What is “kidlit”? What are the borders of children’s literature and who is the target audience? What is the difference between a young adult and a child? How are such literary works approached in academia? To learn the answers to these questions (and perhaps give your own take on them), interested guests can join for this month’s interactive presentation at American Corner Debrecen. The session will look at past and current trends and genres in American children’s and young adult fiction, explore how popular books for adults influence works for a younger audience, and embrace our inner children while the novels that played a crucial part in our childhood are discussed. The event will be led by György Kiss, a PhD candidate at the Institute of English and American Studies, UD, who is an avid reader and researcher of children’s and young adult literature. The event is organised in the framework of the "IEAS goes to AC" series. Date:30 May, 4.30 p.m.  Location: American Corner Source:Facebook events  

The Night of Literature invites you on an extraordinary journey through world literature. Over three nights, actors will read excerpts from 24 authors from 24 countries, in places not necessarily connected to literature, but which will show it in a new light.  This year's theme, to which the selected texts are linked, is the “ Opposite Shore”. For the sixth year running, Debrecen has hosted literary readings in atmospheric downtown venues. The texts, representing the many shades of world literature, are brought to life by the Csokonai National Theatre's theatre artists. The readings will take place in 8 outdoor venues in parallel from 7:00 p.m.  to 9:30 p.m., with a rain venue provided. At each venue, a 10-15 minute excerpt of a particular author's work will be performed, starting at 7:00 p.m, 7:30 p.m, 8:00 p.m., 8:30 p.m., 9:00 p.m. Each venue will offer a taste of literature from different countries on different days. You can plan your own literary itinerary for the day, with the help of a printed map. Participation is free of charge and no pre-registration is required. For more details, please visit website, debrecen.irodalomejszakaja.hu   Date: 31 May- 2 June Location: Downtown Debrecen   Source:csokonaiszinhaz.hu  

The Lavender Garden in Ondód invites visitors to an extraordinary pre-harvest where  the tranquillity of picnicking among the scents of lavender with your family and your partner can be experienced on the 1st of June. Guests can now take a seat among the rows of lavender, relax and enjoy a snack, in the meantime harvest, take photos or just enjoy the sunset, which shows a different face every day.  At the end of the event to complete the relaxation, there is a possibility to take part in a sound bath. To ensure peace of mind, only the first 30 registrations are accepted. Sponsorship fee: 13,500ft/family/max 4 people, which includes: - entrance fee. - for picking lavender bags - (max. 13,500 people) - 0,9 kilograms of biscuit-type cakes/each person - participation in a sound bath The event will be held for a minimum of 25 families. Registration deadline is midnight on the 28th of May. To register, please send an email to the following email address: ondodilevendulas@gmail.com. Registration is valid upon payment of the sponsorship fee. Sponsorship fee: HUF 13.500ft/family/max 4 persons, which includes: - entrance fee - lavender picking bags -  90 decagrams of biscuit-like cakes - participation in a […]

If you are interested and would like to chat in foreign languages, conversation clubs await guests at Méliusz Library at the following appointments: Italian Conversation Club - every Tuesday from 4.30 p.m German Conversation Club - every Thursday from 4.30 p.m. Spanish Conversation Club -  every Wednesday from 4.30 p.m. Swedish Conversation Club - every month’s last Monday  from 4.30 p.m. to 6.00 p.m.   Location: Méliusz Library, Foreign Language Department Source: Facebook events

“For the first time in the Eastern region and in Debrecen, the Vespa Club Debrecen Sports Association, founded more than two years ago, will organise the National Vespa Meeting in Hungary in 2024,”  the association announced. The event is attended by Vespa owners, enthusiasts and fans from all over the country and beyond. The scooters will bring the Italian way of life, the dolce vita, on two wheels to Debrecen and its surroundings. The event starts on the 6th of  June at 12.00 p.m. and ends on the 9th of June at 10.00 a.m. The central venue of the meeting will be the Hotel Nagyerdő in Debrecen. The most spectacular part of the event will take place on Saturday morning, on the 8th of  June, when about 200 Vespa bikers will march from the Hotel Nagyerdő, starting at 10.00 a.m. under police escort, through the streets of Debrecen (Egyetem Avenue, Bethlen and Hatvan streets) to Kossuth Square. The motorcyclists will be greeted by Mayor László Papp in front of the Great Church, and then all visitors will be able to admire the most beautiful Italian two-wheelers. After the one-hour spectacle in the main square, the convoy of Vespas will leave for […]

A new event is being born this week in our city, thanks to the collaboration of creative young people. The one-day music event, called June-Jam, gives high school bands the chance to showcase their talents. The venue will be the area in front of the Egri Wine Bar and Borbarát Gallery on Bajcsy-Zsilinszky Street on Friday the 7 of June, between 4.00 p.m. and 10.30 p.m.  The event will feature six bands, most of them from Debrecen schools.  The festival has the great merit of being entirely organised and implemented by young people, from brainstorming, poster and logo design to music making, students from different schools work together at every stage of the implementation. Students from the main organisers (Tóth Árpád Grammar School and Medgyessy Ferenc Grammar School) are putting the event together with the help of István Kovács, the owner of the wine bar. Students from the Kós Károly Art School will design the logo and posters, while the students of  Baross  Gábor Technical School will help with the sound engineering. As the students modestly put it, “overall, it will not be a big event, but rather an open and free initiative that will further enrich the programme of […]

If cycling lovers want to exercise a bit, or are looking for an active program for the family on the 8th of June then this is the place for them. This day belongs to bikers, full of bike programs for young and old. All  programs are free. What's more, bikers can even be guests for a picnic! More information about the event can be found at https://www.jobringa.hu/varoskerules The event is free, but registration is required at https://forms.gle/8GyDuMxTdQeJjrZN6. Programmes From 8:00 registration for entry and the raffle at the DebEx entrance Arrival: It is important that you can park your bike at the cordons in front of the entrance to DebEx.  DebEx is very big, but now we ask that you bring your bike only if you want to ride it on one of the skill, cross, or pump courses. Breakfast programs between 8:00 a.m. and 10:00 a.m.: - Skills, traffic and pump tracks: test your skills or your knowledge on traffic and even try out all the tracks! The pump track is inside DebEx, the traffic  and the skills track are located in front of DebEx  - For the kids the bouncy castle, face painting and the play corner are […]

The end of School Gala of the Piruett Dance Studio will create a real circus atmosphere on the stage of Kölcsey Center. In addition to the 340 performing dancers of the school, guest performers from the Budapest BIAK Artist and Performing Arts Academy and the Vojtina Puppet Theatre will  also contribute to the spectacular show. Tickets can be purchased at https://www.piruett.hu/gala/ Date: 9 June, 5.30 p.m. Location: Kölcsey Center Source:Facebook events