Balassagyarmat

Balassagyarmat is a town in northern Hungary. It was the seat of the Nógrád comitatus.

Culture 

The monument of Balassagyarmat is the traditional Palóc culture, which is why it was given the name “ Capital of Palócföld ” by Kálmán Mikszáth .

Cultural institutions

  • Palóc Museum
  • Civitas Fortissima Museum
  • Pannonia Motorcycle Museum
  • 1. Bicycle Museum
  • Kálmán Mikszáth Cultural Center
  • Imre Madách City Library
  • Jánossy Gallery
  • Horváth Endre Gallery
  • Serbian Church Gallery
  • Tornay Gallery
  • Palóc Stage
  • Madách Film Theater

Events

  • Imre Madách Literature and Play Days (January)

The Imre Madách Literature and Drama Days will be held in the city on two days in January. Theater teams from different cities of the country come to the theater festival.

  • Madách County Ceremony (January)

The county Madách ceremony is held in Balassagyarmat every year . The ceremony will be held at the Madách statue in the main square and at the Mikszáth Kálmán Cultural Center , at which time the Madách and Horváth Endre Awards will be presented to those who are most successful in the cultural life of the county.

  • Civitas Fortissima City Festival ( January 29 )

Every January, the townspeople celebrate the anniversary of the 1919 Czech extermination . The Civitas Fortissima Association will hold a parade in his memory. On this day, a commemorative medal and the title of honorary citizen will be awarded for Balassagyarmat.

The day of Hungarian poetry is also celebrated in Balassagyarmat . The ceremony will host various programs in the city.

  • Finger in the grove! (May)

In May , a downtown May Day is held annually in the Palóc Grove , on the Palóc Stage . Several bands usually perform at the event.

  • LigiPop (June to August)

Launched in 2017, the annual concert series features rock & roll , indie , surf rock and free jazz genres. The name refers to Palóc grove and Iggy Pop, which hosts the event .

  • Student Junior (June)

Each year, on the last day of the school year, representatives elected by the city’s high schools symbolically take over control of the city for one day.

  • Night of Museums (June)

The city also hosts the annual Museum Night . The Palóc Museum , the city ​​prison and the Pannonia Motorcycle Museum have joined the program at least once .

  • Downtown Beer Festival (July)

It is the largest music and gastronomic festival in Nógrád county , between 1997 and 2017 as the Beer Festival.

  • Anna’s Day Palóc farewell (end of July)

Every year on Anna Day, the Anna Day Palóc farewell is held, which also provides an opportunity to promote Palóc culture.

  • Old Town Square Street Ball (September)

Since 2013, a musical street ball and gastronomic fair has been held annually in Old Town Square, reviving that the city’s market used to be located in Old Town Square.

  • Balassagyarmat Friends Association Meeting (September)

Every year since 1986, the Balassagyarmat Friends Association has been organizing a meeting in Budapest at the BM Danube Palace for people from Balassagyarmat and its surroundings.

  • Advent Fair (December)

During the Advent period, the Advent Fair will also be held in Balassagyarmat on the promenade in front of the court and the town hall .

  • JazzOn! (December)

Since 2015, the JazzOn has been held in Balassagyarmat in the last days of the year ! called jazz festival in the Mikszáth Kálmán Culture Center.

  • Concerts in the music pavilion (spring to autumn)
  • Music concerts at the art school

The Rózsavölgyi Márk Primary Art Education Institute regularly organizes concerts throughout the year. The “Music Without Borders” event, which has been held every summer for more than a decade and is attended by young musicians from many countries, is internationally renowned.Sporting events

  • Cserhát Tour (May)

The Cserhát Tour (formerly Aranycsengő ) road bike race has been organized for 18 years on three distances (10, 37, 80 km) between Balassagyarmat and Garáb .

  • Palóc Triathlon (July or August)

The Palóc Triathlon sports gala is held annually in Nyírjes, which belongs to the city .

  • “Brave Competition” (September)

The city has repeatedly revived the tradition of motor racing held on an annual basis until the late 1970s.

  • Move Colony (October)
  • Alternative (dissolved)
  • Latte Mafiato
  • Attractive Band
  • Retro Rock Band
  • Chamber ensemble
  • Kinopuskin
  • No Future 
  • Sugera Bugera Band
  • Funeral home (dissolved) 

Media 

Television

  • Colonial Television
  • Ipoly TV

Radio

Newspapers

Sights

There is a tourist information service in the building of the former county hall ( Civitas Fortissima tér 2.).

Churches 

  • Reformed Church (Neo-Gothic, built in 1904, 17-19 Ady Endre Street)
  • Balassagyarmat Lutheran Church (Baroque, built between 1785 and 1786, its tower built between 1793 and 1794; Kossuth Lajos út 36–38.)
  • Bosco St. John’s Salesian Monastery and Church (1935; Kossuth Lajos út 41.)
  • Roman Catholic Church of the Holy Trinity (Baroque, built between 1740 and 1746; Rákóczi fejedelem út 20)
  • Mary the Church of the Holy Spirit Mátka (built between 1995 and 1998; Mór Perczel – corner of Honti street)
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Contact

Mayor Gábor Csach
email
csach@balassagyarmat.hu
address
2660 Balassagyarmat, Rákóczi út 12.
phone
06-35 / 505-925
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