Győrkőcfesztivál returns to Győr from July 3–5, 2026, turning the city into a giant, free playground for children. Billed as Hungary’s largest open-air, free children’s festival, it gives kids unlimited access to every show, workshop, and game with a festival wristband. The only “ticket” is a radiant smile brought along in the form of a photo or self-portrait drawing. Laughter, music, dance, theater, visual artists, writers, poets, and glittering moments flood the city across ten venues with 1,000 programs. No pocket money needed—everything’s free.
Opening Night: Music, Theater, and the City’s Keys
Friday kicks off the 19th Győrkőcfesztivál at 19:00 on the Pool Stage on Radó Island. The Kiskalász band and Csurgó band bring high-energy concerts, the Fitos Dezső Company performs a teen dance-theater excerpt from Kamaszodók, and the Vaskakas Puppet Theatre leads the crowd in learning the brand-new Győrkőc Song, premiering as the Radiant Győrkőc Song. After the festivities, Győr’s mayor, Bence Pintér, hands over the city’s keys to the children, officially launching wall-to-wall fun through Sunday evening.
Pool Stage, Radó Island, Friday from 19:00:
– Festival opening
– Radiant key handover with the mayor
– Csurgó band kids’ concert
– Fitos Dezső Company: Kamaszodók (excerpt)
– Vaskakas Puppet Theatre: Győrkőc Song premiere
– Kiskalász band live concert
Saturday on Radó Island: Stories, Songs, and Family Headliners
On the Győrkőc Village side by the Venus statue:
– 11:00 Langaléta Garabonciások: Háry János, or the Long-Striding Veteran
– 13:00 László Gulyás: King Matthias tales
– 15:00 Ziranó Theatre: Tom Thumb
– 17:00 Danny Bain: Children Living in Trees
– 19:00 János Pályi: Vitéz László and the Cursed Mill
On the Tale City side near the bandstand:
– 10:00 János Pályi: Vitéz László and the Cursed Mill
– 11:15 Pólingz concert
– 12:00 Ziranó Theatre: Scatterbrained Bandits
– 14:00 Danny Bain: Kodzsugukila, the Witch
– 15:15 Pólingz concert
– 16:00 László Gulyás: King Matthias tales
– 18:00 Langaléta Garabonciások: Háry János, or the Long-Striding Veteran
Featured concert, Radó Island:
– 10:00 Eszter Bíró: North Is Right Ahead! festive family concert
Sunday Highlights and a Big Band Farewell
Győrkőc Village, Venus statue side:
– 11:00 János Pályi: Vitéz László and the Cursed Mill
– 13:00 Ziranó Theatre: Scatterbrained Bandits
– 15:00 Mancsi Fabók: The Fairy of the Three-Branched Oak
– 17:00 Langaléta Garabonciások: Háry János, or the Long-Striding Veteran
Tale City, bandstand side:
– 10:00 Mancsi Fabók: The Land of Immortality
– 11:15 Pólingz concert
– 12:00 Langaléta Garabonciások: Háry János, or the Long-Striding Veteran
– 13:15 BoDoBo performance
– 14:00 Danny Bain: Children Living in Trees
– 14:14 Pólingz concert
– 16:00 János Pályi: Vitéz László and the Cursed Mill
– 17:15 BoDoBo performance
Closing concert, Radó Island:
– 18:00 Belvárosi Betyárok storm the stage with a roaring festival finale
For the Littlest Ones: Babakert
Even the tiniest (ages 0–3) get a dedicated oasis. The Babakert, run by the Vidám Kölykök Association and the Gézengúz Foundation, offers a baby–mom–dad rest island with sensory sessions and a movement-development adventure park.
– Saturday: 10:00–20:00
– Sunday: 10:00–18:00
Fess Liget: Make It Shine
Hands-on creative stations glow all weekend: cyanotype printing with Eszter Poroszlai, constellation chases with KÉPEZŐ, simple electric circuits hidden in colorable postcards and light-catching mosaics with KisMesterek, pebble painting and glittering treasures at Lurkó Corner, shining jewelry with Violinda, radiant kaleidoscopes, rose windows, spiral-dancing planets, colorful mosaics and a joint installation, plus reflective art by MAGU Völgy.
