From December 1, visitors can enjoy a market, hot drinks, and festive delicacies in the "Csikós" Courtyard.Continue reading
Tomorrow, Széchenyi Square in Pécs will be transformed into a festive setting, with almost sixty vendors offering handicraft products and food. A variety of advent activities will await those preparing for the holidays until December 23.
The program includes Christmas crafts, a play house, an Advent show, and ceramics painting. The center of Pécs will become a real jewel box: walking through the glittering ‘Advent gates,’ visitors certainly will be captivated by the festive atmosphere.
On December 6, Santa Claus will visit the Christmas Market to bring joy to the children. On December 21, the figure of the holy family in search of shelter, Mary, Joseph and the infant Jesus, will be brought to life in the Advent procession from Dóm Square to Széchenyi Square, followed by bright, fiery, acrobatic performances to mark the winter solstice.
The entries to the traditional “Advent light painting” children’s drawing competition will ‘dress up’ the Mosque of Pasha Qasim for the weekend, while the Laluz creative team, otherwise known from the Zsolnay Light Festival, will present an animated Advent light painting.
Photo: MTI/Ruprech Judit
On weekdays, the Pécs Rotary Club will host Advent charity performances, while on weekends Advent concerts can be heard in the Cathedral and in Pécs’s Catholic churches. On Saturdays, representatives of different denominations will light the city’s Advent wreath on Széchenyi Square.
Photo: MTI/Ruprech Judit
As Turizmus.com reports, in the spirit of environmental awareness, guests will be able to sip their drinks from heat-resistant reusable cups with unique festive straps. In addition to the selfie points on Kossuth Square, a 2 meter high 3D reindeer installation on Jókai Square invites visitors to take photos, as well as a reindeer sleigh in front of the Santa Claus Workshop (Mikulás Műhely).
Giant reindeer installation in Pécs, in December 2023. Photo: MTI/Ruprech Judit
‘Everyone’s Christmas Tree,’ that has already been erected, will await with gift boxes, a train and a nativity scene. The streets will also have a ‘festive attire’ with an Advent wreath, light gates and decorated trees.
Via MTI, Turizmus.com; Featured image: MTI/Ruprech Judit