Balatonfüred’s 2026–2027 calendar is stacked with festivals, concerts, cinema, sailing, gastronomy, and family days across multiple venues. Many tickets are available online, and programs often return week by week—think sunset party boats, kid-friendly cruises, lakeside comedy marathons, and classical blockbusters spilling from grand hotels to garden galleries.
June 29 – July 5: Gospels, Movies, and the First Cruises
Kick off with the 37th Balatonfüred Gospel Days (July 2–4) and a full Balatonfüred cinema schedule (June 29–July 5). Boat trips run July 3–5, and on July 4 the Chill Boat sails at sunset with lake panoramas, easygoing music, and cocktails. That same day, the Huray Villa garden hosts a Story Picnic at 18:00—bring a blanket for Hungarian folk tales like The Silver-Goat That Made Music, The Three Little Pigs, and Ilók and Mihók, told by Zsuzsa Magyari, with homemade cakes and cold lemonade. Also July 4: the Vaszary Gallery opens Vaszary, the Unknown Familiar – New Discoveries in the Hungarian National Gallery’s Painting Collection, and Túrajó walks set out under the banner From the Tree to the Forest (tickets from $10.50).
July 6–13: Opera, Salsa, and On-the-Water Nights
From July 6, the Met Opera’s Tristan und Isolde screens at the House of Jewish Excellence; weekly cinema and boat trips run July 6–12. The Hungarian Summer Salsa Festival takes over July 7–13. July 9 brings Arács Courtyard Cinema, a disco Party Boat from the Harbor, and the Jókai–Klebelsberg Memorial Concert at the Anna Grand Hotel’s grand hall (20:00), with a greeting by Pál Oberfrank, program host Dr. Katinka Erdősi-Boda, and Bach, Mozart, and Brahms performed by violinist Anikó Áchim-Kovács and Kossuth Prize-winning pianist Endre Hegedűs; Oberfrank reads from Count Kuno Klebelsberg’s centenary address for Jókai. Free entry, first-come seating. July 10–12: the inaugural Hungarian International Klezmer Festival. July 11 features the Allianz Bay Swim and SUP Challenge, plus another Chill Boat. From July 13–19, more boat trips and movies roll on.
July 14–19: Stage Hits and Comedy Crescendo
July 14: Hyppolit, a Lakáj—a musical comedy in two acts on the open-air stage (from $16.10), and Ma még egy jót mulatunk!—a fizzy two-act operetta night at the Congress Center (from $15). July 15: Tchaikovsky’s Eugene Onegin, a Met Opera screening at the House of Jewish Excellence, in an air-cooled hall. July 16 brings another disco Party Boat; Schumann in Enchantment with Jenő Koppándy, Marcella Detvay M., András Rudolf, Máté Tomasz, and Tamás Érdi; plus Arács Courtyard Cinema. July 17 launches Dumafüred 2026 (July 17–26), with Duma Jam (Hadházi, KAP, Litkai; from $30.30) and István Dombóvári’s solo Deszeretlek hosted by István Bellus (from $20.90). That evening, In Medias Brass plays in the Vaszary Garden. July 18 layers on: a rabbi-led synagogue and city walk via the House of Jewish Excellence; three stand-up All Stars lineups across the day; Hadházi László’s 18+ solo; Chill Boat; a second Story Picnic (storyteller Dr. Sára Batyalikné Papp-Váry); and Sakk Matt Company at the Anna Café terrace. July 19 offers KAP’s Idővel and Zoltán Kőhalmi’s new solo, plus Eszter Horgas’s birthday concert Soar with Me! at the Anna Grand Hotel ballroom with daughter Lili Mária Somogyi, husband Attila Fejszés, and the Class Jazz Band (tickets $11.30).
