Gyomaendrőd lines up a year of easygoing culture and community: festivals, concerts, book events, moving commemorations, and hands-on family fun. It’s an all-ages invitation to music, memory, literature, food, and the river vibe that shapes the town’s 2026 calendar.
February: Laughter, remembrance, and a legendary children’s author
On February 14, actress Andrea Balázs brings her signature warmth and light to OMart Bookshop and Cultural Workshop. Two days later, Lelkem zöldjei… opens: a ceramics exhibition by Mezőtúr potter Erika Patkós, introduced by museum director Zsolt Pusztai from the Túri Fazekas Museum. Entry is free.
February 18 belongs to Hajdu Steve and his one-hour stand-up Hajdu you do?, spinning comic gold from cultural misfires with his English wife, Alexandra, plus riffs on theater and a passion for the stage. It’s a music-laced set with guaranteed belly laughs. Tickets: $5.50, advance purchase required.
On February 25, the city invites everyone to honor the Memorial Day of the Victims of the Communist Dictatorship at the municipal cemetery in Gyoma. And on February 28, a literary afternoon marks what would have been István Csukás’s 90th, titled Mert jó élni e gyermeki hittel, celebrating the beloved writer-poet whose characters shaped generations.
March: Theater classics, markets, history come alive
Déryné Társulat stages Nem élhetek muzsikaszó nélkül on March 4 at the Kállai Ferenc Cultural Center. On March 8, the town’s national animal and flea market returns. March 10 brings author and trainer Tünde Frankó with her book Anyám könnye, a stark chain of family stories about inherited wounds—and how voicing pain can free the next generation.
The city’s March 14 commemorations of the 1848–49 Revolution and War of Independence include a greeting by Mayor Balázs Toldi, a keynote by MP Béla Dankó, a program by Kis Bálint Primary School students, a torchlit procession from the cultural house to the Heroes’ Memorial, and wreath-laying. The same day, speech therapist Mária Farkas talks screens and children in Ha a képernyő beszél, a gyerekek hallgatnak at OMart.
On March 20, a remembrance honors victims of the Endrőd gendarmerie volley at St. Emeric (Szent Imre) Catholic Church. The 21st is for families: Kalap Jakab mashes up live concert and puppet theater, with a big dance floor and limited seating—tickets $2.75. Also on March 21, history steps out at the museum: the 30th Infantry Battalion and 16th Károlyi Hussar Regiment come alive with weapon and uniform demos by the Békés County Károlyi Hussar and Honvéd Heritage Association. Get crafty with red-white-green creations. Entry: $1.45; free under 6.
World Water Day kicks off March 27–28 with Vizekről álmodni… National Youth Creative Competition at Béla Vidovszky (Vidovszky Béla) City Gallery—exhibition opening and awards, then running March 31–April 4, and again April 7–11 and April 14–17. On March 28 at OMart, Andalgó blends story and song with the ProVocal Chamber Choir and storyteller Marcsi Giriczné Gyányi. On March 31 at Határ Győző City Library: Tényleg szeretsz? Háború és béke a nappaliban unpacks the battles and truces in living rooms.
April: Easter hands-on, tales, poetry, and memory
April 4 brings a bustling Easter playhouse at St. Anthony (Szent Antal) Community Hall. On April 11, Turkey hums with color in A kiskakas gyémánt félkrajcárja, where an old prisoner’s forbidden tale springs to life and the Little Rooster tangles with a greedy Emperor. That same day, Győr’s Hangraforgó brings a Poetry Day concert to OMart.
The national animal and flea market returns April 12. On April 14, the library hosts a reader-author meet with Viktória Baráth. On April 16, the city gathers at the Jewish cemetery in Gyoma for the Memorial Day of the Victims of the Holocaust in Hungary. April 21–22 features the Határ Győző City Recitation Contest at the library. On April 25, the 23rd Gyomaendrőd Ethnographic Conference convenes at St. Anthony (Szent Antal) Community Hall.
OMart closes April with a double: on April 26, Mennyit ér a gondolat…? is a verse-concert with Budapest’s Strófa Trio, followed by the opening of a photo exhibition by Dr. Katalin Smiriné Farkas.
May: Cheese, children, and summer tunes warming up
From April 30 to May 2, Szabadság tér turns into a food-lover’s crossroads for the 27th International Cheese and Curd Festival—market bustle, tastings, and village-square energy. On May 6, the library unveils the SZÖVEGELŐ diorama exhibition. The national animal and flea market rolls in May 10. On May 16, OMart goes exploring In the Footsteps of Ferenc Móra (Móra Ferenc nyomában) with literary historian Dr. Tamás Bíró-Balogh.
May 23 is the 48th Cibere Children’s Day at the Besenyszeg playground. On May 30, OMart’s musical summer opens: the 25-year-old Vox Humana Mixed Choir from Dévaványa in concert. On May 31, Heroes’ Day is marked at Heroes’ Square (Hősök tere).
June: Pots, songs, saints, bonfires
On June 4, the National Day of Unity gathers at Szabadság tér under the National Flag. On June 6, the 22nd Day of the Cauldron lights fires by the Rózsahegyi House. June 13 doubles up: OMart hosts the band Natural Intelligence (Természetes Intelligencia), while St. Anthony’s Day (Szent Antal-nap) celebrates the patron at the Bakehouse (Sütőház). The national animal and flea market is back June 14.
The library runs a children’s program on June 23 and a baby program on June 25. June 27 is busy at OMart: Musical Summer 3 presents the 3rd Elizabeth Concert with the Gyomaendrőd Friends of Music Chamber Choir, plus the opening of a painting exhibition by Lillis Boros and Netti Boros. After dark, St. John’s Night (Szent Iván Night) sparks a fire-jump at the Csicsergő canoe stop and anglers’ lodge. On June 29, the Day of the Persecution of Kulaks is observed at Heroes’ Square (Hősök tere).
July–August: Riversides, romance, engines, and meteors
Körösparti esték brings open-air evenings to Elizabeth Grove (Erzsébet liget) on July 4, 11, and 18. OMart’s Musical Summer 4 lands July 11 with We Fly on the Spring of Our Hearts (Repülünk a szívünk tavaszán), an evening with performers Zoltán Kiszely and Nicolette Merényi. The animal and flea market repeats July 12. On July 25, Musical Summer 5 bows to passion with Summer, Tango, Love (Nyár, tangó, szerelem)—violinist Kende Paraizs in full summer swing.
Engines purr July 31–August 3 at the 30th Gyomaendrőd Volkswagen Beetle and Bus Party at the Liget Spa and Camping—a classic metal pilgrimage with tents, baths, and nostalgia. And on August 7, the 11th Night of Shooting Stars unfolds on meadow and water: Wish Night blends open-air stargazing with a free program and a film screening under the Perseids. Make a wish. Then make another.
