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Where tradition

is an experience

In Kaposvár, the weekend closest to Dorothy’s Day (6 of the ruins of the Benedictine Abbey of Szentjakab, the
February) is the traditional time of the carnival. On this popular theatrical performances will return to the abbey’s
day, Miss Dorothy and the Prince of Carnival arrive in the open-air stage as part of the Szentjakab Summer Nights

city with a colourful hustle and bustle; the town’s young event. The lovers of classical music visit the city and enjoy
and old, and the visiting guests join the parade, including the world-class concerts of the Kaposfest in the Szivárvány
a significant number of the participants in the “Hills of (Rainbow) Cultural Palace building in mid-August. In

Kaposvár” carnival half-marathon running race. mid-September, beekeepers sell their products at the

The Rigó Jancsi Days and the Rippl-Rónai Festival bring Honey Festival, including one of the region’s specialties,
vibrancy to the downtown streets at the beginning and end the linden honey from Zselic. Also during the Advent,
of the summer. In addition to the shows on the stage, a craft the city’s residents celebrate together in the city centre,
fair, excellent exhibitions and a bohemian atmosphere dressed in light.
await the interested visitors. Following the renovation

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