Budapest’s downtown Vörös Neon is back in 2026 with a wall‑to‑wall calendar of live cabaret, comedy, theater, variety, drag extravaganzas, concerts, and late‑night parties. Tucked at 1072 Budapest, District VII (Erzsébetváros), Dob utca 1, the cultural hub promises clever shows and dusk‑til‑dawn dancing under one glittering roof—no choosing between brainy and hedonistic. Just show up, laugh hard, sing louder, and let the city’s electric nightlife carry you home.
When and Where
– Address: 1072 Budapest, 7th District (Erzsébetváros), Dob utca 1
– Dates span May–June 2026, with multiple shows weekly and stacked weekend slates. Organizers reserve the right to change times and programs.
May Highlights
May 9 sets the tone: 19:30 brings the Saturday night cabaret We Are the World, followed at 23:00 by the 2345 Drag Queen Hungary All Stars Show featuring Mia Szösz, Mercy McQueen, Slutina, and Venus La Perla. On May 10 at 17:00, How to Be a NER Wife lands as sharp comedy with English subtitles, starring Tímea Fülöp with Márton Jenei/Attila Nyulassy rotating.
May 12 at 19:00: Dynamite Dudes concert. May 13 at 19:30: Fehér nyuszi, vörös nyuszi (White Rabbit, Red Rabbit) with Győző Szabó. May 14 doubles down: 19:00 Pre‑Pentecost BONNIE Drag Bingo Show hosted by Bonnie Andrews—glam, gags, beats, and wild extras—then 22:30 Drag Queen Hungary Show with Angéla, Bonnie Andrews, Daniella.
Eurovision fever hits May 16 at 19:30: Eurovision Special Night – Drag Queen Hungary All Stars: Eurovíziós Dragfesztivál (Eurovision Drag Festival)! May 17 at 17:00: Make Hungary Great Again, comedy with English subtitles. May 21 at 19:00: Slam Poetry Budapest Extra celebrates 20 years of Hungarian slam (Showcase Pt. 2), plus a 22:30 drag party with Daniella, Sorien Act, and Tinez.
Friday unwind arrives May 22 at 19:00 with Dual Trip Ritual – Answer42, Kornél Simon, and Boughris; 23:00 flips to Ladies’ Paradise, a girls’‑night‑out revue. The We Are the World cabaret returns May 23 at 19:30, chased by another 23:00 All Stars drag blowout (Daniella, Mia Szösz, Mercy McQueen, Slutina). May 24 at 18:30: Pezsgő & Buborék (Sparkling Wine & Bubbles) late‑night talk with Judit Péterfi hosting György Bánki, Zsófi Tarján, and Péter Juhász.
Late May surges on: Dynamite Dudes free show May 26; May 28 drag Thursday with Daniella, Mia Szösz, and Tinez; May 29 NER Wife returns, plus a 22:30 tribute night “The Hungarian Tina Turner” by Zita Feyér. May 30 at 15:00: Isteni végjáték – Egy este a Mindenhatóval (Divine Endgame – An Evening with the Almighty), comedy with English subtitles starring Róbert Alföldi, Tamás Ivanics, and Máté Kovács/Ádám Varga, followed May 30 at 23:00 by a marquee drag lineup: Adriana Max, Angéla, Tinez, and Venus La Perla.
June Run
June lights up with Space Cadet & Friends (June 4, 19:00), Márton Agócs’s author night in the Vörös Neon Live Music series (June 5, 20:00), and rolling Saturdays of SZOMBAT ESTI CABARET SHOW – We Are the World (June 6, 20, 27). Free Karaoke Shows pepper the calendar (June 6, 11, 13, 18, 20, 25, 26, 27), often dovetailing with Drag Queen Hungary All Stars just before midnight.
Don’t miss: Queen’s Night Pride Special—an all‑female and LGBTQIA+ comedy fest (June 11, 20:00); StandOut’s Comedy Open Mic in English (June 15, 20:00); A zene ünnepe (Fête de la Musique) on June 21 at 15:00; and multiple stagings of Isteni végjáték – Egy este a Mindenhatóval on June 26 (19:00) and June 28 (19:00). Comedy favorite Hogyan legyünk NER‑feleség? (How to Be a NER Wife) pops back in on June 13 and 25 at 19:00.
