Pest County’s biggest open-air arts festival, Mézesvölgyi Summer (Mézesvölgyi Nyár), turns Veresegyház into a summer-long stage from June to August 2026. Hit plays, blockbuster concerts, and family shows line up under the stars at Búcsú Square (Búcsú tér), promising quality entertainment for every age. The mix is broad: theater across genres, major music nights, kid-friendly hits, and crowd-pleasing comedies that sell out for a reason. It’s the place to drop into a deck chair, soak up the evening breeze, and let the fireworks of acting, music, and light take over.
Charlie kicks off with smoky blues and big hits
On June 21, Charlie (Horváth Charlie), the unmistakable giant of Hungarian pop, jazz, and blues, floods the stage with a voice that could sand oak. Expect the smoky side of blues, some swaggering jazz, and pure Hungarian rock, plus the anthems everyone belts out: from Jég dupla jéggel to Nézz az ég felé. A golden-hour singalong with grit and glow.
Farce, sex, and role swaps on a stormy night
June 24 brings István Mohácsi’s The French Pole Vault (Francia rúdugrás) (18+). Three women, three men: a sextet where roles flip in a whirlwind night. At first, it’s clear who’s with whom—until chemistry meddles, and so does a pedantic sex psychologist. Hope hangs on misunderstandings resolving into something like happy endings, after a rush of sparkling, saucy chaos.
Neil Simon’s high-society mess
On July 3, Rumors (Pletykafészek) lands with two acts of pure Neil Simon. Sit back and follow the ricocheting rumors as the upper crust tie themselves in knots. The more the characters scramble, the more the audience howls.
“Stephen, the King” (István, a király) goes monumental
July 4 brings a titanic concert staging of the most successful Hungarian rock opera, Stephen, the King (István, a király). A jubilee tour with star vocalist-actors, the Crescendo Music Orchestra, and top-of-the-line lighting, visuals, and animation. Expect moving set pieces and pyrotechnics to match the score’s sweep.
The Paul Street Boys, twice as urgent
On July 7 and 8, László Dés – Péter Geszti – Krisztián Grecsó’s The Paul Street Boys (A Pál utcai fiúk) reframes the classic: not children, but young adults collide. The drama hits harder; modern-sounding music and lyrics turn up the heat. Acoustic objects, the actors’ rhythmic inventiveness, the force and humor of youth, and the original’s catharsis drive it home. July 8 returns as a two-part musical play to keep the fire burning.
The Jungle Book for every heart
July 12 unfurls The Jungle Book (A dzsungel könyve). Mowgli, the boy who stands up to his enemies, searches for happiness under dense canopies with his found family. It’s a must: heart-tugging and heartwarming, for kids and the kidlike alike.
Menopause rocks out, loudly and honestly
July 15, Jeanie Linders’ Menopause The Musical turns the hush-hush life change into a laugh-out-loud musical confessional. It’s loud, candid, and ferociously funny—the way it should be.
Geszti turns up the positive charge
On July 19, Péter Geszti fires off Rapülők stadium bangers, Jazz+Az funk, Gringó Sztár, and Létvágy pop sweets, live and lush, with sharp visuals, humor, and straight-talking lyrics. An energy shot for midsummer nights.
World premiere: You Rang, M’Lord? (Csengetett, Mylord?)
July 21 and 22 mark a world premiere at the Mézesvölgyi Open-Air Stage (Mézesvölgyi Szabadtéri Színpad): You Rang, M’Lord? (Csengetett, Mylord?). The beloved TV characters hit the boards in Veresegyház for two nights of nostalgia and farce. A don’t-miss for fans who want their upstairs-downstairs comedy al fresco.
Steven Moffat’s The Unfriend (Rém rendes vendég)
July 26 serves Steven Moffat’s two-part comedy. Peter and Debbie, the politest British couple, befriend an American widow, Elsa, on a cruise. They swap addresses—they all say they’ll visit; they never do. Except this time, Elsa rings the doorbell. After what the couple have read about her online, panic sets in. They don’t want to let her near their teens—yet don’t want to be rude. An interfering neighbor and a police sergeant stir the pot. Fresh from a West End hit, the Budapest Játékszín production brings the frightfully nice guest to Veresegyház.
