Gyomaendrőd is rolling into late fall and winter with salsa spins, Advent candles, and a cheese-and-curd blowout. The calendar is stacked from late November into December, then jumps to spring with a three-day food festival. Here’s your brisk tour through what’s on and where to be seen.
Shake It: Salsa & Bachata Nights
If you crave a Latin vibe, Salsa & Bachata classes promise quick wins from the very first session, set to today’s hits and big bangers. Women are encouraged to come with partners. Sessions run on 2025.11.18, 11.25, 12.02, 12.09, and 12.16 across Gyomaendrőd. Expect an upbeat, easy entry into two of the world’s most social dances.
Tvrtko Goes Around the World
On 2025.11.19, journalist and globetrotter Vujity Tvrtko turns the Kállai Ferenc Cultural Center (Kállai Ferenc Művelődési Központ) into a launching pad for big optimism and bigger stories. TVRTKO Around the World – Gyomaendrőd (TVRTKO a Föld körül – Gyomaendrőd) brings adventures, motivation, and a shot of invincibility. Tickets run from $15.94 to $15.94. It’s also billed as the worthy follow-up to Beyond All Limits (Túl minden határon), with fresh tales from every corner of the planet.
Handmade Warm-Up to Advent
On 2025.11.21, This Is How We Prepare – Advent Craft Market (Így készülünk mi – Adventi kézműves termékek vására) takes over the Határ Győző Municipal Library (Határ Győző Városi Könyvtár). Expect handcrafted goods that make cozy gifts and set the holiday mood.
Pork, Pride, and Pálinka
The 16th Gyomaendrőd Pig-Slaughter Feast and János Tímár Butcher’s Pálinka Memorial Competition (XVI. Gyomaendrődi Disznótoros és Tímár János Böllérpálinka Emlékverseny) returns on 2025.11.22. Cooks and butchers who pour heart and soul into classic pork-feast staples—roasted sausage (sült kolbász), blood and liver sausage (hurka), pork-and-sauerkraut stew (toros káposzta), and more—compete and serve. The market features local sausage, cracklings, and smoked meats. Food stalls dish out traditional plates like onion-fried blood (hagymás vér), “cigánka” blood dish (cigánka), and roast meats (pecsenye) for anyone chasing authentic flavors.
Meet and Greet: Judit Endrei
TV icon Judit Endrei is in town twice. There’s a meet-up on 2025.11.22, then a full audience event on 2025.11.23 at 15:00 hosted by OMart Bookstore and Cultural Workshop (OMart Könyvesbolt és Kulturális Műhely). Stories, conversation, nostalgia—bring friends.
Stress Season? XMAS Rehab
On 2025.11.24 at 17:00, the Határ Győző Municipal Library hosts XMAS Rehab, or There’s No Christmas Without Stress (XMAS Rehab avagy nincs karácsony feszkó nélkül). Because yes, the holidays are lovely—and stressful. This one aims to decompress the season.
Film, Faith, and First Lights
On 2025.11.27, the Kállai 100 Memorial Year (Kállai 100. Emlékév) screens the film The Witness Again (Megint tanú) at the Kállai Ferenc Integrated Cultural Institution and Cultural House (Kállai Ferenc Integrált Kulturális Intézmény és Művelődési Ház). Then, on 2025.11.30 at Advent in Gyomaendrőd (Advent Gyomaendrődön), Mayor Balázs Toldi offers greetings, followed by Advent reflections from Lutheran pastor Glória Seben and a program by the German Nationality Self-Government.
Guitar, Folk, and Santa’s Tent
Classical guitar virtuosity arrives on 2025.12.06 with József Eötvös’s concert. On 2025.12.07, Advent in Gyomaendrőd (Advent Gyomaendrődön) runs deep: noon to 13:00 brings a charity meal service (a bowl of goulash soup and bread). From 14:00 to 16:00, kids can visit the Santa (Mikulás) tent. The Körösmenti Folk Dance Ensemble (Körösmenti Néptáncegyüttes) explores winter folk traditions at the same time. At 16:00, Catholic priest Gábor Czank shares Advent reflections.
History Hour and Choir Glory
On 2025.12.13 at 16:00, History Class 3 (3. történelem óra) with István Tamás Molnár takes place at OMart Bookstore and Cultural Workshop. On 2025.12.14, Advent in Gyomaendrőd hosts the Baptist church’s musical devotion, and the town also holds its Animal and Flea Market.
Market Day, Frozen Songs, and Angels
The big Advent Sunday lands on 2025.12.21 with a 10:00–18:00 craft market, chimney cake (kürtős kalács), and “Laci Kitchen” grill stands (Laci konyha), plus a running race. From 10:00–14:00, kids can dive into gingerbread-making, pottery, and ornament crafting. At 11:00, Frozen delivers a musical, interactive children’s show (Jégvarázs). At 15:00, Christmas Angels (Karácsonyi angyalok) brings a festive set by Adrienn Várnai and Adél Mészáros. At 16:00, Reformed pastor Tibor Papp offers Advent reflections.
Save Spring for Cheese
From 2026.04.30 to 2026.05.02, the 27th Gyomaendrőd International Cheese and Curd Festival (XXVII. Gyomaendrődi Nemzetközi Sajt- és Túrófesztivál) takes over Liberty Square (Szabadság tér). International cheese and curd, three days straight. Mark it, taste it, repeat.
