Venue of the Tatras Flowers festival (source: Courtesy of Tatra Flowers)
Western Slovakia
Trnava
SPORT: PSA TT - INLINE & BERCAJGEL – The popular night ride on inline skates and bicycles around Trnava starts at 18:00, meeting at 17:00. Historic bicycles will be there, drinks included. Starts: Aug 26, 18:00 (17:00); Bernolák's Gate. More info: www.kamdomesta.sk.
Trnava
CONCERT/WORKSHOP: Rytmika: Bubnovačka (Drumming Session) - The Summer at the Parade / Leto na Korze cycle offers a drumming workshop for children, with the Rytmika project. Starts: Aug 27, 18:00; pedestrian zone. More info: www.kamdomesta.sk.
Trnava
CONCERT: Manco Group - The Summer at the Parade / Leto na Korze cycle includes an Afro-blues concert by the Manco Group from Western Africa. Starts: Aug 31, 18:00; pedestrian zone. More info: www.kamdomesta.sk.
Piešťany
MUSIC FEST: Lodenica 2017 – The festival of country, blues and folk music offers the creme de la creme of Slovak and Czech musicians and bands (Pacifik, Fešáci, Taxmeni, Nezmaři, Robert Křesťan and Druhá Tráva, Alan Mikušek, Ivan Mládek and Banjo Band, Bukasový Masív, Kamelot, Lenny) as well as musicians of other genres (Jana Kirschner, Peter Nagy, Korben Dallas) and Italian singer Drupi. Starts: Aug 31-Sep 2; car camping Lodenica, Piešťany. More info: www.lodenica.sk.
Nezmaři at previous Lodenica Piešťany festival. (source: TASR)
Trnava;
CONCERT: Čechomor – The Czech folk-rock band that rose to fame gradually, from a more folk-inspired grouping Českomoravská hudební společnost (Czech-Moravian Music Association) brings their “violin punk-rock and world music” to Trnava. Starts: Sep 3, 18:00; city amphitheatre, Halenárska 20. Tickets: maxiticket.sk. More info: www.kamdomesta.sk.
Central Slovakia
Žilina
FOLK CRAFTS: International Meeting of Folk Craftsmen – The 5th presentation of traditional folk crafts from Slovakia and abroad will include also a music programme (Friday at 11:00 Bacmaňák Sisters, in the afternoon folk troupe FSSk Závadské ženy, at 16:15 folk ensemble FS Stavbár from Žilina, 17:30 The Arzén band; Saturday DH Stránske and DH Senioranka brass music bands). Starts: Aug 25 (11:00)-26 (11:00); Mariánske Square. Admission: free. More info: www.kamdomesta.sk.
Banská Bystrica
EVENT/CHILDREN: Bubble Day 2017 – The fourth edition of a public bubble-making event makes for good atmosphere and brings you back to the happiness of childhood. Starts: Aug 25, 12:00 – 18:00; SNP Square. More info: www.facebook.com/bubbledayy/.
Bubble Day 2016 (source: TASR)
Banská Bystrica
CONCERT/EVENT: Festive Concert Celebrating the 73rd Anniversary of SNP – The Slovak National Uprising, the World War II revolt of Slovaks against the official Nazi regime, will be celebrated by a festive concert featuring the orchestra and choir of the local State Opera, soloists Martin Popovič, Dušan Šimo, Patrícia Macák Solotruková, Michaela Popik Kušteková as conducted by Ján Procházka. Starts: Aug 28, 19:00; SNP Monument complex. More info: www.stateopera.sk.
Kremnica
FESTIVAL OF HUMOUR: Kremnické Gagy – The 37th year of the European Festival of Humour and Satire will bring not just Slovak, Czech and Dutch-British theatre, music, slapstick comedy, art of mime, parody, film screening and street buffoonery but also cartoons (including a competition in cartoon improvisation), and more. Starts: Sep 1-3, various sites in Kremnica. More info: www.gagy.eu.
Kremnické Gagy 2016 (source: TASR)
Banská Bystrica
GASTRONOMY: Figa 2017 – The Festival of Different Gastronomy (Festival Inej Gastronómie) is the inaugural year of a gastronomy event presenting the latest trends (global streetfood, traditional and modern cuisine combined, etc), accompanied also by cultural programme. Starts: Sep 1-3, sites around Banská Bystrica. More info: www.facebook.com.
