New Year's Eve in a Hungarian Thermal Bath 2026: Midnight in Warm Water at Hajdúszoboszló or Sárvár
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Midnight in warm water, with fireworks overhead and nobody standing in the cold: that is the pitch of a Hungarian spa on New Year’s Eve, and two countryside spas sell it for 2026. Hajdúszoboszló’s Aqua-Palace in the east and the Sárvár spa in the west both keep their pools open past midnight until 4:00, with a DJ, shows and food in the ticket.
It works best as a short break. You arrive in the afternoon, check in, go to the party in the evening and sleep through the first morning of the year in a hotel a short walk away. If you would rather spend the night in the capital, our New Year’s Eve in Budapest guide covers the cruises, the galas and the city’s bath nights.
📋 At a Glance
| Hajdúszoboszló, Aqua-Palace | Sárvár, Gyógy- és Wellnessfürdő | |
|---|---|---|
| 📅 When | Thursday 31 December 2026 | New Year’s Eve, tickets valid from 20:00 |
| 🕐 Hours | Arrival 20:00 to 21:00, pools close 3:30, ends 4:00 | Pool party until 4:00, slides and saunas until 3:00 |
| 🎉 Program | DJ, laser show, foam party, Eleven Light Dance Show, midnight toast, light show over the water | Aerial dance show 22:00, indoor fireworks 0:00, Hevesi Tamás live 0:30 |
| 🍽️ Food | Every package includes dinner and a midnight buffet | From sausages or soup up to a hotel gala dinner |
| 💰 Adult price | 29,900 HUF or 38,900 HUF | 20,900 HUF to 42,900 HUF |
| 🧒 Children | 4 to 13: 19,900 HUF or 28,900 HUF; under 4: 7,200 HUF | 3 to 14: 9,900 HUF to 22,900 HUF |
| 📍 Region | Eastern Hungary, near Debrecen | Western Hungary, near the Austrian border |
Prices are in HUF, paid on the spas’ own webshops or at the ticket office. Converted at 1 USD = 326 HUF, the ECB rate on 6 November 2026. Rates move, so treat the dollar figures below as indicative.
Hajdúszoboszló: the Big Indoor Party With Dinner Included
Hungarospa is a sprawling spa complex, and its Aqua-Palace is the indoor water park under one roof, which is exactly what you want on a winter night. On New Year’s Eve it closes to normal bathers at 18:00 and reopens at 20:00 for a ticketed party: DJ Pici on the decks, a laser show, a foam party, the Eleven Light Dance Show as the headline act, a toast with sparkling wine and a light show over the water.
Choose it if you want a proper party with dinner sorted, or if you travel with small children: it is the only one of the two with a separate price for children under 4. It is also the closer of the two for anyone driving in from Romania. The one catch is the arrival window. Guests arrive between 20:00 and 21:00, so plan dinner, the drive and the hotel check-in around being at the door by 21:00.
Photo: Hungarospa Hajdúszoboszló, used with permission
The two packages:
| Package | What you get | Age 14+ | Age 4 to 13 | Under 4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Standing dinner, main building (standard or vegetarian menu) | Standing dinner 20:30 to 23:00, midnight hot dog buffet 0:00 to 1:30 | 29,900 HUF (~$92) | 19,900 HUF | 7,200 HUF |
| Seated buffet dinner, Snack Bar in the Surf building (limited seats, by coupon) | Seated buffet from 20:30, midnight buffet, early-morning soup buffet 1:30 to 3:00 | 38,900 HUF (~$119) | 28,900 HUF (age 0 to 13) |
The dress code is a swimsuit. The pools close at 3:30 on 1 January and the event ends at 4:00. Tickets are sold in advance on the Hungarospa webshop and at the Aqua-Palace ticket offices. Neither package list mentions a towel, so pack one.
Our Hungarospa guide covers the rest of the complex for the day after: the medicinal bath, the indoor pool and how the areas fit together.
Source: Hungarospa’s New Year’s Eve page and opening hours, and the town’s event page on hajduszoboszlo.hu, checked 10 November 2026.
Sárvár: Two Party Areas, Saunas and Fireworks Indoors
Sárvár’s spa splits into a healing side and a family side, and on New Year’s Eve the pool party runs in two areas at once until 4:00. The slides and the sauna world stay open until 3:00, which makes this the better pick for anyone who wants the evening to be about saunas and slides as much as about the dance floor. The program builds toward midnight: an aerial dance show at 22:00, indoor fireworks at 0:00, so you see in the year without leaving the warm water, and a live set by the Hungarian pop singer Hevesi Tamás at 0:30.
