Upcoming Holidays and Festivals in Slovakia
- 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
2024
January 1: New Year's Day/Republic Day (closures)
January 6: Epiphany (closures)
Through February (likely): Ice-skating rink on Hviezdoslav Square, Bratislava
April 7: Bratislava Marathon
March 29–April 1: Easter weekend (Good Friday through Easter Monday; closures); Easter market on Františkánske Square in Bratislava
May 1: Labor Day (some closures)
May 3–4: Bratislava May Festival (concerts along the Danube, fireworks)
May 8: Liberation Day (commemorates end of World War II; closures)
May 30: Corpus Christi (religious festival; some closures)
Mid-June–July (likely): City (Magio) beach, Bratislava (imported sand, beach chairs on the riverbank)
June 24–26: Coronation Festival, Bratislava (medieval procession, fireworks)
June 27–30: Východná Folklore Festival, west of Levoča
July–August: 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 6–17 (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 20–October 6 (likely): Bratislava Music Festival (classical concerts, opera, ballet)
October 18–20: Bratislava Jazz Days
November 1: All Saints' Day/Remembrance Day (religious festival, some closures)
November 1–7 (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 (likely): 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: New Year's Eve (concerts and fireworks in Bratislava)