Cycling
L’Étape Slovakia – Ride like the Tour de France
August 24, at 13:00, start: Eurovea, Pribinova 8.
Amateur cyclists can experience life as professionals on a closed-road course inspired by the legendary Tour de France. With full technical support and a festival atmosphere, the ride begins at Eurovea on the Danube embankment and ends at Kamzík Hill, with sweeping views over the city.
Music
Finale by the fountain: Slovak Philharmonic
August 31, 2025 at 17:00 on Námestie slobody, Bratislava.
Bratislava’s Cultural Summer will reach its finale with an open-air concert by the Slovak Philharmonic. Under the baton of Martin Leginus, the orchestra will fill Námestie slobody with some of the world’s most cherished melodies in a programme entitled "Dance and Carnival".
Audiences can look forward to the sweeping energy of Berlioz and Dvořák, the festive rhythms of Slovak composer Ľudovít Rajter, Borodin’s rousing "Polovtsian Dances", Puccini’s poignant Intermezzo from "Manon Lescaut", and the stirring Adagio from Khachaturian’s "Spartacus".
Film
Summer cinema on Central’s rooftop
August 28, at 19:30 on the Central shopping centre rooftop.
Join open-air movie nights under the stars. Next Thursday features a screening of "The Notebook", the timeless romantic drama about a young couple whose summer love is tested by class, war and fate.
If you have tips for free events in Bratislava or would like to share your hiking or cycling trip ideas with readers, let me know at kseniia.husieva@spectator.sk.
