Vác is packing its calendar with culture, comedy, concerts, and festive vibes along the Danube Bend. Exhibitions, theater, film nights, festivals, foodie pop-ups, sports, and guaranteed and optional free-time programs keep the city buzzing all year. Bring comfy shoes: both Vác and its surroundings are made for exploration and hikes, inside and outside the city limits.
November: Comedy, Jazz, Cinema
November 25: Who Brings the Present? (Ki hozza az ajándékot) at Vác Danube Bend Theater (Váci Dunakanyar Színház) (about $5.50).
November 26: What Instruments Are There? – House of Hungarian Music (Magyar Zene Háza) at Madách Imre Cultural Center (Madách Imre Művelődési Központ), Theater Hall (about $5.50).
November 27: The Pass Compels – Life Is Different (A bér kötelez – Az élet máshogy van): Péter Janklovics’s solo night, Dumaszínház at Vác Danube Bend Theater ($18.70–$21.10).
November 28: Grow Up, Woman! Live! (NŐj fel live!) at Madách Imre Cultural Center ($13.70).
November 29: Vác Jazz Mirror (Váci Jazz Tükör) with Klára Hajdú & Milán Szakonyi at Madách ($6.90). Also: Traveling Cinema (Mozgó Mozi) with Zootopia 2, Passionate Women (Szenvedélyes nők), Predators: Death Planet (Predator: Halálbolygó) ($5.50–$24.70).
November 29–30: Advent Mini Train (Adventi Kisvonat) rolls into town.
November 30: Szilvia Faludi: Don’t Ask Who I Was (Ne kérdezd ki voltam) at Vác Danube Bend Theater ($6.90).
December: Advent Glow, Big Voices
December 6: Who Brings the Present? returns at Vác Danube Bend Theater ($5.50); St. Nicholas Day Bubble Concert (Mikulás napi Buborék koncert) at Madách ($5.50).
December 7: The Morning Star Shines (Felragyog a hajnalcsillag) at Vác Danube Bend Theater ($8.20); Adrien Szekeres – Advent Concert (Adventi koncert) at Madách ($24.70–$33.10); Advent Mini Train continues.
December 8: Krisztián Steigervald: “Not better, not worse, just different.” (Nem jobb, nem rosszabb, csak más.) at Madách ($13.40–$16.10).
December 13: Bálint Gájer – “Beautiful Christmas Awaits” (Szép Karácsony Vár) at Madách ($22.00); Christmas Show – Tini Dance Team & Nikolas Takács at Vác Danube Bend Theater ($11.00–$13.70). Advent Mini Train runs Dec 13–14.
December 17: Puente Gala at Madách, Theater Hall ($9.60); The Grinch Who Stole Christmas (Grincs, aki elrabolta a karácsonyt) at Vác Danube Bend Theater.
December 18: The Legend of the Girl with Pearly Hair – Omega Musical (Gyöngyhajú lány legendája – Omega musical) at Madách ($26.30–$32.30).
December 19: Nikola Tesla – Infinite Energy, Musical Show (Végtelen energia, Musicalshow) at Madách ($26.30–$32.30).
December 20: Cat Music (Macskazene) at Vác Danube Bend Theater ($21.10–$23.80). Advent Mini Train rides Dec 20–21.
December 27: Ray Cooney: Run for Your Wife (Páratlan páros) by Bánfalvy Studio (Bánfalvy Stúdió) at Madách ($21.10–$22.70).
New Year to Spring: Musicals, Classics, Kids
January 15, 2026: New Year – Best of Musicals Concert (Újévi – Best of musicals koncert) at Madách ($15.10–$17.80).
January 30: Anett Kormos – Women Have No Sense of Humor (A nőknek nincs humora) at Vác Danube Bend Theater ($16.10–$21.60).
January 31: We Got Ourselves a Man (Bepasiztunk) at Madách.
February 17: Mazsola and Tádé at Madách, Theater Hall ($7.40).
February 19: Magda Szabó: Abigail (Abigél) by Bánfalvy Studio at Madách, 2600 Vác, Dr. László Csányi Blvd. 63 (Dr. Csányi László krt. 63.) ($24.70–$26.30).
February 22: The Naked Truth / musical comedy (Meztelen igazság) at Madách ($21.10).
February 24: Funny Physics Show for Kids (Vicces Fizika Show gyerekeknek) at Madách ($3.30).
March 21: FREDDIE – Soul Diver: Inner Fire (Lélekbúvár: Belső tűz) at Madách ($27.60).
March 24: The Paul Street Boys (A Pál utcai fiúk) at Madách ($30.40).
May 9: A Kiss and Nothing More (Egy csók és más semmi) at Madách ($15.10–$17.80).
