If you like eating in unusual places, jot this date down in your diary. The Slovak food festival can be considered as the biggest picnic in town and this year it will be taking place for the 9th time! This gastronomic weekend is full of wonderful food, drinks, live shows, competitions and discussions and takes places on the grounds of Bratislava Castle which offers a grandiose view of the city.

Viva Musica! Festival offers exclusive musical projects performed by top-level artists from Slovakia and abroad each year. There are also concerts full of casual entertainment, no tie dress code and so-called “noble” boredom of which people are usually scared of at the thought of classical music. Since its opening year, it has offered people the best of classical music in a form attractive to everybody: untraditional venues, untraditional contexts, and with free admission to some concerts. This concept has been hugely successful: Viva Musica! Festival is currently the largest international summer music festival in Bratislava. The exact date of the action will be specified later.

The biggest city festival called Cultural summer and the Castle festival turns Bratislava into a stage full of multi-genre programmes every year. This event lasts the whole summer season and it will surely liven up your stay in Bratislava. New projects will be prepared from the beginning of June, but regular festival highlights such as Knights at Devín Castle, MusicSquare at Hlavné námestie, Festival EUROVEA, The International Guitar Festival, The Organ Festival at the Cathedral, Cultural Summer with Minorities and many more will also take place. If you’re a music fan, you’ll appreciate time-tested cycles like Music on the Danube or WorldMusic at St. Martin’s Cathedral. For film, literature and sport lovers the Travelogue movies, the Summer open-air reading area at the Red crayfish, International Bratislava or bratislava-inline will be prepared. In summer, Bratislava will simply amaze you. The date of the action will be specified later.

We shall commemorate the glourious past of Bratislava this year with a series of events, lasting from 23 to 30 June 2018. Together with Austria and Hungary, Bratislava will take part in celebrating the 301th anniversary of the birth of Maria Theresa, one of the most famous people in the history, who was crowned in Bratislava in 1741.

Šiesty ročník najväčšej hip hopovej udalosti na Slovensku, festival Hip Hop Žije, sa bude konať v Bratislave od piatku 29. júna do nedele 1. júla. Dojdite si aj vy vychutnať jedinečnú atmosféru tohto festivalu a užiť si koncerty celej Česko-Slovenskej rapovej špičky a určite nebude chýbať ani zahraničný headliner.

The Summer Shakespeare Festival is the oldest and biggest open-air festival in Europe presenting works by William Shakespeare.

On the first weekend in September, the streets of Bratislava’s Old Town will host the biggest city festival Craftsmen Days ÚĽUV (Centre for Folk Art Production) for the 27th time. Traditional crafts and homemade products, which are the main attraction of the festival, will be presented by the craftsmen through direct demonstrations and you’ll be taken back to the rich history of Slovak crafts. Craftsmen Days ÚĽUV are very popular among the youngest as well, so if you’re planning to visit Bratislava with your children, it’s definitely worth combining your trip with this event. The exact date of the action will be specified later.

If you’re a fan of classical music, we highly recommend visiting Bratislava during this period. The 54th Bratislava Music Festival is the most important and most prestigious international festival in Slovakia with a long tradition (1964). The Bratislava Music Festival is an annual presentation of the artistic prowess of renowned international orchestras, conductors and soloists as well as Slovak artists in dramaturgically interesting programmes. The exact date of the action will be specified later.

Bratislava is truly magical in the time before Christmas. If you are considering visiting the city before Christmas, you’ll be thrilled. The Christmas market in Bratislava has a long tradition and creates its own small city within a city. Each year, the markets can be found on Hlavné námestie, Hviezdoslavovo námestie, Františkánske námestie, Primaciálne námestie, Courtyard of the Old Town Hall and Námestie Milana R. Štefánika. The cute red and white stands attract visitors to get a taste of traditional Slovak delicacies and mulled wine from local winemakers. The Christmas atmosphere is perfectly complemented by traditional music programmes and ice rinks in the city centre.