Ajka’s 2026 calendar bursts with fun from April 8 (Wednesday) to April 12 (Sunday), plus heaps more through the year across multiple venues in 8400 Ajka. Expect exhibitions, concerts, theater performances, film screenings, museum workshops, water fun at Ajka Crystal Bath, sports events, and tons of guaranteed and optional leisure programs. Wander Ajka and nearby spots packed with hiking and touring options inside and outside city limits. Related perks include accommodations and food and drink spots nearby.
Ajka ’85 Exhibition: Time Travel to the 80s
Remember the 80s? Life in the panel estates, those familiar streets, old shop windows, that unique vibe? Ajka ’85 – A modern város diadala, mindennapjaink a paneloázisban (Ajka ’85 – Triumph of the Modern City, Our Daily Life in Panel Paradise) takes you on a special trip back. Old photos, personal stories, and a one-of-a-kind city park installation with film projection await. Relax, chat, snap a nostalgic selfie. Every image stirs a memory. Every memory kicks off a new story. Nostalgia. City history. Shared experiences. Come relive 80s Ajka together! Runs April 8-12 and April 15-19 in Ajka.
April Thrills
Kick off with Health Day on April 14. Anthony Neilson: Az utolsó menet (The Last Lap) on April 15. Ráskó Eszter’s new solo show, hosted by Fülöp Viktor at Dumaszínház in Ajka’s Nagy László Városi Művelődési Központ és Könyvtár (Nagy László City Cultural Center and Library), April 16, tickets $24-$30. Ékszerkészítő workshop (Jewelry-Making Workshop) for adults on April 18: Learn Beu Jewelry basics, design your own accessories, score a surprise-packed goody bag. Sign-up deadline April 15. Bödőcs Tibor’s Innen már csak gurulunk (From Here We Just Roll) solo with guest Tóth Edu, April 22. Molnár Ferenc: Játék a kastélyban (Play in the Castle) comedy at Pannon Várszínház in Városi Könyvtár és Szabadidő Központ (City Library and Leisure Center), April 24, $21. Dr. Almási Kitti’s Elvarratlan szálak (Loose Ends) talk, April 27.
May Festivities
Abigél (Abigail) musical, April 28, $12-$13. Mi muzsikus lelkek… (We Musician Souls…) packs operetta and musical hits into one lively night, April 29. Majális (May Day Festival), May 1. Túrajó séták – Fiúk a bányából (Great Tours – Boys from the Mine) hike from IV. Károly király kápolna parkolója (King Charles IV Chapel Parking Lot), May 1, $8-$16. HULLAJÓ NÁSZÉJSZAKA (Corpse Bride Night) comedy by HeArt Társulat, May 9. Hadházi László’s Kutyák (Dogs) solo hosted by Bellus István at Dumaszínház in Jégcsarnok (Ice Rink), May 12, $27. Tudásmorzsák – Komoly témákról érthetően – Mindennapi maceráink (Knowledge Nuggets – Serious Topics Simply – Our Daily Adventures) by Görög Ibolya, May 21, $14. Radics Peti’s solo at Nagy László Center, May 22, $15. Meztelen igazság (Naked Truth) musical comedy there too, May 30, $23.
Summer and Beyond
Add kölcsön a feleséged! (Lend Me Your Wife!) French comedy, June 13. More Túrajó séták – Fiúk a bányából hikes, June 13 and July 11, $8-$16. A Pál utcai fiúk (The Paul Street Boys) at Pannon Várszínház, August 12, $25. Tudásmorzsák on Generációs különbségek (Generational Differences) by Steigervald Krisztián, October 7. Vedd fel, ha mered! (Pick Up If You Dare!) two-act comedy at Nagy László Center, November 19, $19-$22.
Organizers reserve the right to change dates and programs!
