Debrecen4U November 9, 2026

3rd Move Debrecen Water Festival Held at Kazinczy Ferenc Primary School

Following the first two events held in March and November 2025, teams of Year 5 and 6 pupils from primary schools participating in the Move Debrecen school programme had the chance to put their skills to the test at a fun-filled water festival for the third time at Kazinczy Ferenc Primary School on 6 November 2026.

Testing their strength and agility in a total of seven aquatic games, six-member teams took part from six primary schools (Benedek Elek Primary School, Bocskai István Primary School, Bolyai János Primary School and Primary Art School, Petőfi Sándor Primary School and Primary Art School, Szoboszlói Road Primary School, and Gönczy Pál Primary School). Team members had to be pupils who did not hold a competitive sports licence in swimming.

At the opening ceremony, Deputy Mayor Diána Széles thanked on behald of Move Debrecen all the coordinators involved in the school programme, as well as those responsible for organising the aquatic festival: László Nádházi, headteacher of Kazinczy School, and Csaba Fehér, the school’s PE teacher and swimming instructor.

As Diána Széles explained in connection with the event, Debrecen once had numerous inter-school competitions in basketball, volleyball, football and many other sports, which enjoyed considerable prestige and played an important role in shaping the identity of pupils at the participating schools. One of the key aims of the organisers of the Move Debrecen school programme was to revive this kind of activity and encourage schools to once again take an active role in organising sporting events, primarily for leisure and recreation. “The Debrecen School District Centre has been supportive of this initiative, while Kazinczy School was the first to volunteer to host such events, with excellent facilities including a large sports hall and swimming pool, and its dedicated PE teachers. The school’s management and teaching staff deserve thanks for their high-quality work. Now a tradition, this event celebrates the joy of swimming and promotes the sport in a fun way and encourages children to enjoy being physically active. It gives children who are not registered competitive athletes the opportunity to experience what it is like to represent and support their own school at a fun sporting event, where what matters is not the results but simply having a good time,” she said.

András Varga, city councillor for the Tócóskert district, also attended the event. As the aquatic festival was not a competition, no rankings were drawn up, and every member of every participating team received a gift.

Source: debrecen.hu | Photo credit: dehir.hu