Discover Gyula 2026: castle tours, festivals, theater, concerts, spa escapes, gourmet nights, and family programs across iconic venues. Plan early for packed spring–autumn highlights in ZIP 5700.
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Gyula rolls out a year-long lineup of festivals, concerts, theater, candlelit tours, and food-and-drink adventures across its castle, spa, and museums. Gyula Castle and the Gyula Castle Theater anchor the spring-to-autumn highlights, while the beloved Castle Spa keeps bathers entertained. Plan early: the city’s 2026 calendar is stacked and spread across multiple venues, ZIP 5700.
February warms up with culture first. Daily from February 24, Ladics House opens The Empress’s Cup (Császárné csészéje), a peek into bourgeois-era domestic elegance. Over at Almásy Palace, Corsets and Revolution (Fűző és forradalom) digs into fashion and upheaval. Beer fans get their fix with Sörházi beugró, a tour and tasting at Elixbeer Brewery, running on multiple dates from February 24 onward.
On February 25, Gyulakult stages Magda Szabó: Abigail (Szabó Magda: Abigél), tickets from $24.30 to $27.10. The Museum Free University series launches Herod, Jesus and the Holy City (Heródes, Jézus és a Szent Város) on February 25. February 27 brings a Downtown Stroll (Belvárosi barangoló) walking tour, plus The Masters of Illusion in Gyula (Az Illúzió Mesterei Gyulán) at Gyulakult. From February 27 to March 1, the castle offers Guaranteed Programs at Gyula Castle (Garantált programok a Gyulai Várban). February 28 glows: Candlelit Castle Tours (Gyertyafényes vártúrák), The Field of Doom – Mohács (A végzet mezeje – Mohács) at the castle, Aristocratic Passions – Treasures of Almásy Palace (Grófi passziók), and The Palace by Candlelight (A kastély gyertyafényben). March 1 debuts Palace Tour with Dönci the Dachshund (Kastélytúra Tacskó Döncivel), a family tour.
March brightens with film, humor, and gourmet nights. On March 4, the Castle Theater hosts Alzheimer’s – the Award-Winning Film (Az Alzheimer díjnyertes film) with a post-screening talk. March 5 brings Clauságok, Liptai Claudia’s solo show. The castle’s guaranteed programs return March 6–8. March 7 layers The Palace by Candlelight (A kastély gyertyafényben), a six-course Chef’s Dinner at La Sposa Caffè, the Pincetárlat cellar exhibition, Candlelit Castle Tours (Gyertyafényes vártúrák), and János Lackfi: Three Women, One Case (Lackfi János: Három nő, egy eset) at the theater, tickets $18.40.
March 11: La Sposa Caffè hosts Stage and Life (Színpad és élet) with Péter Scherer. March 13: Dumaszínház presents Péter Janklovics’s Obliged by the Paycheck – Life Is Different (A bér kötelez – Az élet máshogy van), tickets $22.30–$26.10. The castle programs run March 13–15, with more candlelit tours and a Women’s Salon (Női szalon) exhibition on March 14. Dachshund tours pop up March 8, 15, and again on March 22.
March 21 leans thematic: Dachshund Meet-Up 2026 (Tacskótalálkozó 2026) at the Almásy Palace Visitor Center, plus candlelit tours, the palace by candlelight, and Speaking Flowers (Beszédes virágok). March 25’s Museum Free University revisits March 15, 1848, and the theater presents Valeriu Butulescu: Bolyai for just $0.50. March 27–29 repeats the castle’s guaranteed programming. March 28 stacks candlelit tours, Aristocratic Passions (Grófi passziók), another Mohács event at the castle, The Palace by Candlelight (A kastély gyertyafényben), and a Ball at the Palace (Bál a Kastélyban) concert night with cellist Felicián Kalmus. Dönci’s tour returns March 29.
April 4 reopens the Pincetárlat. April 8 brings Dumaszínház: What Could Possibly Go Wrong? (Mi bajunk lehet?) with Fruzsina Ács and Balázs Máté Szabó, tickets $18.50–$20.30. April 11: Women’s Salon (Női szalon). April 18: Speaking Flowers (Beszédes virágok). April 23 is packed: Hop Restaurant (Komló Étterem) hosts Komló Chef Adventure I x Ákos Sárközi (I. Komló Séfkaland x Ákos Sárközi), and the Castle Theater stages a Latin jazz concert, $13.30. April 24: Kati Kovács and band in concert, and the Medivid Agility and ParAgility Festival runs April 24–26. April 25: Aristocratic Passions (Grófi passziók). April 29 doubles up with Museum Free University: Generals or Martyrs? (Hadvezérek vagy mártírok?), the play That’s Nothing… (Az semmi…) with Róbert Koltai and Tamás Jordán, tickets $21.30, and Dumaszínház: Tibor Bödőcs – From Here We’re Just Rolling (Innen már csak gurulunk).
May 2: Pincetárlat; May 7: Danny Blue – The Secret (A titok); May 9: Women’s Salon (Női szalon), Zoltán Orosz solo accordion concert, and an Indian Warpath (Indián hadi ösvény) canoe tour. May 9–10: Gyula Flower Festival (Gyulai Virágok Fesztiválja). May 22–24: Gyula Pálinka Festival (Gyulai Pálinkafesztivál). May 23: Speaking Flowers (Beszédes virágok). May 26: Zsuzsa Koncz concert, $40.40–$43.10. May 27: Museum Free University on fashion shifts. May 28–30: EDÜ – Erkel Student Days (Erkel Diákünnepek) student festival.
June features the 13th Gyulavári Palace Days (XIII. Gyulavári Kastélynapok) on June 6–7, with Pincetárlat June 6, Women’s Salon (Női szalon) June 13, Speaking Flowers (Beszédes virágok) and Night of Museums (Múzeumok éjszakája) on June 20, and Aristocratic Passions (Grófi passziók) June 27. July keeps pace with Pincetárlat July 4, Women’s Salon (Női szalon) July 11, Speaking Flowers (Beszédes virágok) July 18, and Gyula Siege Days (Gyulai Végvári Napok) July 24–26. July 25 brings back Aristocratic Passions (Grófi passziók). August 21–23 caps summer with the 4th Zumba Festival Gyula (IV. Zumba Festival Gyula).
Event count: 45. Organizers reserve the right to change times and programs.
