Tata’s lakeside cultural hub Malom és Kacsa unveils a packed calendar spanning late 2025 to early 2026, mixing literature, wellness, culinary adventures, and cheeky adult cabaret. Once a working mill, today it’s one of the city’s liveliest venues, hosting theater nights, exhibitions, concerts, workshops, and seriously good food at a singular spot with a story. Find it at 2890, Tópart Street (Tópart u.) 19, right on the shores of Old Lake (Öreg-tó), with a view made for lingering sunsets and long conversations.
Dec 19, 2025 — Author Talk with Éva Péterfy-Novák
An intimate evening with one of the most uncompromising voices in contemporary Hungarian literature. Éva’s writing leans into trauma, taboo, women’s lives, and social realities — the kind of stories that sit with you and won’t let go, precisely because they matter. Expect a candid, healing conversation where words carry weight and honesty. Book lovers, this one’s for you.
Dec 29, 2025 — Soul-Soother: Guided Relaxation with Live Music and Winter Flavors
Step off the hamster wheel and slip into stillness. This curated experience fuses sound, flavor, and presence to recharge what daily life drains. The night opens with a deep, guided relaxation accompanied by crystal singing bowls — an immersive journey through sound and vibration where thoughts quiet down, the soul settles into silence, and the body releases stress, pent-up emotion, and tension. Then comes the culinary arc: a winter-inspired tasting that cradles the body while the music cradles the spirit. It’s a pause that helps you look inward, realign goals, attune to your needs, and move forward on your own path.
Jan 2, 2026 — Soul-Soother Returns
Same soul-mending alchemy, fresh-year energy. Guided deep relaxation with crystal bowls, live sounds, and a winter kitchen narrative woven into the evening. More than dinner, more than relaxation — it’s a one-of-a-kind sanctuary for a tired soul, blending sensory care and quiet reflection, and inviting you to start the year grounded and replenished.
Jan 14, 2026 — SzexEd: Cabaret for Adults
Sex Education Cabaret, but make it hilariously real. How do you get there? How many times? Is every day too much? Is this normal? Why does it hurt? How long is acceptable body hair? Zero tolerance? When does the condom come out? No awkwardness spared, no curiosity shamed. Meet the roster: the Hair Demon, the Hormone Being, the Body Fluid Spirit, the Cringe Goblin, the Virgin Ghost, the Size Commando, plus the main duo, Vasz and Bina. Playful, frank, and gloriously human.
Stay by the Water: Boutique Hotel and Apartments
Two protected, renovated mill buildings on Old Lake (Öreg-tó) host the Malom és Kacsa Boutique Hotel, Bistro, and Event House. Savor the menu beside the water, soak up that fairy-tale panorama, and feel the past hum beneath modern design and inventive gastronomy. Lunch, dinner, date night, or a sunset nibble — it all just works here. Planning a milestone or a corporate event? The team’s ready. Premium on-site apartments make it easy to turn any evening into a getaway.
Suites with a View
The heritage complex offers two tastefully appointed apartments — Little White-fronted Goose (Kis Lilik) and Greater White-fronted Goose (Nagy Lilik) — located off the glass-walled staircase on the first and second floors. Both overlook Tata’s Old Lake (Öreg-tó), a unique European bird resting site protected under the Ramsar Convention. Perfect during events or as a base for a Tata escape.
Organizers reserve the right to change dates and programs.
