Events

Representative Ball of the Town January

Accept an invitation to the ball, which is the top of the ball season in Nitra. photo

Nitra Carnival February

Cheerful carnival season is annually finished by colourful carnival parade, childrens carnival and a fair with traditional cuisine and folk-art products. photo

World Day of Tourist Guides February

Nitra Music Spring March April Heart and soul of a susceptible audience which is formed not only by Nitra citizens is delighted by series of classical music concerts in interpretation of Slovak, but also foreign musicians and musical ensembles. Accept a warm invitation to extraordinary music experiences. photo

Spring festivals April

Spring welcoming and winter farewell traditions are inherently connected to folk culture and traditions of Slovaks. Experience habits full of spring scent, folk songs and burning of Morena. photo

Night of Museums and Galleries May Slovak Night of museums and galleries welcomes its visitors also in Nitra. Visitors are offered visits, concerts and a number of events in every museum and gallery in the town. photo

Night of Churches May Night of churches is the youngest event, when all gates of cathedrals, churches and chapels open on Nitra and they offer their visitors a possibility to know well-known and unknown places at night and to meet interesting people. photo

Ars Organi May

International festival of organ music introduces young tradition of festival culture in Nitra, which represents the beauty of organ music performed by excellent Slovak and foreign interprets. photo

Nitra University Days April November

Nitra deserves to be called the town of young, evidence of which is an annual complex of scientific, technical, sport, art and social events underlining the fellowship of the University of Constantine the Philosopher, Slovak University of Agriculture and Nitra Town. photo

International Childrens Day

May

Children from Nitra are every year invited to celebrate an International Childrens Day. In a park in Siho is hold an amazing afternoon full of games, competitions, surprises and sweets. The organisers are Nitra Town and Leisure time Centre Domino. photo

Festival of schools and young June

Showing the creativity and skills of elementary schools and young people from Nitra photo

Musica Sacra June

Musica Sacra is an international festival of sacral music. Thanks to its long tradition the tunes of thei festival can be annually heard in a Piarist church of St. Ladislav. The treasures of religious music are performed by prominent vocal and instrumental interprets. photo

Nitra Cultural Summer June September Popular Sunday afternoons in Town Park in Siho, with fairy tales for children, operetta and musical melodies and dancing with brass band, concerts at renewed Amphitheatre, music evenings at Synagogue are promising pleasant spending of free time during summer. photo

Cyrilo-Methodian Celebrations /Nitra, dear Nitra.../ July

Celebrations of St. Cyril and Methodius are festive stops not only for Nitra, but also for the whole Slovakia. They bring solemn masses, exhibitions, concerts of classical and popular music, musical melodies, lectures, literal competitions and also a traditional fair with craftsmen and Slovak specialities. photo

Fairs /of Chrenov, Klokoina, Jankovce/ August

An outstanding fairground event of the largest housing estate Klokoina traditionally finishes sweet doing nothing of summer holidays. It offers folk-art products, different goods, attractions, competitions and entertainment. photo

Hoj, vlas moja (Hoy, My Homeland) August

Festive gala concert dedicated to the Day of the Constitution of Slovak Republic photo

Days of European Cultural Heritage September

World Day of Tourism September

Music Autumn / Cithara aediculae, Choirs for the Town, Fiddlers wandered Days of Partner Towns /including Czech culture/ October October

Christmas /Christmas Market, Santa Clause, New Years Eve/ December