Svätý Anton
HUNTING FEAST: Days of St Hubert – The 27th year of nation-wide celebrations of hunting will bring, among other things, new hunters' ceremonies, competitions (including of a national Slovak hound dog breed), falconry, crossbow and archery shooting, hunting clothes fashion show, competition in luring wild animals, etc. Starts: Sep 2 (8:30) – 3 (16:00); Museum in Saint Anton / Svätý Anton. More info: www.msa.sk/podujatia; contact: www.polovnickakomora.sk
Eastern Slovakia
Košice
MINORITY PARADE: PRIDE Košice 2017 – The LGBTI community presentation in Košice starts on August 26 and lasts for a whole week, including film screening, debates, barbecues and workshops, as well as a barbecue and party (DJ Nada El from Bratislava, DJ Koko from Prague) on the opening day, in the Tabačka courtyard. On September 2, it will culminate with a PRIDE parade and programme (Kochgarden, The Youniverse, The Freeborn Brothers, afterparty DJs Gypsyrobot and Perfecto). Starts: Aug 26 (18:00)-Sep 2. More info: http://pridekosice.sk.
Košice PRIDE (source: TASR)
Spišská Nová Ves
CONCERT: Fats Jazz Band – The orchestra playing period music of the 1920s to 1940s, evoking the period atmosphere, makes a tour around Slovkia, playing in Spišská Nová Ves and Komárno. Starts: Aug 25, 19:30 (Aug 31, European Courtyard, Komárno), Radničné Square. Admission: free. More info: www.fatsjazzband.com.
Fats Jazz Band (source: Courtesy of FJB)
Prešov
SPORT: Prešov Cyclo-marathon – This event offers a sport event for as many people as possible, offering four tracks (from 25 metres to 42 kilometres), thus striving to lure literally everyone outdoors to try and move, to improve fitness as well as relationships. Three tracks are around the city (two in the riding complex), while the first one leads around nearby villages. Starts: Aug 26, 11:30 – 16:00; starting on Hlavná /Main Street. Registration: Aug 24-25 in the kiosk in the pedestrian zone, Aug 26 at the starting point. More info: www.cyklopresov.com.
Košice
CONCERT: Summer in the Park / Leto v Parku-LVP: Basie Frank Band / James & Black - The Summer in the Park / Leto v Parku-LVP festival culminates with a concert of the Basie Frank Band with its front-woman Barbora Švidraňová (pop-jazz, funk, soul, jazz-rock, rhythm’n’blues and more), and guests from Texas, US, now living in Europe: James & Black – playing what they call “guerrilla soul”. Starts: Aug 26, 19:00; Kasárne Kulturpark, Kukučínova 2. Admission: €8 (in advance)-€10. More info: www.k13.sk/tag/leto-v-parku.
Prešov
CONCERT: Concert of the graduates of master performing courses – The weeklong course open for public (Aug 20-27) by Dagmar Livorová will end with a concert presenting the skills and improved mastery of musicians. Starts: Aug 27, 18:00; Orthodox Synagogue, Okružná 32. More info: www.kamdomesta.sk.
Košice
MAGIC SHOW: Magic Miracles Tour 2017 – The magic show tours Slovakia, including a stop in Košice. Starts: Aug 31, 11:00 do 14:00; AUPARK Košice, Osloboditeľov Square. More info: www.facebook.com/events/1650362641703066.
Poprad
EXHIBITION/OPENING: Lukáš Pazitka – Krajiny / Landscapes – The concert of legendary Czech rocker Vladimír Merta will open the exhibition of Pazitka, curated by head of the gallery, Anna Ondrušeková. Starts: Aug 31, 17:00 (exhibition lasts until Oct 1); Tatranská galéria (Tatra Gallery), Hviezdoslavova 341/12. More info: www.tatragaleria.sk.
Vladimír Merta (source: TASR)
High Tatras
MUSIC FESTIVAL: Tatra Flowers – The new festival offers 30 concerts at eight sites in three days, e.g. of SĽUK folklore troupe, Jana Kirschner, Peter Lipa, Billy Barman, Lucia Lužinská, Katarína Máliková, Mucha Quartet, Dalibor Karvay, Juraj Raši, Valér Miko Trio, Stroon, filmmaker and climber Pavol Barabáš, mountaineer Peter Hámor, and others. Film screenings are also part of the festival. Starts: Sep 1-3, Štrbské Pleso, High Tatras. More info: 0911/940-122; http://tatraflowers.sk.
Valér Miko Trio (source: Courtesy of VMT)
