The current Onion House stands on the site of its predecessor, which was built in 1936 in a modernist style; it got its name from the fact that it was commissioned by the members of the Makó City Association, and it housed a market hall and the association’s headquarters.

The Onion House is the cultural center of the city of Makó, which also includes a theater hall, located in the city center on Posta Street. It was originally built in modernist style in 1936 and served as a center for onion producers, functioning as a sales center; since 1949, it has exclusively had cultural functions. In 1998, a new building was constructed on the site of the old Onion House, designed by Makovecz Imre, an organic structure with four towers, internationally recognized and one of the most famous attractions of the city and the surrounding region.

Since 2006, a temporary mobile auditorium has been set up in front of the outdoor stage, which, in terms of size, is the second largest of its kind in Csongrád-Csanád County, with a capacity to host 3,000 people.