4. September 2025 at 12:43

3 free things to do in Bratislava for the next seven days

The city’s late summer buzzes with community spirit and traditional crafts.

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Festival | Crafts | Flugtag


Music

Živé Račko festival in 2024.
Živé Račko festival in 2024. (source: Milan Marsalka)

Živé Račko

Saturday, September 6, at 13:00 in the park at Račianske mýto.

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The park at Račianske mýto will come alive with the interdisciplinary city festival Živé Račko. Located in the left part of the park near Smrečianska Street, the event combines the advantages of open lawns and asphalt areas, offering space for concerts, performances, food, and community activities.

A brand-new feature for this year is the official afterparty at Club Trnko (formerly Bastion) at Trnavské mýto, where visitors can continue the night with electronic music. The festival is free of charge, but the entry to the afterparty is ticketed.


Culture

The ÚĽUV Craftsmen days.
The ÚĽUV Craftsmen days. (source: TASR)

ÚĽUV Craftsmen Days

September 6–7, 10:00–18:00 in the Old Town (Hviezdoslav Square, Rybné Square, Panská Street).

The biggest urban festival of traditional Slovak crafts returns to Bratislava’s Old Town. More than 100 artisans will showcase pottery, woodcarving, lace-making, weaving, basketry, blacksmithing, embroidery, and many other crafts passed down through generations.

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Visitors can watch live demonstrations, join craft workshops, enjoy Slovak food, and experience a cultural programme of traditional music and dance.


Flugtag

Red Bull Flugtag in Bratislava, June 2005.
Red Bull Flugtag in Bratislava, June 2005. (source: TASR - Pavel Neubauer)

Red Bull Flugtag

September 6, from 11:00 at Lake Kuchajda.

Join big crowds at Lake Kuchajda in Bratislava for a day of outrageous fun, fearless pilots and flying machines like you have never seen before. Some will soar, most will splash – but all will make you laugh.


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.

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