Artrooms Moravany 6
1 May 2024 – 15 September 2024
Moravany nad Váhom – Trnava Region
www.facebook.com/ArtroomsMoravany
An international exhibition of art held at the manor house in Moravany nad Váhom. The upcoming edition is the 6th year of the exhibition called the Slovak Venice. The art of mystification will present artistic projects that purposely choose strategies associated with a certain kind of deception as their modus operandi. They do so critically, however, often responding to current societal phenomena and new technologies. They also reflect and make visible different types of manipulation through art in the thrall of ideology in the past, which was used programmatically for this purpose.
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Musical Summer in Trenčianske Teplice
27 June – 5 September 2024
Trenčianske Teplice – Trenčín Region
www.hudobneleto.sk
Musical Summer, the oldest festival of classical music in Central Europe, traditionally takes place in Trenčianske Teplice, which is only a few minutes away from the city of Trenčín. The hot summer months draw visitors to the popular spa town to relish a proper dose of culture. We invite you to the 78th year of the festival Musical Summer in Trenčianske Teplice. This year you can look forward to nine concerts of various genres and one theatrical performance.
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Hortus Artis 2024
1 July – 8 September 2024
Bratislava – Bratislava Region
www.albrechtforum.com
The fifth year of the festival Hortus Artis offers visitors and residents of Bratislava 10 chamber music concerts with a captivating dramaturgy in the attractive garden at the Albrecht House during the summer. Our aim is to present for diverse audiences programmes from different historical periods and provenances, which are united by the idea of overlapping idioms of rural and urban folklore with artistically composed music. More than 40 musical interpreters from Slovakia, Czechia, Poland, Hungary, Spain and Greece will perform at the festival in renowned chamber ensembles. You’ll be able to listen to more than 80 works of music.
Summer at Nitra Castle 2024
July – September 2024
Nitra – Nitra Region
www.nitrianskyhrad.sk
In the unique historical atmosphere of Nitra Castle, summer will once more belong to traditionally high-quality films, concerts and dance performances. Come out and enjoy unique evenings under the stars. Accept an invitation to the 12th annual cultural festival.
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Bratislava Music Festival
5 September 2024, 20 September – 6 October 2024
Bratislava – Bratislava Region
www.filharmonia.sk
Accept an invitation to the 59th year of this major cultural event. The Bratislava Music Festival (BHS) has been among the most important cultural events in Slovakia for several decades now, and due to its artistic level, it has also gained prestige in the European context. This year’s festival is preceded by an exceptional BHS concert, which will take place on 5 September. The Slovak Philharmonic will perform three concerts at the BHS – at the opening, the closing and, continuing the renewed tradition from last year, also a concert presentation of the opera in the middle of the festival. Along with important Slovak performers, concerts by foreign orchestras and guests are also expected at the BHS – this year 8 foreign orchestras will be performing.
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Salamander Days
5 – 7 September 2024
Banská Štiavnica – Banská Bystrica Region
www.kultura.banskastiavnica.sk
Town festivities, celebrations of miners, geologists, metallurgists and oil workers, a celebration of the rich history of Banská Štiavnica and traditions, and good fun – all of this together make up the Salamander Days. Their tradition was started by students of the famous Mining Academy. Salamander Days have been held annually since the 1990s, and in addition to the historic Salamander procession, they are also full of music, a traditional fair and other amusements. Salamander Days is currently a small city festival with music of various genres, events for children (theatrical performances, falconers, animation programmes, fencers, etc.), exhibitions, a parade and markets, as well as additional programmes.
