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.
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