Budapest’s downtown Vörös Neon is back all year with cabaret, comedy, theater, variety, drag shows, live music, and late-night parties designed for maximum mischief. The cultural hotspot at 1072 Budapest, Erzsébetváros, 1 Dob Street (Dob utca 1) welcomes anyone chasing high-energy nights where laughter, music, and dance are guaranteed. PRIDE2026 pass holders get 50% off select cabaret nights. Info and booking are available by phone and online.
July Highlights
July kicks off with Friday’s We Are the World cabaret and burlesque show, then a 22:30 Karaoke Show on 07.03. On 07.04, Gábor Zacher, M.D.: The Day of Addiction (Dr. Zacher Gábor: A függőség napja) sets a sharp tone before karaoke returns at 22:00 and the 23:45 2345 Drag Queen Hungary All Stars Special: INDEPENDENCE DAY featuring Adriana Max, Angéla, Slutina, and Wentrix Wielle. Free FIFA World Cup screenings start 07.05 at 22:00, then continue 07.07 and 07.09–07.19, including the semifinals (07.14, 07.15), third-place match (07.18, 23:00), and the final (07.19, 21:00).
Quiz lovers get The Great Budapest Quiz (A NAGY BUDAPEST-KVÍZ) with Bori Széplábi (Széplábi Bori) on 07.07 and Balaton Quiz (BALATON KVÍZ) on 07.21. Live music hits with Teddy Harpo on 07.07, KisBoros on 07.08, and the Dynamite Dudes Rockabilly Party Club on 07.14 and 07.28.
Drag, Comedy, and Cabaret
Recurring Saturday We Are the World cabaret and burlesque shows light up 07.11, 07.18, and 07.25. Drag reigns with 2345 Drag Queen Hungary All Stars: 07.11 (Mercy McQueen, Mia Szösz, Slutina, Venus La Perla), 07.18 (Angéla, Daniella, Mercy McQueen, Tinez), 07.25 (Adriana Max, Daniella, Venus La Perla, Wentrix Wielle). Thursday night brings Bonnie’s Drag Bingo Show (07.16) and Drag Queen Hungary Show with Adriana Max, Bonnie Andrews, and Venus La Perla (07.16, 22:30). Comedy lands with How to Be a NER Wife? (Hogyan legyünk NER-feleség?) on 07.09 and 07.24, plus Divine Endgame – An Evening with the Almighty (ISTENI VÉGJÁTÉK – Egy este a Mindenhatóval) on 07.30. New voices shine at Beginner’s Luck singing showcase (KEZDŐK SZERENCSÉJE ének-showcase) on 07.26 at 16:30. Karaoke rocks nearly every weeknight through 08.01.
