CULTURAL SUMMER AND CASTLE FESTIVAL – PROGRAM JULY/AUGUST
Fairy tales at the Cathedral
04.07. | 17.30 Cirkus – kus: Stories told by the Moon
11.07. | 17:30 ZkuFraVon Theater: Pinocchio
18.07. | 17:30 Piki Theater: Elá Hop
25.7. | 17:30 Hotel Mária Theater: Guliver on the road
01.08. | 17:30 Theater Pod balkónom: Spinster and the King
08.08. | 17:30 Piki Theater: Rozkrávka
22.08. | 17:30 Teatro Neline: Samko the Menace!
29.08. | 17:30 Portál Theater: The Proud Princess
Music of the Old Bridge
| 5., 12., 19., 26.7.| 18:00 – 21:00
| 2., 9., 16., 23., 30.8.| 18:00 – 21:00
A new cycle of Cultural Summer! The evening walk through the Old Bridge is now a bit special! Immerse yourself in the music of BJ Piggo who sends out positive vibes from 18:00 to 21:00.
The fountains come alive
The aim of the cycle is to draw attention to selected fountains through musical productions, expressive dances and fountains’ own visual appeal and present the historical background and stories associated with these fountains.
| 8.7. | 18:00 – 19:00 | The Woman with a Jug Fountain
Franciscan Square
| 20.7. | 18:00 – 19:00 | Ganymede Fountain
Hviezdoslav Square
| 8.8. | 18:00 – 19:00 | Maximilian’s Fountain
Main Square
| 19.8. | 18:00 – 19:00 | Lion Figure Fountain
SNP Square (in front of the Old Market Hall)
| 31.8. | 18:00 – 19:00 |Bird Fountain
the corner of the streets Ventúrska and Panská
Trumpets from the Tower
| 12.7 – 6.9. |
12.7. | 20:00 Works of Johann Nepomuk Hummel
The balcony of the Primate’s Palace
26.7. | 20:00 Works of Pavol Zelenay
Michael’s Tower
9.8. | 20:00 Works of František Krištof Veselý
The balcony of the Primate’s Palace
23.8. | 20:00 Works of Johann Nepomuk Hummel
Michael’s Tower
Cast: Swing Society Orchestra – Brass quintet
The Festival Music Square
Enjoy hot summer evenings on the Main Square in the company of exceptional classical, jazz, folk, world music and other musicians.
4.7. | 20:00 Summer Jazz Workshop
18.7. | 20:00 Woodpack Brothers
31.7. | 20:00 Lucia Lužinská & Boris Čellár Quintessence
3.8. | 20:00 Pressburger Klezmer Band
9.8. | 20:00 Anna Hortová & friends
15.8. | 19:00 Slovak Tango
16.8. | 19:00 Peter Lipa
Eurovea Festival
In cooperation with OC Eurovea
| 6.7 – 25.8. |
- R. Štefánik Square, OC Eurovea area
Multi-genre festival full of concerts, dance and presentations on travelling.
6.7. | 20:00 The Grand Buffet – Peter Lipa jr.
11.7. | 19:00 Peter Pecha and Puppet POV
13.7. | 18:00 100 years of CZ/SK JAZZ
18.7. | 19:00 Jana Gavačová Trio
20.7. | 20:00 Vlado Vizár jazz quintet
21.7. | 18:00 We love dancing – a dance party
25.7. | 19:00 Lady Jane
1.8. | 19:00 DJ Matthew Sax
3.8. | 20:00 King Shaolin
8.8. | 19:00 Ficture
10.8. | 20:00 Natália Hatalová and guests
18.8. | 19:00 Fats Jazz Band
19.8. | 14:00 Gypsy party
22.8. | 19:00 Gonsofus
24.8. | 20:00 Creedence revival band
25.8. | 18:00 Disco Jarka
Balans yoga – August
In cooperation with the magazine Balans
| 3.7., 10.7., 17.7., 24.7. 31.7 | 7:30 |
| 7.7., 14.7., 21.7., 28.7. | 7:30 |
Traveler’s cinema
11.7. | 20:30 Iceland in summer and winter
18.7. | 20:30 Wild South Africa
25.7. | 20:30 China – Many faces of the Chinese dragon
1.8. | 20:30 Ireland – Emerald Island
8.8. | 20:30 Iran – Persia’s scent
22.8. | 20:30 Uzbekistan – the pearl of the Silk Road
18th Summer Shakespeare Festival
In cooperation with JAY production
| 4. – 26.7. |
Bratislava Castle
The festival is the oldest and largest open-air theater in Europe. It focuses on works by William Shakespeare.
