Veresegyház turns into a summer-long open-air stage again as Mézesvölgyi Nyár returns from June to August 2026 at Búcsú tér. Pest County’s biggest cross-arts festival packs the season with hit plays, star-studded casts, concerts, and family shows, tailored for sultry evenings and full houses. The organizers promise a genre-hopping lineup: comedy, drama, musicals, crime, and cult favorites—plus a few playful wildcards. 2112 Veresegyház, Búcsú tér is where the lights go up and the crowd leans in.
June Kickoff: Charlie’s Iconic Gravel
2026.06.21. — Charlie concert. The titan of Hungarian pop-rock, Horváth Charlie, brings his unmistakable voice and smoky swagger to the festival stage. Expect a trip through blues, jazz, and straight-up Hungarian rock, tailor-made for Veresegyház’s warm evenings. Timeless anthems will rise—Jég dupla jéggel and Nézz az ég felé among them—the kind everyone belts out together, generation after generation.
July Opens With Farce and Fierce Classics
2026.07.03. — Neil Simon: Pletykafészek (Rumors) — a two-part farce. Sit back and enjoy the ricochet of rumors as members of the upper crust sink into spectacular trouble. Doors slam, stories twist, and the high-society sheen gets gloriously scuffed.
2026.07.07. — László Dés – Péter Geszti – Krisztián Grecsó: A Pál utcai fiúk (The Paul Street Boys). The classic is reframed: not children, but young adults collide in sharply drawn conflicts. The drama hits harder, powered by contemporary sounds and lyrics. The production leans on acoustic textures, the cast’s musical-rhythmic inventiveness, youthful energy and humor, and the original’s cathartic force.
2026.07.08. — A Pál utcai fiúk — musical in two parts. The companion staging stays with the tougher stakes and modern musical edge, once again letting the tangible world sing: props, bodies, rhythms, and voices fuse into that same, stirring message.
Family Heartbeat and Unfiltered Humor
2026.07.12. — A dzsungel könyve (The Jungle Book). Mowgli, the boy among beasts, stares down fear and chases happiness for his new family beneath thick canopies. A can’t-miss story—heart-clenching, heartwarming—about friendship and love for kids and the young at heart alike.
2026.07.15. — Jeanie Linders: Menopauza (Menopause The Musical). That certain season of life arrives for every woman; some hide it, others laugh it off. Linders’ global hit says it out loud—honest, raucous, and hilariously relatable. Expect confessions, punchlines, and solidarity set to catchy tunes.
Pop Energy and a World Premiere
2026.07.19. — Péter Geszti concert. The frontman of positivity fires up stadium-shaking Rapülők dance bangers, Jazz+Az funk flair, Gringó Sztár cuts, and Létvágy pop delicacies. It’s live, high-gloss stagecraft with plenty of humor and lyrics that say the quiet parts out loud.
2026.07.22. — Csengetett, Mylord? (You Rang, M’Lord?) — world premiere. In 1920s London, widowed Lord Meldrum shares a gilded life with his brother, mother-in-law, and two daughters, while below stairs a chef, valet, butler, and maid are just as vibrant as their masters. The TV cult favorite moves upstairs-downstairs to the stage, passions intact—be they for money or for skirts.
From West End Wit to Fur-Salon Chaos
2026.07.26. — Steven Moffat: Rém rendes vendég (The Unfriend) — two-part comedy. Polite English couple Peter and Debbie befriend an American widow, Elsa, on a cruise. Addresses exchanged, vague promises made—the visit that usually never happens… happens. After some alarming online reading, panic sets in. Let her in? Keep her away from the teens? Add a nosy neighbor and a sergeant, and the farce writes itself. Fresh off a London West End success, the “terribly nice guest” lands in Budapest’s Játékszín—and now in Veresegyház.
2026.07.28. — Ne most, drágám! (Not Now, Darling) — comedy. Love triangles, mink coats, scantily clad surprises, garments flying out the window, and total delirium. All of it inside London’s most elegant fur salon, strictly for unfiltered fun.
August: Crime, Bel Canto, and Big Feelings
2026.08.05. — Az Ackroyd-gyilkosság (The Murder of Roger Ackroyd) — crime. A classic puzzle unspools on stage, where every alibi frays and every clue points both ways.
2026.08.07. — Anconai szerelmesek (Lovers of Ancona) — musical comedy. For two decades, this has been among Hungary’s most-played comedies, blending Italian commedia dell’arte flair with homegrown humor and the 1970s’ most beloved Italian hits.
2026.08.11. — Anconai szerelmesek a Balatonon (Lovers of Ancona at Lake Balaton) — musical comedy. Twenty years pass—on paper only. In the summer of 1989, the Italian troupe descends on Hungary chasing roots, old-new loves, calm, and joy. The Balaton SZOT resort’s boss, Comrade Békés, helps deliver it all, while bel canto sails on: Azzurro, Bella Ciao, Sono l’italiano.
Life Stories, Whimsy, and a Grand Finale
2026.08.15. — Egy életem — a biographical stand-up evening with Imre Csuja. He tells his story the way audiences love him: modestly, wittily, warmly. From a mother who “directed” his childhood to early career days, performing four shows in one day, lessons from old masters, and meeting his wife over 40 years ago. Expect behind-the-scenes tales from Glass Tiger (Üvegtigris) and A Kind of America (Valami Amerika) too.
2026.08.18. — Túl a Maszat-hegyen? (Beyond Smudge Mountain?) — comedy. A playful title hints at whimsical adventures and a wink for fans of imaginative escapades.
2026.08.29. — Nem rongyos élet – újravarrva | operettgála (Not a Ragged Life – Restitched | Operetta Gala). Last year they promised; this year they overdeliver. Remember when drama giants and operetta stars tore up the csárdás together on this very stage? Expect the sequel to go bigger, brighter, and cheekier.
The organizers reserve the right to change dates and programs.
