Start an eco-conscious new life – That’s what our gathering is about!
Gyüttment is a funny hungarian nickname for newcomers starting a new life in the countryside. A Life, in which we do not bypass the mud, but build a house of it. Where we do not eliminate weeds, but cook soup of it. We dream of an environmentally conscious, ecology-focused new Life. We, the pioneers, representatives, guerrillas of eco-conscious existence, gather for four days once a year either as presenters or listeners, but in any case as participants to help, teach and encourage each other and to form a community at a common place. We take off the rules, goals, expectations, fears and worthless order of consumer society and take on the silhouette of a freer, slower and worthier Life.
Along the 150-ish presentations and programs, associations, foundations and communities present themselves, but you can also find individual stories and results. A sole venue and four days – access to all the experience-based knowledge what you may need beyond the comfort-zone. Join us!
This year the Gathering will be held at Manas Garden, near to Lengyeltóti, at a beautiful lake between the 21 and 24th of August.
2025 is a special year for us, as we are celebrating our 10th birthday! And this year we will also have an international program stream, where you can join in English-language workshops! And since the European Ecovillage Gathering (August 12-17.), which we are co-organizers of, will be held right before our Gathering, at the same venue, we would like to invite some of the speakers there to the Gyüttment Festival.
English speaking programs at Gyüttment Gathering
East-End International Stage – Programs
For 10 years, the Gyüttment Meeting has been a gathering place for Hungarian seekers, providing visitors with a wealth of knowledge, inspiration, and opportunities for connection. The year 2025 makes this event unique in many ways, not only because of its anniversary, but also because it is accompanied by an important and thematically related international event, the Global Ecovillage Network (GEN) meeting. This event inspired us to start exploring what is happening beyond our borders, in neighboring countries, in Europe, and even further afield.
Many of us have traveled to different countries and visited communities organized around ecological values, and even if we stay within Europe, we have encountered numerous examples of communities that work well. We find that each of these visits fills us with amazingly inspiring energy and makes us curious about other communities like them. Every experience, story, success, and challenge adds to the picture of the kind of community we want to live in.
Now is the time to act! We can learn and develop throughout our lives, but it is better to take the first step sooner rather than later. This year, we plan to introduce you to a number of communities, primarily in Europe, that took that first step several decades ago, perhaps with trembling legs, but now, looking back, feel that it was worth it. Why can foreign examples be good? Because they can show us new perspectives and different types of resources. Why can’t we follow a „successful” foreign example? Because the cultural and social environment of a given country may be different, different forces may be at work, different opportunities may arise, and, last but not least, the community may be made up of individuals with different values.
This year, we would like to create opportunities in the international arena to draw on good practices, fill our inspiration banks, and be open to any factors that can contribute to and build on our plan. In addition to good examples and practices, we are also inviting experts who deal with specific elements of well-functioning communities, whether from a social, economic, or cultural perspective. In addition to foreign speakers, you will also have the opportunity to meet Hungarian experts who will share their perspectives and experiences.
Beyond all this, we would like to create space for connections using an „Open Space” method adapted to the festival environment. If you feel that you have absorbed enough information and ideas during the morning programs of the festival, if you have an idea that you would like to discuss with complete strangers, or if you are simply curious about the opinions of other festival-goers on certain issues, then the Open Space in the afternoons is the place for you.
There will be 2-3 presentations a day in the international courtyard and Open Space every afternoon. We also envisioned it as a diverse, recharging, or even winding-down venue where you can meet many open-hearted people. The common language of the International Courtyard is English. We speak English, so please do too so that we can understand each other.
Focus: New energy, freshness, renewal, milestones.
Daily themes – 4 focus points:
THURSDAY – Let’s take a look around – Thinking together about what is happening around us, social, economic, political, and societal realities – questions, perspectives, answers, differences
FRIDAY – Get ready, take care, go – Start-up stories: how did they start, what inspired and motivated the communities to get started – what brought about a well-functioning, sustainable structure?
SATURDAY – Once the cart is rolling… but where to? Old hands, good examples, examples that already work.
SUNDAY – The individual in the collective, the collective in the individual – How does collective change come about through individual paths? Individual/community development opportunities in the wider world and at home.
Hosts: Kármán Era, Lanszki Donát and Goják Anna
Kármán Era – I work primarily as a non-formal educator on projects focused on developing eco-awareness and eco-literacy. I am a founding member of the Szatyor Association, a social enterprise and civil society organization, and after 14 years of active work, I continue to be involved in various roles. Deep down, I feel like an international civil society activist, which means that I have worked with European and American civil society organizations, thanks to which I have traveled extensively and gained experience around the world, which are important parts of the mosaic of my life. I myself have learned a great deal from examples at home and abroad, and my goal in bringing the International Courtyard to life is to provide as much space as possible for the exchange of experiences and connections within and beyond our diverse borders (which are, after all, ‘only’ lines drawn by states).
Donát Lanszki – motivational mentor, trainer, and community facilitator. I believe that everyone is capable of developing their full potential if they receive the right support and tools. In my work, I help young people and adults develop their life skills, learning, and leadership skills by building awareness, self-knowledge, and sustainability. In recent years, I have become increasingly involved in environmental awareness, eco-initiatives, and community life—I am particularly inspired by eco-villages and sustainable lifestyles. Through international programs, I have gained a wealth of experience across Europe, and my goal is to bring these best practices, perspectives, and experiences home to support the building of a more conscious and livable future in my own country.