Hamlet
| 5. – 8.7. | 20:30 |
Tickets: VIP: 33 €, zone I: 22 €, zone II: 11 €
The Merry Wives of Windsor
| 10. – 11.7.| 20:30 |
Tickets: VIP: 40 €, zone I: 25 €, zone II: 15 €
A Comedy of Errors
| 13. – 26.7. | 20:30 |
Tickets: VIP: 33 €, zone I: 22 €, zone II: 11 €
Fairy tales with Shakespeare
8.7. | 16:00 The Emperor’s New Clothes
15.7. | 16:00 The Brave Bunny
22.7. | 16:00 The Little Red Riding Hood
10th International Youth Music Festival I & Slovakia folk
In cooperation with Bratislava Music Agency
| 5. – 8.7.2018 |
International festival for children and youth choirs and orchestras.
| 5. 7. | 18:00 | Concert of Orchestras
Hviezdoslav Square
| 19.00 | The opening concert of the Festival
St. Martin’s Cathedral
| 6. 7. |
| 9:00 | Competition – choirs and chamber orchestras The Hall of Mirrors
| 18:30 | Performance of the dance ensemble (competition) Imago Tijl, Belgium
Main Square
| 19:00 | Concert of orchestras
Cast: Youth chamber orchestra “Youth of Odessa” /UA/, Jeugdharmonie Kunst & Vreugd /BE/, Gárdonyi Zoltán Youth Chamber Orchestra /HU/, Hudson High School Chamber Orchestra /US/
Main Square
| 7. 7. |
| 10:30 | Competition – orchestras
The large studio, Slovak Radio
| 15:00 | Festival concert
Klarisky concert hall
| 16:30 | Festival concert
Klarisky concert hall
| 18:00 | Festival concert
Hviezdoslav Square
| 19:00 | Announcement of results
Hviezdoslav Square
10th International Youth Music Festival II. & Bratislava Cantat
In cooperation with Bratislava Music Agency
| 23. – 26.7.2018 |
- 7. | 17.30 Concert of orchestras
Hviezdoslav Square
|19.00 | The opening concert of the Festival
St. Martin‘s Cathedral
| 24.7. |
| 9:30 | Competition – choirs and chamber orchestras
The Hall of Mirrors of the Primate’s Palace
| 15:00 | The concert of orchestras
| 25.7. |
| 10:30 | Competition – orchestras
The large studio, Slovak Radio
| 17:00 | The concert of choirs and orchestras
Klarisky Concert Hall
| 18:00 | The concert of choirs and orchestras
Hviezdoslav Square
| 19:30 | Announcement of results
Hviezdoslav Square
9th Cathedral Organ Festival
In cooperation with Tribus Musicae and Bratislava Archdiocese under the auspices of
the Archbishop of Bratislava Mons. Stanislav Zvolenský
The organ festival regularly welcomes top world organists.
| 26. 7 – 6. 9. |
St. Martin’s Cathedral
Johannes Skudlik/DE
- 7. | 19.30
Goran Končar, violin / HR
Edmund Andler – Borič, organ/HR
2.8. | 19:30
Helmut Hauskeller, pan flute / DE
Stanislava Šurin, organ / SK
- 8. | 19.30
Kamil Mikulčík, recitation / SK
David di Fiore, organ / USA
16.8. | 19.30
Jaroslav Pehal, singing / SK
Mário Sedlár, organ / SK
23.8. | 19.30
Donato Cuzzato | IT
- 8. |19.30
Tickets: Ticketportal: 8 €, disabled: €
Hummel festival
On the occasion of the 240th anniversary of the birth of the Bratislava’s native, Johann Nepomuk Hummel.
The event takes place under the auspices of the Mayor of Bratislava, Ivo Nesrovnal.
