As Christmas draws closer, downtown Debrecen is filling with festive lights, Advent events and special concerts between 11 and 13 December.

FRIDAY, 11 DECEMBER

5:00–5:40 p.m. | Advent concert featuring Zsuzsa Lehőcz and Dániel Takács, actors from the Csokonai National Theatre (Kossuth Square – Advent Stage)
6:00–6:40 p.m. | Évi Sári (Kossuth Square – Advent Stage)

SATURDAY, 12 DECEMBER

2:00–4:30 p.m. | Nativity Play Gathering (Kossuth Square – Advent Stage)
2:00–6:00 p.m. | Zsolt Horváth’s barrel-organ performance (throughout the Advent Market)
3:00 p.m. | Advent film afternoon organised by the Lutheran congregation (Apolló Cinema)
4:00–5:00 p.m. | Costumed dancers from the LESZ DANCE Dance and Sports Association (throughout the Advent Market)
6:00–6:40 p.m. | Nikoletta Szőke (Kossuth Square – Advent Stage)

SUNDAY, 13 DECEMBER

11:00 a.m. – 7:00 p.m. | Blacksmiths’ Gathering (Old Town Hall courtyard)
2:00–6:00 p.m. | Zsolt Horváth’s barrel-organ performance (throughout the Advent Market)
4:00–5:00 p.m. | Costumed dancers from the LESZ DANCE Dance and Sports Association (throughout the Advent Market)
4:30 p.m.–5:00 p.m. | Traditional procession (from the Old Town Hall to the Advent Stage)
5:00–5:40 p.m. | Lighting of the third Advent candle (Kossuth Square – Advent Stage)
6:00 p.m. | Advent performance by the Debrecen Hajdú Folk Dance Ensemble (Kölcsey Centre)
6:00–6:40 p.m. | The Sounds of Light – Klaudia Kuczmog, Norbert Antóni and Marcell Horváth (Kossuth Square – Advent Stage)

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