27 th February (Thursday) – Children’s Carnival
9.30 a.m. ‘All dress up for Carnival’ – Opening event of the Busó Carnival at the Youth Center
(Ifjúsági Centrum) with the participation of the regional primary school and kindergarten groups:
Széchenyi Primary School, Rókus Kindergarten and Eötvös Kindergarten
12.00 Folk art and handicraft fair in the city center
2.45 p.m. Carnival procession starting from Šokac Club (Sokackör) (Táncsics Street – Szabadság
Street – Széchenyi Square)
3.00 p.m. Free Carnival celebration of young jankeles and little Busós in the streets and squares of
the city
3.15 p.m. Performances of youth folk-dance groups and Busó groups on the stage in Széchenyi Square
4.00 p.m. Demonstration of tools and accessories of the Busó Carnival on Széchenyi Square
5.00 p.m. Dr. Viktória Villányi lawyer and artist: Souls of Mohács – Crossing the Danube, Exhibition
opening at Kanizsai Dorottya Museum
7.00 p.m. Southern Slavic dance evening at the marketplace with orchestra Glasovi
28 th February (Friday)
10.30 a.m. Exhibition of the drawing competition ‘Magical tools of the Busó Carnival’ at the Busó
Court (Busóudvar)
11.00 a.m. Folk art and handicraft fair in the city center
1.00 p.m. József Trábert Regional German folk-singing contest organized by the Local Government of
the German Minority and the Park Utca Elementary School and Kindergarten in the German Nationality
House (Kossuth L. Street 51)
2.30 – 6.00 p.m. ‘Meet the Masters’ – Masters of Folk Art “On the path of real traditions”, Tambura
player József Versendi Kovács and mask carver Antal Englert in the open workshop of the Art House in
Kígyó Street (Kígyó Street 7/a), Entrance fee: 1.000 HUF
2.30 p.m. Performances of folk dance groups and music groups on the stage in Széchenyi Square
2.30 p.m. Performances of folk dance groups, Busó groups and music groups on the stage in Deák
Square
3.00 p.m. Music groups on the Stage of the Busó Court (Busóudvar)
4.30 p.m. Mini-concert of orchestra Radost and learning Šokci dances at Kanizsai Dorottya Museum
5.00 p.m. ‘Masks, Busó accessories and other handicraft objects of folk art’ – Exhibition of
selected works of Busó mask carvers and other masters of handicraft and the presentation of a
life’s work of György Jaksics, Master of Folk Art, creator of Busó accessories at the community
room of Kossuth Theater (Deák Square 1) – featuring music group Orašje
7.00 p.m. Southern Slavic dance evening at the marketplace with József Versendi Kovács and his band
1 st March (Saturday)
9.00 a.m. Folk art and handicraft fair in the city center
9.00 a.m. – 12.00 The secrets of preparing traditional Šokci clothing items at Kanizsai Dorottya
Museum (Kisfaludy Street 9)
9.30 a.m. Performances of tambura groups, folk dance groups and Busó groups on the stage in
Széchenyi Square
9.30 a.m. Performances of tambura groups, folk dance groups and Busó groups on the stage in Deák
Square
10.00 a.m. Performances of tambura groups, folk dance groups and Busó groups on the stage of the Silk
Mill (Selyemgyár) Cultural Quarter
10.00 a.m. Performances of tambura groups, folk dance groups and Busó groups on the stage of the
Busó Court (Busóudvar)
10.00 a.m. ‘Tastes of Mohács’ – open kitchen at the Busó Court (Busóudvar)
10.00 a.m. ‘Nyakigláb, Csupaháj, Málészáj’ – fairytale play in the theater room of Kossuth Theatre
(entrance fee: 2.500 HUF – in Hungarian!)
10.00 a.m. – 3.00 p.m. ‘Behind the Mask’ – Presentation of ethnographer Dr. Tünde Minorics about the
history of the Busó procession with video projection, photographs and Busó mask exhibition at the
Cultural Harbour (KultúrKikötő, Szentháromság Street 13)
10.00 a.m. – 3.00 p.m. HUNGARIKUM Court at KultúrKikötő: exhibitions, presentation of crafts
(Szentháromság Street 13)
10.00 a.m. – 3.00 p.m. ‘Jankele yard’ – Meeting the Jankeles, interactive exhibition and activities with
the Sebaj Busó group, food tasting (Eötvös Street 6)
10.00 a.m. – 4.00 p.m. ‘Meet the Masters’ – Adventurous visit at the workshop of Master of Folk Art
Antal Englert and Folk Artist Gábor Lukács, introduction to the secrets of mask-carving and open-air
exhibition of Busó Carnival accessories in the creative workshop of the Art House in Kígyó Street
(Kígyó Street 7/a), Entrance fee: 1.500 HUF
11.00 a.m. Introduction to Serbian gastronomy in the courtyard of the Serbian Church with Busó group
Vragolani
11.00 a.m. Hungarian dance event in Széchenyi Square, accompanied by Angéla Szemző and her band
2.00 p.m. Wedding march of the Botos Busó group along the route Busó Court – Selyemgyár
Cultural Quarter – Széchenyi Square – Bensheim Square
2.00 – 6.00 p.m. ‘Veselje sa Bušama – Fun with the Busós’, Carnival games, cart decoration, cooking
and tasting traditional Šokac bean goulash in Síp Street
