Szolnok offers a very colourful cultural life. Strengthening the reputation of the town are, among others, the Artists’ Colony established in 1902, and operating on its original but newly renovated premises, the nationally renowned Szigligeti Theatre, the Town Gallery regularly accommodating art and design exhibitions, and the prestigious Damjanich Museum, the Szolnok member institution of the Jász-Nagykun-Szolnok County Museum.
The town also has an outstanding musical life complemented with an active choir and folk dance house movement. Proof to this is the domestic and international reputation of the Szolnok Symphonic Orchestra, the Béla Bartók Chamber Choir, the Kodály Choir and the Tisza Folk Dance Ensemble. The Ferenc Verseghy Ferenc County Library and the János Damjanich Museum serve both the interest of civilisation and research.