Category Archives: Festivals

Festivals in 2010

Maybe it’s so early, but here calendar of country and folk festivals in Slovakia: FEBRUARY 2010 Date Place Name Info February 12 Nova Bana Nova Bana Winter Folk Festival A review of non-professional guitar soloists MAY 2010 Date Place Name … Continue reading

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Festival Pohoda – tragic 13th annual

Last weekend in Slovakia was the 13th annual of Bazant Pohoda. Music program was rich. On Thursday started British electronic formation Basement Jaxx and next Royal Choral Society. During next days there was legendary american poet Patti Smith and famous … Continue reading

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Festival Pohoda

Summer is here and many people only wait for a weekend, when they can go to dance or to listen music on some summer festivals. From history of this the greatest festival in Slovakia: Michal Kascak is musician and progenitor … Continue reading

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Festivals 2009 in Slovakia II.

     Welcome to Slovakia. Find your favourite festivals in August.Festivals in July in Slovaka Date Place Name Genre July 02 – August 09 2009 Bratislava Letné Shakespearovské slávnosti July 21 – August 21 2009 Trnava Letný kinematograf movie festival July 31 … Continue reading

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Festivals 2009 in Slovakia I.

     Welcome to Slovakia. This year is very rich for festivals. Here you can find lists of festivals in July with different genresFestivals in July in Slovaka Date Place Name Genre June 18 – September 06 2009 Bratislava Bratislavské Kultúrne leto … Continue reading

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Invitation on Junifest in Slovakia

Time runs like wild horse. It isn’t so much time ago, what I wrote about Festivals and it’s already here. Junifest. It’s national beer festival, this year it will be already 5 year anniversary. Date     June, 13. – 22. 2008, Time     04 … Continue reading

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Historical festivals in Slovakia

     I’d like to write now about other festivals, festivals of historical fencing. History of Europe is connected with many wars and wars are connected with warriors. When I stop to think of long-ago, when our ancestors run through ice plains … Continue reading

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Festivals in Slovakia and Czech (Part 3)

PORTA The legend of country and folk festivals in past Czechoslovakia. Many famous artists started there such as Rangers, Greenhorns, Michal Tučný, Jaroslav Nohavica, etc.      History of this famous festival started in 1967 in Ústí nad Labem. The first name … Continue reading

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Festivals in Slovakia and Czech (Part 2)

In previous post I wrote about country festivals in Slovakia. In this post, I´d like to introduce you next festivals in Slovakia. In the end I bring you calendar of must known country and folk festivals in Slovakia, together with … Continue reading

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Festivals in Slovakia and Czech (Part 1)

     Maybe festivals here in Slovakia aren’t as huge as in US, but you can also feel great atmosphere there. Main season of festival starts in April and the end is usually on the last August weekend. The weather comes better, … Continue reading

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