Opening concert of the festival
11.8. | 18:00
The Hall of Mirrors of the Primate’s Palace
Cast: Cappella Istropolitana – Bratislava Chamber Orchestra, Kristína Gyopos – piano, Róbert Mareček – violin, Sophie-Magdalena Reuter – singing /Germany/
Open – air concert
12.8. | 18:00
Main Square
Cast: Cappella Istropolitana – Bratislava Chamber Orchestra,
Sophie-Magdalena Reuter – singing / Germany /, Stanislav Masaryk – trumpet
Ballet – music – lecture
18.8. | 17:00
Cast: Dance group of ZUŠ J. Albrechta – dance, Zuzana Godárová – lecture
150 years of the Bratislava City Museum
Talks from the Old Town Hall
150 Years of Remembering the Future – programs to commemorate the 150th anniversary of the establishment of the Bratislava City Museum
The courtyard of the Old Town Hall (in case of bad weather – The Faust Hall)
Art and Culture in inter-war Bratislava (the First Czechoslovak Republic)
11.7. | 18:00
Urbanism of Bratislava
- 7. | 18:00
Multilingual Bratislava
22. 8. | 18:00
Knights at Devín
In cooperation with the Bratislava City Museum and the Guild of Old Martial Arts and Crafts
Devín Castle
7.7. | 10.00 – 18.00
Topic: the Renaissance period
4.8. | 10.00 – 18.00
Topic: the Middle Ages
International Bratislava
In cooperation with embassies and cultural centers of individual countries
| 7.7. – 12.9. |
Japanese Day 2018
7.7. | 14:00 – 18:00
Old Town Hall’s courtyard
14:00 Japanese tea ceremony
14:45 Specialties of Japanese cuisine
15:30 Ikebana
16:15 Workshop – Kyōgen
17:15 Kitsuke
Main Square
17:30 – 22:00
17:30 Kagamiwari – ceremonial opening of the festival
17:50 Concert – Japanese Songs
18:15 Japanese martial arts – karate, aikido, kendo
19:45 Japanese traditional dance “kamigatamai”
20:45 Kyōgen : Kaki Yamabushi – the mountain ascetic priest is a thieve of ebony trees (Bo-Shibari – Tied to a Pole)
French day
13.7. | 17.00
Main Square / the courtyard of the Primate’s Palace
Landless – Ireland
in cooperation with the Irish Embassy
15.7. | 20:00
Main Square
Northamptonshire youth orchestra and choir
in cooperation with Ars Ante Portas
| 25.7. | 19:00
Small concert hall, Slovak Rad
Asia weekend
In cooperation with the embassies of individual countries
27.7. | 16:00
Main Square
Culture, art and culinary specialties of China, India, Indonesia, Japan, South Korea and Vietnam.
Coille – Ireland
in cooperation with the Irish Embassy
2.8. | 20:00
Main Square
Heeresmusikkorps Koblenz – Germany
In cooperation with the German Embassy
| 13.8. |
Main Square
Concert of Military Music
National youth orchestra of Northern Ireland
in cooperation with Ars Ante Portas
22.8. | 20:00
Large concert hall, Slovak Radio
National and regional dances by “Żędowianie” from Poland
23.8. | 16:00
Main Square
Touch´n go/ USA
In cooperation with the US Embassy
28.8. | 19:00
Main Square
City Theater at the Old Market Hall
In cooperation with the civic association Stará tržnica
Theater performances for children in the Old Market Hall always from 11.00 to 12.00.
7.7. Spozavoza Theater – Ivan and Cats
14.7. Teatro Neline– About a Meadow, a Butterfly and a Flower Fairy
21.7. KaSia Theater – About a Sunny Fairy and a Rainy Fairy
28.7. MaKiLe Theater – Ladybird Kikilienka and the Cursed Summer Flower
4.8. Pod Hríbikom Theater – Little Red Riding Hood
11.8. KaSia Theater – Pirate School
18.8. Na hojdačke Theater – Scarecrow Tomáš
25.8. Dunajka Theater – Singing Ship
Cultural summer in the Summer Reading Room at the Red Crayfish
In cooperation with the Bratislava City Library
Jana Hubinská sings chansons
2.7. | 18:00
Peter Krištúfek: Lady Xanax, Mr. Snow White and I
3.7. | 18:00
Nina Rosa. Concert
4.7. | 18:00
Literature quiz with Dado Nagy
12.7. | 18:00
Martin Jurík: 2084 (The world wakes up to a gloomy everyday life)
21.8. | 18:00
24.8. | 18:00
Polajka. Concert
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| 13.7., 27.7., 10.08., 24.08 |
Days of handicraft masters at ÚĽUV
In cooperation with ÚĽUV
| 25.8. – 26.8. | Streets and squares of the Old Town
Traditional handicrafts and home-made products of skilled masters will take you to a long-forgotten yet rich past of Slovak handicrafts.
Days of handicraft masters at ÚĽUV
25.8. | 19:00
P.O. Hviezdoslav City Theatre
The gala at which the title the Master of Folk Art Production, 2018 will be awarded.
