Our performers, detailed programmes and any possible programme changes will be announced continuously on our website and Facebook page.
You can also view the festival programme in the Festify app, which you can download here:
June 26, 2026 - Friday
Doors open: 15:00 - Programs close: 01:30
Vertigo Valley Main Stage
17:30 – SHIFTING FOCUS – The Festival’s First Sounds – Arriving from noise into silence with wellbeing leader László Németh
18:00 – VÁRHEGYUTCA (HU) – concert
19:30 – SONG FACTORY BUDAPEST – concert
20:00 – QUEEN SENSATION feat. SONG FACTORY BUDAPEST – concert
Gastro Cult&Art Park Small Stage
15:30 – KALUS – Acoustic Guitar Concert
16:30 – KEVIN DAVY WHITE – Talk, Signing Session & Photo Opportunity
17:00 – KALUS – Acoustic Guitar Concert
17:30 – MORRIS MADRONE – Talk, Signing Session & Photo Opportunity
Gastro Cult&Art Park
15:00–01:00 – Bistro dishes paired with great wines from small wineries
15:00–20:00 – EUCERIN - Free Skin Screening
15:00–20:00 – Market of Local Producers and Artisans
17:00 – TAI CHI in the Park
Pálos Resort Meadow
15:30–20:00 – Arts & Crafts for Children and Adults in the Shade of the Old Cherry Trees
17:00 – ROBIN HOOD – Interactive Fairground Puppet Show – Nizsai Dániel
Pauline Monastery Excavation Site
15:00–18:00 – Take a look Inside the Excavation – Where the Past Comes to Light
Archaeological presentation led by archaeologists from the county museums: Göcseji Museum and Balaton Museum
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June 27, 2026 - Saturday
Doors open: 08:50 - Programs close: 01:30
Vertigo Valley Main Stage
Gastro Cult&Art Park Small Stage
10:00 – Literature Therapy Workshop – “The Text as a Mirror” – an interactive session led by literature therapist Bea Berta
11:30 – “How Can We Survive the 21st Century?” – A conversation with János Bálint Mező, Executive Director of Greenpeace Hungary
12:30 – “The Memory of a Landscape – Time Travel in Zala” – Moderated by Szilvia Gyanó, ethnographer at the Thúry György Museum in Nagykanizsa. Guests: Lajos Szarka, historian; Ferenc Tar, historian; Géza Cséby, literary historian; Lívia Simmer, archaeologist and chief museologist; Bálint Havasi, museum director and archaeologist, Directorate of Museums in Zalaegerszeg
13:00 – Our Shared Heritage – Pauline Past, Museum and Community – With Antal Puskás, Provincial Superior of the Hungarian Pauline Order; Lívia Simmer, archaeologist and chief museologist; Bálint Havasi, museum director and archaeologist, Directorate of Museums in Zalaegerszeg; and László Papp, volunteer
14:00 – Heritage Quiz – Test Your Knowledge – a quiz competition for different age groups, registration on site
14:30 – IMRE CSUJA – Imi, Recite Us a Poem!
16:30 – KALUS – acoustic guitar concert
17:00 – Conversation, signing and photo opportunity with NIK WEST
21:30 – CANDYMEN DUO – acrobatic rockabilly show – Part One
23:30 – CANDYMEN DUO – acrobatic rockabilly show – Part Two
Gastro Cult&Art Park
10:00 – 01:00 – Bistro dishes with great wines from small wineries
10:00 – 20:00 – EUCERIN free skin screening
10:00 – 20:00 – Market of local producers and artisans
17:00 – Tai Chi in the Park
Gasztro Cult&Art Park Health Stage
12:00 – RE-TUNED – Experiential sound bath workshop with László Németh
13:00 – Stories of the Valley – Improvisational theatre by Esszencia Playback Theatre Company
16:00 – PÉTER SZILI: Songs from the Library – Guest: violinist Enikő Magyar
17:00 – WE LOVE ZALA – In Search of the Flavours of the Zala Valley – a gastronomic journey in words and tastes, with a roundtable discussion and tasting. Featuring fumu, dödölle, sugar pretzels, and Tüskeszentpéteri Flour.
Pálos Resort Meadow
09:00 – Morning Yoga and Sound Bowl Bath
10:00–12:00 – Gourmet Champagne Breakfast at Konyhám Stúdió 365
10:00–16:00 – The Great Trial of Little Archaeologists – a multi-station archaeology game competition for children and an archaeology playhouse, with sandpit excavations, discoveries and craft activities led by museum educators
10:00–18:00 – Varázshangok Playhouse
10:00–18:00 – Craft Workshop in the Shade of the Old Cherry Trees
11:00 – Morning e-bike tour to the Open Farms of the Zala Valley with tasting – FULLY BOOKED! Registration for any freed-up places will be possible on site before the programme, on a first-come, first-served basis.
12:00 – WE LOVE ZALA: The Cultural Treasures of Örvényesvölgy – an exploratory walking tour for curious visitors – registration here – LAST PLACES AVAILABLE!
13:00–16:00 – HÍMZETT IGRICEK: Fairground Tales – games from the past, concert, storytelling and folk dance house
14:00 – Afternoon e-bike tour to the Open Farms of the Zala Valley with tasting – FULLY BOOKED! Registration for any freed-up places will be possible on site before the programme, on a first-come, first-served basis.
16:00 – Tales in the Shade of the Old Cherry Tree – for children and adults – with Annamária Kalmár
Pálos Monastery Excavation Site
10:00–18:00 – Step Inside the Excavation – Where the Past Is Revealed – an archaeological excavation presentation led by archaeologists from the county museums: Göcseji Museum and Balaton Museum.
June 28, 2026. - Sunday
Doors open: 08:50 - Programs close: 15:00
Gastro Cult&Art Park Small Stage
10:00 – 11:00 – CRAZY SHOES – Children’s matinée concert by Péter Szili and Enikő Magyar
12:00 – 14:00 – KALUS – Acoustic guitar concert
Gastro Cult&Art Park
09:00 – Pilates in the Park
10:00 – 14:00 – Bistro dishes paired with great wines from small wineries
10:00 – 14:00 – Free skin screening courtesy of EUCERIN
10:00 – 14:00 – Local producers’ and artisans’ market
Gastro Cult&Art Park Health Stage
10:00 – Lost Monasteries – Living Heritage and Faith – discussion
(Pauline research, sites connected to the Pauline Order, and the relationship between local communities and their historical heritage)
11:15 – Pauline Holy Mass – celebrated by Antal Puskás, Provincial Superior of the Hungarian Pauline Order
12:00 – Procession to the Pauline Memorial Site
Pálos Resort Meadow
09:00 – Morning Yoga and Sound Bath
10:00 – 12:00 – Gourmet Champagne Breakfast at Konyhám Stúdió 365
11:00 – Morning e-bike tour to the Open Farms of the Zala Valley with tasting – FULLY BOOKED!
Before the programme, registration may be possible on site for any places that become available, on a first-come, first-served basis.
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VERTIGO VALLEY (Örvényesvölgy Festival) will be held from June 26-28, 2026 for three days in the spectacular valley of Zala county: Örvényesvölgy! 4 international, more than 20 local performers will celebrate live music, including the greatest of jazz, soul and blues. ✨
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