The Borderless City – Borderless Theatre is an event series that started as a citizen initiative in Pécs in 2008. It aims to present high quality Hungarian language performances from the neighbouring countries to the domestic and international audiences.

13 November 2006 was a historic date in the life of Hungary: on this day the decision of the jury was officially announced and Pécs was given the right to bear the title of the European Capital of Culture in 2010. The announcement was as much surprising and pleasing for the residents of the city as it was justifiable, since the five pillars of ...

The Symphonic Orchestra of Pécs founded in 1811, today known as the Pannon Philharmonic, has been a dominant representative of the musical culture of South Transdanubia for 200 years. The program entitled “Wold Stars in Pécs”, organised by the orchestra, will bring several famous representatives of Hungarian and international musical life ...

Taste of the region - Traditional gastronomy in Pecs.

Several special cultural and arts events are offered by the Pécs Spring Festival from the middle of March to early April in association with the large scale international series of events of the Budapest Spring Festival. The concerts of the Pécs Symphonic Orchestra, the National Small Sculpture Bienniale with over a decade of tradition, ...

The Francophone Week in Pécs is traditionally held in the week of March the 20th, since this date marks the Francophone World Day. In 2010, this series of programs will celebrate its 18th anniversary. The programs, organised by the Alliance Française in Pécs, are open to the city and the region, so the outcome is always extremely colourful and ...

The world-famous Stamp Museum in Budapest has many rare stamps which have never left the building before. Numerous rare “works of art”, from the first Hungarian postmaster’s stamp from 1752 to the stamps of missionaries working in the Hawaiian Islands, will move to the European Capital of Culture for a week to offer an unsurpassable ...

According to the joint decision of the Hungarian Parliament and the Polish Seym, 23rd March is the day of Polish-Hungarian friendship. In 2010 the Polish minority of Hungary will celebrate this day in Pécs with the collaboration of several civil organizations. The program consists of artistic events and historical exhibitions, e.g. “The Fate of ...

Greek Festival in Pécs and Pellérd.

The Christ Trilogy created by Mihály Munkácsy – Golgota, Ecce Homo and Christ before Pilate – will come to Pécs from the collection of the Déry Museum, thanks to the collaboration between Debrecen and Pécs. The rarity of this exhibition is that Munkácsy himself never saw all these three large pictures, portraying the sufferings of Jesus ...

Bartók-Kodály workshop with Pécs choirs. The series of programs was launched in 2007 to organise a workshop on the basis of the oeuvre of Zoltán Kodály, the world-famous music educator.

Roma musical performances in Pécs.

Fringe Festival 2010 in Pécs.

This extremely successful travelling exhibition, established by the municipality of Ravenna, and which contains special copies of the world-famous mosaics of Ravenna, will come to Pécs in the spring of 2010 on the recommendation of sister city, Tuzla. 

The talent scout festival for young Roma people in the South Transdanubian region was announced in the autumn of 2009.

For over ten years, the Pécs University Days has been the largest youth event organised every year in the city.

Golden routes – intercultural dialogue (2008-2010) “In the footsteps of Ferenc Liszt”

The Pécs Dance Marathon is a folk event that offers a special opportunity to young people on the occasion of the World Day of Dance to learn more about and also, to experience the European traditions of dance and the branches of folk art related to it.

Transit – An Urban Therapy Action Series in Pécs.