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During the four weeks, a Christmas market, gastronomy, fair attractions and concerts, as well as an ice rink serve to relax amidst the festive preparations. The Christmas market in front of the Great Church of Debrecen and in the city center is an unforgettable spot for those who want a festive atmosphere. Both modern and traditional […]
As in previous years, the Debrecen Charity Board together with the churches collect long-lasting food for families in need. The donation boxes are delivered by the Hungarian Reformed Charity Service to those companies and institutions that wish to participate in this action. Donations of all kinds will be welcome at Debrecen Advent in the Advent […]
As Christmas approaches, Debrecen comes alive with twinkling lights, wonderful tastes and smells. Christmas is a celebration of love, time spent together and delicious food, and Debrecen's gastronomic palette will not let you down during the holidays. You don't have to travel all the way to the Alps for an Austrian Hütte-feeling or to taste […]
This year a 750-square-meter ice rink will be available again. It was first built in 2021 at the Kossuth square and was the first such mobile rink in Eastern Hungary. Its speciality is the 120-meter corridor on which you can skate around the Kossuth monument. Ice rink opening hours: 25 November 2023 - 7 January […]
The Christmas Little Railway is again waiting for its passengers at Debrecen Advent. The railway is controlled by a real engine driver and will run on the Dósa nádor Square between the 25th of November and the 23rd of December. Timetable: Monday-Thursday 15:00-20:00 Friday- Saturday 14:00-21:00 Sunday 14:00-20:00 Saturday, December 23 14:00-19:00 Ticket price: HUF […]
Dániel Szoroka has been playing the accordion since he was nine years old. After finishing the music academy, in addition to teaching, he has been performing in various musical formations in Hungary and abroad. He considers it important to popularise the accordion as a classical instrument in Hungary, and is also happy to participate in […]
The baroque carousel, made in a small-scale artisanal environment in the town of Montagnana in Northern Italy, provides entertainment for smaller children at Debrecen Advent. Courtesy of the Nagyerdei Cultural Park, the carousel will be open in all its glory on Dósa nádor Square from the 25th of November to the 23rd of December. Opening […]
The event, organised by the Reformed University of Debrecen and DETEP (Debrecen University Talent Development Programme), will take place on the 28th of November at the University of Debrecen. At the sale, you can sell clothes and make donations. The price of the clothes should not exceed HUF 1,000 per item. Registration for a table […]
Dance Universe Dance Sports Association 2 December, 4.45 5 p.m. - 5 p.m.: Kossuth Square 16 December, 3.35 5 p.m.- 3.50 p.m.: Dósa nádor Square 22 December, 3.45 5 p.m.- 4 p.m.: Dósa Palatine Square Balance Dance School 25 November 5.30 5 p.m. - 5.45 p.m.: Kossuth Square 9 December, 3.15 5 p.m. - 3.30 […]
The program "Advent Lights from the Reformed Great Church" will start at 5 p.m. on the following days: 6, 13, 20 December 2023. On 16th of December the Christmas concert of Béla Pintér will be performed in the church, starting at 6 p.m. (Tickets: https://www.pinterbela.hu/ ) The programs of the church’s Karakter 1517 Bookstore and […]
Every month, on two designated Thursdays, from 4 p.m. until closing time, the ladies take centre stage, and during this period, our sauna world is just for the ladies without the men. On ladies' days, Anna Kinga Jámbor gives a ladies' yoga class in the relaxation room of the Thermal Spa (opposite the Sauna World). […]
As the festive season approaches, Debrecen transforms into a winter wonderland adorned with sparkling lights, festive decorations, and a magical atmosphere. Here are the top things to do in Debrecen during Advent 2023 to make the most of this enchanting time: Advent Corner Delights 75 wooden stalls with a Christmas atmosphere offer modern or even […]
The exhibition entitled ‘Make the Work of Our Hands Permanent’ by the folk industrial artist Katalin Árpádné Veres opened on the 1st of December at 3 p.m. in the New City Hall Gallery. The folk industrial artist started making Reformed cloaks in 1988 after giving up her job as an accountant. The folk industrial artist […]
From the 1st of December, Zsuzsa Aradi's paintings of animals - mainly cats - can be seen in a bunch at the popular Cat Café in Debrecen. The exhibited paintings, which depict animals in different styles and approaches, are among the artist's favourite works. The Cat Cafe hosting the exhibition is also home to ten […]
Puppetry and movement training in the playground Sziget-kék The training of Éva Viktória Nagy, puppet artist and director, focuses on conscious movement through puppet thinking. The one-day course provides the opportunity to focus on both inner and outer awareness, allowing emotions and situations to emerge through movement - all through puppetry and its means of […]
This year, Santa Claus (in Hungarian: Mikulás) will arrive in Debrecen in a carriage. In his beautiful Cabin in Kossuth Square, he will be happy to listen to wishes, poems and songs. Come and meet Santa Claus between the following dates and times: Saturday, 2nd if December, 4 p.m. - 7 p.m. Sunday, 3rd of […]
Santa Claus will visit the residents of the Zoo Debrecen on 2nd and 3rd of December to treat them to some delicious treats. Of course, visitors will also be able to meet Santa, as he will be waiting for children and adults in his cabin between 9 a.m. and 10 a.m. on both days. Visitors […]
