Event calendar

In the summer, Bratislava lives with culture. In the streets of the Old Town, visitors can see street theatre, folk concerts, traditional craftsmen, open-air cinema and much more.

Festival of Slovak theatres in Martin presents the actual production of theatres in Slovakia. The festival is looking for the most interesting and inspiring theatre productions. It gives space to discussions between the producers, critics and spectators. The Festival is a non-competitive show, not ranking, but providing feedbacks in dialogue with producers.

The largest folk festival in Slovakia as the top presentation of the best domestic and foreign folk ensembles and traditional folk culture.

The Summer Shakespeare Festival is a theatre presentation of works by the most famous dramatist in the world, in the unique setting of Bratislava Castle. The Summer Shakespeare Festival is part of the Castle Festival organized by the Bratislava Culture Summer.

The Bažant Pohoda music festival, which is organized every year in Trenčín, is the largest open-air music festival in Slovakia and one of the largest in Central Europe.

Traditional folk culture festival in Detva.

International Organ Festival presenting the major figures of organ interpretation.

Folklore festival.

Mariánska hora (Marian Hill) in Levoča is one of the oldest and best known pilgrimage sites in Slovakia. The pilgrimage that takes place annually on the first Sunday in July may be traced back to the times when the Friars Minor, spreading Marian veneration, consecrated the chapel built on the hill to the Visitation of the Blessed Virgin Mary at the end of the 14th century.