Salamandrové dni
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.
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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 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 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
"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 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
"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