Fehérvárcsurgó turns its stately Károlyi Castle (Károlyi-kastély) into a year-round cultural hub in 2026, mixing candlelit tours, botanical walks, star musicians, and high-minded conferences. The neoclassical landmark, built in 1844, welcomes visitors with 20 guest rooms, a library, a chapel, conference halls, and a restaurant. Its salons adapt from intimate trainings and meetings to large conferences, seminars, receptions, exhibitions, weddings, and family celebrations—wrapped in attentive, warm hospitality.
Winter glow and glass
February opens with a Candlelight Castle Visit on 02.14, followed by Pál Kálmán’s glass sculpture exhibition at the Visitor Center from 02.14–02.28. Stroll the park on a Botanical Walk on 02.15, then return on 02.28 for Up the Secret Staircase!—a playful library program.
Art, music, ideas
On 03.10, The Land of Imagination blends images and music: an exhibition by soprano Sylvia Sass with a concert by pianist Balázs Fülei and soprano Mariana Pires. Another Botanical Walk returns on 03.15. Big questions arrive 03.20–03.21 with an international conference, The Judgment of Religion in the Building and Enlargement of the EU.
Spring baroque and Easter voices
April 11 doubles up: Up the Secret Staircase! and an Easter concert with the Hangellika Choir in the chapel. On 04.18, Monika Kecskés leads Sonates deux—German–French dialogue with Bach, Schaffrath, and Boismortier on harpsichord and Baroque instruments. A Botanical Walk follows on 04.19. May brings Secret Staircase again on 05.09 and Writers of European Consciousness, an exhibition at the Visitor Center from 05.09–05.15, plus a park walk on 05.17.
Gardens, film scores, and quartets
Green thumbs gather 06.05–06.07 for the 22nd European Ornamental Plant and Garden Art Days—exhibition and fair. Walks resume on 06.21. A Voice & Brass Band plays film music outdoors on the castle-park island on 07.17, with another walk on 07.19. The ECHO Summer Music Academy and concerts run 08.09–08.16, capped by a Botanical Walk on 08.16 and again on 09.20. The 17th Quartettissimo European String Quartet Festival arrives 09.25–09.27.
Heritage, craft, and Advent calm
Secret Staircase pops up on 10.03. A Heritage Protection Conference with the University of Pécs (Pécsi Tudományegyetem) takes place 10.16–10.17, alongside a choral and organ concert by Gabriella Semjénné Menus in the chapel on 10.17, and a Botanical Walk on 10.18. November offers Secret Staircase on 11.07, Fresh Harvest—the 10th Contemporary Applied Arts Salon and Fair—11.13–11.15, a traditional St. Elizabeth’s Day candlelit concert on 11.14, and a park walk on 11.15. The year closes with Secret Staircase on 12.05 and one last Botanical Walk on 12.20.
Organizers reserve the right to change dates and programs.
