Cegléd is packing the calendar with talks, theater, exhibitions, crafts, concerts, and comedy from late November through spring. Most events center on the Kossuth Cultural Center, with free gems tucked between ticketed hits.
Late November Warm-Up
Start with Harmónia Klub’s “Exploring My Conscious and Subconscious, Part 2,” led by Csilla Nagyné Hőgye, on November 25 at the Casino in Cegléd — free and introspective. On November 27, Bástya Színház brings Good Luck to You, Leo Grande to the Kossuth Cultural Center, tickets $26.16. November 28 opens “Crafted Christmas,” the Danube Bend Folk Art Association (Dunakanyar) exhibition at Cegléd Gallery, launched at 5 p.m. by Ágnes Détári-Lukács, managing director of the Kossuth Cultural Center — free cultural polish.
Markets, Music, Quilts
November 29 is stacked: a Christmas-prep flea market for toys, baby clothes, books, and kids’ gear — buy or sell. Vocalist Koszika teams up with the Péter Sárik Trio at Kossuth for $15.29. At 3 p.m., “Quilters’ Christmas” opens, showcasing seasonal patchwork by the Folton-Folt Club, with remarks by Ágnes Kónya, chair of the Human Committee, and music by the Nyársapát Folksong Circle. Earlier, from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m., craft your own Advent wreath in the Kossuth Handicraft Workshop.
December Highlights
On December 3, “Say It, My Attila!” — actor Miklós Vecsei H.’s József Attila evening — lands at Kossuth for $17.82. Saint Nicholas Day brings a folk dance house on December 6. László Lakatos headlines “The Holy Family,” a Dumaszínház stand-up night on December 10 at $22.22–$24.99. The Alex Torres Trio plays the Chamber Hall on December 12 for $10.89, the same day as an art history talk: Kossuth and Hungarian Historicism, $5.59. December 13 offers a free, registration-only experience session for 2–5-year-olds, touring “Crafted Christmas” and “Quilters’ Christmas.” The farce Not Now, Darling (Ne most, drágám!) hits on December 14. “Here Comes Beautiful Christmas” sings in on December 15 for $6.39. “Christmas Dream – The Tale of Light” dazzles on December 20 at $15.86. Wrap the year on December 30 with “In Wine, Merriment” — a pre–New Year’s operetta gala priced $22.26–$27.67.
Comedy, Plays, and Art Into 2026
Anett Kormos brings “Women Have No Sense of Humor” on January 16 for $24.47. “A Study About Women” follows on January 24 at $22.25–$24.47. On January 27, Michael Cooney’s Who’s There?! (Nicsak, ki lakik itt?!) from Bánfalvy Studio plays at $21.92–$27.47. Art history returns February 20 with El Greco ($5.59), March 20 with the Szentendre School ($5.59), and April 17 with Van Gogh ($5.59).
