The Mézesvölgyi Summer 2026 takes over Veresegyház from June to August, bringing Pest County’s biggest open-air multidisciplinary festival to Búcsú Square (Búcsú tér). Expect hit plays, top-tier actors, crowd-pleasing concerts, and family shows that make summer nights feel bigger, louder, and brighter for every generation.
Where and when
– Location: 2112 Veresegyház, Búcsú Square (Búcsú tér)
– Season: June–August 2026
– Food, drink, and nearby stays are available, making it easy to turn a show into a full evening out.
June highlights
June 21: Charlie in concert. Hungarian pop’s unmistakable giant, Charlie (Horváth Charlie), folds smoky blues, swaggering jazz, and classic Hungarian rock into one living, breathing night. Anthems like On the Rocks (Jég dupla jéggel) and Look to the Sky (Nézz az ég felé) rise with the summer air as generations sing along.
June 24: István Mohácsi’s Pole Vaulting (Francia rúdugrás) (18+). Three women, three men: a sextet with constantly shifting roles on a stormy night. It’s all clear—until chemistry and a know-it-all sex psychologist derail everything. After a cascade of misunderstandings, the hope is that chaos cools into clarity.
Comedy and classic hits in July
July 3: Neil Simon’s Rumors (Pletykafészek), a two-act farce where the audience leans back and follows gossip ricocheting through high society as its elite tumble into trouble.
July 4: Stephen, the King (István, a király) in concert. Hungary’s most successful rock opera returns in a monumental anniversary production with star singers, the Crescendo Music Orchestra, cutting-edge lighting, visuals and animation, moving set pieces, and bold pyrotechnics.
Youth, rhythm and heart
July 7–8: László Dés – Péter Geszti – Krisztián Grecsó: The Paul Street Boys (A Pál utcai fiúk). The classic bursts to life as conflicts among young people sharpen the drama with contemporary sounds and lyrics. Objects become instruments, actors tap into rhythmic invention, and youthful energy and humor channel the original’s cathartic punch. July 8 returns as a two-act musical version.
July 12: The Jungle Book (A dzsungel könyve). Mowgli chases courage, love, and a chosen family beneath thick canopies in a timeless, heart-squeezing, heartwarming tale for kids and the kids-at-heart.
Music with bite
July 15: Jeanie Linders’ Menopause The Musical (Menopauza). The change of life—loud, honest, riotously funny. No whispering, just hit songs, sharp truths, and big laughs.
July 19: Péter Geszti live. Feel-good frontman energy with Rapülők dance bangers, Jazz+Az funk, Gringó Sztár flavors, and Létvágy pop treats. Live band, glossy staging, humor, and candid lyrics seal the deal.
TV favorites and West End buzz
July 21–22: You Rang, M’Lord? (Csengetett, Mylord?) world premiere. Beloved TV characters take the stage in Veresegyház for a summer-night nostalgia trip that plays like a living sitcom in the open air.
July 26: Steven Moffat’s The Unfriend (Rém rendes vendég), a two-act comedy. A polite English couple befriend a widowed American on a cruise, swap addresses and—shock—she actually visits. After reading chilling online tidbits, panic meets politeness, teens, a nosy neighbor, and a meddling sergeant. Fresh off a London West End success, the chaos lands in Hungary with a bang.
Farce, swing and silver-screen vibes
July 28: Not Now, Darling! (Ne most, Drágám!). Love triangles, mink coats, scantily clad exits, flying garments—pure pandemonium in London’s poshest fur salon.
July 31: American Comedy (Amerikai komédia), a swing musical based on Károly Aszlányi’s 1930s play. Libretto and lyrics by Attila Lőrinczy, music by Bálint Bársony (Artisjus and Fonogram award-winner), directed by Károly Peller. Expect snap, swing, and joy from start to finish.
August anthems and mysteries
August 1: It Was Just a Dance (Csak egy tánc volt) – Pál Szécsi’s greatest hits. Timeless melodies under the stars, with Zoltán Miller, Dénes Pál, Attila Serbán, and Sándor Nagy celebrating a pop legend’s glow.
August 5: The Murder of Roger Ackroyd (Az Ackroyd gyilkosság). Hercule Poirot retires to King’s Abbot—and two inexplicable deaths follow. Artúr Kálid steps in as Poirot, with P. Szilveszter Szabó as Dr. James Sheppard in Agatha Christie’s needle-sharp classic.
August 7: Lovers of Ancona (Anconai szerelmesek). A two-decade crowd favorite fusing Italian fairground comedy, unmistakably Hungarian humor, and ’70s Italian hits.
August 8: Quimby in concert. One of the season’s marquee nights: singular sound, iconic songs, and that irreplaceable outdoor charge.
Sequel summers, stories and sparkle
August 11: Lovers of Ancona at Lake Balaton (Anconai szerelmesek a Balatonon). Twenty years later—new waistlines, gray hairs, teenage kids—our Italian crew chases roots and romance at Hungary’s lakefront, with the SZOT resort’s Comrade Békés steering the fun. Cue Azzurro, Bella Ciao, and Sono l’italiano.
August 15: One Life (Egy életem), biographical stand-up with Imre Csuja. From childhood direction by his mother to quadruple-show days, lessons from old masters, meeting his wife over 40 years ago, and film lore from Glass Tiger (Üvegtigris) to A Kind of America (Valami Amerika). Candid, warm, funny.
August 18: Beyond Smudge Hill? (Túl a Maszat-hegyen?), a comedy-musical where grime is order and tidying is chaos. Andris Muhi ventures to save friends from blotches, dusters, and terrifying neat freaks. Play, imagination, and laughter lead the charge—while even vacuums pick sides.
Finale with Broadway glow
August 22: The Sound of Music (A muzsika hangja). A spirited novice becomes governess to seven children of a stern naval captain in the 1930s. Music blossoms, love stirs, and history intrudes, sending the family on the run. Big feelings, bigger melodies—perfect for every age.
August 26: Beautiful Summer Day – Neoton musical (Szép nyári nap). Late-’70s youth “volunteering” at a work camp near the Yugoslav border, stitched with irony, heart, and Neoton hits that still fuel house parties like ABBA’s do.
August 28: The Attic (A Padlás), half fairy tale, half musical in two acts for ages 9–99. In a mysterious attic, spirits and humans cross paths to talk friendship, faith, and the force of dreams.
August 29: Not a Ragged Life – Restitched (Nem rongyos élet – újravarrva), an operetta gala. After last year’s promise, the festival doubles down as drama titans and operetta stars reunite to prove the genre is for everyone.
Organizers reserve the right to change dates and programs.
