A summer-long cultural binge returns to Buda’s leafy heart as the Városmajor Summer Festival (Városmajori Nyári Fesztivál) spans early summer to fall at the revamped, old-tree-framed outdoor stage. More than seventy shows roll out — from theater premieres and kids’ favorites to concerts, comedy, talks, and film — crafting a genre-hopping program that lures loyal fans and newcomers alike.
July Highlights
July 11 lights up with Az én szívem játszik – Lábas Viki’s multidisciplinary evening, followed by two nights of Jimmy Perry, David Croft, Roy Gould, and Penny Croft’s You Rang, M’Lord? (Csengetett, MyLord?) on July 13–14. Rock collides with orchestra in Icons RockSymphonic – 15 Women, 15 World Hits (15 művésznő, 15 világsláger) on July 15. Family time arrives July 16 with Anikó Csetényi – Gábor Presser: The Red Umbrella (A piros esernyő). Eszter Ráskó debuts a new solo on July 19. Agatha Christie – Gerald Verner: Towards Zero (Éjféltájt) chills on July 20, while László Mérő: Everyone Is Happy Differently (Mindenki másképp boldog) provokes thought on July 21. Gábor Németh – Zsombor Aurél Biró: Give It Your All, or the Peace of Souls (Mindent bele, avagy a lelkek nyugalma) lands July 24; the Budapest Klezmer Band plays July 26; Zséda – SIGNO closes July with a July 31 concert.
August to September
Dóra Szinetár’s One Life (Egy életem) arrives August 4, then The Sári Fedák Case — The Prima Donna Condemned to Oblivion (A Fedák Sári-ügy — A primadonna, akit feledésre ítéltek) on August 5. Ferenc Szőnyi: TransCanada Ultra screens August 6; Mariann Falusi: Beyond Operencia (Túl az Óperencián) on August 7. Budaörs Latinovits Theater (Budaörsi Latinovits Színház): The Carrot King (A Répakirály) pops up August 11. True-crime talk Bestial Humans (Emberi bestiák) with Péter Doszpot and Gábor Antal hits August 14. Operetta gala In Wine, There Is Merriment (Borban a vígasság) with Marika Oszvald shines August 16; Imre Csuja: One Life (Egy életem) on August 17; The Married Couple Game (Házastársas) on August 18; Lovasi: The Most Important Hungarian Words (A legfontosabb magyar szavak) on August 19. The Divine Comedy (Isteni színjáték — Divina Commedia) on August 21; Krisztián Nyáry: This Is How They Loved 18+ (Így szerettek ők 18+) on August 22; Judit Halász: Csiribiri on August 23. Tibor Bödőcs’s From Here, We Just Roll (Innen már csak gurulunk) with opener Balázs Hajdú lands September 13. Organizers reserve the right to change dates and programs.
