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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

"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

"A well-established three-day village hody in the Trnava wine country, drawing thousands to an outdoor festival arena with Slovak and international bands, a funzone, camping and the full hody custom of communal feasting rooted in the patronal church calendar."

Hody Trebatice 2026

"A village folklore festival unique in Slovakia for its living demonstrations of near-forgotten harvest crafts on the hillside lazos of Hrušov, where visitors can try hand-scything, threshing, hemp-processing and charcoal-burning alongside costumed folk ensemble performances."

Hontianska paráda 2026

"Rooted in a fair charter granted by King Sigismund in 1430, this harvest-season fair on St Bartholomew's Day brings potters, smiths, lace-makers and honey-cake bakers to the centre of the small Váh-valley town of Ilava."

Bartolomejský jarmok

"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 oldest and most cherished harvest celebrations, filling Pezinok's historic town square with wine growers, folkloric ensembles, and an allegorical procession that crowns the new vintage."

Vinobranie Pezinok 2026

"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

"A four-day hody on Namestie slobody tied to the feast of St James, patron of the local church, bringing music, fairground attractions and the convivial hodova zabava tradition to this small Kysuce market town."

Jakubovské hody 2026

"A three-day wine-village parish feast in the Small Carpathians wine country, celebrated in 2026 as the village marks its 770th anniversary, with folk music, wine tastings and a traditional funfair."

Šenkvické hody 2026

"The 29th Slovak and European Championship in cooking and eating bryndzové halušky pits teams from across Europe in a spirited dumpling contest in a small mountain village of the Veľká Fatra, with folk craft stalls and music stretching well past midnight."

Halušky FEST Turecká

"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 30th edition of this beloved three-day east-Slovak town fair packs traditional crafts, regional food stalls, folklore performances and live music into the centre of Stropkov every summer."

Stropkovský jarmok

"A beloved one-day village hody in a small Liptov valley commune built around the competitive cooking and communal eating of Slovakia's national dish, bryndza halusky, on the local sports ground."

Revúcke halušky 2026

"A four-day costumed Zahorie village feast centred on a cimbal music evening, a living-history folk house and garden museum, a krojovaný (traditional costume) procession and the climactic Sunday Kucanska valana folk dance."

Krojované hody Kúty 2026

"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 singular mountain-village hody in the Horehronie uplands where the centrepiece is the ceremonial roasting and shared eating of whole lamb, continuing a pastoral feast tradition unique to this remote Banska Bystrica highland community."

Jasenské baranie hody 2026

"Running for nearly three decades, this two-day summer fair fills the streets of Vranov nad Topľou with textile traders, craft stalls, regional food and a lively fair-ground atmosphere each August."

XXIX. Letný jarmok Vranov nad Topľou