Hajdúszoboszló turns spooky and splashy on Friday, October 31, 2025, with Halloween programs across the city’s bath quarter and beyond. The fall break crowd gets more than pumpkin vibes: there’s a special night swim, kid-friendly antics, grown-up fun, and an entire roster of hotels, apartments, pubs, and restaurants ready to keep the long weekend buzzing. Multiple venues, one mission: make the last days of autumn loud, glowing, and warm-watered.
Big Night Out: Pools, Music, Costumes
Two anchors define the evening. Hajrá Halloween and Porszemnyi Tökölés set the tone in town with playful, pumpkin-forward activities, while the Aqua-Palace hosts a Halloween musical night bath. Expect lights, beats, and steaming pools—the sort of specialty evening that makes a spa city feel like a club, minus the coat check. It’s the buzz event if you want to soak in costume with a soundtrack.
Where to Crash: Tower Views to Quiet Lanes
In the green heart of the resort promenade, Hotel Barátság*** stands tall—literally the city’s tallest building—serving up panoramic views and an old-school spa vibe with its own bath and wellness section. It packs 117 double rooms, 6 junior apartments, and 11 superior apartments, and doubles as a conference-friendly base for meetings or training sessions.
A few minutes from the beach complex, an upstairs holiday house with four separate-entry apartments is open year-round: two doubles, one for four, and one for five. Great for a group that wants shared proximity and privacy.
Prefer deep quiet? Several guesthouses sit in the garden district of the resort area, prized by travelers who want proper calm. The Thermal Spa (Gyógyfürdő) and Béke Baths (Béke fürdő) are only a short walk—just enough to feel like you’ve earned the soak.
There’s a well-placed pension next to the airport, 100 meters from the beach entrance and about 400 meters from both the Aquapark and the newer Extreme Slide Park. For a family plotting maximum pool-time efficiency, that’s hard to beat.
Alice Apartment (Alice Apartman), open since 2010, brings a homey feel close to the beach, the thermal spa, and, of course, the Aqua-Palace. Other apartment houses in the holiday district sit a comfortable five-minute walk from the world-famous baths, with quiet settings that still keep you within reach of the main action.
Need ultra-convenient? Newly built apartments on Kölcsey and Major streets are just 100 and 200 meters from the beach entrances. Restaurants, a market, and grocery options cluster nearby—ideal if you’re self-catering or shuttling kids between slides and snacks.
One apartment house, opened in June 2009, sits 200 meters from the beach and a mere 150 meters from the bus station. It’s all calm streets and easy access. Another guesthouse hides on a dead-end lane, so there’s zero through-traffic, free courtyard parking, and a shared breakfast kitchen. Most places in town keep the lights on all year.
If you want to be dead center, there’s accommodation in the city’s heart just a few minutes on foot from the Thermal Spa (Gyógyfürdő). Step out, stroll, soak.
Eat, Bowl, Escape: Nightlife That Multitasks
The U-Pub is a one-stop playground with a bar, escape room, bowling, billiards, darts, air hockey, and foosball. Prices are “friendly,” and the setup screams group night out. Book a private room if you’re rolling deep or want to stage a mini-Halloween tournament with a cocktail in hand.
A hotel with a full-service restaurant sits between the triad of Eastern Hungary’s tourist-magnet cities, but in Hajdúszoboszló it’s all about the healing waters. The Thermal Spa (Gyógyfürdő) entrance is 300 meters away, the city center 500 meters—close enough for a stroll, far enough to keep it relaxed.
Kemencés Csárda leans hard into tradition—think old roadside inns reimagined for modern tastes. The menu and interiors channel rural roots with a polished touch. Across from the Thermal Spa (Gyógyfürdő), Lorena Restaurant (Lorena Étterem) goes the romantic-elegant route, a popular complex designed for the pre- or post-bath dinner crowd.
Major Pension and Restaurant (Major Panzió és Étterem), plus its apartments, sits in the bath district’s quieter slice: eight minutes to the winter entrance of the Thermal Spa (Gyógyfürdő), two minutes to the summer entrance. That’s logistics bliss for holidaymakers tackling peak-season lines.
Family Hotels, Fancy Suites
A 107-room, family- and kid-focused hotel in the resort zone has its own health and wellness wing. Room types cover everything: doubles, triples, 2+2 family apartments, family rooms with bunk beds, and suites for elevated tastes. Expect the usual comforts—TV, minibar, phone, safe—with some rooms offering air conditioning and balconies. Every room comes with a bathroom and WC, so no hallway shuffle in a towel needed.
Elsewhere, the revamped Mirage restaurant invites families, friends, and business partners to an upgraded dining room with an exclusive feel, a moody pálinka wall, and a seasonal menu. Service is dialed in for guests who want a little ceremony with their supper.
One boutique spot blends an atmospheric restaurant with a patisserie. The drinks list is broad, and the 13 varied rooms cater to business travelers, couples, families, and the forever young. Interiors are polished and up to modern comfort standards, with options for bathtub or shower in each room category.
No. 8, a chilled-out eatery in the bath zone, works day and night. Bring the family or friends, go classic or try the grill specials, and plant yourself on the all-season terrace. The almost 80-seat gazebo ranks among the city’s biggest—a social magnet where cocktail lists and heaters keep pace with the menu.
For sweet-toothed wanderers, a venue a minute from the Hungarospa entrance rolls out autumn specials: salted caramel pancakes tweaked with the Great Plain’s favorite apple and walnut fillings, and a gingerbread latte starring among coffee creations. Swing by for sweet or savory pancakes, house lemonades, cocktails, signature coffees, and artisan ice creams.
Plan, But Stay Flexible
The schedule is packed and the city’s ready, from night swims to kid antics to comfort food and after-hours games. But keep an eye out: organizers reserve the right to change dates and programs. Pack a costume, a swimsuit, and an appetite—Hajdúszoboszló is doing Halloween properly.
