December 7, 2025, brings the National Animal and Flea Market back to Lajosmizse, at the corner of Kölcsey Street and Görgey Street (ZIP 6050). This classic country fair—part livestock exchange, part open-air bazaar—anchors a full year of market dates, drawing breeders, artisans, bargain hunters, and families from across the Great Hungarian Plain.
2025 Market Dates
Circle these Sundays: June 1; July 6; August 3; August 31 (also the pilgrimage fair); September 7; October 5; November 2; and December 7. Each market is an all-day mix of stalls, animals, and regional flavors, with late-summer weekends especially lively.
Where Tradition Meets Nature
Just 3 miles from the M5 motorway’s Lajosmizse exit and an easy half-hour’s drive from Budapest, the Geréby Kúria Hotel and Riding Court spreads out in a postcard of Alföld countryside. Summer shows off its magical landscape, while winter offers unforgettable sleigh rides across the steppe. The hotel can host 130 guests across 58 rooms and suites, with a cozy wellness area for post-market unwinding. It’s also a polished venue for conferences and weddings.
Step Inside a Turanian Yurt Camp
A heritage-preserving yurt camp opens a window into the lives and everyday objects of Turanian peoples. Six yurts, each dedicated to a different clan or tribe, are furnished and arranged according to their distinct traditions. Expect costumes, tools, and domestic setups that sketch an entire way of life. Visitors can try traditional crafts, tools, and gastronomy through interactive programs lasting from a day to several days, running all year.
Quiet Stays Between Lajosmizse and Kecskemét
Along Route 5, half a mile from the M5, another hotel offers a peaceful retreat from city noise without sacrificing easy access. Guests get a generous buffet breakfast and can book lunch or dinner in a private dining room. The elegant, flexible conference hall adapts to any layout, while a suite of wellness services rounds out the break.
Mizsei Lovastanya: Unplugged on 124 Acres
On the outskirts, Mizsei Lovastanya invites you to switch off and breathe. Animals roam freely across nearly 124 acres: horses, dogs, cats, pot-bellied pigs, miniature ponies, donkeys, and Pizsi the lamb. A 13,455-square-foot covered riding arena comes with locker rooms and a club lounge, and children’s and adult riding camps light up the summer.
Roadside Rest: Mizse Motel
At the Lajosmizse rest area on the M5, Mizse Motel sits just about 30 minutes by car from Budapest and 11 miles from Kecskemét—ideal for transit travelers, families, and business guests needing a quick, comfortable stop.
Ricsováry Major: Heritage in the Woods
At the edge of the Pusztavacs forest, the Ricsováry Major Hotel and Holiday Park reimagines a farmstead more than a century old. Think thatched cottages, garden-linked rooms and apartments with traditional furnishings, and a 24.7-acre park packed with activity: tennis, sauna, open-air pool, playground, beach volleyball, bike paths, and carriage rides.
Vadvirágos Guesthouse: Folk Design, Modern Comfort
One minute by car from Lajosmizse and the M5, this newly built yet traditionally furnished guesthouse wears ancient Hungarian motifs—tulips, vines, life trees, hollyhocks, and the winged sun disk—etched the old way with lime mortar, said to watch over the home and its people. Pine farmhouse furniture runs throughout; rooms and kitchens come fully equipped. The fenced, landscaped 3.7-acre grounds include a pavilion, oven, yurt, playground, and a budding herb garden. Stay for a few hours or several weeks.
Taste and Table
Stop in for handcrafted chocolates and brittle confections. In town, Ezüstfenyő Restaurant and Pizzeria celebrates renowned Kunság hospitality with Hungarian classics and global favorites, served by guest-focused staff. The polished Korona Restaurant offers refined service and, by arrangement, off-hours catering and private events.
Lajosmizse is ready to welcome you. Come for the markets, stay for the flavors of the countryside.
