The historic spa town of Gyula lines up a year-round parade of festivals, concerts, theater, candlelit castle tours, craft beer tastings, and family fun across multiple venues. From Gyula Castle and the Gyula Castle Theatre to the famed Castle Spa, the city keeps weekends stacked with culture, history, and food from February through August. Here’s the condensed, day-by-day pick of what to catch and when, so you can lock in your getaway early and bounce between shows, walks, and late-night tours without missing a beat.
Late February Highlights
Feb 20–22: Guaranteed programs at Gyula Castle anchor the weekend. Feb 22 features a burst of favorites: Almásy Castle’s Corset and Revolution exhibition, the Yours Truly 2026 Gyula event, the kid-pleasing Castle Tour with Dönci the Dachshund, and the Ladics House experience Empress’s Cup.
Feb 23: The Downtown Wanderer guided city walk opens up Gyula’s streets and stories.
Feb 24–25: Corset and Revolution returns at Almásy Castle; Ladics House continues Empress’s Cup. Elixbeer Brewery’s Sörházi Beugró offers a behind-the-scenes visit with tastings. Feb 25 adds a slate: Gyulakult stages Magda Szabó’s Abigél (about $25.10–$27.90), the Museum Free University hosts Herod, Jesus and the Holy City, plus another Elixbeer round.
Feb 26–27: More corsets, more cups, more craft beer. Feb 27 stacks up: Gyulakult’s Masters of Illusion in Gyula, another Downtown Wanderer walk, and a fresh block of guaranteed castle programs through Mar 1.
Feb 28: A power night—Candlelit Castle, Gyula Castle’s Field of Fate – Mohács, Elixbeer tastings, Almásy Castle’s Courtly Passions – The Treasures of Almásy Castle, Candlelit Castle Tours, and Ladics House’s Empress’s Cup. Mar 1 closes with the Castle Tour with Dönci the Dachshund.
Early March: Screenings, Supper Clubs, Stage
Mar 4: Castle Theatre screens the award-winning film Alzheimer, followed by a talk night.
Mar 5: Gyulakult hosts Clauságok, Claudia Liptai’s solo evening.
Mar 6–8: More guaranteed Gyula Castle programs.
Mar 7: Candlelit Castle, La Sposa Caffè’s The Chef’s Dinner—a six-course dining experience, Almásy’s Cellar Exhibition – The Treasures of Almásy Castle, Candlelit Castle Tours, and Castle Theatre presents János Lackfi’s Three Women, One Case (about $19.50).
Mar 8: Dönci the Dachshund leads another castle tour.
Mar 11: La Sposa Caffè returns with Stage and Life—a conversation evening with Péter Scherer.
Mar 13–15: A full weekend—Dumaszínház: The Rent Obligates – Life Is Otherwise, Péter Janklovics’s solo (about $23.10–$27.30), plus guaranteed castle programs.
Mar 14–15: Candlelit Castle Tours, Women’s Salon – The Treasures of Almásy Castle, Candlelit Castle, and Dönci’s tour.
Late March: Flowers, Math, Music
Mar 21: Candlelit Castle Tours, Speaking Flowers – The Treasures of Almásy Castle, Almásy Visitor Center’s Dachshund Meetup 2026, and Candlelit Castle.
Mar 25: Castle Theatre stages Valeriu Butulescu’s Bolyai for a symbolic $0.50, and the Museum Free University marks March 15, 1848.
Mar 27–29: More guaranteed Gyula Castle programs.
Mar 28–29: Candlelit Castle Tours; Almásy’s Ball at the Castle concert series—An Evening with cellist Felicián Kalmus; Courtly Passions; Gyula Castle’s Field of Fate – Mohács; Candlelit Castle; and a Dönci tour.
April: Big Names, Jazz, Agility
Apr 4: Cellar Exhibition at Almásy.
Apr 8: Dumaszínház: What Could Go Wrong?—Fruzsina Ács and Máté Balázs Szabó (about $18.30–$20.20).
Apr 11: Women’s Salon returns.
Apr 18: Speaking Flowers blooms again.
Apr 23: Komló Restaurant debuts I. Komló Chefventure x Ákos Sárközi; Castle Theatre hosts a Latin jazz concert (about $12.20).
Apr 24: Kati Kovács and her band play a major concert; Apr 24–26: Medivid Agility and ParAgility Festival energizes the weekend.
Apr 25: Courtly Passions at Almásy.
Apr 29: Castle Theatre’s That’s Nothing… with Róbert Koltai and Tamás Jordán (about $19.60), the Museum Free University asks Generals or Martyrs?, and Dumaszínház: Tibor Bödőcs—From Here We Just Roll.
May–July: Festivals in Full Swing
May 2: Cellar Exhibition; May 7: Gyulakult presents Danny Blue—The Secret; May 9: Accordionist Zoltán Orosz solo concert, Women’s Salon, and an Indian Warpath canoe tour. May 9–10: Gyula Flower Festival 2026. May 22–24: Gyula Pálinka Festival. May 26: Gyulakult hosts Zsuzsa Koncz (about $42.00–$44.70). May 27: Museum Free University traces From Corset to Bob Cut. May 28–30: EDÜ—Erkel Student Celebrations 2026. May 30: Courtly Passions.
June 6–7: Cellar Exhibition and the 13th Gyulavári Castle Days. June 13: Women’s Salon. June 20: Night of Museums and Speaking Flowers. June 27: Courtly Passions. July 4: Cellar Exhibition. July 11: Women’s Salon. July 18: Speaking Flowers. July 24–26: Gyula Border Fortress Days 2026.
August Finale
Aug 21–23: IV. Zumba Festival Gyula brings the summer to a high-energy close.
Total listings: 45. Organizers reserve the right to change dates and programs.
