MUSIC This weekend brings one of the highlights of the summer season, the biggest music festival in Slovakia. This year, Pohoda - meaning well-being or comfort - once again brings prolific musicians, bands and acts from around the world, including Queens of the Stone Age, Royal Blood, Pendulum, Emilíana Torrini and much, much more. In addition to plenty of concerts, you can also expect a rich supporting programme.
Tickets are still available here . If crowds of thousands of people are not up your alley, then maybe this event will be. Over the weekend, the 8th edition of the Amaro Fest, an open air gypsy festival, will take place in Nitra, western Slovakia.
The international festival will feature both local and foreign musicians that will show what Roma culture is about. Learn more here . It's true that this weekend is going to be very hot, with temperatures rising to well above 30 °C.
If you'd rather hide inside your home but still would like to hear some good music, give a listen to this live performance of Isobutane, a Slovak multigenre producer. The concert was recorded in Zádielska Tiesňava, one of the most beautiful gorges in Slovakia located in the southeastern part of the country. MISCELLANEOUS FUN In cycling, Critical Mass events highlight and give space to people who want to safely ride bicycles on the streets of their town.
On Friday night at 22:00, one such event will take place in Nitra. If you want to explore the town at a unique time, this is an event to .
