Exhibition venues in Bács-Kiskun County

A city hall and a farmstead major

The Messzi István Sports Hall on Olimpia u. 1/a in Kecskemét is a municipal sports complex used daily by clubs for basketball, handball, volleyball and futsal, and it also stages national-team training camps and matches. For exhibitions it offers a large indoor space with a wheelchair-accessible car park and entrance.

Káptalani Major at Szarkás tanyák 137 in Imrehegy is an event venue whose own programme covers family celebrations, corporate events, balls, concerts and art exhibitions, plus writer-reader meetings and product launches. It has a wheelchair-accessible car park. The rural setting and the mixed programme make it a very different proposition from a city hall.

What to settle before the opening

Decide first whether the exhibition needs a hall with fixed sports equipment around it or a rural site with its own programme. The sports hall states a maximum of 1,500 people for non-sport programmes, so guest numbers and stand layout can be checked against that figure.

For Káptalani Major, ask how an exhibition fits alongside the weddings, balls and tastings it also lists, and what space is set aside for displays. In both cases confirm private hire terms, technical equipment and access for installation and dismantling with the venue.

Capacity and access in practice

The sports hall's 1,500-person figure applies to non-sport programmes, and the building serves six clubs daily, so installation dates depend on the sports calendar. Káptalani Major lists no capacity in its own description, which makes a direct question about floor space and stand placement the sensible first step.

Kecskemét and Imrehegy compared

Kecskemét gives an exhibition a city address and a hall built for large crowds, with the Alkotóház Erdei Ferenc Kulturális és Konferencia Központ on Műkerti stny. 2 as a further cultural and conference option in the same town. Imrehegy offers a single rural venue whose programme already mixes exhibitions with celebrations and tastings.

The choice comes down to who the exhibition is for: a city audience near other cultural venues, or guests arriving for a country setting where the tárlat is one part of a wider programme.