Ismerős Arcok are back on the circuit in 2026 with a countrywide run of festival and open-air dates, plus a powerful dance-theater collaboration honoring the 70th anniversary of the 1956 Hungarian Revolution. The refreshed calendar keeps fans in the loop with times, venues, and ticket info as the band lines up summer nights by the water, midweek festival peaks, and a poignant autumn tour pairing live music with a story of flight, love, and return.
Summer nights start at the lake
The tour kicks off Friday, July 3 in Balatongyörök during National Week (Nemzeti Hét), set on the promenade by the pier. Show time is 21:00, ZIP code 8313. A lakeside summer open-air slot for a band built for anthems under the sky.
Small-town stages, big festival energy
On Saturday, July 4, they head northeast to Szendrő for City Day (Városnap), hitting the stage at 19:00, 3752 Szendrő. A week later, Saturday, July 11, they plug into Danube Festival (Dunamenti Fesztivál) in Gönyű at 21:00, 9071 Gönyű—river breeze, prime-time set.
From Băile Tușnad (Tusnádfürdő) to Debrecen: mid-July momentum
Tuesday, July 21 finds the band in Băile Tușnad (Tusnádfürdő) for the 35th Bálványos Summer Free University (Bálványosi Nyári Szabadegyetem), start time 20:00. The next night, Wednesday, July 22, they hit Debrecen’s Campus Festival (Campus Fesztivál) at 19:45 in the leafy Great Forest (Nagyerdő), 4000 Debrecen. Two nights, two cornerstones of the Central European summer.
Engines on: Bike Week Sirok
Thursday, July 23, Ismerős Arcok roar into Bike Week Sirok, taking the Main Stage at the motorcycle gathering. The address: 3332 Sirok, Kútvölgy, II. Rákóczi Ferenc Street (II. Rákóczi Ferenc utca) 26. Expect leather, chrome, and singalongs.
August open-air stretch
The late-summer swing starts Friday, August 14 in Balmazújváros for Castle Garden Evenings (Kastélykerti Esték) at 19:00 in the castle garden, 4060 Balmazújváros, Castle Garden (Kastélykert). On Wednesday, August 19 they climb above the factory lake in Bélapátfalva for a 21:15 start, at the clearing over Factory Lake (Gyári-tó), 3346 Bélapátfalva. National holiday eve, stars, and familiar choruses.
On Thursday, August 20—Hungary’s state holiday—they play Mezőkövesd at 20:00 for the August 20 event at Pebble Lake and Leisure Park (Kavicsos-tó és Szabadidőpark), 3400 Mezőkövesd. A peak-night crowd in a city that loves to fill a park.
Autumn turns to memory and movement
From October through December, Ismerős Arcok join “Home! House! Homeland!” (“Otthont! Házat! Hazát!”)—a dance-theater production commemorating the 70th anniversary of 1956. The narrative follows Attila Nyerges’s memories of October 1956, when, as a young boy, he fought alongside the “pesti srácok” (the boys of Pest) on the front lines of a rising revolution and war of independence. Amid the chaos, he falls in love with a revolutionary girl. His actions put him in danger, forcing him to flee the country and leave her behind to start anew abroad. Bearing the weight of that choice, he risks his freedom to return to Hungary in search of old friends and his love—by then, victims of the revolution. The piece asks: Did he choose life over death for the right reasons? Can he ever find happiness again—and forgive himself?
Told through dance by five performers, with spoken passages and Ismerős Arcok playing live, the show blends movement, memory, and music.
Dunajská Streda (Dunaszerdahely) opens the run
Friday, October 30, the production plays Csaplár Benedek Municipal Cultural Center (Csaplár Benedek Városi Művelődési Központ) in Dunajská Streda (Dunaszerdahely). Doors at 18:30. Tickets: 17–20 euros. Postal code 90042 Dunajská Streda (Dunaszerdahely). A borderland start for a story of crossing and return.
Paks: ticketed hometown gravity
Sunday, November 8, the show reaches the Dénes Csengey Cultural Center (Csengey Dénes Kulturális Központ) in Paks. Doors 18:30. Ticket price 8,000 HUF, approximately 21.78 USD. Address: 7030 Paks, Gagarin St. (Gagarin u.) 2. Expect a focused, seated audience and that collective hush before the first note.
Szeged’s riverside stage
Friday, November 20, the production moves to IH Event Center (IH Rendezvényközpont), Szeged. Doors at 18:30. Ticket tiers: 7,000–7,500–8,000 HUF, roughly 19.05–20.41–21.78 USD. Address: 6721 Szeged, Upper Tisza Bank (Felső Tisza-part) 2. A venue designed for clarity: every movement and line lands.
Sopron, Kaposvár, Tatabánya: closing the circle
Sunday, November 22, Sopron hosts “Home! House! Homeland!” (“Otthont! Házat! Hazát!”) at 9400 Sopron, Ady Endre Road (Ady Endre út) 10. The text returns to its core arcs—escape, love, and the search that never really ends—underscored by the band onstage.
Friday, November 27, Kaposvár brings the story to the K-Center (K-Központ), Kossuth Lajos St. (Kossuth Lajos u.) 1–9, 7400 Kaposvár. The five dancers carry the narrative, with spoken fragments marking history’s hard edges.
On Saturday, December 5, the tour concludes in Tatabánya at St. Barbara Square (Szent Borbála tér) 1, 2800 Tatabánya. The live score by Ismerős Arcok threads through the final scenes as the production asks its last questions out loud—of the character onstage and of everyone listening.
Stay connected, get in
The band’s schedule is updated as new dates drop. For info or queries, pages list direct phone contact options and a named contact, Zoltán Nagy (Nagy Zoltán). With multiple towns and venues, and set times ranging from early evening to late night, the 2026 run offers plenty of chances to catch Ismerős Arcok—roaring across festivals and quietly amplifying history in the theater.
