Veszprém’s Eötvös Károly Library is throwing its doors wide for a packed season of literary meetups, author talks, book launches, exhibitions, and festive community events. Everyone’s invited to Komakút Square (Komakút tér) 3, and the calendar is stacked from late November into the new year.
Spotlight: Sándor Vass returns
The headline event lands on November 29 at 15:30 in the Kisfaludy Hall: a launch and signing for A Hundred Lives of a Genius (Egy zseni száz élete). Legendary coach Sándor Vass is back in Veszprém, joined by the book’s author, Gábor Lantos, with star TV sports reporter Pál Szompathy leading the conversation.
Vass left his mark as both the Austrian and Hungarian national team coach, but in Hungary he took a club bench only in Veszprém—just for a year, yet it became unforgettable. Expect stories, including: Why did Vass lug a suitcase full of glasses into training? What drama exploded in Stavanger, Norway? How did club director Csaba Hajnal and Vass—two brilliant, headstrong men—actually work together? What battles flared between then-stars like István Csoknyai and József Éles and a coach who never bit his tongue? And how did referees, once pampered, get their revenge on Veszprém? The book is already in stores.
November picks
– Through Nov 29: Pictures of Veszprém at the Turn of the 19th–20th Centuries (Veszprémi képek a 19–20. század fordulójáról), Library Small Gallery
– Nov 27: Thanksgiving
– Nov 28–Dec 23: Fragrant Advent in Veszprém (Illatos Advent Veszprémben)
– Nov 29: Sándor Vass book event; Advent Crafts Afternoon with Éva Nemes
December lineup
– Dec 2: Live storytelling with Cecília Stenszky; 17:00 opening of Lights and Shadows (Fények és árnyak), an exhibition by Sára Sipőczné Hatházi
– Dec 3: Andrea Weaver: The Manor – The Book of Truth (Az udvarház – Az igazság könyve) launch; Let’s Lay Our Cards on the Table! card club
– Dec 4: Holiday reading
– Dec 5: Silent Book Club (special edition); Meet the Library Santa
– Dec 6: Meet Santa at Óvóhely
– Dec 9: Who Am I? (Ki vagyok én?)
– Dec 11: Conversation Club / American Corner; Dog therapy session in the Children’s Library
– Dec 12: Péter Kováts on Árpád Brusznyai’s living legacy; Crafts Nook; Christmas Acoustics
– Dec 14: Advent at the Mill, Fenyves St. (Fenyves u.) 65
– Dec 17: Who Am I? – Christmas in Every Sense (Ki vagyok én? – Minden ízben karácsony)
– Dec 31: Year-end ramble with a toast
Into 2026
– Jan 17: Menopause Tour (about $27–$68)
– Mar 27: Lord of the Dance 30th Anniversary Tour (about $26–$58)
– May 24: 4th Veszprém Triathlon Festival (IV. Veszprém Triathlon Festival)
– Jul 15–18: VeszprémFest: JUANES (about $50–$74), BETH HART (about $66–$87), KRAFTWERK (about $50–$74), PINK MARTINI (about $50–$74), festival passes from about $5–$86
– Aug 3–9: Auer Festival
