A year of concerts, literary salons, memorials, markets, starry-night gatherings, and hometown festivals is lining up in Gyomaendrőd. From love letters set to piano to the smell of simmering fish soup by the Körös, the town’s 2026 program reads like a love note to culture, memory, and community.
February: Letters, Laughter, Remembrance
February opens on the 11th with Sealed Love, a musical-literary evening built from confessions, letter excerpts, and iconic songs about love. Writer and literary historian Krisztián Nyáry shares his years-long trove of love letters by Hungarian writers, poets, artists, and politicians, joined on stage by Erika Náray, with Tamás Berdisz on piano. Venue: Gyomaendrőd.
On February 14, actress Andrea Balázs—billed as the actress of cheer, joie de vivre, and soul—meets audiences at OMart Bookstore and Cultural Workshop. Gyomaendrőd.
February 25 is dedicated to remembrance twice over. The Municipality of Gyomaendrőd invites residents to the Memorial Day of the Victims of the Communist Dictatorship at the municipal public cemetery (Gyoma). Later, author Lotti Budai presents a talk titled Sisi, Queen Victoria and Marie Antoinette, or Crowned Heads in the Nursery, centered on her work Micsoda anyák voltak! (What Mothers They Were!). Gyomaendrőd.
On February 28 at 3 p.m., the town honors writer-poet István Csukás at 90 with a literary afternoon: Because It’s Good to Live With This Childlike Faith. Gyomaendrőd.
March: Theater, Market, Voices, and Water
March 4 brings the Déryné Company’s I Can’t Live Without Music (Nem élhetek muzsikaszó nélkül) to the Kállai Ferenc Integrated Cultural Institution and Community Center, with tickets listed from $0.56. Gyomaendrőd.
A nationwide animal and flea market pops up March 8. Gyomaendrőd.
On March 10, author and trainer Tünde Frankó introduces My Mother’s Tears (Anyám könnye), a chain of raw, personal stories about her grandmother, mother, and herself. With a background in healthcare and early childhood education, and two decades supporting people individually and in groups, she centers inherited family wounds—and how voicing them can free the next generation. The book is both confession and guide, urging us to speak pain, dissolve scars, and heal. Gyomaendrőd.
March 14 features speech therapist Mária Farkas with the talk When the Screen Speaks, Children Listen at OMart Bookstore and Cultural Workshop. Gyomaendrőd.
On March 15, the National Holiday—March 15—is marked at the Kállai Ferenc Integrated Cultural Institution and Community Center. Gyomaendrőd.
March 20 invites remembrance for the victims of the Endrőd gendarmerie shooting at St. Emeric Catholic Church (Szent Imre). Gyomaendrőd.
On March 23, The Book of Herbs – The Human Journey (Füves könyv – Az emberi utazás) distills Sándor Márai’s reflections on humanity, the self, and our place in the world. Curator Tibor Elek selects texts to match the theme; actor Zsolt Bogdán performs, set to Károly Binder’s music. Gyomaendrőd.
Water Day arrives in waves: March 27–28 opens “Dreaming of Waters…” National Youth Creative Competition with an exhibition launch and awards at the Vidovszky Béla City Gallery—continuing March 31–April 4 and again April 7–11 and April 14–17. Gyomaendrőd.
On March 28, Andalgó—A Musical Storytelling Evening—pairs the ProVocal Chamber Choir with storyteller Marcsi Giriczné Gyányi at OMart. Gyomaendrőd.
March 31 asks, Do You Really Love Me? War and Peace in the Living Room at Határ Győző City Library. Gyomaendrőd.
April: Poetry, Memory, Festivals
April 4 is an Easter playhouse at St. Anthony People’s House (Szent Antal Népház). Gyomaendrőd.
April 11 celebrates Poetry Day with The Recorder Rings Among the Grass… by the Hangraforgó poetry-singing band from Győr at OMart. Gyomaendrőd.
The nationwide animal and flea market returns April 12. Gyomaendrőd.
April 14 hosts a writer-reader meetup with Viktória Baráth at Határ Győző City Library. Gyomaendrőd.
On April 16, the Memorial Day for the Hungarian Victims of the Holocaust is marked at the Israelite cemetery (Gyoma). Gyomaendrőd.
April 21–22 brings the Határ Győző City Recitation Competition to the City Library. Gyomaendrőd.
On April 25, the 23rd Gyomaendrőd Ethnographic Conference convenes at St. Anthony People’s House (Szent Antal Népház). Gyomaendrőd.