July 20–26: More Laughs, Opera, Art Week, and the 201st Anna Ball
July 20: Hadházi returns with The Brain of the World hosted by Szabolcs Tóth (from $23.30), and Eszter Ráskó’s Satantanga hosted by Viktor Fülöp (from $26.90). Weekly boats and cinema run July 20–26. July 21: Lakatos László’s Megjöttem (from $20.20) and Duma Aktuál with Ceglédi, Elek, KAP, and Litkai (from $21.10); Anna Festival runs July 21–26. July 22: Duma Swing 3 (KAP, Janklovics, Illés; from $21.40) and Ship of Fools improv (Mogács, Hevér; from $20.30). July 23: Janklovics’s The Wage Obliges (from $20.30), another Party Boat, and Aranyosi Péter’s The Digital Ninja (from $22.40). July 24: Duma Jam returns (from $30.30), Kiss Ádám’s What I Don’t Say! (from $22.40), and OperaFüred 2026 Opera Gala. Art lovers, don’t miss Füred Art Week – Art Fair, July 24–26. July 25 is stacked: the 201st Anna Ball, the Anna Ball Crowd, Fehér Szalag – Szabolcs Izsák Memorial Regatta, two All Stars comedy shows (from $25.70 and $25.10), Hadházi’s Dogs (from $22.40), a Kids’ Boat with pirates, magicians, and treasure hunts, and the sunset Chill Boat. July 26 wraps with KAP’s Idővel (from $22) and Hadházi’s The Brain of the World (from $23.30).
July 27 – August 4: Blue Ribbon and Big-Band Heat
Cinema and boat weeks continue July 27–August 2. July 28: Be Good Till Death (Légy jó mindhalálig), a musical by Pannon Várszínház at the Balaton Leisure Center open-air stage (from $23.90). July 30: Party Boat. July 30–August 1: the 58th Raiffeisen Blue Ribbon (Kékszalag) Grand Prix sails into town. July 31: the Hot Jazz Band lights up the Leisure Center’s open-air stage at 20:00, with powerhouse guest Andrea Szulák. That same night, Zoltán Mága’s Just Sitting and Playing – This Is How Stage Legends Party at the Congress Center (from $35.20 to $49.30). August 1 serves the 6th Arács Sparkling festival, a Chill Boat, a Kids’ Boat, and the Forever Blue Workshop reviving indigo-dye traditions at Tourinform Balatonfüred in two sessions (10:00–13:00 and 15:00–18:00; $27.30 per person).
August 3–17: Auer Festival, Candlelight Seasons, and Wine Weeks
Weekly cinema and boat trips run August 3–9. August 4: Auer Festival—Ádám Bősze’s talk at the House of Jewish Excellence (from $8.20). August 5: Balatonfüred | The Four Seasons | Candlelight Edition at the Evangelical Church (from $19.30), plus the Auer Festival’s Korossy Quartet at the House of Jewish Excellence (from $8.20). August 6: Party Boat and the Hungarian Sailing Federation’s Big Boat Championship (August 6–9). August 7 offers a rabbi-led synagogue and city tour again, and August 7–30 launches Balatonfüred Wine Weeks—Borhetek—lining the Tagore Promenade with local cellars and live music. August 8: Kids’ Boat and a Chill Boat. August 9: HAVASI Piano Show unveils a brand-new spectacle at the Congress Center, and Berry and Dolly (Bogyó és Babóca) brings a musical, interactive puppet show to the BSZKK Open-Air Stage (from $10.50).
August 10–23: Family Hits, Tribute Nights, and Evergreen Icons
Cinema and boat weeks continue August 10–16. August 11: The Jungle Book (A dzsungel könyve) by Pannon Várszínház at the open-air stage (from $23.90). August 12: A Wife Begins at Forty (A feleség negyvennél kezdődik) on the open-air stage (from $25 to $30.60). August 13: Party Boat. August 14: Crazy Little Queen Tribute Band channels era-spanning Queen anthems under sultry Balaton skies (from $27.80 to $33.30). August 15 layers in Chill and Kids’ Boats, plus Attila Kökény & Viktor Rakonczai’s I See You Again… (Újra látlak…) at the Leisure and Conference Center’s open-air stage (from $47.20). August 17: Zorán in concert, with shows at 18:00 and 21:00 at the Congress Center. The cinema slate continues August 17–23.
Outdoor Adventures All Summer
The season threads in SUP yoga sessions, sailing tours, and kayak trips across July, August, and into September, dovetailing with marquee moments like the Blue Ribbon Grand Prix and Wine Weeks. Whether you want candlelit Vivaldi, a roaring tribute night, stand-up legends, children’s magic at sea, or the white-glove charm of the 201st Anna Ball, Balatonfüred keeps the lake season buzzing long after sunset.
