at OMart with Musical Summer 3, the 3rd Elizabeth Concert by the Gyomaendrőd Music Lovers Chamber Choir; plus the opening of a painting exhibition by Lillis Boros and Netti Boros. Also that night: St. John’s Eve bonfires and fire-jumping at the Csicsergő canoe stop and fishing lodge. June 29: Day of Remembrance for the Persecution of Kulaks at Heroes’ Square.
July–August: Riverside Evenings, Romance, Classic Cars, and Shooting Stars
July 4, 11, and 18: Körös Riverside Evenings (Körösparti Esték) bring laid-back summer nights to Erzsébet Grove. July 11: OMart Musical Summer 4, “We Fly in the Spring of Our Hearts,” a performance evening by Zoltán Kiszely and Nicolette Merényi. July 12: National animal and flea market. July 25: OMart Musical Summer 5, “Summer, Tango, Love,” a violin recital by Kende Paraizs.
July 31–August 3: 30th Gyomaendrőd Volkswagen Beetle and Bus Party at Liget Spa and Camping—expect a vintage motor crowd and lakeside camaraderie.
August 7: 11th Night of Shooting Stars—on the meadow and the water. It’s the Night of Wishes under the stars with free meteor watching in the field and an outdoor film screening. A telescope will be available.
