Between June and August, Veresegyház’s summer evenings fill with theater, music, and nostalgia as Mézesvölgyi Nyár, the largest open-air multidisciplinary festival in Pest County, returns to Búcsú Square (Búcsú tér). The lineup promises a summer of hits, reimagined classics, a world premiere, and family favorites—something for every generation. Venue: 2112 Veresegyház, Búcsú Square (Búcsú tér). From opening weekend to the closing operetta gala, the organizers are preparing big-name performers, serious stage technology, and audience favorites.
July opens: gossip, rock opera, a classic novel in a new voice
On July 3, Neil Simon’s farce Rumors launches the festival. Sit back and follow how rumors spread like wildfire among the blundering upper crust—classic situational comedy, rapid-fire misunderstandings, and elegant social chaos as far as the eye can see.
The next day, July 4, brings a gala edition of Stephen, the King (István, a király) in concert. Monumental moving set pieces, spectacular pyrotechnics, state-of-the-art lighting, visuals, and animation, the Crescendo Music Orchestra, and some of the most popular singer-actors—everything for a sweeping, unforgettable evening.
On July 7 and 8, The Paul Street Boys (A Pál utcai fiúk) takes the stage twice in a contemporary arrangement. The version by László Dés, Péter Geszti, and Krisztián Grecsó speaks not about children but about young people; the conflicts are tougher, the songs have a modern sound, and the actors’ acoustic and rhythmic creativity, humor, and energy underscore the catharsis of the original work.
Family favorites and taboo-busting humor
On July 12, The Jungle Book (A dzsungel könyve) arrives. Mowgli’s story once again beckons under the canopy—friendship, love, fear, and courage, tuned for a heartwarming evening for kids and the young at heart alike.
On July 15, Jeanie Linders’ Menopause The Musical gives loud, cheeky voice to what many would rather keep quiet. The globe-trotting hit lands here with candid, unbridled humor—an evening of laughter and liberation.
Pop icons, a world premiere, and British comedy fender-benders
On July 19, Péter Geszti’s own concert takes the field: Rapülők classics, Jazz+Az funk, Gringo Sztár and Létvágy pop delicacies—live, with plenty of humor and lush visuals.
On July 21 and 22, a world premiere: You Rang, M’Lord? (Csengetett, Mylord?) comes to the stage, bringing the TV characters to life. Two consecutive evenings to surrender to nostalgia and fresh stage energy in Veresegyház.
On July 26, Steven Moffat’s double-barreled comedy The Unfriend strikes at the crossroads of English politeness and internet-age paranoia. A likable couple, a mysterious American widow, two teenagers, a know-it-all neighbor, and a sergeant—and you’ve got a riotous spiral of misunderstandings, hot on the heels of its London West End success.
Unbridled comedies and America in swing
On July 28, Not Now, Darling! (Ne most, Drágám!) bursts in: love triangles, mink coats, flying garments, and madness inside a chic London fur salon. Pure mayhem, pure fun.
On July 31, American Comedy (Amerikai komédia), a swing musical, rolls in from Károly Aszlányi’s 1930s tale. Attila Lőrinczy’s libretto, Bálint Bársony’s award-winning score, and Károly Peller’s dynamic direction guarantee a July finale packed with humor and rhythm.
August: icons, mysteries, a Balaton homecoming
On August 1, It Was Just a Dance—The Most Beautiful Songs of Pál Szécsi brings back one of Hungarian pop’s brightest stars, performed by Zoltán Miller, Dénes Pál, Attila Serbán, and Sándor Nagy—nostalgia under the stars where time truly stands still.
On August 5, the tension of The Murder of Roger Ackroyd settles on the stage. Hercule Poirot would like to retire to the peace of King’s Abbot, but two inexplicable deaths pry him from his armchair. Artúr Kálid as Poirot and P. Szilveszter Szabó as Dr. James Sheppard guide the audience through Christie’s classic logical labyrinth.
On August 7, Lovers in Ancona (Anconai szerelmesek) arrives with 1970s Italian hits, fairground comedy traditions, and Hungarian humor—one of the most frequently performed Hungarian comedies of the past twenty years.
On August 8, Quimby raises the stakes: a unique sound, iconic songs, big singalongs—one of the festival’s musical high points.
On August 11, Lovers in Ancona on Lake Balaton continues the story. Jump to the hot summer of 1989: the entire Italian company searches for roots and rekindled loves in Hungary, as Azzurro, Bella Ciao, and Sono l’italiano accompany the unfolding comedy at a Balaton SZOT resort.
Life stories, a children’s musical, timeless favorites
On August 15, Imre Csuja’s autobiographical stand-up, One Life, tells a humble, heartwarming story: childhood productions, first years on stage, four shows a day, the grand old masters of the craft, and how he met his wife more than four decades ago. Behind-the-scenes tales from Glass Tiger (Üvegtigris) and A Kind of America (Valami Amerika) are included.
On August 18, Beyond Smudge Mountain (Túl a Maszat-hegyen) calls adventurers into a world where smudge is order, cleaning is chaos, and Andris Muhi must save his friends. A colorful, magical, catchy musical for young and old, where even vacuums have shades.
On August 22, The Sound of Music (A muzsika hangja) moves onto the open-air stage. Into the home of a widowed naval captain with seven children, Maria brings joy and song—until history intervenes. Historical backdrop, big emotions, family holding fast together.
On August 26, A Beautiful Summer Day—The Neoton Musical teleports us to the 1970s in Bácsszentmária, at a construction camp near the Yugoslav border. Humor, irony, Neoton hits that are still staples of every house party—and a bygone era we can now laugh at freely.
On August 28, The Attic (A Padlás) casts its spell: half fairy tale, half musical, with ghosts, secrets, friendship, and dreams in two acts, for ages 9 to 99.
On the closing day, August 29, the operetta gala Not a Ragged Life—Restitched brings the csárdás boots together: giants of straight theater and operetta stars, new faces and old favorites, proving that the Hungarian operetta—considered a national treasure—truly belongs to everyone.
Where and when
– Venue: 2112 Veresegyház, Búcsú Square (Búcsú tér)
– Dates: June–August 2026, key dates: July 3 – August 29
Mézesvölgyi Nyár 2026 is the festival where great stories happen live—a summer that once again fills Veresegyház with song and laughter.
