Upcoming Holidays and Festivals in Slovakia
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- 15 Feb 2023
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Before planning a trip around a festival, verify the festival dates on the festival's website or with a local tourist information office. For more information about these and other events, visit the official tourism site for Slovakia.
Many sights and banks close down on national holidays — keep it in mind when planning your itinerary. Note that this isn't a complete list; holidays can strike without warning.
See upcoming holidays and festivals across Europe
2023
January 1: New Year's Day/Republic Day (closures)
January 6: Epiphany (closures)
Through February: Ice-skating rink on Hviezdoslav Square, Bratislava
April 2: Bratislava Marathon
April 7–10: Easter weekend (Good Friday through Easter Monday; closures); Easter market on Františkánske Square in Bratislava
May 1: Labor Day (some closures)
May 5–6: Bratislava May Festival (concerts along the Danube, fireworks)
May 8: Liberation Day (commemorates end of World War II; closures)
June 8: Corpus Christi (religious festival; some closures)
Mid-June–July (likely): City (Magio) beach, Bratislava (imported sand, beach chairs on the riverbank)
June 23–25: Coronation Festival, Bratislava (medieval procession, fireworks)
June 29–July 2: Východná Folklore Festival, west of Levoča
July–August (likely): Viva Musica! Festival, Bratislava (classical, jazz, world music, including many street performances)
July 5: Sts. Cyril and Methodius Day (closures)
August 29: National Uprising Day (commemorates uprising against Nazis; closures)
September 1: Constitution Day (closures)
September 8–19 (likely): Salamander Days, northeast of Bratislava in Banská Štiavnica (tribute to Slovakian miners' traditions, culminates in evening parade on second Friday of September)
September 15: Our Lady of Sorrows Day (closures)
September 22–October 8 (likely): Bratislava Music Festival (classical concerts, opera, ballet)
October 20–22 (likely): Bratislava Jazz Days
November 1: All Saints' Day/Remembrance Day (religious festival, some closures)
November 4–10 (likely): One World Film Festival, Bratislava (human rights documentaries from around the world)
November 17: Velvet Revolution Anniversary (closures)
December: Christmas Fair, Bratislava
December–February: Ice-skating rink on Hviezdoslav Square, Bratislava
December 24–25: Christmas Eve and Christmas Day (closures)
December 26: Boxing Day/St. Stephen's Day (closures)
December 31: Christmas Eve (concerts and fireworks in Bratislava. Read More…
