Oravský tradičný jarmok oživených remesiel
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.
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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 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 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