Miskolc’s House of Arts turns 2026 into a non-stop cultural marathon, serving up theater, symphony nights, jazz, operetta, and smart talks for every age. Just steps from the Dark Gate and an easy stroll from the Villanyrendőr and the Avas wine cellars, the venue at 3525 Miskolc, Rákóczi Street 5, keeps the city’s heart beating with literature, pop and classical music, theater, film, and visual arts. Tickets are available online, and the program mix is as busy as the city center it calls home.
The dog, the marriage, and the detonations
March 2, Monday, 19:00 – De kié lesz a kutya?
A fresh stage adaptation of a hit German comedy fires the starting pistol. Georg and Doris raised their kids in comfort and love; now the nest is empty and the future looks… complicated. Georg imagines a new life with a younger woman. Doris clings to fixing the marriage with therapy. Then boom—conflict erupts, more characters crash the scene, and you never know where the next explosion will come from. The humor lands with disarming humanity, now on stage for Hungarian audiences.
Cast: Dóra Szinetár (Doris), Ferenc Pataki (Georg), Bori Péterfy (Frau Bruhns), Judit Cseh (Claudia), Bálint Adorjáni (Peter), Panna Dominika Bíró (Laura).
Creative: Written by Martin Rauhaus; staged by Marcus Maria Grube; translation by Gergely Zöldi; set by Z. Gergely Zöldy; costumes by Kata Pető; music by Péter Furák; movement by Johanna Bodor; poster by László Csáfordi; director’s associate Dorka Dicső; directed by Béla Paczolay; produced by Tibor Orlai. 95 minutes, no interval.
Hurricane-level family comedy
March 5, Thursday, 19:00 – Anna Varsányi: Fergeteges komédia, avagy Anyák és lányok
Teri, a glamorous 50-year-old, a multiple-divorce attorney in a looming midlife crisis, is bankrolling her much younger, not-so-bright but very fit lover, Milán—and wants him in her daily life. Her daughter Emma, set on bringing a mysterious little newcomer into the world, freaks out when Milán moves into Mom’s flat. Then Grandma storms in from the countryside for a few days, tangling every romantic thread to the breaking point.
Cast: Zsóka Fodor (Grandma), Ildikó Dévényi (Teri), B. Szabina Farkas (Emma), Norbert Fischer (Milán). Directed by János Vincze (Jászai Award).
Symphony nights: Maestro Pass 2025/26
The Miskolc Symphony Orchestra anchors the season with three Monday/Thursday showcases:
– March 9, Monday, 19:00
– April 13, Monday, 19:00
– May 7, Thursday, 19:00
Expect top-flight orchestral programming across the spring block.
Poirot’s last case? Christie uncoils in Miskolc
March 10, Tuesday, 19:00
Hercule Poirot retires to the drowsy English manor world of King’s Abbot, only to collide with two baffling deaths. The Scotland Yard inspector flounders; the grieving family begs Poirot back into the hunt. Partnered with local doctor James Sheppard, he peels back layers of deception to reach a shock you won’t see coming. Duration: 130 minutes plus one interval.
Cast: Artúr Kálid (Hercule Poirot), P. Szilveszter Szabó / Kornél Simon (Dr. James Sheppard), Enikő Zorgel (Caroline Sheppard), Dénes Száraz / Kornél Simon (Major Hector Blunt), Gyöngyi Molnár / Ildikó Bacsa (Helen Russell), Dorka Gáspárfalvi / Szandra Holczinger (Flora Ackroyd), Kriszta Miklós / Edina Csáki (Ursula Bourne), László Janik (Parker), Nelly Fésűs / Gyöngyi Molnár (Gertrude Ackroyd), Tibor Pásztor (Inspector Raglan), Sándor Venyige (Roger Ackroyd). Translation by Attila Galambos; prompter Éva Paku; assistant Veronika Páli; set György Bátonyi; costumes Janó Papp; music Marcell Remete; directed by Kornél Simon.
Te rongyos élet! Operetta comes knocking
March 12, Thursday, 19:00 – Te rongyos élet! – Házhoz megy az Operett!
The Budapest Operetta Theatre (Budapesti Operettszínház) brings its grand-scale operetta magic on tour, aligning flagship gala programs with major anniversaries and the legacies of world-famous Hungarian composers. Through the Petőfi Cultural Program, they tailor performances to each region, pairing live orchestral sparkle with meet-and-greets far from the capital.
Performers: Anita Lukács, Balázs Papp, Vivien Rácz-Almási, Balázs Tassonyi, with the Budapest Operetta Theatre chamber orchestra and ballet company.
The chemistry of crowd and solitude
March 14, Saturday, 16:00 – A társas lét és a magány biokémiája
Neurobiologist and sports/preventive diagnostics expert Máté Szász, professional director of SYNLAB Sport, unpacks the biochemistry behind social bonding and loneliness in a sharp, accessible talk.
Santa Diver at 20: bold, borderless jazz
March 18, Wednesday, 19:00 – MÜHA Club: Santa Diver
One of Hungary’s most distinctive jazz outfits turns 20. Violinist Luca Kézdy (Artisjus Award), multi-instrumentalist/composer Dávid Szesztay, and drummer/composer Dávid Szegő craft a unique sound at the crossroads of jazz, world music, and modern creative music. The violin–bass–drums setup, Kézdy’s wide emotional range, melodic bass lines, and exploratory, fine yet forceful drumming define the trio. They’ve hit major stages from NYC’s Chelsea Music Festival to Cairo Jazz and Südtirol, through Amersfoort, Vic, Gaume, and more. A new album drops fall 2026; concerts blend fresh works with two decades of highlights.
Inside swing: café jazz
March 19, Thursday, 19:00 – Jazz Inside Band
Refined jazz in the MÜHA Café. Intimate room, high-carat grooves.
Honeybeast – Összhang: when a city becomes a song
March 21, Saturday, 19:00
Seven cities, seven singular nights, one shared pulse. Honeybeast launches Összhang, a tour that turns each stop into a local collaboration. Brass expands the band’s already catchy, emotionally smart pop; each venue gets a city-specific surprise. Expect beloved hits and brand-new tracks, with the night centered on togetherness and resonance. The opener at the Castle Garden Bazaar (Várkert Bazár) set the bar sky-high.
American comedy at sea, rescheduled
March 24, Tuesday, 19:00 – American Comedy (Amerikai komédia) by Károly Aszlányi, Veres 1 Színház
Postponed from February 6 due to illness; previously purchased tickets remain valid. New York, 1938, aboard the La Paz luxury liner: a work-obsessed, sour young businesswoman collides with a charming adventurer on a stormy crossing to Monte Carlo. The deck teems with types—a degenerate money-aristocrat fiancé, a brutal wife and her terrorized husband, a dithering secretary twice transformed by a Tibetan singing bowl, and Tony’s mother, determined to look ten years younger than her own daughter. Everyone’s fleeing something or chasing someone, fortunes are in play, and hearts are tossed like beach balls, all while swing blazes from the ship’s band—the brightest era of jazz, still very much alive.
