Budapest’s Vörös Neon is keeping the inner city buzzing all through 2026 with a packed slate of cabaret, comedy, theater, variété, drag extravaganzas, live gigs, and high-voltage night parties. It’s the culture-and-fun sweet spot where thought-provoking shows meet dance-till-dawn energy—no need to choose. Head to 1072 Budapest, District VII – Erzsébetváros (Elizabeth Town), Dob Street (Dob utca) 1, and dive into a scene where laughter, music, and movement are a given every time.
May Highlights
May 15, 20:00: Friday wind-down with Balkan Boogie — Szilvási Gipsy Folk Band and DJ Suefo. 22:00: Karaoke Show. May 16, 19:30: Eurovision Special Night — Drag Queen Hungary All Stars: Eurovíziós Dragfesztivál! May 17, 17:00: Make Hungary Great Again, comedy with English subtitles. May 21, 19:00: Slam Poetry Budapest Extra celebrates 20 years of Hungarian slam, Showcase Pt. 2. Later: 22:00 Karaoke; 22:30 Drag Queen Hungary Show featuring Daniella, Sorien Act, and Tinez.
May 22, 19:00: Dual Trip Ritual — Answer42, Kornél Simon, and Boughris in concert. 22:00 Karaoke; 23:00 Ladies’ Paradise, a seductive late-night revue tailored to girls’ night out. May 23, 19:30: Saturday Cabaret — We Are the World. 22:30 Karaoke; 23:00: 2345 Drag Queen Hungary All Stars with Daniella, Mia Szösz, Mercy McQueen, Slutina.
May 24, 18:30: Pezsgő & Buborék late-night talk with Judit Péterfi; guests György Bánki, Zsófi Tarján, Péter Juhász. May 25, 20:00: StandOut Comedy Open Mic. May 26, 19:00: Dynamite Dudes live. May 28, 19:00: Second Star to the Right (Második csillag jobbra) book night with Juli Havas; 21:15 Karaoke; 22:30 Drag Queen Hungary Show with Daniella, Mia Szösz, Tinez.
May 29, 19:00: How to Be a NER Wife (Hogyan legyünk NER-feleség?) comedy with English subtitles; cast: Tímea Fülöp, Márton Jenei/Attila Nyulassy. 22:30: Friday wind-down with “The Hungarian Tina Turner” — Zita Feyér’s musical night. 23:30 Karaoke. May 30, 15:00: Divine Endgame — An Evening with the Almighty (Isteni végjáték – Egy este a Mindenhatóval), comedy with English subtitles; cast: Róbert Alföldi, Tamás Ivanics, Máté Kovács/Ádám Varga. 20:00: Face to Face (Szemközt) talk show on confidence with Anna Juhász, Adri Nagy, Dr. Kinga Sárdy. 22:00 Karaoke; 23:00: 2345 Drag Queen Hungary All Stars with Adriana Max, Angéla, Tinez, Venus La Perla.
June Is Loud
June 1, 19:00: Without Taboos (Tabuk nélkül) with Iván Fenyő—radical honesty required. June 5, 20:00: Márton Agócs’s songwriter night, Vörös Neon Live Music. June 6, 19:30: Saturday Cabaret — We Are the World; 22:30 free Karaoke; 23:45 Drag Queen Hungary All Stars. June 9, 19:00: Dynamite Dudes, free.
June 11, 20:00: Queens’ Night Pride Special—an all-female and LGBTQIA+ comedy show; 22:00 free Karaoke; 22:30 Drag Queen Hungary Show. June 12, 20:00: Friday wind-down with Third Warning (Harmadik Figyelmeztetés). June 13, 19:30: How to Be a NER Wife; 22:30 free Karaoke; 23:45 All Stars drag.
June 15, 17:00: Free live DJ set with MeantToBe. 20:00: StandOut Comedy Open Mic, free, in English. June 18, 22:00: Free Karaoke; 22:30 Drag Queen Hungary Show. June 20, 19:30: Saturday Cabaret — We Are the World; 22:30 free Karaoke; 23:45 All Stars drag. June 21, 15:00: The Day of Music (A zene ünnepe, Fête de la Musique).
June 25, 19:00: How to Be a NER Wife; 22:00 free Karaoke; 22:30 Drag Queen Hungary Show. June 26, 19:00: Divine Endgame — An Evening with the Almighty; 21:15 free Karaoke. June 27 mirrors the Saturday formula: 19:30 Cabaret — We Are the World; 22:30 free Karaoke; 23:45 All Stars drag. June 28, 19:00: Divine Endgame returns.
Organizers reserve the right to change dates and programs.
