Events: Culture

White Night returns to Bratislava from 2 to 4 October 2026. For three autumn evenings, the city’s streets, squares, courtyards, Danube riverside and unusual indoor spaces will become a setting for contemporary art. Light and digital installations, interactive artworks, performances, music, dance, film and other artistic projects can be experienced every evening from 7 pm until midnight.

23–25 October 2026 | Incheba Expo Arena, Bratislava

The Bratislava Jazz Days will return for their 51st edition from 23 to 25 October 2026 at the Incheba Expo Arena. Over three days, the festival will bring together international jazz artists and musicians from Slovakia.

In the historic center of Bratislava, winemakers, music, and an autumn atmosphere will come together during the Young Wine Festival while tasting new wines.

In the 18th century, it was very fashionable to furnish rooms in castles, the walls of which were covered with regularly arranged pictures. These rooms were called graphic cabinets. Check out our Bratislava one!

The collection of contemporary art since the second half of the 20th century presents works of prominent artists who were crucial in determining the nature of artistic development in Slovakia.

Slovak design and applied art of the 20th century have a key place in the SNG collections, primarily in an author’s and solitary position. Pairs or trios of artifacts are allowed by the curators to converse in harmony and tension, peace and ambivalence

The 61st Bratislava Music Festival will take place from 23 September to 11 October 2026. The programme brings together the Slovak Philharmonic, international orchestras, chamber ensembles, renowned conductors and soloists for almost three weeks of classical music in Bratislava.

30 September 2026 – 17 January 2027 | SPORT MALL Bratislava

The Vincent van Gogh exhibition presents the work of one of the best-known representatives of Post-Impressionism through large-scale projections. Visitors can experience more than 400 of Van Gogh’s works and learn more about his art and life.

Discover Bratislava in Motion 2026, Slovakia’s leading contemporary dance festival. From 14 to 26 October, enjoy outstanding performances by international and Slovak artists across Bratislava.