Gyenesdiás is filling 2026 with talks, concerts, festivals, and community traditions spanning history, film, faith, food, and plenty of music. Most events center on the Town Hall (Községháza), with highlights branching into local schools, cinemas, and outdoor courtyards.
January: Talks, Culture Day, Books, and a Bake Sale
– Jan 19: Tamás Kiss, music teacher and conductor, spotlights pop-rock legends of the ’60s, ’70s, and ’80s (Town Hall).
– Jan 20: Researcher-journalist Gábor Mező on power from the Rákosi dictatorship to the regime change, hosted by the Védett Közjóért Polgári Egyesület (Town Hall).
– Jan 21: Political scientist Alex Kovács takes a visual trip from the favelas to the Andes with a lecture on Peru (Town Hall).
– Jan 22: Hungarian Culture Day marked in town.
– Jan 30: Book launch for Dr. Zoltán Burucs: In the Footsteps of Saint Stephen and the Holy Crown (Town Hall).
– Jan 31: Charity bake sale in town; plus The Crown Witness screening and talk on the film’s hero, with actor Péter Kálloy-Molnár and Zoltán Attila Szabó (Town Hall).
February: Carnival Vibes and Northern Lights
– Feb 7: Farsang Dance House (Kárpáti János Primary School and Arts School [ÁAMI]).
– Feb 9: Andrea Papp and Veronika Fekete share stories from Northern Norway (Town Hall).
– Feb 17: Shrove Tuesday doughnut party (Town Hall).
– Feb 20: Conversation with Móni Balsai (Town Hall).
March: Women’s Day, Commemorations, Music Revolutions
– Mar 6: International Women’s Day greetings and program (Town Hall).
– Mar 13: National remembrance events (Kárpáti János Primary School and Arts School [ÁAMI] and Garden of Heroes [Hősök Kertje]).
– Mar 16: Tamás Kiss returns with Revolution in Music (Town Hall).
– Mar 20: Oscar-winning music by Chanson Brass (Town Hall).
– Mar 21: Dance with the Universe – HolddalaNap concert (New Cultural Center [Új Művelődési Ház]).
– Mar 21–22: New Testament (Újszövetség) marathon (Town Hall).
– Mar 28: Easter crafts at the Town Hall and Pásztor House (Pásztorház) courtyard.
April–June: Film Scores, Spring Fest, Art Courtyard
– Apr 13: Zselenszky night—music by Tamás Török-Zselenszky (Town Hall).
– Apr 18: Zalai Balaton Shore Concert Wind Orchestra plays film music (Ligetplex Cinema).
– Apr 18–19: Budburst Spring Festival (Rügyfakadás).
– May 23: Maypole farewell dance and Children’s Day bash (Kárpáti Promenade [Kárpáti Korzó], Producers’ Market).
– Jun 4: Day of National Unity and Trianon commemoration (Garden of Heroes [Hősök Kertje]).
– Jun 10, 17, 24 and Jul 1: Art Courtyard series (Pásztor House courtyard).
July–August: Fish, Wine, Wood, and Gallop
– Jul 4–5: Gyenesdiás Bleak Fish Festival (Keszeg Festival).
– Jul 9–12: Gyenesdiás Wine Days.
– Jul 31: Thematic exhibition opening on the 200-year-old Saint Helena Chapel (Town Hall).
– Aug 6–9: Woodcarving Days and Altér Fest in parallel.
– Aug 16: 17th Festetics Gallop, regional qualifier for the National Gallop.
– Aug 20: Saint Stephen’s Day.
September–October: Harvest and Memory
– Sep 5: Gyenesdiás Harvest Festival.
– Sep 19: 15th Gyenesdiás Potato Day.
– Oct 6: Commemoration of the Martyrs of Arad (Garden of Heroes [Hősök Kertje]).
– Oct 22: National remembrance events (Kárpáti János Primary School and Arts School [ÁAMI] and Garden of Heroes [Hősök Kertje]).
Advent to Christmas: Lights, Photos, Market, Play
– Nov 28: First Advent candle lighting; more on Dec 5, 12, and 19.
– Dec 4: Community St. Nicholas (Mikulás) celebration (Town Hall).
– Dec 10: Baby photo exhibition of Gyenesdiás newborns of 2026 (Town Hall).
– Dec 12–13: Advent Chestnut Roast and Christmas Market.
– Dec 24: Nativity play (Town Hall).
