Győr is a city of festivals: from spring to Advent, all-arts events, concerts and gastronomic festivals follow one another. We have collected the most significant ones.
For three days the streets and squares become a free playground: a thousand free activities for children at ten locations. The entry fee is a smile — in return children receive a Győrkőc bracelet valid for every programme. The largest free open-air children’s festival in the country.
Catchy jazz on Széchenyi Square every second Sunday. Outstanding artists of the Hungarian jazz scene form unique ensembles, inviting the audience to joyful music in the atmosphere of the baroque main square.
In July the Győr Water Stage hosts a series of high-quality performances. The stepped riverside promenade is the city’s favourite meeting point in summer anyway — with a concert in the background, even more so.
Exact dates vary from year to year — our reception is happy to help you pick current programmes and order tickets.
mid-March to early April
An all-arts festival of music, theatre, dance, puppetry and exhibitions. Its most prestigious event is the Győr International Percussion Festival, unique in Hungary, spanning classical, world, jazz and contemporary styles alike.
June
Győr hosts the Hungarian Dance Festival in even years and the Dance Biennale in odd years, with Hungarian and international companies — fitting for the home city of the internationally renowned Győr Ballet.
late June
The figure of the knight-king, whose herm is kept here, is closely tied to Győr. The festival fills the historic centre and the Aranypart with knightly tournaments, medieval demonstrations and a procession of several hundred costumed participants.
summer
The long-standing concert series of the Győr Musical Promenade takes place at the pavilion on Radó Island, recalling the world of popular promenades and the heyday of military bands.
early August
A spectacle unique in the country: the buildings of the historic centre form a real stage set for a cavalcade of costumed revellers. A baroque serenade opens the event, followed by a procession with carriages and musicians, culminating in the Baroque Wedding ceremony.
late August
Wine, wine-knight and gastronomy festival: the streets of the centre turn into cosy taverns and wine bars where wineries of Hungary’s major wine regions present themselves.
autumn
Dance, music and folklore as part of the Festival of Guilds, accompanied by the Győr Pálinka Festival. Pálinka stalls, food stands, craft houses, dance performances and concerts fill the city centre for a busy weekend.
Advent
The city’s Christmas greeting, opened by the festive show on Town Hall Square: festively lit streets, Advent candle-lighting, classical and popular concerts, cultural programmes and, of course, the Advent market.
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