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.
PROGRAMS
MAIN STAGE
Host and Moderator: Szonja Kitzinger, Deputy Editor-in-Chief of Magyar Konyha
10:00-10:15 a.m. | Opening Remarks
- József Cseperkáló – President
- József Vajda – Founder of the festival
10:30-11:15 a.m. | What Should I Call It? Wild Sourdough Technology in the Food Code
- Mihály Miklós – Marmorstein Bakery
- Szabolcs Szabadfi – Panificio il Basilico
- József Cseperkáló – Egy Falat Kenyér
- Miklós Mester – PANO Budapest
11:30 a.m.-12:15 p.m. | Bakeries as the Sourdough of Local Communities
- Gabriella Ormós – Jenői Bakery
- Attila Ertsey – Eco-architect
- Krisztina Virágh – Némi Kenyér
12:30-1:15 p.m. | The Life of Our Soil, the Fate of Our Farmland
- Vitália Víg – Soil Ecologist
- Attila Szabó – Kukutyin Workshop
- 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
- Dr. Fruzsina Szira – ÖMKI
- Ágoston Nobilis – Csoroszlya Farm and Mill
- László Trungel – Farm Miller
- Ádám Fülöp – Pipacs Bakery
- Dóra Mészáros – Bio Garancia
4:00 p.m. | Announcement of Results
- Home Bakers’ Competition
- Apprentice Bakers’ Team Competition
- Bakery Certification
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
- Gabriella Ormós – Jenői Bakery
- Brigitta Tóth – Fluffy Buns – Mia Madre School
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
- Szalma-Kincs-Tár
- Tünde Tüskés