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SLOVAKIA'S SUMMER 
FOLKLORE FESTIVALS 2004 

20. TURČIANSKE SLÁVNOSTI FOLKLÓRU
20. TURIEC FOLKLORE FESTIVAL
June 13-15
 

This will be the 20th year of Turiec celebration of folklore. Turiec is a county in north central part of Slovakia that covers large territory around the town of Martin. Information: 011-421-43-413-2394

28. ZAMAGURSKÉ FOLKLÓRNE SLÁV­NOSTI
28. ZAMAGURIE FOLKLORE FESTIVAL
June 18-20

Folk festival of under Tatras region in Čer­vený Kláštor with international participants. 
Information: 011-421-52-772-2466

  45. FOLKLÓRNE SLÁVNOSTI MYJAVA 2004
45. FOLK FESTIVAL MYJAVA 2004
June 18-20

45th year of international folklore festival-member CIOFF. Presentation of folk art from western Slovakia region with participation of folklore groups from whole Slovakia and abroad. Myjava is in Western Slovakia on the South side of White Carpathian Mountains and about 4 miles from Moravian border. Information: Dom kultúry s.r.o., Partizánska 290/17,  907 01 Myjava, Information: 011-421-34-621 3389

35. ŠARIŠŠKÉ FOLKLÓRNE SLÁVNOSTI IN RASLAVICE
35. ŠARIŠ FOLKLORE CELEBRATIONS IN RASLAVICE

June 18-20

There is a folk group Raslavičan here, just great and this festival is great as well.

  50. SLÁVNOSTI KULTÚRY RUSÍNOV-UKRAJINCOV SLOVENSKA-SVIDNÍK
50.FFOLKLORE FESTIVAL OF RUTHENIANS AND UKRAINIANS-SVIDNÍK
June 18-20

EUROFOLKLÓR A HOREHRONSKÉ DNI SPEVU A TANCA
EUROFOLKLOR AND UPPER HRON FESTIVAL OF SONGS AND DANCES
June 27-29

The 39th Folk festival of Upper Hron days of songs and dances in Heľpa central Slovakia. Information:011-421-48-412-5206

  MEDZINÁRODNÝ FOLKLÓRNY FES­TIVAL STRÁŽNICE
INTERNATIONAL FOLK FESTIVAL STRÁŽNICE
June 24-27

The 59th year of the Strážnice international festival. This also will be the seventh year of the central European folk festival CIOFF.

O, OUR JOHN, OUR JOHN
JUNE 27

Ján’s folk customs coupled with magical rituals original to traditional, simple folk environment. Performances of different folk groups. Museum of Liptov village, Pribylina. Information 011-421-44-522-2485

FOLKLÓRNY FESTIVAL VÝCHODNÁ
FOLK FESTIVAL VÝCHODNÁ
July 2- 4

This will be its 50th year of the festival. Only the best folk dance and folk singing groups of Slovakia perform at this festi­val. The festival has also international participa­tion of non-Slovak folk dance groups.
Information: 011-421-2-529-14114

ST. CYRIL AND METHODIUS DAY
Devín’s Castle, July 5

FOLKLÓRNE SLÁVNOSTI POD POĽANOU, DETVA
FOLK FESTIVAL UNDER POĽANA, DETVA
July 9-11

This will be the 39th year of the festival. Main emphasis of the festival is to show the folklore and folk traditions of this central Slova­kia region, with guest per­formances of groups from around Slovakia. On Sunday morning traditionally, there is a program called “Sunday with our countrymen.” and Slovak groups from around the world perform alongside with Slovak groups. 
Information: 011-421-45-545-5202

HORŇÁCKE SLÁVNOSTI
HORNACK’S CELEBRATIONS
VELKÁ NAD VELIČKOU-MORAVIA
July 16-18

Velká nad Veličkou is about 8 miles North of Myjava in Moravia in the Czech republic. This is a festival of festivals and musicians play here almost nonstop for three days.

SPOMIENKY STARÝCH NÔT FUJÁR
REMEMBERING THE OLD NOTES OF FUJARAS
July 23-24

All Slovakia performance of fujara players in honor of the dean of Detva’s fujara players Jožka Rybára. Korytárky, house of culture and Roman Catholic Church
Information: Spolok slovenských fujarášov, Roman Malatinec, Korytárky 313, 962 04 Korytárky, phone:  011-45-546-62 44,   cell 011-421-905-869-576 email: agentura_huslovykluc@stonline.sk

42. ROČNÍK MEDZINÁRODNÉHO FOLKLÓRNEHO FESTIVALU
JÁNOŠÍKOVE DNI 2004
42. YEAR OF INTERNATIONAL FOLKLORE FESTIVAL
JANOŠÍK DAYS 2004
TERCHOVÁ
July 31-August 1

I was four summers ago and it was great. Many groups from the region are performing at this festival. Information: 011-421-41-569-5129

IX. FOLKLÓRNY FESTIVAL POD KRÁĽOVOU HOĽOU
IX. FOLKLORE FESTIVAL UNDER KRÁĽOVÁ HOĽA
LIPTOVSKÁ TEPLIČKA 2004
July 31-August 1

This is the ninth year of a truly fantastic festival with everyone in the village joining in. Groups from both sides of Kráľová Hoľa, Liptov, Spiš and Upper Hron and different regions of Slovakia and always at least one group from abroad participate. Information: Miestne kultúrne stredisko, Gabriela Bohunčáková, 059 40 Liptovská Teplička, phone: 011-421-52-779-8110, email: ouliptteplicka@sinet.sk

29. PODROHÁČSKE FOLKLÓRNE SLÁVNOSTI ZUBEREC-BRESTOVÁ
29. PDROHÁČSKE FOLKLORE CELEBRATIONS
August 6-8

Orava’s folklore is the theme here. Location is close to the open-air museum in Zuberec-Berestová. This is a small but very nice festival with international participation. 
Information: 011-421-43-586-4928

KOLIESKO
KOKAVA NAD RIMAVICOU
August 6-8

This is the fourteenth year of festival of young folklorists with a lot of innovative ideas. Small, but great. The villagers open their house courtyards and people sing and dance in them all night long after the official festival programs. This is a great festival. 
Information: 011-421-47-429-3245

ECHOES OF OLD SLAVIC LANGUAGE UNDER KRAĽOVA HOĽA
OZVENY STAROSLOVIENČINY POD KRÁĽOVOU HOĽOU V TELGÁRTE
August 14-15

Ecumenical festival of folk and sacral songs. Place: Telgárt, Greek-catholic church, Kráľova Hoľa, house of culture; Dobšiná, Rožňava, Poprad, Brezno, Gemerská Poloma, Šumiac. Information: Mária Knižková, Základná škola, 976 73 Telgárt, 011-421-48-619-46 01

IX. HONTIANSKA PARÁDA
IX. HONT’S PARADE HRUŠOV 2002
August 20-22

This is a regional festival of the Hont region. Meeting with the traditional culture in the frame of agro tourism. Folklore programs are a part of sampling or the traditional ways activities such as bread baking, wood working, sampling of pear brandy, working with hay, traditional cooking, open folk scene, horseback riding and many more. Place: Hrušov, amphitheater, house of culture, and the whole village.
Information 011-421- 47-488 –0122

GEMERS’S FOLKLORE FESTIVAL REJDOVÁ 2004
August 21-22

31st year of presentation of folklore, folk customs, traditions and folk crafts from Gemer ant other regions of Slovakia and from abroad.
Rejdová, Information: 011-421-58-734-4259

Our information about the festivals is deemed to be correct, but is not guaranteed. Please phone ahead before making your final arrangements to participate

 

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