Szarvas rolls out a packed 2026 with culture, festivals, and family fun across riverside and nature-rich venues that give every event a special vibe. If you’re after meaningful downtime, this town keeps the program wheel turning all year, across multiple locations under the 5540 ZIP code.
Where to Stay, What to Eat
You’ll find linked info on dates, accommodation, and food and drink across the calendar, making it easy to plan a weekend or a longer culture binge.
Late Spring Kickoff
May 20 brings Fejben dől el, stand-up star Zoltán Kőhalmi’s solo night with Dumaszínház at Cervinus Teátrum (from $18.20). June opens with the Szarvas Flea Market (Szarvasi bolhapiac) on June 13. The Szarvas Water Theater (Szarvasi Vízi Színház) lights up June 14 with Azok a boldog szép napok – Frédi és Lina álma ($20.70–$26.30), followed by Cinderella (Hamupipőke) on June 17 ($6.90–$14.90), On Golden Pond (Aranytó) on June 18 ($14.90–$22.80), and Naked Truth (Meztelen igazság) on June 19 ($26.80–$33.10).
Traditions and Big Laughs
June 19–20 marks Carpathian Basin Nationalities Days (Kárpát-medencei Nemzetiségi Napok), Harvest Day (Aratónap) in Szarvas-Ezüstszőlő. On June 20, Lend Me Your Wife! (Add kölcsön a feleséged!) hits the water theater ($26.80–$34.80). Family favorite Thumbelittle (Babszem Jankó) arrives June 24 ($6.90–$14.90). The Best of Hungária concert lands June 25 ($26.80–$34.80). Sing-along night Sing with Me (Énekelj velem) with Éva Gatz and Richárd Hoffmann follows June 26 ($12.30). June 28 brings The Chioggia Scuffle (Chioggiai csetepaté) ($19.50–$27.30).
Summer Stage Highs
July 1: Careful, Angels Walk on the Roof! (Vigyázat, a tetőn angyalok járnak!) ($6.90–$14.90). July 3–4: The Count of Monte Cristo (Monte Cristo grófja) thunders in ($44.60–$52.30). July 8: The Wonderful Andersen (Csodálatos Andersen) ($6.90–$14.90). July 9: Play Krúdy! ($9.00–$17.10). July 16: Szarvas Flea Market returns. Later: The Lovers of Ancona (Anconai szerelmesek) on July 24; Cactus Flower (A kaktusz virága) July 25 ($19.50–$27.30); Love Me If You Dare! (Szeress, ha bírsz!) July 26 ($26.80–$34.80); Dream Elves (Álommanók) July 29 ($6.90–$14.90); Borrowed Flat (Kölcsönlakás) July 31 ($26.80–$34.80).
August Rush
Marital Duels (HázasPÁRbajok) on Aug 1 ($14.90–$22.80); MIRAZs – Heritage (MIRAZs–Örökség) Aug 4 ($22.00–$29.50); The Jungle Book (A dzsungel könyve) Aug 5 ($6.90–$14.90); The Csárdás Princess (Csárdáskirálynő) Aug 6 ($26.80–$34.80); Bunny, I’m Innocent! (Nyuszikám, ártatlan vagyok!) Aug 7 ($29.30–$36.30); Aunt Mici’s Two Lives (Mici néni két élete) Aug 8 ($22.00–$29.50), plus the Szarvas Flea Market the same day. Cunning Tale (Furfangos mese) Aug 12 ($6.90–$14.90); You Rang, M’Lord? (Csengetett, Mylord?) Aug 13 ($26.80–$33.10); Eight Women (Nyolc nő) Aug 14 ($22.00–$29.50); Spanish Heatstroke (SpanyolHátha) Aug 15 ($26.80–$33.10); Funny Money – Bad Money Never Disappears (Funny Money – Rossz pénz nem vész el) Aug 22 ($29.30–$37.80); The State Secretary’s Wife Is Having an Affair (Az államtitkár asszony félrelép) Aug 23 ($29.30–$37.80); Musical Show – The Stars of the Operetta Theatre (Musical Show – az Operettszínház csillagai) Aug 24 ($19.50–$27.30). Aug 29: Körös Festival (Körös Fesztivál) – I Love You So (Deszeretlek) with István Dombóvári and host István Bellus.
Autumn to Winter
Sept 11–13: the 28th Szarvas Plum Days (Szarvasi Szilvanapok). The flea market cycles back Sept 16, Oct 10, Nov 14, and Dec 12 to close the year.