April 26 doubles up at OMart: the Budapest Strófa Trio leads a poem-concert, How Much Is a Thought Worth?, while a photo exhibition by Dr. Katalin Smiriné Farkas opens. Gyomaendrőd.
April 30–May 2, the 27th Gyomaendrőd International Cheese and Curd Festival takes over Szabadság Square (Szabadság tér). Gyomaendrőd.
May–June: Children, Choirs, and Summer Nights
May 6 unveils the SZÖVEGELŐ diorama exhibition at Határ Győző City Library. Gyomaendrőd. The nationwide animal and flea market returns May 10. Gyomaendrőd. On May 16, literary historian Dr. Tamás Bíró-Balogh leads In the Footsteps of Ferenc Móra at OMart. Gyomaendrőd. May 23 is the city’s 48th Cibere Children’s Day at Besenyszeg playground, followed by OMart Musical Summer 1 on May 30 with the 25-year-old Vox Humana Mixed Choir from Dévaványa. Gyomaendrőd. May 31 honors Heroes’ Day at Heroes’ Square. Gyomaendrőd.
June 4 marks the Day of National Unity at Szabadság Square (National Flag). Gyomaendrőd. June 6 serves up the 22nd Day of the Cauldron at the open grounds beside Rózsahegyi House. Gyomaendrőd. June 13 doubles: OMart Musical Summer 2 features the Natural Intelligence band, and St. Anthony’s Day is at the St. Anthony Bakehouse (Szent Antal). Gyomaendrőd. The market returns June 14. Gyomaendrőd. June 23 brings a children’s program, and June 25 a baby program, both at Határ Győző City Library. Gyomaendrőd. June 27 stacks three: OMart Musical Summer 3—The Third Elizabeth Concert by the Gyomaendrőd Friends of Music Chamber Choir; St. John’s Night with fire-jumping at the Csicsergő river tour stop and fishing lodge; and an exhibition opening of paintings by Lillis Boros and Netti Boros at OMart. Gyomaendrőd. June 29 marks the Day of the Persecution of Kulaks at Heroes’ Square. Gyomaendrőd.
July–September: Rivers, Stars, and Tradition
Körös Riverside Nights light up Erzsébet Grove on July 4, 11, and 18. Gyomaendrőd. July 11 also brings OMart Musical Summer 4—We Fly in the Spring of Our Hearts, an evening with Zoltán Kiszely and Nicolette Merényi, at OMart. Gyomaendrőd. July 12 sees the market again. Gyomaendrőd. July 25 offers OMart Musical Summer 5—Summer, Tango, Love, a violin evening by Kende Paraizs, at OMart. Gyomaendrőd.
July 31–August 3, the 30th Gyomaendrőd Volkswagen Beetle and Bus Party rolls into the Liget Spa and Camping. Gyomaendrőd. August 7 is the 11th Night of Shooting Stars—on the meadow and on the water. Billed as Night of Wishes, the free program features meteor watching on the meadow with an outdoor film screening and a telescope for sky-gazing. For an extra fee, take a star-watching night boat trip on the Hármas-Körös. The buffet stays open all evening. Gyomaendrőd.
The market returns August 9. Gyomaendrőd. August 15 presents OMart Musical Summer 6—An Evening in the Spinning Room, introducing the Vésztő Spinning Room Women’s Zither Ensemble (Vésztői Fonó) at OMart. Gyomaendrőd. August 20 celebrates King Saint Stephen and the new bread in Erzsébet Grove, followed by the 28th Gyomaendrőd International Fish-Cooking Competition on August 21 in the same grove. Gyomaendrőd. On August 22, spiritual teacher László Ambrusz speaks on The Physical, Mental, and Spiritual Causes of Our Illnesses at OMart. Gyomaendrőd. August 28 marks the 500th anniversary memorial day of the Battle of Mohács. Gyomaendrőd.
September opens with the 10th Plum Jam Cooking Day on September 5 at St. Anthony People’s House (Szent Antal Népház), and a Late Summer Evening—musical program at Határ Győző City Library on September 8. On September 12, OMart opens an exhibition of etchings by Rózsa Bella and hosts the 10th Neighborhooding: The Late Descendant Sees Nothing… with Dr. Béla Kovács presenting Endrőd’s history. The nationwide market returns September 13. September 21–26 brings the 19th Gyomaendrőd Holl… and the calendar continues to unfold. Gyomaendrőd.