The packages run from a light bite to a full gala dinner. Each ticket covers the family and medicinal bath areas plus the food and drink listed; the sauna world is a separate 3,700 HUF ticket and is open from age 12. Adults are 14 and over; child tickets cover ages 3 to 14.
| Package | What you get | Adult | Child (3 to 14) |
|---|---|---|---|
| I. Pool party | A pair of sausages or korhelyleves (your choice) and a glass of sparkling wine | 20,900 HUF (~$64) | 9,900 HUF |
| II. Pool party EXTRA | The above plus a generous cold platter: French salad, deviled eggs, ham roll, stuffed pork loin, meatballs | 25,900 HUF (~$79) | 14,900 HUF |
| III. Pool party with a menu | The above basics plus soup, a main course with side and pickles, and a dessert from the spa restaurant | 30,900 HUF (~$95) | 16,900 HUF |
| IV. Gala dinner at the VitalMed Hotel, then the pool party | Buffet gala dinner from 19:00 at the hotel, then the party, sausages or soup and sparkling wine | 42,900 HUF (~$132) | 22,900 HUF |
Korhelyleves, the sour cabbage and sausage soup in package I, is the classic Hungarian cure for the night before, so having it at 1:00 is a local joke that works. Tickets are sold on the spa’s webshop, and the spa asks guests to buy in advance because numbers are capped.
Our Sárvár spa guide has the normal tickets, the healing pools and the winter hours if you stay on into January.
Source: Sárvár spa, Szilveszteri medenceparty 2026, checked 10 November 2026.
How to Choose
- Party with dinner included, or kids under 4: Hajdúszoboszló. Every ticket is a dinner ticket, and the under-4 price makes it the family option.
- Saunas, slides and a lower entry price: Sárvár. The cheapest package is 20,900 HUF, the sauna world is 3,700 HUF on top, and saunas and slides run until 3:00.
- A sit-down dinner before the pools: Sárvár’s package IV starts with the gala dinner at the VitalMed Hotel at 19:00; Hajdúszoboszló’s seated buffet runs inside the water park from 20:30.
- Coming from Romania: Hajdúszoboszló, in the east. Coming from Austria or Germany: Sárvár, in the west.
- Either way, book early. Both spas sell in advance, and Sárvár caps the number of guests.
For the wider choice of spa towns, open on ordinary winter days too, see our guide to the best thermal baths outside Budapest.
Getting There and Staying Over
Hajdúszoboszló lies on the main rail line between Budapest and Debrecen, so trains from Budapest stop in town. Sárvár is in Vas county in western Hungary and has its own station with trains from Budapest. Check times for 31 December and 1 January in the MÁV journey planner, because holiday timetables differ from ordinary days.
Both parties end at 4:00, so plan to sleep in town. Book the room when you buy the party ticket. Sárvár’s package IV starts at the VitalMed Hotel, which suits a stay at the same address. If you drive, the trip home on 1 January is far easier after a late breakfast than at 4:00.
For more on bathing in Hungary through the year, start from our thermal baths hub.
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Good to know
Which Hungarian thermal baths have a New Year's Eve party in 2026?
Outside Budapest, two spas have published a 2026 New Year's Eve pool party on their own sites: the Aqua-Palace at Hungarospa in Hajdúszoboszló and the Sárvári Gyógy- és Wellnessfürdő in Sárvár. Both run past midnight until 4:00.
How much is New Year's Eve at the Hajdúszoboszló Aqua-Palace?
There are two packages, both with dinner. With the standing dinner: 29,900 HUF for adults and anyone from 14, 19,900 HUF for ages 4 to 13 and 7,200 HUF for children under 4. With the seated buffet dinner in the Snack Bar, which has limited seats: 38,900 HUF from age 14 and 28,900 HUF up to 13.
How much is the Sárvár New Year's Eve pool party?
Four packages, each covering the family and medicinal bath areas, with the sauna world at 3,700 HUF extra: 20,900 HUF for adults with a pair of sausages or korhelyleves and a glass of sparkling wine; 25,900 HUF with a cold platter; 30,900 HUF with a three-course menu from the spa restaurant; 42,900 HUF with a buffet gala dinner at the VitalMed Hotel from 19:00. Children aged 3 to 14 pay 9,900 to 22,900 HUF.
Can children come to a New Year's Eve bath party in Hungary?
Yes, both spas sell children's tickets. Hajdúszoboszló prices ages 4 to 13 separately and has a 7,200 HUF ticket for children under 4 on the standing-dinner package. Sárvár's child tickets cover ages 3 to 14.
What time does the New Year's Eve bath party end?
At 4:00 in the morning at both. In Hajdúszoboszló the pools close at 3:30 and the event at 4:00. In Sárvár the slides and the sauna world stop at 3:00 and the pool party goes on until 4:00.
Is there a thermal bath New Year's Eve party in Budapest?
Budapest has its own bath nights around New Year, covered in our Budapest New Year's Eve guide. This page is about the two countryside spas, which suit a night away with a hotel room and a slow 1 January.