Culture & Arts
Banská Štiavnica is a town where history meets a rich cultural and artistic scene.
Its lanes breathe history, yet pulse with contemporary life. The town has plenty of museums and galleries that bring its rich history and art closer to visitors – from the Open-air Mining Museum, where you can experience the authentic atmosphere of mining life, to modern galleries showcasing contemporary art. Throughout the year, Banská Štiavnica hosts numerous festivals celebrating music, theatre, literature and film.
The historic town centre is inscribed on the UNESCO World Heritage List and is home to many monuments, such as the Old Castle and the New Castle, St Catherine’s Church and the Calvary. Each of these buildings tells its own story and adds to the town’s unique atmosphere. If you’re looking for interactive experiences, there are exhibitions such as the Bank of Love, where you can discover the longest love poem in the world, or the Glanzenberg Hereditary Adit, which takes you underground right beneath the town. Banská Štiavnica is a place where everyone finds something to enjoy – whether you are a history or art lover, or just looking for new experiences.
An art installation made up of a variety of mirror, optical and light illusions. It is housed in the original rooms of Count Limpacher’s 16th-century Renaissance […]
Divadielko focuses on puppet shows for children and adults, as well as original chamber drama productions. You’ll find the current programme in the events calendar.
A big winter carnival is held on the ice rink at Salamandra Resort in Hodruša-Hámre. Every child in fancy dress gets in free, and the most […]
An international festival of cabaret, theatre, concerts, street performance and original happenings. Top-class shows from all over the world that engage with today’s social issues are […]
This national hunting festival is held every year at the Manor house in Svätý Anton at the beginning of September. You can watch the national stag-calling […]
A three-day autumn festival for tasting superb wines from the Štiavnica Mountains. The tastings take place at around ten venues in Banská Štiavnica that are not […]
Held in September from Thursday to Saturday, this town festival celebrates Štiavnica’s rich history. The tradition was started by students of the famous Mining Academy, and […]
Each year this summer festival of folklore, folk customs and traditions has a different theme. Old crafts come back to life, and the air is filled […]
This September event sets out to pass on growing and livestock-keeping know-how to the next generation – and to let you taste home-made organic produce. You […]