Budapest’s Vörös Neon is packing 2026 with the city’s most eclectic after-dark mix at 1072 Budapest, Erzsébetváros, Dob Street (Dob utca) 1. The downtown culture hub blends cabaret, comedy, theater, variety, drag, live music, and late-night parties into a nonstop calendar built for people who want to laugh, sing, and dance their way through the year. Expect English surtitles at key shows, free-entry nights sprinkled throughout, and a crowd that actually shows up to have fun.
May: Comedy with bite, queens in command
May 4, 19:00 – Tabuk nélkül with Iván Fenyő strips away niceties for brutally honest storytelling. May 5, 19:00 – Izmos nyelvű költők turns poetry into a music night. May 6, 19:00 – EDGAR plays an acoustic set. May 7, 19:00 – Isteni végjáték (Divine Endgame), a comedy with English surtitles starring Róbert Alföldi, Tamás Ivanics, and Máté Kovács/Ádám Varga, pits one evening against the Almighty. The same night at 22:30, Drag Queen Hungary ignites Thursday Night Party with Mia Szösz, Tinez, and Venus La Perla.
May 8 brings Róbert Bérczesi’s acoustic concert at 20:00, then Péntek esti lazítás with László Szellem at 22:00. May 9 doubles up: 19:30 We Are the World cabaret, then at 23:00 the 2345 All Stars drag blowout with Mia Szösz, Mercy McQueen, Slutina, and Venus La Perla. May 10, 17:00 – Hogyan legyünk NER-feleség? (How to Be a NER Wife), a comedy with English surtitles starring Tímea Fülöp and Márton Jenei/Attila Nyulassy.
May 12, 19:00 – Dynamite Dudes. May 13, 19:30 – Fehér nyuszi, vörös nyuszi (White Rabbit, Red Rabbit) with Győző Szabó. May 14, 19:00 – Pre-Pentecost BONNIE Drag Bingo, hosted by Bonnie Andrews: glitter, jokes, music, extras, and maximum chaos; then 22:30 Drag Queen Hungary with Angéla, Bonnie Andrews, and Daniella. May 16, 19:30 – Eurovision Special Night: All Stars Drag Eurofest. May 17, 17:00 – Make Hungary Great Again with English surtitles. May 21, 19:00 – Slam Poetry Budapest Extra celebrates 20 years, Showcase Pt. 2, followed by a 22:30 queen triple: Daniella, Sorien Act, Tinez.
May 22, 19:00 – Friday Unwind: Dual Trip Ritual, Answer42, Kornél Simon and the Boughris. At 23:00 – Ladies’ Paradise, a girls’ night out revue. May 23 repeats the Saturday cabaret and a 2345 All Stars bash. May 24, 18:30 – Judit Péterfi hosts Pezsgő & Buborék with György Bánki, Zsófi Tarján, and Péter Juhász. May 26, Dynamite Dudes return. May 28, Drag Thursday. May 29, NER Wife is back, and Zita Feyér channels the Hungarian Tina Turner. May 30 stacks Isteni végjáték (afternoon) and a late All Stars slate with Adriana Max, Angéla, Tinez, and Venus La Perla.
June: Pride energy, karaoke frenzies, big encores
June opens with Space Cadet & Friends (4th), then a Márton Agócs songwriter night (5th). Saturdays lock in We Are the World cabaret, free karaoke, and Drag Queen Hungary All Stars (6th, 13th, 20th, 27th). Dynamite Dudes play a free show June 9. Pride vibes take over June 11 with Queen’s Night Pride Special, an all-female and LGBTQIA+ stand-up show, plus free karaoke and a late Drag Queen Hungary slot.
Mid-month brings a free live DJ set by MeantToBe (15th), and StandOut’s Comedy Open Mic in English (free). Drag Thursdays keep rolling on the 18th and 25th with free karaoke warmups. June 21 marks the Fête de la Musique (A Zene Ünnepe). NER Wife returns June 25; Isteni végjáték lands June 26 and again June 28, buffered by more free karaoke. Verdict: every week, another reason to dive back in.
