Gyula packs the calendar with concerts, theater, exhibitions, food fests, museum workshops, sports, and guaranteed tours. From spring to autumn, the Castle Theater (Gyulai Várszínház) stages festivals, while the medieval Gyula Castle (Gyulai Vár) runs programs almost year-round. The famed Gyula Castle Spa (Gyulai Várfürdő) remains one of Hungary’s favorite thermal spas, and you’ll run into traditions of pálinka and kolbász at every turn. Between castle nights, comedy sets, and Advent sparkle, the historic spa town never slows down.
November 2025: Castles, Advent, Comedy
November 21–23 brings Guaranteed Programs in Gyula Castle across multiple venues. On November 23, join a Castle Tour with Dönci the Dachshund (Tacskó Dönci), and peek into Ladics House (Ladics-ház) for The Empress’s Cup (Császárné csészéje). On November 24, the city library hosts Dr. Lajos Köteles’s book launch Why Is the Hungarian Countryside Sick? (Miért beteg a magyar vidék?). Throughout November 25–29, Ladics House repeats The Empress’s Cup, while a museum free university talk asks, “Do we need to rewrite history?” (Nov 26). Families can sing along at Magic Song (Varázsének), a live music parent-and-baby session with Uncle Imi Hevesi (Hevesi Imi bácsi) (Nov 26).
On November 27, the Dumaszínház features Dániel Mogács’s solo show Ego, tickets from $15.90 to $20.30. On November 28, the Castle Theater presents All About Jokes! (Poénra fel!) at $13.90. Romantika Bistro hosts Dinner Melodies with Tibi Sztojka, while the castle continues guaranteed programs Nov 28–30 alongside the Advent Fair in the Crafts Courtyard. November 29 is packed: Castle by Candlelight, an Advent workshop in the castle, Advent programs and the Christmas Portéka fair in the Castle Garden (Várkert), Aristocratic Passions – The Treasures of the Almásy Castle, and Night Wellness at the Castle Spa. November 30 repeats the Dönci castle tour and the Ladics House program.
December 2025: Honey, Santa, and Candlelight
December opens with GyulaKult’s Nectar Theater: The Nutcracker (Diótörő), then Michael Cooney’s farce Who’s Sleeping Where?! (Nicsak, ki lakik itt?!) on Dec 5 with tickets $21.30–$24.00. Also Dec 5: Meet Santa at La Sposa Caffè, the 16th Gyula Honey Festival (Dec 5–6), guaranteed castle programs, and the Blue Mini-Train Santa Ride (Dec 5–7). December 6 is a whirl: Cellar Exhibition – Almásy Treasures (Pincetárlat – Almásy-kincsek), Night Wellness, the first Gyula Tractor Parade, children’s Grinch playhouse, Castle by Candlelight, Candlelit Castle Tours, and the 5th Santa Party (V. Mikulás Party) at Egy Pillanat Caffé. On December 7, the real Finnish Santa, Joulupukki, visits Gyula, plus Dönci’s tour and the Christmas Portéka fair.
On December 9, the Castle Theater hosts Herb Books – Life’s Big Questions (Füves könyvek – Az élet nagy kérdései). On December 11, Ladics House runs an Informatics? Child’s Play 3D printing club: Christmas prep with a 3D printer. That evening, Attila Kökény and Viktor Rakonczai lead An Advent Evening With Us, tickets $37.70–$40.20. Weekends keep the castle guarantees (Dec 12–14, 19–21, 26–28). Recurring highlights: Night Wellness (Dec 13, 20, 27), GyulaKult Club concerts (Dec 13), Women’s Salon – Almásy Treasures (Női szalon – Almásy-kincsek) (Dec 13), Candlelit Castle Tours and Castle by Candlelight (Dec 13, 20, 27), Talking Flowers (Beszédes virágok) (Dec 20), Aristocratic Passions (Dec 27), plus Portéka fair dates. On December 16, the Castle Theater stages János Háy: The Dog-Keeping Girl (A kutyatartó lány); December 17 brings the museum talk Treasures from the Árpád Era. Ring out the year with New Year’s Eve at the Vigadó (Dec 31).
January–March 2026: Warm Indoors, Big Laughs
January 2–4 continues guaranteed castle programs. January 3 repeats Castle by Candlelight, Candlelit Tours, and Night Wellness; January 4, Dönci’s castle tour returns. On January 8, the Ladics House 3D club explores body scanner use. On January 15, GyulaKult presents Sándor Badár’s stand-up. On January 28, the museum dives into Magic Tools and Techniques in the Roman World.
February 25 doubles up: GyulaKult stages Magda Szabó’s Abigail (Abigél) (tickets $23.60–$26.20), and a museum lecture explores Herod, Jesus, and the Holy City. On February 27, The Masters of Illusion hit Gyula. On March 5, Claudia Liptai’s solo evening Clauságok lands at GyulaKult. On March 21, the Almásy Castle Visitor Center hosts Dachshund Meetup 2026 (Tacskó Meetup 2026). On March 25, the museum revisits March 15, 1848.
Spring–Summer 2026: Dogs, Agility, Zumba
April 24–26, the Medivid Agility and Para-Agility Festival takes over. On April 29, the museum asks: Generals or Martyrs? On May 27, trace style From Corsets to the Bob Cut. August 21–23, the 4th Zumba Festival Gyula brings the rhythms back to town.
Total listed events: 48.