This year, Santa Claus will also visit the Aquaticum to meet the best swimming and sliding children. Children visiting the Aquaticum will enjoy a full day of authentic family fun and lots of fun activities to celebrate Advent and Santa Claus. With this event, Aquaticum wants to make the first Sunday of Advent even more […]
Opera singer Klaudia Kuczmog and pianist Marcell Horváth obtained their degrees at the Faculty of Music of the University of Debrecen. After completing their studies, they performed on many domestic and foreign stages. Their Christmas performance can be seen at the main square during Debrecen Advent. Date: 3rd of December and 23rd of December, 6.30 […]
The Agyagbanda Band will welcome the public with a Christmas show at Debrecen Advent. The Agyagbanda Band from Miskolc has an incredibly rich repertoire of sheet music, folk tunes, old hits, and jazz tunes. Of course, visitors can also listen to the latest hits performed in the band's own style at the event.. The members […]
On the 3rd of December at 4.45 pm, the traditional march starts from the Old Town Hall and goes to the Reformed Great Church. Mayor of Debrecen László Papp, Greek Catholic Archbishop Fülöp Kocsis, Reformed Bishop Károly Fekete, and Catholic Bishop Ferenc Palánki will give a speech in front of the Reformed Great Church at […]
The exhibition of Lajos Bíró (who died in 2010) and his daughter Eszter Biró can be visited in the Theoretical Gallery at the Debrecen Campus site. The fate of painter Lajos Bíró was peculiar: after participating in the 1956 revolution, he was imprisoned for four years. He was only able to do his art at […]
Baptist artists are exhibiting at the Freedom Community Hall for the third time. The theme of this exhibition is very broad: there will be works with a biblical theme, Icelandic landscapes, Hungarian social photos, and painted verses can be seen as well. Contributors: Krisztián Bazsa, Péter Dobos, Zoltán Dorogi and Barnabás Kovács - photos Lászlóné […]
Hungary's former ambassador to Austria, Vince Szalay-Bobrovniczky’s book titled ‘The Waldheim Affair and Austria’ will be presented in the Déri Museum on the 5th of December from 3 p.m. In Hungary, Vince Szalay-Bobrovniczky, Hungary's former ambassador to Austria, is one of the most knowledgeable experts on Austrian domestic politics. Kurt Waldheim worked as the Secretary […]
Program: Handel: Messiah HWV 56 According to Wikipedia, Messiah (HWV 56) is an English-language oratorio composed in 1741 by George Frideric Handel. The text was compiled from the King James Bible and the Coverdale Psalter by Charles Jennens. It was first performed in Dublin on 13 April 1742 and received its London premiere nearly a […]
Traditionally, Santa Claus (Mikulás) visits the homes of Hungarian children on the night of the 5th of December, the eve of Saint Nicholas Feast Day, which is celebrated on December 6. While the role of gift-giver on Christmas Day is assigned to the Christ Child, on the night before St. Nicholas Day, Hungarian children engage […]
On the 8th of December, starting at 10 a.m. Déri Museum awaits visitors with colourful programs. Professional lectures, unusual fashion shows, workshops and handicrafts will show how folk craftspeople, designers and creators from Debrecen, Hajdú-Bihar county, preserve and renew the knowledge of their predecessors and how they adapt it to today's needs, aligning with the […]
The Choir of Debrecen’s Ady Endre High School welcomes everyone to its Advent concert on Saturday, the 9th of December, between 11:00 a.m. and 12:00 p.m. in the Reformed Great Church of Debrecen. Admission to the Choir's excellent Christmas program is free. Date: 11 a.m. – 12.00 p.m. Location: Reformed Great Church Source: Debreceni Advent
Parallel to the highly successful initiative in Budapest, the Ugly Sweater Run is organised in Debrecen for the third time on the 9th of December, where charity goes hand in hand with the cheerful atmosphere and the joy of movement. All participants have to do is put on their cutest, ugliest or funniest Christmas sweater, […]
The Csak Design Vásár (“Only” Design Fair) awaits visitors again on the 9th of December in Méliusz Library. On this day, everyone, including artists, is dressed up to celebrate the holiday. Soft lights, the smell of gingerbread and soul-soothing tunes will fill the auditorium of the Méliusz Library, alongside an exclusive Christmas-inspired range of products. […]
The Small Reformed Church will host 4 Advent concerts in December. Advent concert of the Young Organists on the 10th of December from 6 p.m The program includes works by Franz Schubert, Zoltán Kodály, Miklós Kocsár, Morten Lauridsen, Ennio Morricone, Ferenc Farkas and Mikola Dmitrovics Leontovics. Contributors: Anna Teodóra Dani, Ábel Jakab-Zalánffy, […]
The Ort-Iki Puppet and Street Theater company will present interactive attractions and a pastoral play at the Advent Fair in Debrecen. The company has been operating since 1989 and from the very beginning of the theatre's existence the members have written and directed their own plays, made their own puppets and instruments, and organised the […]
The evening will feature performances by members of the Valcer Dance Studio of various ages, top Latin and standard dancers, cheerleaders and show dancers. They will evoke a festive atmosphere with popular Christmas songs and the most successful choreographic performances of 2023, including the Hungarian championship-winning choreography of the stage version of "The Great Gatsby". […]
