Budapest’s Városmajor Summer Festival is back from early summer through fall at the renovated, tree-shaded Városmajor Open-Air Stage in Buda’s Hegyvidék (District XII). More than seventy events—concerts, theater, premieres, kids’ programs, and film screenings—promise a heady cultural mix for loyal fans and first-timers alike. Venue: 1122 Budapest, District XII – Hegyvidék, Városmajor Open-Air Stage (Városmajori Szabadtéri Színpad). Organizers reserve the right to change dates and programs. Info and tickets: phone and links available via the festival site.
July Highlights
July 7: András Kepes: You’re Right (Igazad van). July 8: How to Steal a Million Back?—color, dubbed French comedy. July 9: BECK@GRECSÓ: Love, Comma, Peace (Szeretet, vessző, béke). July 11: My Heart Plays—Viki Lábas’s cross-arts night. July 13–14: Jimmy Perry, David Croft, Roy Gould, Penny Croft: You Rang, M’Lord? (Csengetett, MyLord?). July 15: Icons Rock Symphonic—15 female artists, 15 global hits. July 16: Anikó Csetényi – Gábor Presser: The Red Umbrella (A piros esernyő)—a musical fairy tale. July 19: Eszter Ráskó’s new stand-up. July 20: Agatha Christie – Gerald Verner: Towards Zero (Éjféltájt)—crime. July 21: László Mérő: Everyone Is Happy Differently (Mindenki másképp boldog).
Late July to August
July 24: Gábor Németh – Zsombor Aurél Biró: Give It Your All, or The Resting of Souls (Mindent bele, avagy a lelkek nyugalma). July 26: Budapest Klezmer Band concert. July 31: Zséda – Signo. Aug 4: One Life: Dóra Szinetár—bio stand-up. Aug 5: The Sári Fedák Case—The primadonna they tried to erase. Aug 6: Ferenc Szőnyi: TransCanada Ultra—documentary. Aug 7: Mariann Falusi: Beyond Operencia (Túl az Óperencián). Aug 11: Latinovits Theater of Budaörs (Budaörsi Latinovits Színház): The Carrot King (A Répakirály). Aug 14: Human Beasts—inside serial killers with Péter Doszpot and Gábor Antal. Aug 16: In Wine There Is Merriment Operetta Gala (Borban a vígasság)—guest star Marika Oszvald. Aug 17: Imre Csuja: One Life—bio stand-up. Aug 18: Marriage Matters—on why staying together matters. Aug 19: Lovasi: The Most Important Hungarian Words (A legfontosabb magyar szavak). Aug 21: The Divine Comedy (Isteni színjáték – Divina Commedia). Aug 22: Krisztián Nyáry: This Is How They Loved, 18+ (Így szerettek ők 18+). Aug 23: Judit Halász: Csiribiri.
September Encore
Sept 13: From Here We Just Roll—Tibor Bödőcs solo, opener Balázs Hajdú.
