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"A decades-old tradition of daily open-air classical and salon concerts performed beside the colonnaded spring hall of Bardejovské Kúpele, forming the musical heartbeat of the Saris spa season from July through August."

Letné promenádne koncerty

"An intimate village folklore festival held in a small amphitheatre beneath the Kráľova hoľa massif, where the highland Liptov folk ensembles of Liptovská Teplička keep alive their distinctive mountain-village song, dance and dress traditions."

Folklórne slávnosti Pod Kráľovou hoľou v Liptovskej Tepličke

"A five-day international folklore festival in the mountain village of Terchová, birthplace of the outlaw hero Jánošík, featuring dance, music and craft across ten stages."

Medzinárodný folklórny festival Jánošíkove dni

"The oldest and greatest folklore festival of the Orava region, held since 1975 in a natural open-air theatre above the village of Zuberec with the Western Tatras as a backdrop, bringing together over 1,000 Slovak and Polish Goral performers for its 50th edition in 2026."

Podroháčske folklórne slávnosti

"A living-crafts fair held within the open-air Museum of the Orava Village during the Podroháčske slávnosti weekend, where folk producers from Slovakia and abroad demonstrate and sell traditional Orava handicrafts among authentic historic farmsteads."

Oravský tradičný jarmok oživených remesiel

"A beloved three-day village folklore gathering in the small Gemer settlement of Rejdová, featuring local folk group performances, traditional craft workshops, wax-candle making, and booths of regional food and wine that draw loyal family visitors year after year."

Gemerský folklórny festival Rejdová

"Tracing its roots to a 14th-century royal charter, the 673rd Bardejov Fair fills the UNESCO-listed medieval square of this Upper Saris market town with traders, craftspeople demonstrating traditional skills in the Crafts Alley, and folk music performances over four days."

Bardejovský jarmok

"A centuries-old miners' guild procession through the UNESCO-listed hill town of Banská Štiavnica, where costumed mining brotherhood members, folk groups and torchlit parades recall the town's role as home of the world's first mining academy."

Salamandrové dni

"One of Slovakia's three largest folk festivals, held since 1966 in a natural hillside amphitheatre in the heart of the Podpoľanie region, where around 1,500 performers in regional costumes fill ten stage programmes over four days."

Folklórne slávnosti pod Poľanou

"A unique guilds and folk-crafts festival under the Tatras where Slovak and international craftspeople, folk ensembles and historical re-enactors fill the streets of the small Spiš town of Kežmarok for a weekend."

Európske ľudové remeslo (EĽRO)

"A traditional summer celebration at Slovakia's oldest spa village, combining a rich cultural programme, folk craft stalls, and children's activities in the colonnaded park of Bardejovské Kúpele beneath the Beskyd foothills."

Bardejovské kúpeľné dni