Budapest’s downtown hotspot Red Neon (Vörös Neon) is packing 2026 with cabaret, comedy, theater, variety, drag, concerts, and late-night parties. Set at 1072 Budapest, District VII – Erzsébetváros, 1 Dob Street (Dob utca 1.), the cultural playground promises laughs, music, and dancing all year. Drop in for smart shows, stick around for the city’s fizzing nightlife, and expect high-energy evenings where the only rule is to have fun.
April Kickoff: Decisions and Decibels
On April 30 at 19:00, Judit Hernádi opens the doors with Red Zone (Vörös Zóna) – One Night About Decisions. The night rolls into a 22:00 Karaoke Show and a 22:30 Drag Queen Hungary Show / Thursday Night Party, starring Adriana Max, Angéla, and Daniella. Consider it the soft launch of a hard-hitting season.
Early May: Comedy, Cabaret, Drag
May 1 at 20:00 brings Hungary All-Stars: English Comedy Special by Hot Paprika Comedy. On May 2 at 19:30, Saturday Night Cabaret Show – We Are the World turns up the glamour, followed at 23:00 by the 2345 Drag Queen Hungary All Stars Show with Angéla, Bonnie Andrews, Mia Szösz, and Mercy McQueen. May 3, 19:00: “First. Live.” – Ákos Domján Rockabilly Show debuts in a big Red Neon Live Music blowout. May 4, 19:00: Taboo-Free – honesty isn’t a virtue, it’s the rule, featuring Iván Fenyő. May 5, 19:00: Muscular-Tongued Poets, a musical literary night. May 6, 19:00: EDGAR acoustic set.
Divine Comedy, Queens, and Weekend Rush
May 7, 19:00: Divine Comedy (Isteni Végjáték) – One Night with the Almighty, comedy with English subtitles, starring Róbert Alföldi, Tamás Ivanics, and Máté Kovács/Ádám Varga. At 22:30, Drag Queen Hungary ignites again with Mia Szösz, Tinez, and Venus La Perla. May 8, 20:00: Róbert Bérczesi acoustic – Red Neon Live Music, followed at 22:00 by Friday Unwind with László Szellem. May 9 reprises We Are the World at 19:30, then a 23:00 All Stars drag lineup: Mia Szösz, Mercy McQueen, Slutina, Venus La Perla.
Sharp Satire, Cult Theater, and Glitter Bingo
May 10, 17:00: How to Be a NER Wife (comedy with English subtitles), featuring Tímea Fülöp with Márton Jenei/Attila Nyulassy. May 12, 19:00: Dynamite Dudes. May 13, 19:30: White Rabbit, Red Rabbit (Fehér nyuszi, vörös nyuszi) – Győző Szabó. May 14, 19:00: Pre-Pentecost BONNIE Drag Bingo Show with Bonnie Andrews — jokes, music, sparkle, and no regular bingo in sight. At 22:30, queens Angéla, Bonnie Andrews, and Daniella take the Thursday Night Party.
Eurovision, Slam, and Ladies’ Night
May 16, 19:30: Eurovision Special Night – Drag Queen Hungary All Stars: Eurovision Drag Festival (Eurovíziós Dragfesztivál)! May 17, 17:00: Make Hungary Great Again (comedy with English subtitles). May 21, 19:00: Slam Poetry Budapest Extra: 20 Years of Hungarian Slam Poetry – Showcase Pt. 2, then a 22:30 drag trio: Daniella, Sorien Act, Tinez. May 22, 19:00: Friday Unwind: Dual Trip Ritual – Answer42, Kornél Simon, and the Boughris. At 23:00, Ladies’ Paradise, a seductive girls’ night out revue.
Late May Heatwave
May 23 rides We Are the World at 19:30, then 23:00 All Stars with Daniella, Mia Szösz, Mercy McQueen, Slutina. May 24, 18:30: Bubbles & Sparkles (Pezsgő & Buborék) — late-night talk with Judit Péterfi and guests György Bánki, Zsófi Tarján, Péter Juhász. May 26, 19:00: Dynamite Dudes return. May 28, 22:30: Daniella, Mia Szösz, Tinez. May 29, 19:00: How to Be a NER Wife, then 22:30 Friday Unwind as Zita Feyér, “the Hungarian Tina Turner,” owns the stage. May 30 features a 15:00 matinee of One Night with the Almighty (with English subtitles), then 23:00 All Stars with Adriana Max, Angéla, Tinez, Venus La Perla.
June: Pride, Open Mics, and Marathon Weekends
June 4, 19:00: Space Cadet & Friends. June 5, 20:00: Márton Agócs songwriter night. Saturdays pack We Are the World (June 6, 20, 27) and All Stars drag at 23:45, with free Karaoke Shows pulsing at 22:30. June 9, 19:00: Dynamite Dudes, free. June 11, 20:00: Queen’s Night Pride Special — an all-female and LGBTQIA+ comedy show, then free karaoke and a Drag Queen Hungary Show at 22:30. June 12, 20:00: Friday Unwind with Third Warning (Harmadik Figyelmeztetés). June 13 doubles NER Wife (19:30), free karaoke (22:30), and All Stars (23:45). June 15 serves a free live DJ set with MeantToBe at 17:00 and StandOut’s Comedy Open Mic in English at 20:00. June 18 repeats free karaoke and drag. June 21, 15:00: The Celebration of Music. June 25: NER Wife at 19:00, then free karaoke and drag. June 26, 19:00 and June 28, 19:00: One Night with the Almighty. The month closes with a June 27 cabaret, free karaoke, and a midnight queen storm.