The exhibition, organised around issues of urban locality, is realised in the cooperation between Modem and the Ferenczy Museum Center in Szentendre. At MODEM, two communities from Debrecen participated in the project, and their works will be displayed in two consecutive exhibitions. The current exhibition was created in cooperation with the University of Debrecen as […]
The puppet theatre's 2023-24 season exhibitions are fine art experiments with materials, colours and surfaces, with everything that can come to life on the puppet stage. The primary goal of the exhibitions is to draw children's attention to the immeasurable freedom of the puppet universe in an empirical way. The second episode of this year's […]
Xavér Varnus gives a Christmas concert on the 30th of December in the Great Reformed Church of Debrecen. Varnus Xaver, who was awarded the Officer's and Middle Cross of the Hungarian Order of Merit, has a long-standing relationship with the Great Church of Debrecen. He gave his first concert at age 15 in the ancient […]
Bálint Gájer is preparing for another large-scale Christmas concert. He gave his first big Advent concert six years ago in front of an audience of two thousand people, when he presented his Hungarian-language LP Swing Christmas. Let it snow, White Christmas, Santa Claus is Coming to Town, Last Christmas - all sound familiar to the […]
The Christmas story comes to life through Tchaikovsky's wonderful ballet music and the details of E.T.A. Hoffmann's tale. The storytelling performance of the Kodály Philharmonic Orchestra and Viktória Domján is conducted by Imre Kollár, the orchestra's permanent conductor. Snow is falling in thick flakes and covering the streets of the city. It's Christmas Eve. Guests […]
The audience is kindly invited to the Nutcracker ballet performance, which is guaranteed to enchant the hearts and transport everyone to the beautiful world of the winter holiday season. The story is magical and timeless; the tale of the Nutcracker is attractive and inspiring for all generations. The wonderful combination of dance and music will […]
The Christmas concert of Béla Pintér awaits visitors with a festive atmosphere on the 16th of December from 6 p.m. at the Reformed Great Church. The author-performer's Christmas songs will be played during the evening, but some well-known, traditional Christmas carols will also be performed to encourage the audience to sing along. Short, 1-2 minute […]
The famous Royal Opera House returns to the Apolló cinema this year as well, and the audience can see the performances via live satellite replay screenings. Contrary to the practice of previous years, this time, the viewers can always see the latest plays on the first Sunday after the live broadcast, at a family-friendly time […]
“The two countries are celebrating the 100th anniversary of the establishment of the Republic of Turkey and the establishment of Hungarian-Turkish diplomatic relations with a year-long Hungarian-Turkish cultural season that starts on the 18th of December and takes place in both countries”, the minister responsible for culture and innovation János Csák announced. On the anniversary, […]
Budapest Bar Band comes to Debrecen again with many new songs and old favourites. A fantastic evening at the Budapest Bar always fills one's heart with excellent songs, great arrangements, outstanding musicians and great singers. Unclouded entertainment, drama, love, disappointment, joy and joyful music await the audience for almost two hours. Performers this time are […]
The audience can meet the Prima award-winning orchestra on the 19th of December when two birthdays are celebrated: Zoltán Kodály's Psalmus Hungaricus is 100 years old, and Bach's Magnificat is 300 years old this year. Both works can be enjoyed by the Kodály Philharmonic, the Kodály Choir and the Lautitia choir family. The concert MAGNIFICAT […]
With citizen cooperation, a ‘Santa Claus’ dog walk was organised for the first weekend of Advent at the shelters of the Together for the Protection of Animals Association and Dog House Association. This time, they wanted to draw attention to the action and responsible animal husbandry with a joint walk, which was joined by families, […]
The members of the Animus Csengettyű (‘Bell’) Ensemble from Miskolc have been playing together since 2008. They have set themselves the goal of popularising the genre of bell chiming and the classics of music literature. Their repertoire includes more than a hundred works, which ensures that there are suitable pieces for every occasion, be it […]
The Advent series ends with the lighting of the fourth Advent candle on Saturday, on the 23rd of December, at 4 p.m. Speeches are given by Deputy Mayor Ákos Balázs, the vicar of the Hungarian Orthodox Church of the Holy Trinity in Debrecen Barnabás Sipos and the Italian missionary Roberto Mattina. Contributors: Luca Márkus actor […]
Dinner on the 24th of December usually starts between 4 pm and 7 pm, with a variety of meat dishes, fish, bun dumplings and apple pie. In the past, most traditional peasant foods were associated with superstitions; for example, poppy, beans and peas symbolised abundance, while apples were associated with fertility. Other foods were also […]
This year, one of the most beautiful traditions of the Zoo, the Christmas of the Animals program, will be held on the 27th of December between 9:00 a.m. and 4:00 p.m. At the event, Zoo residents and the enthusiastic Zoo lovers who support them receive special attention. Details about the event will be shared soon. […]
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