One of Hungary's best known and Debrecen's most significant festival.In 2010, the city of Debrecen will host its Flower Festival for the 41st time. The festival itself, which has recently envolved into a week-long fiesta, routinely offers a wide variety of events, curiosities, and novelties year after year.The floats clad in flowers and the art ensembles from home and abroad parade along the main street of the city called Piac utca to make it to Nagyerdei Satdion, where the spectators may take an even closer look at the individual floral compositions.
Celebration of Flowers in Debrecen The Debrecen Flower Carnival offers a sea of flowers, festival atmosphere, star performers. Recent years it is not only a one day programme but a week long fiesta in music, dance and flowers. The event offers a great experience as one of the most famous events in Hungary. This year will not be different the event will be even more colourful. During the last 100 years the visitors have seen almost 600 flower cars and tens of thousands of marchers on St. Istvan`s day.
Carnival Week Programmes
16. August (Monday)
18:00 Yard of the Old Town Hall Opening of the Fairy-garden
20:00 Kossuth square "The ancient city takes a step" (world premiere) A dancepoem from the history of Debrecen. A joint performance of the Debrecen Folkdance Ensemble and the Hajdu Dance Ensemble. The production will be supported by the actors of the National Theatre. This show will be the opening production of the Carnival Week in Kossuth square. They going to show memorable eras of the history of Debrecen with the use of music, dance and theatrical elements. The almost 200 performers will show a dynamic folk and contemporary dance production based on the past with modern sound and visual techniques.
Inaugural will be presented by Lajos Kosa, mayor of Debrecen and Gusztav Bolcskei, bishop of the Reformed Church Tiszantul District.
17. August (Tuesday)
Baltazar square 16:00 - 20:00
Urchin grounds - children programmes
In partnership with the Cultural Park of Debrecen and the Panda Program of WWF.
17:00 - 18:00 TomPeti and friend - Animals of Africa 18:00 - 19:00 Grimm-Busz Theatre - Terrible Rofi
20:00 Kossuth square My country, my country, my everything! A musical journey from the period of reforms to present days. Gala performance of the chorus and actors of the Theatre Csokonai and the Philharmonic Orchestra of Debrecen. Conductor: Balazs Kocsar
18. August (Wednesday)
Baltazar square 16:00 - 20:00 Urchin grounds - children programmes
Healthy mind inside a healthy body...as the 10 years old pupils of the Sportscentre of Debrecen cultivating.
17:00 - 18:00 Puppet Theatre Operencias - Hanky-panky in the spinney 18:00 - 19:00 Theatre Fogi - Little Mermaid
20:00 Kossuth square R-GO concert
The "csikidam" feeling still alive. The famous band of the 80`s enriched our parties with such hits as: Ballag a katona, Bambazo, Reg varok valakire...
One of the most successful Hungarian band of the eighties was founded in 1982, when Robert Szikora left the Hungaria band on its peak of success. They held a 20 year anniversary concert in 2003, and released their "Csikidam" album in 2004 which one was followed by the cd version of their "Amulet" album. The "Retro" album was released in 2006. The band`s latest album was "Letezem". Robert Szikora received the Viva Comet Award for the Hungarian Pop Music in 2007. 19. August (Thursday)
Baltazar square 16:00 - 20:00
Urchin grounds - children programmes
Lake Balaton is the sea to me... Balatonfured, twin-city of Debrecen anchors in Baltazar square
17:00 - 18:00 Clown Moncsi 18:00 - 19:00 Puppet Theatre Mask - Foolish clown of King Matyas
20:00 Kossuth square Ali Campbell (UB 40) concert
The UB40 was founded in Birmingham in 1978. They sold 70 million copies of their albums in the last 30 years. Their hits Red,red wine, I got you babe and Can`t help fallin in love brought them huge success. After 30 years their frontman Ali Campbell left the band and started solo career.
20. August (Friday)
07:20 St Anne street - Stadium Great Forest Reel to the Flower Carnival! Bike parade. 07:30 St Anne street - Stadium Great Forest Old-Timer parade 08:00 Parade of flower-cars on the streets of Debrecen. 09:00 Stadium Great Forest Pre show of the carnival 10:00 Stadium Great Forest Festive program of the Flower Carnival
11:00 - 17:00 Kossuth square Old Timer exhibition and car-beauty contest
15:00 Stadium Folklore gala and exhibition of flower-cars 16:00 Kossuth square Black Jack concert 17:00 Yard of the Old Town Hall Concert of the Szentegyhaza Children Philharmonic Orchestra 20:00 Piac street, Kossuth square Night parade of Flower Carnival Party with the Birds band Fireworks Flower spots Send a personalized message to the Carnival!
