Veresegyház (Veresegyház) turns into a summer-long stage from June to August as Mézesvölgyi Nyár 2026 takes over Búcsú tér with Pest County’s biggest open-air, cross-arts festival. Expect hit plays, heavyweight actors, concerts, and family shows spanning genres and generations—designed for balmy evenings and full houses. The organizers reserve the right to change dates and programs, so keep an eye on updates, but the promise is simple: quality entertainment under the stars.
Where and When
The hub is 2112 Veresegyház (Veresegyház), Búcsú tér. Events roll out from late June through late August, with music legends, West End–fresh comedies, and beloved Hungarian stage staples taking turns on the outdoor stage.
June Highlights
June 21: Charlie concert. Hungarian light music’s unmistakable giant, Charlie (Horváth Charlie), brings his smoky blues, swaggering jazz, and pure Hungarian rock. Timeless anthems from Jég dupla jéggel to Nézz az ég felé will rise with the summer night air—songs entire generations belt out with him in unison.
June 24: István Mohácsi’s French Vaulting Pole (Francia rúdugrás) (18+). Three women, three men—call it a sextet—caught in a stormy night where roles swap and chemistry meddles. Add a know-it-all sex psychologist, a cascade of misunderstandings and missteps, and hope that by sunrise it all lands on the right side of chaos.
July: Farce, Rock Opera, Classics Reimagined
July 3: Neil Simon’s Rumors (Pletykafészek), a two-act farce where the audience simply sits back and tracks the ripples of rumor as the upper crust tangles itself into delirious knots.
July 4: Stephen, the King (István, a király) in concert. Hungary’s most successful rock opera mounts a monumental jubilee tour with star singer-actors, the Crescendo Music Orchestra, state-of-the-art lighting, visuals, animation, massive moving set pieces, and pyrotechnics for a show built to thrill.
July 7: László Dés – Péter Geszti – Krisztián Grecsó: The Paul Street Boys (A Pál utcai fiúk). The classic is reborn as a clash not of children, but of young adults—sharper drama, modern sounds and lyrics, acoustic object-worlds, and actor-driven rhythm and ingenuity amplifying the original’s cathartic punch.
July 8: The Paul Street Boys (A Pál utcai fiúk) returns as a two-act musical play, carrying forward the same muscular conflicts, youthful energy, humor, and emotional force.
July 12: The Jungle Book (A dzsungel könyve). Mowgli, the boy who faces enemies and chases happiness for his new family beneath thick canopies. A heart-tugging, heart-warming essential for children and the childlike.
July 15: Jeanie Linders: Menopause The Musical (Menopauza). That certain chapter in every woman’s life—loud, honest, and hilariously unfiltered. A global hit that turns whispers into laughter.
July 19: Péter Geszti concert. The frontman of positive energy fires up Rapülők stadium-splitting dance hits, Jazz+Az funk, Gringó Sztár grooves, and Létvágy pop delicacies live with big-stage visuals, humor, and frank lyrics.
July 21–22: You Rang, M’Lord? (Csengetett, Mylord?) world premiere on stage. The TV-favorite characters stride onto the Veresegyház (Veresegyház) stage for two nights of upstairs-downstairs nostalgia and summer-evening delight.
July 26: Steven Moffat: The Unfriend (Rém rendes vendég) – a two-act comedy. Polite English couple Peter and Debbie befriend American widow Elsa on a cruise, swap addresses, and—unlike most cases—she actually shows up. After what they read about her online, icy dread sets in. They don’t want her near their teens, but also can’t be rude. Cue a meddling neighbor, a police sergeant, and rolling farce. Fresh off a West End success, Budapest’s Játékszín brings the panic home.
July 28: Not Now, Darling (Ne most, Drágám!) – a madcap comedy. Love triangles, mink coats, scantily dressed ladies, clothes flying out windows, and absolute mayhem in London’s glossiest fur salon—for your unclouded amusement only.
July 31: American Comedy (Amerikai komédia) – a swing musical. Based on Károly Aszlányi’s 1930s play, with book and lyrics by Attila Lőrinczy and music by Bálint Bársony (Artisjus and Fonogram winner). Directed by Károly Peller, the show is wall-to-wall humor, momentum, and swing, promising a sparkling ride for all ages.
August: Icons, Mysteries, Nostalgia
August 1: It Was Just a Dance (Csak egy tánc volt) – Pál Szécsi’s greatest songs. Timeless hits and voices that moved in forever. Under the stars, the luminous legacy of Pál Szécsi comes alive, performed by Zoltán Miller, Dénes Pál, Attila Serbán, and Sándor Nagy.
August 5: The Murder of Roger Ackroyd (Az Ackroyd gyilkosság). Hercule Poirot retires to sleepy King’s Abbott—only for two inexplicable deaths to shatter the calm. Artúr Kálid as Poirot and Szilveszter Szabó P. as Dr. James Sheppard anchor this tense Agatha Christie mystery.
August 7: Lovers of Ancona (Anconai szerelmesek) – musical comedy. For two decades, one of Hungary’s most-played comedies has blended Italian commedia dell’arte flair, classic Hungarian humor, and the 1970s’ most beloved Italian hits.
August 8: Quimby concert. One of the festival’s marquee music nights: the band’s unique sound and iconic tracks promise a standout open-air experience in Veresegyház (Veresegyház).
August 11: Lovers of Ancona at Lake Balaton (Anconai szerelmesek a Balatonon) – musical comedy. Twenty calendar years pass but not in their hearts. It’s the summer of 1989 and the whole Italian crew heads to Hungary—middle-aged bellies, graying hair, teenagers in tow—hunting roots, old-new loves, calm, happiness. Cue the Balaton SZOT resort chief, Comrade Békés, and a soundtrack of Azzurro, Bella Ciao, Sono l’Italiano.
August 15: One Life (Egy életem) – biographical stand-up with Imre Csuja. The beloved actor recounts life with modesty, humor, and warmth—from a mother’s early direction to first steps on stage, days of four shows, lessons from legends, the love story of over 40 years, and inside tales from Glass Tiger (Üvegtigris) and A Kind of America (Valami Amerika).
August 18: Over Smudge Mountain? (Túl a Maszat-hegyen?) – comedy musical. A world where smudge is order and cleaning is chaos. Andris Muhi sets out to rescue friends from the realm of blotches, dusters, and deadly neat freaks. A colorful, catchy trip for kids and grownups—where even vacuums don’t always pick the right side.
August 22: The Sound of Music (A muzsika hangja) – musical. In the 1930s, a convent-raised orphan becomes governess to a widowed naval captain’s seven children. Maria brings joy, music, and song into the home, until history intervenes and the family must flee the Nazi annexation. A family-perfect classic with emotional depth and historical resonance.
August 26: A Beautiful Summer Day (Szép nyári nap) – a Neoton musical. Set in a 1970s youth work camp near the Yugoslav border, this irony-laced story rides anthems that still light up every decent house party—Neoton hits as enduring in Hungary as ABBA’s. More than three decades after the regime change, we can finally laugh at our past—freely.
August 28: The Attic (A Padlás) – half-fairytale, half-musical, ages 9–99, in two acts. In a mysterious attic, ghosts and humans collide in a tale of friendship, faith, and the power of dreams—humor and music binding generations.
August 29: Not a Ragged Life – Restitched (Nem rongyos élet – újravarrva) | operetta gala. A promise kept and raised: the giants of spoken theater and the stars of operetta reunite to prove that Hungarian operetta—our cultural hallmark—belongs to everyone. New faces, old favorites, and a csárdás to close the summer.