Farce in fur and undress
On July 28, Not Now, Darling (Ne most, Drágám!) blitzes through love triangles, mink coats, scantily clad ladies, and garments flying out the window in London’s poshest fur salon. Total, gleeful mayhem—designed for 100 percent carefree fun.
American comedy with a swing
July 31, American Comedy – A Swing Musical (Amerikai komédia – szving musical), adapted from Károly Aszlányi’s 1930s play. Libretto and lyrics by Attila Lőrinczy, music by Artisjus- and Fonogram-winning Bálint Bársony, directed by Károly Peller. It’s wall-to-wall humor, momentum, and swing, fit for all ages.
Pál Szécsi’s evergreen glow
August 1, It Was Just a Dance (Csak egy tánc volt) salutes Pál Szécsi’s timeless catalog under the stars. Performers: Zoltán Miller, Dénes Pál, Attila Serbán, and Sándor Nagy. Some songs never age; some voices take up residence in your heart forever.
Poirot retires—almost
August 5, The Murder of Roger Ackroyd (Az Ackroyd gyilkosság) brings Agatha Christie’s classic mystery. Hercule Poirot retires to sleepy King’s Abbot; two inexplicable deaths snap the village awake. Artúr Kálid is Poirot, P. Szilveszter Szabó is Dr. James Sheppard. The little grey cells get their workout.
Italian love, Hungarian humor
On August 7, Lovers of Ancona (Anconai szerelmesek) blends Italian marketplace comedy with Hungarian wit and the most-loved Italian hits of the 1970s. Twenty years on, it remains one of Hungary’s most performed comedies. August 11’s sequel, Lovers of Ancona on Lake Balaton (Anconai szerelmesek a Balatonon), skips forward to 1989: the gang heads to Hungary, chasing roots, old-new love, and happiness, with help from Békés, the boss at a Balaton SZOT resort. Bel canto rolls: Azzurro, Bella Ciao, Sono l’italiano.
Quimby electrifies the lawn
August 8, Quimby headlines one of the festival’s signature nights. Expect a singular sound, iconic songs, and a field of swaying fans. If you’re chasing that Veresegyház summer feeling, this is the pulse point.
Imre Csuja’s life, unfiltered
On August 15, One Life (Egy életem) is a biographical stand-up with Imre Csuja. He talks modestly, wittily, and warmly about a mother who directed his childhood, early years onstage, playing four shows in a day, lessons from greats, and meeting his wife more than 40 years ago. Expect behind-the-scenes gems from Glass Tiger (Üvegtigris) and A Kind of America (Valami Amerika).
A musical for messy heroes
August 18 opens Beyond Smudge Mountain (Túl a Maszat-hegyen). A world where smudges are order and tidying is chaos. Andris Muhi sets out to rescue friends from the land of splats, dusters, and ferocious neat freaks. Bright, magical, and earworm-laced for kids and grown-ups, where play, imagination, and laughter lead—and even vacuums switch sides.
The Sound of Music, family-first
August 22, The Sound of Music (A muzsika hangja) brings 1930s Austria to life. Maria, raised in a convent, becomes governess to a naval captain’s seven children. Joy and song fill the house until history crashes in and the family must flee the Nazi takeover. It’s heart, melody, and history in one—perfect for a multigenerational night out.
Neoton-fueled summer camp nostalgia
On August 26, A Beautiful Summer Day – The Neoton Musical (Szép nyári nap – Neoton musical) heads to the 1970s, at a youth work camp near the Yugoslav border—a key plot point. Irony, humor, and Neoton songs that still ignite any decent house party, beloved across ages. Decades after the regime change, we can laugh at our past with clear eyes and full volume.
Haunting, hopeful, unforgettable
August 28, The Attic – Half Tale, Half Musical (A Padlás – félig mese félig musical) (ages 9–99) turns a mysterious attic into a crossroads for people and ghosts. It’s about friendship, faith, and the power of dreams, with music and humor bridging generations.
Operetta, boldly restitched
On August 29, Not a Ragged Life – Restitched (Nem rongyos élet – újravarrva) returns after last year’s promise to top itself. Theater greats and operetta stars reunite to prove that Hungarian operetta—now a national treasure—belongs to everyone. New faces, old favorites, and a csárdás that won’t quit.