– Saturday: 10:00–20:00
– Sunday: 10:00–18:00
Győrkőc Village: Folk Fun and Street Theater
Story schedule Saturday:
– 11:00 János Pályi: Vitéz László and the Cursed Mill
– 13:00 Ziranó Theatre: Tom Thumb
– 15:00 László Gulyás: Mouse Parade
– 17:00 Ziranó Theatre: Scatterbrained Bandits
– 19:00 Langaléta Garabonciások: Marketplace Comedies
Story schedule Sunday:
– 11:00 Langaléta Garabonciások: Marketplace Comedies
– 13:00 László Gulyás: Mouse Parade
– 15:00 Danny Bain: Kodzsugukila, the Witch
– 17:00 János Pályi: Vitéz László and the Cursed Mill
Around the village: traditional folk games, a basket carousel, live Juhász folk band, Kalandozó Komédium, Lippentő Square, a crafts promenade by the Kisalföld Folk Art Association, a barefoot trail, Oppi’s forge, and the Piros Lábas Nostalgia Toy traveling playhouse.
– Saturday: 10:00–20:00
– Sunday: 10:00–18:00
Győrköc Center and Floodplain: Play, Learn, Splash
At the Győrköc Center: a Vaskakas stand with Kakasülő and a playful “Chase the Actor” game, tactile discovery stations and blind ping-pong by “Visually Impaired for Kids,” a Győrkőc Police, NMI Hungarikum Playhouse, Aranyszamár Puppet Theatre’s grand Háry project, Mátrai Woods, Berebe, The Way to Happiness, FINIMI Hedgehog Nook, and an All-in Győrkőc zone.
– Saturday: 10:00–20:00
– Sunday: 10:00–18:00
At the Floodplain: an asphalt drawing contest, a Radiant Bubble Show, gleaming boating “lakes,” water-related professions to explore, splashy water games, and a firefighter station.
Tale City: Music, Circus, Science, Poetry
Saturday brings László Gulyás’s Mouse Parade, BoDoBo’s interactive instrument petting zoo, Tatay Theatre’s Suitcase Tales, Danny and Béla’s story concert, Laniakea Theatre’s Hansel and Gretel’s Sweet Dream, Danny Bain’s Kodzsugukila, a Pólingz set, and Vitéz László.
Sunday features Vitéz László, Danny and Béla’s story concert, Judit Kovács’s The Imp Knows!, BoDoBo’s interactive concert, more Suitcase Tales, Ziranó’s Scatterbrained Bandits, and Pólingz.
All day across the zone: Camuphone barrel-organ karaoke, Mama Cat’s Playground, family short films, cloud-hunting, marble zoo, swing zoo, a future-shooter game, vintage toys at Molyolda, a four-directions playground, Tekergőtér, Tintaló Circus, Rainbow Bridge, PhotoZoo, Mr. Piano the rolling pianist, board games, and the Scientists’ Harbor with playful science by ÉlményMűhely and Furfangos Csudavilág. There’s a poetry playground with swaps, write-with-the-poets sessions, shiny verse giveaways, Aurora.audio’s music-painting workshop, Frida the health sprite, Csodaceruza magazine, Kinga Szűcs’s glittery craft corner, Győri Pagony, an illustrate-your-poems corner, bind-your-own booklet, and Radiant Story Cards.
How to Get Your Free Wristband
Bring your smile on your face—and on a photo or drawing of yourself—to pick up a Győrkőc wristband that grants free entry to all programs. Wristbands are available at information points operating during the festival. Besides the Festival Center at Vienna Gate Square (Bécsi kapu tér), three more info and wristband points welcome families from 10:00 on Saturday and Sunday at Széchenyi Square (Széchenyi tér), Gábor Baross Street (Baross Gábor út), and the Rába Double Bridge (Rába kettős híd). Each wristband is labeled with the child’s name and a parent’s phone number—so if anyone gets lost in the crowd, reunion is fast and easy.
July 3–5, 2026. Győr. Bring the glow.
