Gyula packs its calendar from January through August with candlelit castle tours, brewery tastings, museum nights, book launches, comedy, and festivals. Highlights kick off on January 19 with Belvárosi barangoló (Downtown Wanderer), a downtown walking tour, and roll straight into beer, history, and late-night wellness across the city’s signature venues.
Beer, Bites, and Night Wellness
Elixbeer Brewery (Elixbeer Sörfőzde) opens its doors repeatedly for “Sörházi beugró” brewery visits and tastings on January 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 27, 28, 29, 30, and 31. On January 24 and 31, the Gyula Castle Spa (Gyulai Várfürdő) hosts Éjszakai wellness, night spa sessions. La Sposa Caffè jumps in with a January Kickoff Exclusive Brunch on January 24, a Valentine’s Wine Dinner on February 13, and The Chef’s Dinner—a six-course dining experience—twice on March 7.
Castle, Candlelight, and Time Travel
Gyula Castle (Gyulai Vár) presents Centuries of Sieges on January 22, then guaranteed programs from January 23–25 and January 30–February 1. Candlelit castle tours return January 24 and 31, and again on February 7. The Almásy Mansion (Almásy-kastély) goes atmospheric with The Castle by Candlelight on January 24 and 31, the treasures-themed Beszédes virágok on January 24, and Grófi passziók on January 31. The Ladics House offers a Codebreaking Game and VR time travel on January 24, plus a dachshund-led Mansion Tour (Kastélytúra) with Tacskó Dönci on January 25 and February 1.
Walks, Markets, and Music
Downtown sightseeing walks return January 23, 26, and 30. The World Clock hosts Portéka craft and producers’ markets on January 24 and 31. Romantika Bistro (Romantika Bisztró) serves Dinner Melodies with Tibor Sztojka on January 23 and 30.
Books, Talks, and Museum Nights
The Castle Theater (Várszínház) spotlights László Krasznahorkai with a conference and reading on January 22. The János Mogyoróssy City Library (Mogyoróssy János Városi Könyvtár) presents book launches: Chestnut Street Tales on January 30 and Trampler on February 5. Museum Free University sessions cover Magical Tools in the Roman World (January 28), Herod, Jesus, and the Holy City (February 25), March 15, 1848 (March 25), Generals or Martyrs? (April 29), and From Corset to Bob (May 27).
Theater, Comedy, and Big Stages
At Gyulakult: Gangster Pop, or Bonnie, Clyde and Ganxsta on January 26; Somewhere in America / Bon Bon 30 musical on February 8; Kitti Almási’s Unfinished Threads talk on February 12; Mór Jókai’s The Count of Fools by the Déryné Company on February 17; Magda Szabó’s Abigail (Abigél) on February 25; Masters of Illusion on February 27; Claudia Liptai’s Clauságok solo night on March 5; Danny Blue: The Secret on May 7. Dumaszínház brings András Somogyi’s solo show Borrowed Faces on February 9.
Anniversaries and Festivals
January 31 marks The Field of Doom, commemorating the 500th anniversary of Mohács. Spring brings the Medivid Agility and ParAgility Festival, April 24–26; the Gyula Flower Festival, May 9–10; the Gyula Pálinka Festival, May 22–24. Summer caps with the 4th Zumba Festival Gyula, August 21–23.
Organizers reserve the right to change dates and programs.
