Hévíz rolls into 2026 with a packed calendar blending spa culture, concerts, family events, theater, and outdoor adventures. The city around the world-famous Lake Hévíz (Hévízi-tó) invites you to soak among water lilies year-round, and to dive into films, a library, a community center, and a museum collection across multiple venues from January 16–17 and beyond.
Wellness, Sauna, Night Swims
Bonvital Hotel anchors much of the wellness buzz: recurring Sauna Program dates hit January 16–17, 23–24, 31; plus guided meditation on January 30. Night Bathing lights up January 31, then returns February 28, March 28, April 25, May 30, and June 27. There’s also posture-improving exercise on January 23 at Bonvital.
Talks, Books, Mindfulness
Journalist Lotti Budai brings a talk with a book launch on January 19. January 21 doubles up with Smiling Studio’s Laughter Yoga on the road to health and the “The Immortality of Little Pilke” (“Egy kis pilke halhatatlansága”) book launch. Clinical legend Prof. Dr. Emőke Bagdy speaks January 25. Smiling Studio returns January 28 with a cheerful self-healing gratitude training. On January 30, HOLTSZEZON explores the psychology and criminology of lying.
Nature Walks and Local Treks
Sign up via the Tourinform office for Hévíz tours: a Berek wetland hike on World Wetlands Day, February 1, and a geobotanical walk in the Lake Hévíz protective forest on March 20.
Carnival and Competition
Carnival season swings in February: a Carnival Ball (Farsangi bál) at the Illyés Gyula Elementary School (Hévízi Illyés Gyula Általános Iskola) sports hall on February 6, followed by Bonvital’s Carnival Ball on February 7. Athletes converge for the HEVIZIBIVALY Duathlon on February 28.
Event count: 65. Organizers reserve the right to change dates and programs.
