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The Soul of Bread Festival

On 20 August, 2026. the Soul of Bread Festival welcomes visitors once again to the charming setting of the Skanzen, featuring artisanal baked goods, spectacular baking demonstrations, and family-friendly activities.

The Soul of Bread Festival

20 August, 2026.

9:00 a.m. – 5 p.m.

Market town from the Great Hungarian Plain

On the day of the festival, FREE BUSES will run from the Szentendre HÉV terminal to the Skanzen.


THE FREE SHUTTLE BUSES WILL DEPART FROM THE VOLÁNBUSZ TERMINAL.


The first bus departs at 8:45 a.m., and buses will run continuously thereafter, approximately every 15 minutes throughout the day.

Please note that the last bus of the day departs at 5:30 p.m.


MORE INFORMATION ABOUT GETTING TO THE SKANZEN>>

PROGRAMS

MAIN STAGE


Host and Moderator: Szonja Kitzinger, Deputy Editor-in-Chief of Magyar Konyha


10:00-10:15 a.m. | Opening Remarks


  1. József Cseperkáló – President
  2. József Vajda – Founder of the festival



10:30-11:15 a.m. | What Should I Call It? Wild Sourdough Technology in the Food Code


  1. Mihály Miklós – Marmorstein Bakery
  2. Szabolcs Szabadfi – Panificio il Basilico
  3. József Cseperkáló – Egy Falat Kenyér
  4. Miklós Mester – PANO Budapest



11:30 a.m.-12:15 p.m. | Bakeries as the Sourdough of Local Communities


  1. Gabriella Ormós – Jenői Bakery
  2. Attila Ertsey – Eco-architect
  3. Krisztina Virágh – Némi Kenyér



12:30-1:15 p.m. | The Life of Our Soil, the Fate of Our Farmland


  1. Vitália Víg – Soil Ecologist
  2. Attila Szabó – Kukutyin Workshop
  3. Ferenc Palik – Szápári Ecofarm and Organic Mill



1:30-2:15 p.m. | Our Ancestors’ Grains, Our Children’s Future: Ancient Grains – Organic Flours – Nutritious Baked Goods


  1. Dr. Fruzsina Szira – ÖMKI
  2. Ágoston Nobilis – Csoroszlya Farm and Mill
  3. László Trungel – Farm Miller
  4. Ádám Fülöp – Pipacs Bakery
  5. Dóra Mészáros – Bio Garancia



4:00 p.m. | Announcement of Results


  1. Home Bakers’ Competition
  2. Apprentice Bakers’ Team Competition
  3. Bakery Certification
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WORKSHOP STAGE


Host: Judit Horváth

The Workshop Stage is sponsored by Lisztshop.hu and Bako Index


2:00-2:45 p.m. | As Good as Your Sourdough, So Is Your Bread


  1. Gabriella Ormós – Jenői Bakery
  2. Brigitta Tóth – Fluffy Buns – Mia Madre School
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HOUSE FROM HAJDÚBAGOS – Market town from the Great Hungarian Plain


10:00-11:00 a.m. | A Folk Tale in a Cauldron

A collection of cooking-themed folk tales, spiced with puppets and music


Take a group of playful children and season them thoroughly. Then bring out your biggest cauldron, fill it with numerous fairy-tale characters – frogs, soldiers, poor men, and women – and let them simmer in their own juices. Once the children are sufficiently seasoned – and don’t go overboard – instead, bring in a storyteller, add them to the pot, and wait patiently to see what comes out of it. Stone soup? Perhaps a little dumpling? In any case, enjoy your meal!


Set Design: Rebeka Anna Boros

Set Designer: Attila Nagy Szabolcs

Music: László Juhász

Puppets: Zsuzsanna Tóth

Written and Performed by: Dóra Nagy-Balatoni



2:00-3:00 p.m. | Straw Weaving Demonstration


  1. Szalma-Kincs-Tár
  2. Tünde Tüskés
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