The 24th Jókai Days will be held under the sign of the 190th anniversary of the birth of novelist Mór Jókai. The programmes include a literature nigth and matine, book premier, book fair and exhibition. Another highlight not to be missed is the "Jókai" bean soup cooking competition in the Koloska-völgy.
The Jókai Days is an event series in memory of a prominent personality of Hungarian literature, Mór Jókai. He had multiple ties to Balatonfüred; he wrote his acclaimed novel, The Man With the Golden Touch in his local villa, now a museum.
Schedule
29 April
- 11.00 Szaffi – dance show for kids - by the Gárdonyi Géza Theatre
- 19.00 Cigánybáró – dance show - by the Gárdonyi Géza Theatre
- 17.00 Csilla Csorba : Jókai and the French (Jókai Mór Memorial House)
- 19.00 Bohém Ragtime Band (Kisfaludy Gallery)
- 09.30 Music in the yard of the Jókai Memorial House
- 10.00 Official opening
- 11.00 Book premieres at the Bergmann Confectionery
- 15.00 Mihály Praznovszky: Jókai on board
- 19.00 Gala (Anna Grand Hotel)
- 09.00 Jókai bean soup contest in the Koloska Valley
- 10.00 Balatonfüred Folk Dance Ensemble, Sellő Dance Group and the Nyirettyű Band
- 12.00 Garabonciás Dance Ensemble, Napraforgó Zyther Band and the Duna Folk Song Choir
- 14.30 Results ceremony
- 10.00 Folk games and archery for kids
- 15.00 Fairy tale theatre (Kisfaludy Gallery)
- 16.00 Jókai walk in the historical city centre
