Szentendre’s winding lanes and sunlit squares are just the start. The Danube-side city lines up a full year of concerts, comedy, theater, markets, and family shows in 2025–2026, with online tickets available and multiple dates for crowd-favorite events. From a mink coat-fueled farce to a world-famous wizarding exhibition, the calendar is stacked and the vibes are lively.
Don’t Dress for Dinner, Szentendre Style
Headliner of early 2026 is Ne most, drágám! (Not Now, Darling), the turbocharged British bedroom farce by John Chapman and Ray Cooney. Curtain time: Tuesday, January 13, 2026, 19:00 at Pest County Library (Pest Megyei Könyvtár). The action orbits lovers, mink coats, and scantily clad mishaps as a simple triangle explodes into nearly a dozen who’s-with-whom knots. The endlessly fibbing owners of a small fourth-floor fur salon juggle catastrophes as clothes multiply, then fly off; windows open, and an entire wardrobe seems to take flight. Where there’s a mink coat, someone really wants something—and usually the same something.
The play gleefully dissects testosterone’s effect on the brain: men fixate on the sacred goal, everything else wobbles, and chaos reigns. The authors give women equal comic footing—desires are no less direct, only more often objectified, while men still chase thrills out in the wild. Cast: Nagy Sándor (Gilbert Bodley), Csonka András (Arnold Crouch), Fésűs Nelly/Csáki Edina (Janie McMichael), Zorgel Enikő (Miss Tipdale), Molnár Gyöngyi (Maude Bodley), Pusztaszeri Kornél (Harry McMichael), Csáki Edina/Holczinger Szandra (Sue Lawson), Fejes Szandra/Miklós Kriszta (Mrs. Frencham), Venyige Sándor (Captain Frencham), Janik László (Mr. Lawson), Henczi Emma/Géczi Olívia (Miss Whittington). Sets by Bátonyi György, costumes by Molnár Szilvia, directed by Venyige Sándor.
Dates in Szentendre stack up across the season: 2026.01.05., 01.11., 01.13., 01.18., 01.30., 02.14., 02.26., 03.23., and 06.05.
January Highlights
– Tudományos Stand Up – Mérő László: A szavak ereje (The Power of Words). Tickets 6,590–8,290 HUF.
– Készítsünk sábáti gyertyatálcát (Let’s Make a Sabbath Candle Tray), at 2000 Szentendre, Patriarch Street (Pátriarka utca) 6.
– Szentendre New Year’s Concert – Orsi Kozma, György Oravecz, Hot Jazz Band.
– Ne most, drágám! (Not Now, Darling). Tickets 9,800 HUF.
– Amerikai komédia (American Comedy). Tickets 9,800 HUF.
– Antik- és lakossági bolhapiac (Antique and Community Flea Market). Multiple January dates.
– Túlzás – Litkai Gergely önálló estje, host: Fehér Boldizsár (Exaggeration – Gergely Litkai’s Solo Evening). Tickets 5,590–7,390 HUF.
February to March: Wizards, Masked Balls, and More
HARRY POTTER™: The world-famous exhibition lands in Szentendre from February 6 to May 1, turning the town into a magnet for Potterheads and curious Muggles alike. Expect immersive displays and a steady flow of fans.
On February 14, Vilmos Gryllus: Maszkabál (Masquerade) brings family-friendly music and play, tickets 4,000 HUF. The Antique and Community Flea Market returns February 15 for treasure hunters. Then February 26 features Mi bajunk lehet? – Ács Fruzsina and Szabó Balázs Máté’s joint evening, tickets 6,190–6,890 HUF.
March carries the flea market on the 15th and the 10th MusicMagic International Four-Hands and Two-Piano Competition and Course (ZeneVarázslat Nemzetközi Négykezes és Kétzongorás Verseny és Kurzus) from March 18 to 22. On March 23, a sold-out magnet: Hogyan törjük meg az örökölt családi mintákat? – Noémi Orvos-Tóth’s talk (How to Break Inherited Family Patterns), tickets 7,900–9,900 HUF.
Spring to Winter: Markets and Stand-Up
The Antique and Community Flea Market becomes a monthly ritual: April 19, May 17, June 21, August 16, September 20, October 18, November 15, December 20. If you love vinyl finds, porcelain oddities, and well-loved furniture with stories, block these Sundays.
Comedy fans, save June 5 for A digitális nindzsa – Péter Aranyosi’s solo evening (The Digital Ninja). Tickets 8,900 HUF.
Where to Stay: Szentendre Sleepover Picks
Right by the open-air museum, the Skanzen Hotel is the city’s largest complex and a straightforward base for festival weekends or extended stays. If adults-only calm is your thing, Bükkös Hotel**** & Spa, welcoming guests 13 and up, pairs wellness downtime with a city that keeps serving surprises outside the spa.
For Danube views and café warmth, a riverside pension and breakfast spot in the heart of Szentendre delivers aromatic coffee, a sunny terrace, and a painterly panorama for lazy mornings or weekend escapes.
Hikers should aim for Stone Hill (Kő-hegy), straddling the Szentendre–Pomáz boundary, dubbed the southeastern stronghold of the Visegrád Hills. The flat plateau’s Kő-hegyi Menedékház channels high-mountain hut vibes so convincingly you might forget the topo map says it’s only 367 m (1,204 ft). Alpine in spirit, accessible in practice.
Travelers collecting memories will find a year-round guesthouse with three double rooms (shower, WC, cable TV) and two apartments (two rooms, kitchen, dining room, bathroom with WC, cable TV) opening onto a garden terrace. Street parking and a gated on-site option are included—easy come, easy go.
Prefer central and quiet? Horváth Inn and Guesthouse (Horváth Fogadó és Panzió) sits in the historic old town at the foot of Dalmatian Hill (Szamárhegy), wrapped in green yet just a 5–10 minute walk to the city center. It’s the sweet spot between peace and proximity.
Plan It, Book It, Live It
With online tickets ready to click for Szentendre programs across 2025–2026, there’s no reason to miss the farce, the jazz, the wizardry, the stand-up, or the treasure-hunt markets. Pick your dates, reserve your seat, and leave room in your bag for flea-market finds—and maybe, just maybe, a flying mink coat.
