January in Gyula kicks off with guided strolls and beer adventures. On January 19, 23, 26, and 30, Belvárosi barangoló (Downtown Wanderer) offers a city walking tour through the historic center. Beer lovers can drop into Sörházi beugró (Brewery Drop-in) at Elixbeer Brewery for a visit and tasting on January 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 27, 28, 29, 30, and 31. History buffs get Gyula Castle: Sieges Through the Centuries on January 22, while on the same day the Castle Theatre hosts a conference and reading with László Krasznahorkai.
On January 23, Honvéd officers take the spotlight on a themed tour in the Castle Garden, and the Erkel Ferenc Memorial House dives into The History of Hungarian Music. Romantika Bistro sets Vacsora dallamok (Dinner Melodies) with Tibi Sztojka on January 23 and 30. From January 23–25 and again January 30–February 1, Gyula Castle guarantees daily programs.
January 24 is stacked: La Sposa Caffè opens the year with an exclusive brunch; the Portéka Market sets up by the World Clock with artisans and producers; the castle and castle tours go candlelit; Gyula Castle Spa (Gyulai Várfürdő) runs a Night Wellness; Beszédes virágok (Speaking Flowers) reveals treasures of Almásy Castle; the Ladics House hosts both a Codebreaking Game and VR Time Travel; and La Sposa Caffè welcomes Ambassador Dr. Adrien Müller for From the Körös to the Wide World (A Köröstől a Nagyvilágba). January 25 brings a family favorite: a Castle Tour with Dönci the Dachshund (Tacskó Dönci).
Late January Highlights
A Museum Free University talk on January 28 explores Magic Tools and Techniques in the Roman World. On January 30, the Mogyoróssy János City Library launches Tales from Chestnut Street (Gesztenye úti mesék). January 31 repeats the Portéka Market, candlelit castle and tours, Night Wellness, and adds The Field of Doom (A végzet mezeje), marking the 500th anniversary of the Battle of Mohács, plus Aristocratic Passions (Grófi passziók) – treasures of Almásy Castle. February 1 returns with another Dachshund Castle Tour.
February on Stage
Mogyoróssy Library presents Trampler on February 5. Candlelit castle tours and Night Wellness return February 7. Gyulakult stages Somewhere in America / Bon-Bon 30 (Valahol Amerika / Bon Bon 30) on February 8, and Dumaszínház hosts András Somogyi’s solo Borrowed Faces (Kölcsön Arcok) on February 9. Psychologist Dr. Kitti Almási’s Unfinished Threads (Elvarratlan szálak) arrives February 12. La Sposa Caffè pours a Valentine’s Wine Dinner on February 13. The Déryné Company (Déryné Társulat) performs Mór Jókai’s The Count of Fools (A bolondok grófja) on February 17. February 25 brings two heavy hitters: Museum Free University’s Herod, Jesus and the Holy City and Gyulakult’s Abigail (Abigél) by Magda Szabó. Illusion Masters hit Gyula on February 27.
Spring Feels
Claudia Liptai’s solo Clauságok lands March 5. La Sposa Caffè serves The Chef’s Dinner, a six-course feast, twice on March 7. Dachshund Meeting 2026 gathers fans at the Almásy Castle Visitor Center on March 21. Museum Free University revisits March 15, 1848, on March 25.
Festivals Ahead
The Medivid Agility and ParAgility Festival runs April 24–26. Museum Free University returns April 29 with Generals or Martyrs? Danny Blue: The Secret performs May 7. The Gyula Flower Festival blooms May 9–10, the Pálinka Festival pours May 22–24, and From Corset to Bob (A fűzőtől a bubifrizuráig) closes May’s series on May 27. Zumba Festival Gyula (4th edition) shakes the city August 21–23.
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Organizers reserve the right to change dates and programs.