3.20 p.m. ‘Rebirth of the legend’ – The Drugovi Busó Group remembers the second Battle of Mohács,
with wreath-laying at the statue of the three brave soldiers in Széchenyi Square
4.30 p.m. Southern Slavic dance event in Széchenyi Square, accompanied by tambura group Misija
5.00 p.m. Concert of Carnival pipers at Kanizsai Dorottya Museum (Kisfaludy Street 9)
6.00 p.m. Theater group KEX (from Senta) performs the play ’The good, the bad and the human’ it the
ground-floor room of the Community Center of Selyemgyár Cultural Quarter
6.00 p.m. Concert of the band Poklade in Deák Square
7.00 p.m. Southern Slavic dance evening at the marketplace with the Zora music group
2 nd March – Carnival Sunday
9.00 a.m. Folk art and handicraft fair in the city center
9.00 a.m. Open courtyard, insight into the carnival preparations of the Busó group ‘Télűzők’
(Vörösmarty Street 7/b, Fish Shop Barics)
9.00 – 11.00 a.m. Peak into the preparations of the river-crossing Busó groups ‘Dunai Átkelés’ and
‘Nagy Durranás’ – meeting at the ferry port on the island side
9.00 a.m. – 12.00 Carving presentation with mask creator Krisztián Udvardi at Kanizsai Dorottya
Museum
9.30 a.m. Performances of tambura groups, folk dance groups and Busó groups on the stage in
Széchenyi Square
9.30 a.m. Performances of tambura groups, folk dance groups and Busó groups on the stage in Deák
Square
10.00 a.m. Performances of music groups and dance groups on the stage of the Busó Court
10.00 a.m. Performances of tambura groups, Busó groups and folk dance groups on the stage of
Selyemgyár Cultural Quarter
10.00 a.m. Almaszószok – Judit Halász Tribute Band in the theater room of Kossuth Theatre (entrance
fee: 3.000 HUF)
10.00 a.m. – 12.00 Open courtyard and preparation with the Busó group ‘Bödönhajós’ (Bajcsy-
Zsilinszky Street 54)
10.00 a.m. – 3.00 p.m. ‘Behind the Mask’ – Presentation of ethnographer Dr. Tünde Minorics about the
history of the Busó procession with video projection, photographs and Busó mask exhibition at the
Cultural Harbour (KultúrKikötő, Szentháromság Street 13)
10.00 a.m. – 3.00 p.m. HUNGARIKUM Court at KultúrKikötő: exhibitions, presentation of crafts
(Szentháromság Street 13)
10.00 a.m. – 4.00 p.m. ‘Meet the Master’ – An introduction to the work of 50 years of Master of Folk
Art Antal Englert (65) in the creative workshop of the Art House in Kígyó Street (Kígyó Street 7/a),
Entrance fee: 1.500 HUF
10.30 a.m. Meeting the Busó group ‘Télűzők’ at the Busó Court (Busóudvar)
11.45 a.m. Southern Slavic dance event in Széchenyi Square, accompanied by tambura group Misija
12.00 Meeting the ‘Kolompos’ Busó group with food tasting in the courtyard of the Serbian Church
12.30 p.m. Busós crossing the Danube in boats at the Sokac Haven (Sokacrév)
2.00 p.m. Busó procession along the route Kóló Square – Tomori Street – Dózsa György Street –
Szabadság Street – Széchényi Square – Színház Street
3.30 p.m. Busó initiation ceremony on the stage in Széchenyi Square
4.00 p.m. Arrival of Busó groups to the Selyemgyár Cultural Quarter
4.00 p.m. Free Carnival celebration with the Busós in the city center
4.30 p.m. Setting the Carnival coffin afloat at the ferry port, featuring the Busó group
‘Bödönhajós’
6.00 p.m. Lighting the bonfire and dance with the Busós in Széchenyi Square
7.00 p.m. Southern Slavic dance evening at the marketplace with the band Kolo
3 rd March (Monday)
10.00 a.m. – 1.00 p.m. Interactive Carnival workshop for kids at Museum Kanizsai Dorottya (entrance
fee: 1.500 HUF/child, free for attending parents.)
1.00 p.m. Wreath-laying at the memorial plaque of Anka Kersics at the Sokackör club house (featirung
the music group Komšiluk), followed by the traditional visits of Busós to the houses in Kóló Square and
the surrounding streets
4 th March – Shrove Tuesday, Carnival Funeral
10.00 a.m. – 4.00 p.m. ‘Meet the Master’ – An introduction to the work of 50 years of Master of Folk
Art Antal Englert (65) in the creative workshop of the Art House in Kígyó Street (Kígyó Street 7/a),
Entrance fee: 1.500 HUF
1.00 – 5.00 p.m. Carnival handicraft playhouse organised by the Pándy Kálmán Home at the Busó Court
(with entrance fee)
2.00 p.m. Gathering of Busó groups at Kóló Square
2.30 p.m. Procession of Busó groups along the route Kóló Square – Bakács Street – Dózsa György
Street – Szabadság Street – Széchényi Square
3.30 p.m. Meeting Busó group ‘Rodbina’ at the Busó Court
4.00 p.m. Free Carnival celebration in the city center
4.00 p.m. ‘Picture of Busós and Šokac girls’ group photos taken on the stairs of the Town Hall
5.30 p.m. Lighting the bonfire and burning winter’s coffin in Széchenyi Square, featuring the
Buso Club
5.30 p.m. Dance with the Busós in Széchenyi Square
7.00 p.m. Southern Slavic dance evening at the marketplace with tambura group Misija