People takes part in the New Year's Eve Run in Bratislava on December 31, 2018. The event returns to the capital for the 31st time this year (source: Starz.sk)
Before Christmas come, let's get into a pre-festive mood at ice-rinks and Christmas markets held across Slovakia. Or, pick any of the ten events below and add up December experiences to your life while in Slovakia:
CHILDREN:St Nicholas Train, Dec 5-7, Slovak Museum of Agriculture, Nitra
EXHIBITION: Franz Milec: Made in America, Dec 6-8, New Synagogue, Žilina
SPORT:Košice St Nicholas Run, Dec 7, Main Street, Košice
CHARITY: Missionary Bazaar, Dec 7-8, St Maria Hall, Trnava
FAMILY:UCho.Children’s World of Design, Dec 7-8, Tabačka Kulturfabrik, Košice
TRADITIONS: Christmas in the Countryside, Dec 8, Museum of a Slovak Village, Martin
DISCUSSION: Why Are Slovaks Like That?, Dec 11, Kubik, Trnava
MUSIC: VIBE fest, Dec 20, Sports Centre, Košice
EXHIBITION:90 Years of Slovak Ice-Hockey, until Jan 2020, Podtatranské Museum, Poprad
SPORT:New Year's Eve Run, Dec 31, bridges, Bratislava
1)St Nicholas Train
On December 6, St Nicholas will come to Central Europe and a few other countries in the region to fill children’s boots with treats provided they have behaved well all year long. St Nicholas and his two helpers, an angel and a devil, will visit a Nitra museum as well. Apart from a steam train ride, visitors will learn more about baking traditional Christmas wafers and spiced honey cookies. They will also decorate a Christmas tree and roast Christmas apples, to name a few activities. Traditional Slovak meat products will go on sale on December 7, which cannot be missing on any Christmas table.
