Festive programmes on 15 March

On the occasion of the 176th anniversary of the outbreak of the Hungarian Revolution and War of Independence of 1848/49, festive programs and commemorations will be held throughout Debrecen in connection with the national holiday on March 15.

Festive Programs on March 15:

1. 9:00 – Kossuth Square

Raising of the National Flag with military honors

1. 10:00 – Petőfi Square

Commemorative ceremony and wreath-laying

1. 10:30 – Petőfi Square – Piac Street – Kossuth Square

Ceremonial march – a reenactment of the 1849 events in Debrecen

1. 11:00 – Kossuth Square

Festive program and wreath-laying

1. 16:00 – Kossuth Square

"Rise, Hungarian, the homeland calls!" – Gala performance

Participants:

1. Debrecen Honvéd Dance Ensemble
2. Debrecen Folk Ensemble
3. Debrecen Hajdú Dance Ensemble
4. Forgórózsa Dance Ensemble
5. Főnix Children's and Youth Folk Dance Ensemble
6. Hortobágy Folk Dance Ensemble
7. 17:00 – Kossuth Square
8. Lowering of the National Flag with military honors

Throughout the day, children can enjoy folk games and craft activities in the courtyard of the Old Town Hall.

The Great Reformed Church of Debrecen will welcome visitors with extended opening hours (9:00–16:00) and special programs:

1. 11:00 – Family experiential educational session
2. 14:00 – Festive guided tour

At the Agora Science Experience Center, from 10:30, an interactive and free educational session titled "Revolutionary Inventions" will be held as part of the Weekend Science series for children.

Free exhibitions at MODEM on this day:

1. What’s Your Birth Year? (Ground floor exhibition hall)
2. Learning from Nature? Botany (2nd-floor exhibition hall)
3. Origin (3rd-floor exhibition hall)

Other Festive Programs in March:

"The Sentinel City of Hungarian Freedom" – an exhibition at the Debrecen Reformed College in the Oratory Hall.

Museum activities for young people at the Debrecen Reformed College (registration required via the museum's website or by phone):

"Hussar boy, hussar boy, loves to dance..." – for kindergarteners and 1st-2nd grade children

Adventure games – for 3rd-8th grade students

Living history lesson – for high school students with historian Barnabás Kész

March 12 at 17:00 – City Hall Tour

March 15 at 14:00 – Guided walk: Alföld Revolutionary City Tour and Petőfi Walk Through the Lens of Legends

March 16 at 14:00 – Guided walk: "Blessings Upon You, Sacred People of Debrecen" – Jókai Memorial Walk in honor of the national holiday and the 200th anniversary of the writer’s birth.