Gyula is packing the calendar with culture, history, wellness, and food. The castle, open-air theater, and famed spa roll out exhibitions, concerts, plays, tastings, museum workshops, sports, and curated experiences throughout the year. From spring to autumn, the Castle Theater (Várszínház) hosts festivals, while the fortress programs run almost nonstop. The Gyula Castle Spa (Gyulai Várfürdő) remains one of Hungary’s most beloved thermal and medical spas.
Early January Highlights
Jan 2–4 brings guaranteed programs at Gyula Castle (Gyulai Vár), alongside two intimate museum hits: the Ladics House (Ladics-ház) exhibition Empress’s Cup and the Almásy Mansion (Almásy-kastély) exhibition Corset and Revolution. On Jan 3, the castle glows under candlelight with Castle by Candlelight (A kastély gyertyafényben) and Candlelit Castle Tours (Gyertyafényes vártúrák), plus Night Wellness at the Castle Spa (Várfürdő) and a kids’ favorite, Gingerbread in the Middle Ages (Mézi a középkorban) at the castle. Jan 4 continues Corset and Revolution, Empress’s Cup, and a playful guided loop, Mansion Tour with Dönci the Dachshund (Kastélytúra Döncivel, a tacskóval).
Holiday-to-New Year Specials
Through Jan 4: Play and Draw for Your Luck at the Almásy Mansion. Also through Jan 4: Time Travel with VR Glasses at the Ladics House.
Tech, Comedy, Culture
Jan 8: Ladics House runs IT? Child’s Play / 3D Printing Workshop featuring a body scanner. Jan 9–11 brings back the castle’s guaranteed programs, with Jan 10 offering candlelit castle tours and Night Wellness. Jan 15: Sándor Badár’s solo stand-up at Gyulakult. Jan 16–18: more castle programs; Jan 17 repeats candlelit tours and Night Wellness.
Food and Night Tours
Jan 23: La Sposa Caffè hosts The Chef’s Dinner, a six-course gastronomic experience. Jan 23–25: guaranteed castle programs; Jan 24 features candlelit tours and Night Wellness. Jan 26: Gyulakult presents GANGSTER POP, or Bonnie, Clyde and Ganxsta. Jan 28: Museum Free University explores Magical Tools and Techniques in the Roman World.
Late January to February
Jan 30–Feb 1: castle programs; Jan 31 brings candlelit tours and Night Wellness. Feb 7 repeats tours and Night Wellness. Feb 8: Gyulakult stages Somewhere in America (Valahol Amerika) / Bon Bon 30 musical. Feb 9: Dumaszínház with András Somogyi – Borrowed Faces (Kölcsön Arcok). Feb 12: Dr. Kitti Almási’s Unfinished Threads (Elvarratlan szálak). Feb 17: Mór Jókai’s The Count of Fools (A bolondok grófja) by the Déryné Company (Déryné Társulat). Feb 25: Magda Szabó’s Abigail (Abigél) at $24.60–$27.40, and Museum Free University: Herod, Jesus, and the Holy City. Feb 27: The Masters of Illusion in Gyula.
Spring into Festivals
Mar 5: Claudia Liptai’s solo show Claudiasms (Clauságok). Mar 21: Almásy Mansion Visitor Center hosts the Dachshund Meetup 2026. Mar 25: Museum Free University on March 15, 1848. Apr 24–26: Medivid Agility and ParAgility Festival. Apr 29: Museum Free University asks Generals or Martyrs?
Summer Staples
May 7: Danny Blue – The Secret. May 22–24: Gyula Pálinka Festival (Gyulai Pálinkafesztivál), celebrating Hungary’s fruit brandy heritage. May 27: Museum Free University tracks From the Corset to the Bob Cut. Aug 21–23: 4th Zumba Festival Gyula (IV. Zumba Festival Gyula) turns the city into a giant dance floor.
The organizers reserve the right to change dates and programs.
