Hévíz offers a year-round mix of culture, wellness, and outdoor fun around its world-famous thermal lake. Expect festivals, classical and pop concerts, kids’ programs, theater, guided hikes, and active leisure. The town’s cultural center, cinema, library, and museum collection add to the lineup, while the lake’s winter-summer bathing is pure magic among the water lilies. Organizers reserve the right to change dates and programs.
January highlights
Bonvital Hotel kicks off with Sauna Programs on January 16–17, plus extra sessions on January 17, 23–24, and 31. On January 19, journalist Lotti Budai gives a lecture with a book launch. January 21 brings Smiling Studio’s Laughter Yoga for Health and the book launch of The Immortality of a Little Pilke. A posture-improving workout is set for January 23 at Bonvital. January 25 features a talk by Prof. Dr. Emőke Bagdy. Smiling Studio returns January 28 with a cheerful self-healing gratitude training. January 30 dives into Off-Season (Holtszezon) – Psychological and Criminological Aspects of Lying, plus a guided meditation at Bonvital. Night Bathing at Bonvital rounds out January 31.
February in motion
On February 1, join Hévíz Hikes: a marshland tour for World Wetlands Day—advance registration at the Tourinform office required. The Carnival Ball takes place February 6 in the Illyés Gyula Elementary School sports hall, with Bonvital’s Carnival Ball on February 7. February 28 doubles up with the Hévíz Buffalo (Hévízi Bivaly) Duathlon and Night Bathing at Bonvital.
Spring to summer
March 20 offers a geobotanical walk in the protected forest around Lake Hévíz—book ahead via Tourinform. Night Bathing at Bonvital continues March 28, April 25, May 30, and June 27.
