Budapest’s Vörös Neon, tucked into 1 Dob Street in the 7th district, is lining up 2026 with a loud, eclectic mix: cabaret, comedy, theater, variety, drag, concerts, and all-night dancing—no need to choose between brains and bass. It’s all in one downstairs fever dream, right in the city center.
February: Cabaret, Folk, Drag, Debate
Feb 11 kicks off with MAKE MAGYARORSZÁG GREAT AGAIN – MAGYARSÁGKURZUS, a musical cabaret that winks and bites. Feb 12 doubles down with FAK – Magyar zene kávé mellé (Hungarian Folk Music Evening), then a FAK táncház to spin you into a dance haze. Feb 13 brings Péntek Esti Buli VN×DQH and a Friday the 13th twist: Péntek 13 Drag Bingo with Bonnie Andrews. Feb 14 gets wicked-sweet with Rémálom a Dob utcában 2. A szerelem végnapjai – VALENTINE’S SPECIAL. On Feb 18, brains meet buzz at Csak a csoda? Narancs-est a gazdaság kilátásairól with László Csaba, Ágota Scharle, and Emese F. Szabó. The MAGYARSÁGKURZUS returns Feb 19. Feb 20 swings from Péntek Esti Buli to Bor és történelem with historian Krisztián Ungváry on the 1987–1989 transition playbooks. Feb 21 shouts TÉLI ÁLOM – MINDEN ESTE SZILVESZTER! (WINTER DREAM CABARET), plus a Saturday blowout. Feb 22 stages ISTENI VÉGJÁTÉK – An Act of God, a comedy with divine timing. Feb 24: TÁP Színház’s Valentánutínáti BASÓ JÁRÁSZ – Minden Rossz Varietáp. Feb 25: Ripoff Raskolnikov live, “A dal a miénk.” Feb 26: HOGYAN LEGYÜNK NER-FELESÉG? comedy. Feb 28 loops back to the Saturday party and Winter Dream.
March: Burlesque, Activism, Milestones
Mar 1 hosts a Women’s Quiz Night with Bori Széplábi. Mar 7 stacks the Saturday party, MAGYARSÁGKURZUS, and a Téli álom/Winter Dream cabaret & burlesque show. Mar 8 turns the spotlight activist with El a kezekkel!, a charity drag show against violence toward women. Mar 12: poet-translator Ádám Nádasdy and the HANEM band riff on “Londonban hely!” Mar 13: NER-FELESÉG returns. Mar 14: Winter Dream and Saturday party. Mar 17: David Yengibarian Trio 50th birthday concert. Mar 20: Péntek esti lazítás with Harmadik Figyelmeztetés. Mar 21: Saturday party. Mar 22 and 29: An Act of God encores. Mar 26: MAGYARSÁGKURZUS. Mar 27: NER-FELESÉG. Apr 25 brings Péter Egri and the Mystery Gang for a rockabilly jolt.
The Vörös Neon Promise
Unique nights, brainy shows, sweaty dance floors—under one roof. Organizers reserve the right to change dates and programs.
