Veresegyház becomes Pest County’s open-air culture capital this summer as Mézesvölgyi Nyár 2026 runs from June through August at Búcsú tér, 2112 Veresegyház. The outdoor festival blends smash-hit theater, concerts, and family shows, promising warm-night goosebumps and singalongs across generations. Expect everything from roaring rock opera and cult comedies to fresh musical revivals and a West End-powered thriller, all anchored by heavyweight performers and high-spec staging.
Blues to rock anthems: Charlie opens the season
2026.06.21. — The unmistakable giant of Hungarian pop, Horváth Charlie, kicks off the season with that gravelly blues, swaggering jazz, and straight-up Hungarian rock energy that turns summer darkness into sparks. Lifers will get their fix of eternal crowd-pleasers from Jég dupla jéggel to Nézz az ég felé—the kind of tunes entire generations still belt back to the stage.
Sex farce in a storm: Francia rúdugrás (18+)
2026.06.24. — Mohácsi István’s Francia rúdugrás ignites a lightning-struck night where three women and three men remix the meaning of a sextet. Roles shift, chemistry interferes, and a know-it-all sex therapist arrives to stir the pot until misunderstandings topple like dominoes. It’s daring, messy, and very human.
High-society chaos: Pletykafészek
2026.07.03. — Neil Simon’s Pletykafészek (Rumors) is a two-act farce where the audience relaxes and watches gossip race ahead of logic. The upper crust tie themselves in embarrassing knots, and you get to enjoy every twist.
Rock opera fireworks: István, a király
2026.07.04. — The monumental arena-style concert of Hungary’s most successful rock opera lands with star vocalists, the Crescendo Music Orchestra, and a wall of cutting-edge lighting, visuals, animation, and pyrotechnics. Think moving set elements, thunderous choruses, and a jubilee-scale spectacle under the night sky.
A classic, toughened: A Pál utcai fiúk
2026.07.07. and 2026.07.08. — Dés László, Geszti Péter, and Grecsó Krisztián push Molnár’s classic into sharper relief by framing it as a clash of young adults. Today’s sounds, gritty stakes, and the cast’s musical-rhythmic creativity amplify the original’s catharsis. The two-night run blends acoustic objects, wit, and youthful force.
Heart of the jungle
2026.07.12. — A dzsungel könyve (The Jungle Book) brings Maugli’s coming-of-age tale to life with a balm for kids and kindred adults: friendship, love, and the pulse of the canopy. It skips cynicism and goes straight for the heart.
Laughing through change: Menopauza
2026.07.15. — Jeanie Linders’ Menopause The Musical gets loud, honest, and hilariously frank about the phase everyone tiptoes around. Expect solidarity and sass in equal measure.
Rap, funk, pop: Geszti Péter live
2026.07.19. — The high-voltage frontman detonates a career-spanning set: stadium-shaking Rapülők dance hits, Jazz+Az funk, Gringó Sztár and Létvágy pop treats. Live band, big visuals, humor, and lyrics that cut clean.
World premiere buzz: Csengetett, Mylord?
2026.07.21. and 2026.07.22. — The beloved TV characters step off the screen and onto the Mézesvölgyi Open-Air Stage (Mézesvölgyi Szabadtéri Színpad) for a two-night world premiere. Nostalgia meets fresh stage wit in a summer-evening crowd-pleaser.
When the guest won’t leave: Rém rendes vendég
2026.07.26. — Steven Moffat’s two-act comedy pulls the velvet rug from under an impeccably polite English couple after they befriend a widowed American on a cruise. Then Elsa rings the bell. Google-fueled dread, nosy neighbor, police sergeant, teen kids, and escalating panic—fresh from the West End to a Hungarian stage with whiplash-timing laughs.
Fur salon free-for-all
2026.07.28. — Ne most, drágám! (Not Now, Darling) sends love triangles, mink coats, flying garments, and glorious madness ricocheting through London’s classiest fur boutique. Sheer farce, zero apologies.
All swing, no brakes: Amerikai komédia
2026.07.31. — Based on Károly Aszlányi’s 1930s play, this swing musical features a libretto and lyrics by Lőrinczy Attila and music by Artisjus- and Fonogram-winning Bársony Bálint. Directed by Peller Károly, it’s brisk, witty, and crammed with toe-tapping swagger.
Pál Szécsi under the stars
2026.08.01. — Csak egy tánc volt salutes Pál Szécsi’s timeless songbook with Zoltán Miller, Dénes Pál, Attila Serbán, and Sándor Nagy. Those melodies still move in for good.
Poirot retires—then the bodies drop
2026.08.05. — Az Ackroyd gyilkosság (The Murder of Roger Ackroyd) adapts Agatha Christie’s classic: Hercule Poirot retires to King’s Abbot for peace, then stumbles into two confounding deaths. Artúr Kálid stars as Poirot, with P. Szilveszter Szabó as Dr. James Sheppard, in a crisp, cunning thriller.
Italian sunshine, Hungarian humor
2026.08.07. — Anconai szerelmesek (Lovers of Ancona) has ruled Hungarian stages for two decades, marrying Italian marketplace comedy, homegrown gags, and 1970s Italian hits into irresistible musical farce.
Quimby takes the field
2026.08.08. — Quimby’s one-of-a-kind sound and iconic tracks turn the festival’s headline concert into a can’t-miss summer night. Big atmosphere, bigger singalongs.
Back to the lake: Anconai szerelmesek a Balatonon
2026.08.11. — Twenty years pass on paper, not in hearts. The Ancona crew hits Hungary in the heady summer of 1989 chasing roots, new-old loves, and a little peace, buoyed by Békés’s SZOT resort and a soundtrack of Azzurro, Bella Ciao, and Sono l’italiano.
One life, many roles
2026.08.15. — Egy életem: a biographical stand-up evening with Imre Csuja. Childhood stories, early career chaos, doing four shows in a day, wisdom from masters, meeting his wife four decades back, plus behind-the-scenes secrets from Glass Tiger (Üvegtigris) and A Kind of America (Valami Amerika).
Cleanliness vs. glorious mess
2026.08.18. — Túl a Maszat-hegyen sends Muhi Andris to rescue friends from the realm of smudges, dusters, and ruthless neat freaks. A color-splashed musical adventure for kids and the kid-hearted, where even vacuum cleaners choose sides.
The hills are alive
2026.08.22. — The Sound of Music (A muzsika hangja) brings 1930s Austria to Veresegyház: a novice becomes governess to a naval captain’s seven children, filling the house with music and love before history’s storm forces a midnight escape. A stirring family choice with rich emotion and evergreen songs.
Neoton-fueled summer camp
2026.08.26. — Szép nyári nap drops into a 1970s builders’ camp near the Yugoslav border. Ironic, warm, and youth-led, it rides Neoton’s party-proof hits—the ABBA-level national treasures that still rule any decent house party.
Ghosts in the attic, hearts on sleeves
2026.08.28. — A Padlás (The Attic), the half-fairytale, half-musical for ages 9–99, unfolds in a mysterious attic where spirits and mortals collide over friendship, faith, and the power of dreams. Two acts of wonder and warmth.
Operetta, rewoven
2026.08.29. — Nem rongyos élet – újravarrva reunites drama giants and operetta stars for a gala that insists Hungarian operetta belongs to everyone. New faces, old favorites, and a waltz into collective memory.
The organizers reserve the right to change dates and programs.