21 August
19:00 Main Hall, Kolcsey Centre Bobby McFerrin concert The well-known musician won 10 Grammy Awards and has been in Hungary couple of times. His four-octave voice helped him to sold over 20 million copies of his albums. His famous song "Don`t worry be happy" led the American Billboard chart as the first a capella (vocal only) song. He worked together with Chick Corea, the Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra, Herbie Hancock. He wrote an a capella opera "Bobble". After an eight years break he releases a new album in 2010. He will also presents his VOCAbuLarieS album in Debrecen. Ticket prices: 6900 HUF, 7900 HUF Tickets available: Kolcsey Centre, Tourinform Tourist Office, www.interticket.hu You can send your message through 8 sites on coloured petals. Each sites (information desks) girls dressed in flowers waiting for you to help preparing and sending your message. On August 20 they will decorate the Stadium Great Forest with them.
Flower spots: Kolcsey Centre (reception), University of Debrecen (reception), Tourinform Tourist Office, Apollo Cinema.
41. Debrecen Flower Carnival Tickets and ticket prices:
Stadium Great forest
August 20, 10:00-14:00 North gate: 750 Huf, 550 Huf South gate: 750 Huf, 550 Huf With tourist discount card at gates: 360 Huf Sector A,B: 2100 Huf Sector C: 1400 Huf Terrace: 2600 Huf
August 20, 14:00-18:00 Flower car exhibition 14:00-18:00, Folklore program 15:00-17:30 Adult: 1200 Huf Student/senior: 1000 Huf
Stands: August 20, 8:00 Simonffy street stands, morning: 3300 Huf Rozsa street stands, morning: 3300 Huf Kolcsey stand (IT Services): 2600 Huf Egyetem sugarut: 2300 Huf
Ticket purchase: Through Interticket network. Tickets can be purchased in advance:
Ticket offices of the Fonix Event Organizer Ltd: 1. Kolcsey Centre (1-3 Hunyadi street 11:00-19:30 everyday, 06 52/518 497) Apollo Cinema (1 Miklos street, 12:45-20:45, 06 52/417 847) Fonix Hall (28 Kassai street, weekdays 10:00-18:00, saturdays 10:00-14:00, 06 52/505 397) 2. Interticket ticket offices: You can find the closest office where you can purchase a ticket in person on www.interticket.hu. 3. online purchase via www.interticket.hu . Please keep the document they sending as a proof of purchase. Tickets purchased in this way can be received until 19 August in Kolcsey Centre`s ticket office in opening hours 11:00-19:30. On August 20 only the stand ticket can be received 7:00-10:00. Online purchased Stadium stand tickets can be received at the information desk of the main entrance of the stadium.
Discount tickets only available at the North and South gates of the stadium. - students - pensioners - children younger than 6 - Tourist Card holders (Kolcsey Centre, Apollo Cinema, Fonix Hall box offices)
Please be sure that you take your student or pensioner card because the staff going to check them before entering the venues. Sodexo, Accor, Ticket-Culture, Cheque dejenuer and other passes can be used in Apollo Cinema`s and Kolcsey Centre`s ticket offices. You can only enter to the venues with a valid ticket.
Ticket purchasing via SMS
Send an SMS with the code of the performance, code of the place of the performance and the number of tickets you want to buy to 06 20/810 0410 or 06 30/810 0410 phone numbers. Each show has its unique code which is available on posters, flyers etc. On www.jegy.hu site you will find the current code list.
1. The SMS has to include the code of the place of performance, code of the show and number of tickets. Please do not forget to put an * between each code. The system going to offer the best available seat. If you want to purchase two or more tickets the system will try to give seats next to each other, if it is not possible the system automatically send you a response. It means you have to try the procedure again.
2. Approve the purchase The system will send an SMS with the details and the payment methods. Please confirm the purchase within 3 minutes sending "OK" to 06 20/8100 000 or 06 30/8100 000 phone numbers.
3. To receive the tickets You will get an SMS as a purchase confirmation with the takeover code and the delivery location. Please keep the SMS because you need to show the code in it to have your ticket(s). The tickets can be received immediatelly before the performance at the ticket office or the designated office.
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