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Radvaň Fair
5 – 8 September 2024
Banská Bystrica – Banská Bystrica Region
www.banskabystrica.sk
The tradition of fairs has been linked with the history of Banská Bystrica since the 17th century. The origins of the Radvaň Fair stretch back to the reign of Leopold I Habsburg, who first issued a charter to Radvaň to organise this event 369 years ago. Thus, the first fair in this then independent village took place in 1657. Over time, it became one of the most important fairs in Hungary at the time. It was celebrated mainly for its high-quality and diverse goods, as sellers from diverse regions, from far and near, came to the fair with their wares. A children’s toy, which became the theme of the 366th edition of the Radvaň Fair, had and still has a place among the varied assortments. Visitors this year can look forward not only to a lot of toys, but also to other craft products, fair specialties, a cultural programme and amusing attractions. The Radvaň Fair is listed on the Representative List of Intangible Cultural Heritage of Slovakia.
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CINEMATIK
10 – 15 September 2024
Piešťany – Trnava Region
www.cinematik.sk
Cinematik is an international film festival that takes place in Piešťany and is one of the largest film events in Slovakia. Each September, it brings more than 70 feature-length and many short films with an emphasis on European and Slovak cinematography. Cinematik offers 6 days filled with almost 100 high-quality films – the best European films in the main competition, a competition for the best Slovak documentaries, 2 competition and 8 programme sections, and Slovak and world premieres with the participation of filmmakers.
Ivan Sokol International Organ Festival
11 – 27 September 2024
Košice – Košice Region
www.sfk.sk
The Ivan Sokol International Organ Festival (MOFIS) is the oldest organ festival in Slovakia. The founder and long-time dramaturg of the event was Ivan Sokol (1937 – 2005), a soloist at the Košice State Philharmonic. Between 11 and 27 September 2024 visitors here can discover the magic of the largest of musical instruments along the route Košice – Kežmarok – Rimavská Sobota – Gelnica – Sabinov – Prešov – Spišská Nová Ves.
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Traditional Trnava Fair
12 – 15 September 2024
Trnava – Trnava Region
www.jarmok.trnava.sk
Fair life will be in full swing in Trnava from 12 to 15 September. This year’s fair will be enriched by a Beekeeper’s Festival. A popular medieval town will rise under the city walls, where two kings, John of Luxembourg and Charles Robert of Anjou, will meet to find common ground. The streets will belong to craftsmen, and Zuzana Smatanová, Polemic and Kmeťoband will perform on Trojičné námestie (Holy Trinity Square). Lovers of heights can enjoy the buzz of the fair, watch the merry-go-round or the concerts from above, even with a bird’s-eye view, as the city tower will have extended opening hours during the fair. On Friday and on Saturday there will be guided tours of the tower until 11:00 p.m. with a discounted admission.
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Middle Ages under the Walls
14 – 15 September 2024
Trnava – Trnava Region
www.jarmok.trnava.sk
During the weekend of the Traditional Trnava Fair, on 14 – 15 September, swordsmen and knights with their entourages will camp in the town of Tyrna beyond the ancient walls of the city, in the Anton Bernolák Garden. Children will be able to jump off the merry-go-rounds and into the times of the Middle Ages, when wheat porridge was cooked, simple pancakes were baked and the hands of time turned much more slowly. The Middle Ages under the Walls has been the inseparable part of the Traditional Trnava Fair for 12 years now. It’s a place where warriors can coexist with knights and dragon slayers, take part in period dances, try their hand at archery, a family catapult and traditional quilting and visit a farmer’s yard.
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AMPLIFIER Festival – New cabaret & street art
20 – 22 September 2024
Banská Štiavnica – Banská Bystrica Region
www.amplion.eu
This international festival presents new forms of cabaret theatre and street art in Banská Štiavnica. Over three full days of Indian summer you can treat yourself to the best Slovak and foreign cabaret and street art. Take advantage of a lovely autumn enriched with rare experiences and first-class entertainment in this UNESCO-registered town.
St. Michael´s Fair
29 September 2024
Museum of Slovak village, Martin – Žilina Region
www.skanzenmartin.sk
Traditional annual fair of folk producers and craftsmen from northwest Slovakia and other regions.