Jakubovské hody 2026
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.
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"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
"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
"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
"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 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 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
"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
"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
"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 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