The Most Attractive Events of this Year

Throughout the year, Bratislava offers, in addition to a variety of sights, attractions and locations, other interesting opportunities to spend quality leisure time. Whether you are coming to Bratislava or looking for something to make your stay more interesting, there is always something to do in this city. Bratislava is no stranger to art, joy of life, movement and creativity. So what are the biggest attractions to look forward to in 2025?

 

Bratislava City Days

The citywide festival, on the occasion of granting city privileges with its program for all age groups, belongs to the popular cultural events. It provides an opportunity to visit commonly closed places, to take part in varied shows, exhibitions or to use Open Door Day in the Primate´s Palace.

📆 April 26 & 27

 

Long Night of Museums

On the occasion of the International Day of Museums, museums and galleries cherish one Saturday as the Night of Museums and Galleries in mid-May. The public can visit the exhibitions and specially prepared events for a special entrance fee paid usually in the first visited museum only. Museums and galleries are exposing, which is otherwise usually hidden from public view.

📆 May 17

Cultural Summer and Castle Festival

The biggest city festival is an essential part of the Summer in Bratislava. From June till September it brings a multi-genre program in several city stages. Thus, long weeks in the city are marked by almost unending series of performances, appearances, music, theatre and entertainment from babies to senior citizens.

📆 June 21 – August 31

Bratislava Coronation Days

Every summer the Slovak capital changes regularly into Pressburg again. At that time a historical festival is taking place in the city with Coronation Parade, Coronation Oath and Knight Tournament, during which Bratislava commemorates its famous royal past. In addition to the period atmosphere it offers an abundant accompanying program.

📆 August

Lovestream Festival

After success of the previous years, one of the biggest music events in Slovakia will come back to Bratislava with heaps of news. The main attractions of the multi-day city festival full of international and domestic stars will once again be big names like Post Malone and OneRepublic.

📆 August 15 – 17

Uprising

The festival, where many world and domestic music stars perform regularly, sets for its main goal to connect people from different countries and cultures. The biggest Central European festival focused on reggae is an essential part of the Summer in Bratislava and belongs among 40 most important European festivals. It is not only about music; it is lifestyle. Also for that reason, it offers an immensely rich accompanying program regularly. At the same time it takes into consideration also families with children. The festival commemorates with its name (“uprising” means ‘insurrection‘ in English) and date a significant event in the Slovak history – Slovak National Uprising.

📆 August 29 – 30

White Night

A prestigious international art project, designed to bring contemporary forms of art closer primarily in unconventional places A rich offer of varied artistic genres in tens of known and unknown places of the capital of Slovakia will light up Bratislava visually by attractive installations, concerts, films, varied theatrical performances, dance, literature or live performance. Well, this night nobody is going to sleep.

📆 October 3 – 5

Craftsmen Days

The biggest festival of traditional crafts in Bratislava, organized by The Centre for Folk Art Production (ÚĽUV), presents cultural diversity of the Slovak country, dialect speeches, customs vocabulary, beauty of folk costumes, music, singing, traditional cuisine, but also fair of hand-crafted products, musical cultural program and crafts school for children. You can admire mastery of folk craftsmen in the historical centre each year in September.

📆 September

Rača Grape Harvest

One of the three most important Little Carpathian grape harvests belongs at the same time among the biggest mass events in Bratislava. It takes place in the second or third weekend of September. Traditional grape harvest festivities are usually complemented by three days of an excellent program with music concerts, creative workshops or fair of hand-crafted products, as well as variety of exhibitions and plenitude of sports events. Tastings of young wine and wine take turns with presentations of grape pressing, or degustation of must, as well as competitions.

📆 Septmeber

Roman Games

The historical festival of family entertainment with competitions and program of legionnaires and gladiators offers a replica of the Roman town with a period camp of Roman soldiers and civilians with craftsmen and Roman cuisine, as well as a period camp of barbarians depicting the life of that time. It brings also an all-day program full of swordplay, dance, demonstrations of practices and life of the Roman troops, as well as the atmosphere of gladiator games, dramatic stories and performances with horses, full of historical events, myths, passions and lessons. Educational and entertainment stands for children and young people, lectures, creative workshops or commented shows form a component part of the festival in the Bratislava locality registered in the World Cultural Heritage List of UNESCO.

📆 October

Bratislava Music Festival

The most important and the most prestigious international festival in Slovakia with its long-standing tradition is presentation of artistic level of prominent visiting foreign orchestras, conductors and soloists and domestic artists in dramaturgically interesting programs year after year.

📆 September 19 – October 5

Bratislava Jazz Days

One of the most important Slovak festivals is ranked among the greatest autumn events in the country. The world elite and excellent Slovak musicians take part therein regularly. It also supports beginning artists. “Jazzies“ under the auspices of the Father of the Slovak jazz, Peter Lipa, belong to the oldest music festivals in Slovakia.

📆 October 24 – 26

Young Wine Festival

The celebration of young wine with tasting was held in the capital city traditionally on the Martin´s Day. Today it is usually the Friday closest to the November 11. The Saint Martin is the most important Roman Catholic patron of the city, therefore, in his honour, Bratislava is coming to life with entertainment and consecration of young wine in the centre of the city. The festival formerly known as St. Martin´s Days, brings fantastic sommelier and gastronomic experiences accompanied by a rich cultural program.

📆 November 8 – 9

Open Wine Cellars Day

The most famous wine event in Slovakia takes place always in November so that winemakers of the Little Carpathian wine region can present their young wines. More than 100 wine cellars use to be open, in which wine lovers are welcomed by more than 100 winemakers from all 12 Little Carpathian vinicultural districts. The celebration of wine culture in the region where the past takes turns with the present is at the same time a tribute to the hard but beautiful work of winegrowers and winemakers from all over the Little Carpathians. However, it is not only about wine, but also about the beautiful country covered by vineyards, about regional gastronomy often prepared by a skilful winemaker, about accompanying program, where music is playing to a glass of wine in little wine cellars.

📆 November 14 & 15

Christmas Markets

The Christmas atmosphere takes control of Bratislava always in the second half of November. Several Christmas markets with plenitude of stands with food and presents are complemented by a rich Christmas program – concerts, readings, creative activities for children, clothes and toys exchanges, charity collections or topical strolls in the city. You will find Christmas markets taking about a month, for example, in the Main Square, Hviezdoslav Square, Dula Square, M. R. Štefánik Square or Republic Square.

📆 November 21 – December 31 (except Christmas holidays 24 – 26 December)

Bratislava will entertain you well, surprise pleasantly and make you happy by something else each day of the year. Discover what is offered. Be lured by the abundance of varied experiences and enjoy each moment.

Create your own program and plan your time in Bratislava. Choose what you like and enjoy the capital your way. To your heart´s content and anytime you desire. Because, each day in Bratislava is exceptional by something.