Szekszárd lines up a full year of live music, festivals, and outdoor gigs through 2025 and 2026, mixing classical and pop, intimate choral evenings and stadium-size singalongs. The cultural calendar stays lively across all seasons, with concerts, multi-arts festivals, food and wine events, and open-air shows drawing visitors into the city’s small-town calm and its celebrated wine-region vibe. Beyond fixed programs, Szekszárd also offers guaranteed and optional leisure activities for curious travelers and locals alike.
Late-2025 Highlights
December delivers family fun and throwback hits. On December 20, 2025, the Kalap Jakab band brings a children’s concert to Szekszárd, revving up the holiday spirit. One day later, on December 21, Szandi takes the stage, promising a nostalgia-sparked pop evening. December 22 turns contemplative and festive with Madrigálkarácsony, a Christmas concert by the Szekszárd Madrigal Choir. New Year’s Eve closes out the year with Bikini on December 31, setting up a rock-fueled countdown in the city.
New Year, Big Sound
Kick off 2026 in symphonic style on January 1 with the Queen Symphonic Concert featuring the Szolnok Symphony Orchestra (Szolnoki Szimfonikus) and the Crazy Little Queen Tribute Band. Ticket prices are listed as 15,990 HUF after conversion from the original currency, staging an arena-ready mash-up of orchestral power and rock theatrics in Szekszárd.
Classical Afternoons and Hungarian Masterworks
January stays rich in classical music. On January 18, 2026, the AGÓRA Classical Music Afternoons present students from the “B” division of the Franz Liszt Elementary School of Arts (Liszt Ferenc Alapfokú Művészeti Iskola) of Szekszárd, a showcase of emerging talent. On January 22, Hazám, hazám features pianist and organist Miklós Teleki, recipient of the Artisjus and Imre Varga awards, performing a piano recital of Hungarian works. Tickets are listed as 3,000 HUF after conversion.
Spring Tribute, Iconic Voices
On May 21, 2026, “Zene nélkül mit érek én…” offers a heartfelt memorial concert honoring Zsuzsa Cserháti and Péter Máté. Expect lush arrangements and timeless melodies. Tickets are listed as 8,900 HUF after conversion.
Stay in Wine Country
Hotel Merops**** sits in downtown Szekszárd, a few minutes’ walk from the city center and next to the Mészáros wine house. It’s a wine hotel with a serene small-town backdrop and the atmosphere of the wine region, designed for both quiet escapes and active breaks. Guests get a distinctive interior, trained staff, and tailored services. The property offers 8 rooms and 2 apartments for travelers, plus a slate of gastronomic programs in the city and nearby. At Nádasdi House (Nádasdi Ház), the Main Street Bistro impresses locals and visitors with a broad menu and carefully executed dishes. Wine tastings are organized, and the cellar hosts Szekszárd-flavored events—from birthdays and friendly dinners to corporate gatherings—for memorable nights underground.
More Places to Sleep
Sió Motel lies at Szekszárd’s northern gate along Route 6, between the Szekszárd and Tolna wine regions, close to the Gemenc forest and next to Sárköz, spread over 2.5 hectares.
Hotel Zodiaco*** is the only three-star hotel in Szekszárd and the surrounding area, welcoming guests in a modern, elegant setting. The hotel’s philosophy is built on guest satisfaction, with year-on-year innovations to make business stays or weekend breaks smoother and more comfortable.
Cellars, Estates, Tastings
Attila Estate (Attila Birtok) is tucked in the Baranya Valley with 14 hectares of vineyards. The winery processes Blaufränkisch (kékfrankos), Kadarka, Cabernet Franc, Cabernet Sauvignon, and Zweigelt. In the restaurant, Chef Norbert Makk focuses on harmony between food and Bodri wines, showcasing Hungarian cuisine with a modernized, refined touch while keeping classic flavors in focus.
Bodri Winery (Bodri Pincészet) spans 100 hectares and doubles as a tourism hub with a winery, event center, restaurant, show kitchen, and guest houses on Szekszárd’s southern edge in a picturesque valley. The main cellar covers 19,375 square feet, punctuated by twelve domes, plus a 3,229-square-foot aging cellar open during cellar tours. The 15,070-square-foot rosé facility enables larger runs of top-quality wines. Up to 61 guests can stay across refined rooms. A thermal-water, underground Roman bath with domes, a jacuzzi, and a sauna adds a decadent wellness layer. At Optimus Restaurant, the team presents the diversity of Hungarian cuisine in a lightly modernized way.
Craft and Heritage
Borfaragó Cellar (Borfaragó Pince) sits in the heart of the “upper town,” in a former carpentry and woodcarving workshop, serving craft wines, guided tastings, and folk woodcarving masterpieces. It’s slightly off the main drags yet easy to reach, ideal for friendly get-togethers or company meetups away from the spotlight.
At Várdomb vineyard hill, another estate puts Blaufränkisch (kékfrankos) front and center for its quality, character, and reliability—both solo and as the backbone of blends. Other varieties get special care too: Rhine Riesling (rajnai rizling), Cserszegi Fűszeres, Kadarka, Blue Portugieser (kékoportó), Merlot, Cabernet Franc, and Syrah.
A craft winery in Szekszárd—mostly in the Porkoláb Valley—works exclusively with estate-grown fruit. The wines avoid commercial yeasts, malolactic cultures, enzymes, fining agents, colorants, and flavor, aroma, or acidity modifiers, as well as filtration, sterilization, oxygen dosing, and heat treatment. Every wine is bottled unfiltered.
Another cellar leans into experimentation with local and traditional grapes, rolling out fresh blends regularly. Rosés are made from nearly all available red varieties and have scored big at international competitions. Their reds stick to regional roots—Blaufränkisch (kékfrankos), Kadarka—enriched with global grapes like Merlot, Cabernet, and Pinot Noir. For a reset: head to the vineyard, lean back, and sip something different from the usual.
The Eszterbauer family, with Swabian and Serbian roots, runs a tradition-driven family winery in Szekszárd. In their representative wine house and show cellar, family members lead tastings. In their wine and guest house, tastings and dishes are available for groups of 8 to 50, from simple wine bites to multi-course dinners. Their webshop features award-winning bottles.
A family estate farms 6.6 hectares across four zones in the Szekszárd wine region, focusing on Syrah, Merlot, Cabernet Sauvignon, and Blaufränkisch (kékfrankos).
Plan Ahead
Organizers reserve the right to change dates and programs.
