Jászszentandrás Thermal Bath and Beach is where the town comes to play. Set at 5136 Jászszentandrás, Mártírok Street (Mártírok útja) 14, the community hub pairs four modern pools with a summer-long slate of parties, festivals, and family days. The complex is open year-round, and the thermal water is touted for easing musculoskeletal complaints. Alongside the thermal pool, you’ll find a swimming pool and a kids’ pool, plus a centrally located campground spread across roughly 215,278 square feet of parkland. Pitch a tent, roll in with a caravan, or rent one of the four-person wooden cabins—then let the program calendar do the rest.
Where the Summer Starts
The season kicks off on May 1 with a May Day Street Ball Party on Mártírok Street (Mártírok útja). Expect music, dancing, and that small-town, everybody-knows-everybody vibe spilling from the bath’s doorstep onto the street.
May 23 turns up the volume with the Season-Opening Beach Party featuring American Boy. It’s the cue for locals and visitors to claim their favorite sunbed, dive into the pools, and dance long past sunset.
Family Days and Throwback Beats
June 6 is all about kids at Children’s Day in the thermal bath. Think games, splashing, and poolside joy for the little ones, with the family-friendly setup making it easy to make a day of it.
On June 27, nostalgia rules at the Yoko Retro Beach Festival, the first of several retro-themed dates. The playlists lean into decades past, and the poolside becomes a dance floor for anyone chasing classic summer sounds.
Fitness, Engines, and Village Pride
July 12 brings the Beach Roadshow with Balázs Czanik—expect high-energy workouts and fun, inclusive fitness sessions that make jumping into movement feel easy. It’s the rare day you’ll be grateful for those muscle-soothing thermal waters waiting afterward.
From July 17–19, chrome meets chlorine at the VW and Vintage Car Meet. Expect polished classics, engine chat, and that unmistakable lineup of retro silhouettes parked within earshot of the splashing pools—an irresistible mix for families and petrolheads alike.
July 25 folds the bath into the heart of village life with Village Day programming on the thermal complex grounds. It’s local, lively, and proudly community-first, with performances and gatherings that carry well into the evening.
Doubleheader Days and Nighttime Memories
August 8 goes big with two events. First up: the Water Soccer Championship. Pool boundaries become pitch lines, and teams splash their way through friendly rivalry and big laughs. Later, the Yoko Retro Beach Festival returns with Shygys, stacking throwback hits as the pools glow under summer lights.
A week later, on August 15, comes Night of Memories, a moodier, more sentimental evening that leans into old favorites, shared stories, and the kind of songs that transport you back to first swims and first dances.
August 20 lights the fuse on a Mulatós Party—Hungary’s high-spirited folk-pop takes center stage, pairing upbeat rhythms with the kind of collective singing that never needs a lyric sheet.
One More Retro Ride
The Yoko Retro Beach Festival gets one last spin on September 5, capping the summer run with another round of poolside classics and bright-late tunes. It’s the unofficial exhale of the season before the calendar shifts toward autumn calm—though the baths and campground remain open all year for warm-water resets and quiet getaways.
Eat, Sip, Stay Nearby
While the bath is the main stage, the surrounding region doubles down on hospitality. In quiet, green surroundings outside central Jászberény, the Aranysas Restaurant welcomes loyal regulars and first-timers. The two-story, air-conditioned space seats 140—upstairs handles around 100 guests, the ground floor seats 40, and a sun-kissed terrace fits 30. It’s a go-to for hearty Hungarian cooking and an easy pick for family, friends, or work gatherings that need good food without fuss.
Wine lovers have options across the Mátra and Eger wine regions. Decorative-bottle wines are available for gifting with delivery, spanning varieties like Abasár olaszrizling (Welschriesling), Domoszló muscat, and Gyöngyös spicy traminer (Gewürztraminer). The volcanic soils of Mátra lend local wines their fire and aroma, producing fresh, fragrant bottles with real backbone across a wide range of grape types.
Family-run cellars dot Abasár and beyond: one estate cultivates 74 acres on the southern slopes of Sár Hill (Sár-hegy), pouring tastings above the cellar with artisan cheeses, homemade scones, and, on request, one-pot dishes. Beyond wine, they make grape juice, grape jam, must honey, and wine jelly. Another winery at the foot of the Mátra blends modern technique with once-forgotten, classic methods to shape distinctive local bottles. A separate family business focuses on grapevine graft production across 148 acres, but also serves regional wines in both jugs and bottles; its three-level cellar hosts groups of 8–50 for tastings, with a village apartment house next door for overnight stays.
Heritage runs deep in the Eger region as well. The Petrény family traces vine-tending and winemaking back to the early 1600s in Verpelét, passing down craft and respect for wine from father to son. And on the edge of the Mátra in Markaz, the Purgely Vineyard grows both table and wine grapes, bottling the region’s sunny slopes in every harvest.
Good to Know
Organizers reserve the right to change dates and programs. For the latest updates, keep an eye on announcements—and bring both your swimsuit and your dancing shoes.
