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Events Hustle and bustle

Sausage Festival

There might not be a person in Hungary who has not
heard of the great atmosphere of the Sausage Festival. In
addition to the domestic visitors, a great number of tourists
arrive from abroad to visit the festival in Békéscsaba, the
capital of the sausage, which presents the Csaba sausage
and other unique gastronomic specialities.
Magic (Garabonciás) Days
The Magic (Garabonciás) Days have made the life of the

students of Békéscsaba colourful for almost a quarter of
a century. Today, it is Hungary’s biggest secondary school
event. The one-week series of events has been preceded by

enthusiastic preparation in the town’s secondary schools
for decades.
Csaba Summer
Our town has many treasures of cultural, architectural, and
gastronomic importance. Each year, a series of events is
organized under the title of ‘Csaba Summer’, which off ers
a range of colourful cultural programmes from the theatri-
cal performances of the Town Hall Evenings, through to
art exhibitions, and to classical and pop music concerts.

The Town Hall Evenings programme series has been mak-
ing the cultural life of Békéscsaba vibrant since 1998. Th e
programme series is characterized by a unique diversity
of genres; only a few other such examples are found in
Hungary.
ZENIT
ZENIT, which has a history of more than three decades,

is the most significant International Brass Band Festival
of Békéscsaba.

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