Anna Goják – permaculture designer, landscape architect and illustrator. As a creative and nature-loving person, I feel that the deepest forms of self-knowledge and self-expression lie in connecting with nature and in art. During my international volunteer experiences, I developed a desire to share my knowledge and experiences with others, to inspire and be inspired in an inclusive, diverse community. I want to help people connect more consciously and deeply with themselves, each other, and nature.
About Gyüttment Gathering
Gyüttment, the responsible gathering
We are a Zero Waste gathering, but being responsible doesn’t stop at minimizing waste. We keep an eye not only on the natural, but also on the social environment. But what does that mean in practice?
Responsible view on economy.
One goal of the gathering is to make better environment for the locals – who host us. Zero Waste and Zero Kilometer means, that all the food and drinks you buy at the gathering is locally produced and we only accept them packaging-free. We support the initiatives for locals’ well-being and involve the local communities into the preparations of the gathering, so that they can make some extra income. In formulating the program, we also aim that you meet the locals, local traditions, culture and cultural heritage.
Responsible view on transportation.
We support the responsible, eco-friendly transportation forms we make a car-sharing site, where the drivers and passengers can easily find each other. Should you choose any of the abovementioned forms of transportation, you already made a step to minimize the environmental load of transportation.
Responsible view on party.
It’s fun to go to a gathering, but even more fun, if we do not damage the environment! Therefore we compost the food leftover, have compost-toilets, use renewable energy and give all the potential help to you for a responsible gathering, but we also need you to make it happen. For example: use the minimum amount of water and bio-degradable toiletries and do not bring anything packaged to the gathering.
Look and feel from our gathering:
Useful informations
How do you get there?
By bicycle: You can take the train from Budapest, then get off at Fonyód and take a 17km ride to Lengyeltóti village, next to which you will find Manas Garden.
By public transport: From Budapest, there is a bus from „Népliget bus station” to „Lengyeltóti”, For more information click here: https://menetrendek.hu/
By car: From Budapest, take the M7 to the exit at Fonyód village, and turn to Lengyeltóti. Or take the road 7 to Fonyód and from there to Lengyeltóti. In either case, you will need to enter Lengyeltóti. Write to ypur GPS the name: „Manas Festival” or „Lengyeltóti Kék-tó”, and you can find it easily.
Carsharing: To discuss a trip to Manas Garden, we will create a Facebook group. More information coming soon.
Participation – tickets
Our gathering is for organized for patrons but you can become one. (Or you can come for 1 day as well, see below)
How can you become a member of our Patron system?
Send your registration with your (and all of your companions) name, address, date of birth, phone number, type of membership, type of food (vegan or with meet) at info at megyesulet dot hu.
Pay the sponsorship fee to the Association’s treasury: (write your name into the comment section!!)
Mindenegyüttmegy Association, Account No: 16200247-10014963-00000000
IBAN: HU90 1620 0247 1001 4963 0000 0000 0000
SWIFT: HBWEHUHB
MagNet Hungarian Community Bank Zrt.
1062 Budapest, Andrássy út 98.
The annual sponsorship fee for 2025 (for those over 18 years of age) for the full four days of the Gathering: 150 EUR (or 60 000 HUF)
The membership fee includes three meals a day for the four-day event. Minor family members of our patron members are also welcome to attend the Gathering. For children of our patron members, participation is free, we only ask for a meal contribution. For the full four days of the event:
Under 5 years: free (if under 5 years old)
6-11 years: 30 EUR or HUF 12 000 (if you are over 5 but under 12)
12-17 years: 50 EUR or HUF 20 000 (if you are aged 12 or over but under 18)
Day tickets and weekend tickets
If you definitely want to visit us but can’t come for four days, you can buy day tickets and weekend tickets. These do not include meals, but they do include free admission to all programs. You can buy food at the Meeting, but you are also welcome to bring your own.
Day ticket (without meals)
Day ticket in advance (until midnight on August 20, 2025)
- Over 18: 18,000 HUF
- 14-17: 8,000 HUF
- Under 14: free
Day ticket from the first day (from August 21, 2025)
- Over 18: 25,000 HUF
- 14-17 years old: 8,000 HUF
- Under 14: free
The day ticket includes:
- accommodation in your own tent for two nights,
- participation in all programs (this includes at least four knowledge-sharing lectures/practical sessions, two early morning exercise programs, and two evening concerts/music programs/parties).
The day ticket is valid from 6:00 p.m. on the day before the Meeting until 10:00 a.m. on the day after the Meeting.
Weekend ticket (without meals)
Advance purchase (until midnight on August 20, 2025)
- Over 18: 30,000 HUF
- 14-17 years old: 13,000 HUF
- Under 14 years old: free
From the first day (August 21, 2025)
- Over 18 years old: 39,000 HUF
- 14-17 years old: 13,000 HUF
- Under 14 years old: free
The weekend ticket includes:
- accommodation in your own tent for three nights,
- participation in all programs (this includes at least eight knowledge-sharing lectures/practical sessions, two early morning exercise programs, and three evening concerts/music programs/parties).
I would like to purchase a day ticket or weekend ticket >>
If you have a large family (3 or more children and you would all like to attend the Meeting), you can get a discount, which we will discuss with you individually, so please contact us at info at megyesulet dot hu (info@megyesulet.hu).