The open-air Mézesvölgyi Summer in Veresegyház returns from June through August 2026 as Pest County’s biggest multi-arts outdoor festival, promising hit shows, top-tier actors, and a packed lineup of theater, concerts, and family programs. Across genres and generations, it serves up an easygoing, high-quality cultural fix under the stars at Búcsú tér, 2112 Veresegyház.
Where and when
From June 21 to August 29, Veresegyház becomes a nightly stage for drama, comedy, musicals, and headlining gigs. The site also offers practical add-ons like accommodation, food and drink options, and on-site info services so you can settle in and stay late.
Charlie opens with smoke and soul
June 21: Horváth Charlie, the unmistakable giant of Hungarian pop, blues, and jazz, launches the season. Expect a smoky-voiced tour through timeless anthems from Jég dupla jéggel to Nézz az ég felé, riding the warm magic of Veresegyház evenings where generations sing along.
Switching partners at lightning speed
June 24: István Mohácsi’s Francia rúdugrás (18+) tangles three women and three men in a stormy-night sex-tet. Roles keep swapping, chemistry flares, a pedantic sex psychologist meddles, and after storms of misunderstanding, there’s hope it all lands right side up.
Neil Simon’s rumor mill
July 3: Neil Simon’s Rumors (Pletykafészek) spins a two-act farce around the upper crust in hot water. Sit back, trace the path of gossip, and enjoy the chaos as whispers become wildfire.
Rock-opera grandeur, fireworks and all
July 4: Stephen, the King (István, a király) arrives as a monumental concert version of Hungary’s most successful rock opera. Star vocalists, the Crescendo Music Orchestra, cutting-edge lighting, visuals and animation, moving set pieces, and pyrotechnics power a full-blast anniversary spectacle.
New voices for a classic street war
July 7–8: The Paul Street Boys (A Pál utcai fiúk) arrives in two stagings, reframing the classic not with children but young adults. The conflicts bite harder, the modern songs and lyrics punch through, and the show leans on acoustic object soundscapes, performers’ rhythmic invention, youthful energy and humor, and the original’s cathartic finish.
Into the jungle with a full heart
July 12: The Jungle Book (A dzsungel könyve) follows Mowgli, the human child who battles enemies and searches for happiness among thick leaves. It’s a heart-squeezing, heartwarming must for kids and the young at heart.
Menopause, out loud and laughing
July 15: Jeanie Linders’ global hit Menopause the Musical belts out the big change honestly and hilariously. No whispering—just full-throated comedy and catharsis.
Geszti’s pop multiverse
July 19: Péter Geszti detonates a summer set stuffed with stadium-shaking Rapülők dance bangers, Jazz+Az funk swerves, Gringó Sztár flourishes, and Létvágy pop delicacies—live, slick, and spiked with humor and frank lyrics.
Beloved TV downstairs, live onstage
July 21–22: You Rang, M’Lord? (Csengetett, Mylord?) takes a world-premiere bow on the Mézesvölgyi stage. The cult TV characters come to life for a summer night that aims squarely at nostalgia and big laughs.
A very polite nightmare guest
July 26: Steven Moffat’s The Unfriend (Rém Rendes Vendég) arrives straight off the West End. Peter and Debbie befriend an American widow, Elsa, on a cruise. They exchange addresses—what could go wrong? After reading alarming things online, panic sets in. Toss in a nosy neighbor, a police sergeant, and two teenagers, and the doorbell rings on a riotous, uneasy welcome.
Love triangles in fur trim
July 28: Not Now, Darling! (Ne most, Drágám!) unleashes fur coats, scantily clad surprises, underwear flying out the window, and full-tilt bedlam in London’s poshest fur salon, engineered for guilt-free giggles.
Swing to the thirties
July 31: American Comedy (Amerikai komédia), a swing musical based on Károly Aszlányi’s 1930s piece, fizzes with humor and energy from start to finish. Libretto and lyrics by Attila Lőrinczy, music by Artisjus and Fonogram winner Bálint Bársony, directed by Károly Peller: a breezy, family-friendly joyride in syncopation.
Szécsi Pál under the stars
August 1: It Was Only One Dance (Csak egy tánc volt) revives evergreen pop gems by Hungarian icon Pál Szécsi. Voices: Zoltán Miller, Dénes Pál, Attila Serbán, and Sándor Nagy lead a night of pure melody and glow.
Poirot retires—then the bodies fall
August 5: The Murder of Roger Ackroyd (Az Ackroyd gyilkosság) puts Hercule Poirot into quiet retirement in King’s Abbott—until two inexplicable deaths shatter the calm. Artúr Kálid stars as Poirot; P. Szilveszter Szabó as Dr. James Sheppard in this Agatha Christie nail-biter.
Italian sunshine, Hungarian humor
August 7: The Lovers of Ancona (Anconai szerelmesek) blends Italian fairground comedy with classic Hungarian wit and 1970s Italian hits. Twenty years on, it’s still one of the most-played comedies in the country.
Quimby’s sonic world
August 8: Quimby headlines a marquee music night, delivering that singular sound and iconic tracks for a signature open-air high.
Back to the Balaton
August 11: The Lovers of Ancona at Lake Balaton (Anconai szerelmesek a Balatonon) jumps two decades and relocates to Hungary in the warm summer of 1989. Old loves, new roots, pot bellies, silvering hair, and a chorus of bel canto—Azzurro, Bella Ciao, Sono l’italiano—while a SZOT resort manager named Békés keeps the plot spinning.
Csuja Imre, life in close-up
August 15: One Life (Egy életem) is a biographical stand-up with Imre Csuja—modest, funny, and heartwarming. Childhood tales, early stage days, four shows in a single day, lessons from theater elders, meeting his wife 40+ years ago, and film lore from Glass Tiger (Üvegtigris) and A Kind of America (Valami Amerika).
Where dust rules and vacuums rebel
August 18: Beyond Smudge Hill (Túl a Maszat-hegyen) flips the world order: mess is law, cleaning is chaos. Muhi Andris sets out to rescue friends from the realm of smudges, dusters, and fearsome neat freaks. A sparkling musical journey for all ages—where even vacuums don’t always take the right side.
Do-re-mi on the run
August 22: The Sound of Music (A muzsika hangja) brings Maria from a convent to a widowed naval captain’s bustling home of seven children. Joy, music, and song flood the house—until the storm of history forces the family to flee. Catchy tunes, real feeling, and a resonant historical frame make it a cross-generational favorite.
Neoton nostalgia, summer-bright
August 26: Lovely Summer Day (Szép nyári nap) drops into a 1970s youth work camp near the Yugoslav border. Irony, humor, “voluntary” labor, and the Neoton hits that still power every good house party—ABBA-level ubiquity, Hungarian style. Decades after the regime change, laughing at the past comes easy.
Ghosts in the attic, hearts on sleeves
August 28: The Attic (A Padlás), half fairy tale, half musical in two acts for ages 9–99, gathers spirits and mortals in a mysterious garret to talk friendship, faith, and the force of dreams. Music, humor, and tender moments enchant the whole family.
Operetta, re-tailored and all-in
August 29: Not a Ragged Life – Re-stitched (Nem rongyos élet – újravarrva) returns after last year’s smash, reuniting the giants of straight theater with the stars of operetta. New faces, old favorites, and a lively case for why Hungarian operetta belongs to everyone.
