Discover Pécs 2026: concerts, candlelight tributes, jazz, theater, brewery tours, and architecture nights across Zsolnay Cultural Quarter, Kodály Center, Synagogue, and more—plus boutique stays and city views.
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Pécs rolls out a packed 2026 with concerts, festivals, theater, brewery tours, and candlelit tributes across some of the city’s most atmospheric venues. Anchoring the calendar is the Zsolnay Cultural Quarter, a creative hub built on the former porcelain factory grounds that now serves as one of the region’s standout cultural, artistic, and community spaces. From the gleam of the Kodály Center to the intimate PKK Apáczai Cultural House and the historic Synagogue, the city offers a rolling program that keeps locals and visitors busy all year long.
The big dates start on February 23 with Bródy 80 at the Pécs Kodály Center, celebrating an enduring figure in Hungarian music. Two days later, on February 25, BRIDGERTONI ZENE GYERTYAFÉNYNÉL (Bridgerton Music by Candlelight) floods the PKK Apáczai Cultural House with Regency-era drama and lush string arrangements, tickets from USD 34.50 to USD 39.80.
March 5 brings the Metronóm Jazz Club: Oláh Krisztián Quartet, keeping the city’s jazz pulse lively. On March 19, THE MUSIC OF LUDOVICO EINAUDI TRIBUTE returns candlelight to the Apáczai stage with minimalist piano soundscapes, again USD 34.50–39.80. April 8 doubles up: ROCKBALLADÁK GYERTYAFÉNYBEN (Rock Ballads by Candlelight) at Apáczai (USD 34.50–39.80), and HOBO 80+1 at the Kodály Center with tickets from USD 31.90 to USD 42.60. Co Lee Live Band swings through on April 19. On May 9, FREDDIE – LÉLEKBÚVÁR: Belső tűz (Soul Diver: Inner Fire) lands at Apáczai, tickets USD 26.60 flat.
Autumn brings classical sparkle: on September 24, RÁKÁSZ GERGELY – MOZART resonates inside the Synagogue, tickets USD 15.90–21.20. On November 16, QUEEN Symphonic Live detonates at the Kodály Center with an orchestral spin on the band’s anthems, tickets USD 15.40–39.40.
To navigate the torrent of events, the city issues rolling weekly schedules: Pécsi heti programajánló (Pécs Weekly Program Guide) and Zsolnay Negyed heti programajánló (Zsolnay Quarter Weekly Program Guide), updated continuously from late February through early July and beyond. Theater lovers get a steady run at the Pécsi Nemzeti Színház (Pécs National Theatre), with performances across multiple blocks: Feb 24–28, Mar 1–8, Mar 10–14, and Mar 19–29, with standalone dates like March 31, tickets USD 9.60–21.70. March layers in Zerkovitz–Topolcsányi: Orfeum hercegnő (Princess of the Orpheum), and the ballet Hattyúk tava (Swan Lake) on March 11 and 12. Comedy and conversation pop up on March 28 with Burn Out Baby – The Six Rules of Effective Leadership, performed by Eszter Ónodi (written by Gergely Litkai), tickets USD 24.40–27.30.
Candlelit themes continue all spring: March 19’s Einaudi tribute and April 8’s Rock Ballads by Candlelight both ignite Apáczai’s stages. March 22 brings Gyertyafénykeringő (Candlelight Waltz), a two-act musical comedy, tickets at USD 19.20. Dance blockbuster LORD OF THE DANCE tours through on March 30 for its 30th anniversary. On April 20, clinical psychologist Noémi Orvos-Tóth unpacks generational patterns in Hogyan törjük meg az örökölt családi mintákat? (How to Break Inherited Family Patterns).
Saturdays in Pécs taste like malt: Fedezd fel a Pécsi Sörfőzdét! (Discover the Pécs Brewery!) schedules guided brewery tours with tastings every Saturday from February 28 through late June and into July (March 7, 14, 21, 28; April 4, 11, 18, 25; May 2, 9, 16, 23, 30; June 6, 13, 20, 27; July 4, 11). March 1 also features Magbörze Pécs (Pécs Seed Fair) for gardeners and green thumbs. People over retirement age get recurring discounts at Zsolnay Quarter with Ketten féláron – Nyugdíjas napok (Two for Half Price – Seniors’ Days), running Feb 26–Mar 1, Mar 5–8, Mar 12–15, Mar 19–22, and Mar 26–29. Architecture fans should circle April 25–26 for Építészet Ünnepe és Éjszakája (Festival and Night of Architecture).
Early March delivers Húzzad csak, kivilágos virradatig – Nőnapi (Play On Till Daybreak – Women’s Day) on March 3, tickets USD 13.10–15.80. In late May, Michael Cooney’s farce Nicsak, ki lakik itt?! (Funny Money/Who Lives Here?, depending on local adaptation) brings door-slamming chaos on May 22, tickets USD 23.80–26.50. The fall reprises the standout classical and rock-symphonic nights with Rákász Gergely’s Mozart program on September 24 and QUEEN Symphonic Live on November 16.
Base yourself in the historic center at the Adele Boutique Hotel Pécs, a four-star stunner inside a 19th-century protected building where period elegance meets modern polish in rooms and apartments. For a different angle, a guesthouse offers comfortable rooms and a four-person apartment suited to small groups. Up on Havihegy, Bagolyvár serves clean air, quiet, and one-of-a-kind decor: nineteen rooms carry Hungarian folk-art elements, and six suite-like lodgings echo traditional presshouses, each designed around the mood of a celebrated Hungarian wine. Guests get sweeping city panoramas toward the Zengő side of Pécs and hearty fare at the on-site Hungarian-style restaurant, where the menu spans Hungarian classics, international dishes, and old-school desserts.
All year, Pécs balances symphonic tributes, jazz and rock, ballet, comedy, talks, and architecture nights with brewery tours and weekly guides to keep you moving. Whether you chase candlelit strings, Queen with an orchestra, or a quiet glass after sunset above the city lights, the 2026 calendar makes it easy to find your scene.
