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Photo: Bratislava Convention Bureau

The Slovakian capital once more organised the Bratislava City Days to pay homage to its rich cultural, historical and experience heritage. Visitors could enjoy a free pass to city museums and institutions and join free sightseeing tours, workshops, competitions, river cruises, historical vehicle rides, presentations, exhibitions and other cultural programmes. Over 350 events took place during the City Days.

For the past few decades, the City Days have become an indispensable part of the city’s spring offering. The manifold programme was held at many different venues, interconnecting the city’s most renowned and outlandish venues while offering countless smaller formats at various places.

Experiencing sports, music and gastronomy

Music was on the agenda of this year’s City Days. Attendees could bob their heads to the beats of nostalgic noisy tones of swing, foxtrot or Slovak tango from the 30s and 40s, mixed by the DJ duo Gramophone Brothers. Younger generations could also listen to the up-and-coming Bratislava singer Tamara Karamar, who closed the cultural program of the city festival on the Main Square.

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On the Danube

Bratislava also served up several sports activities. Visitors could play frisbee, try skateboarding or parkour, complete a small and a large indigenous cycling circuit or work out with professional trainers at Cvička. History buffs could also peek into more than 20 historical buildings. Foodies could enjoy a variety of food options around the city. Alongside the Street Food Park, they could relish excellent beers at the Craft Beer Festival.

The Danube saw a surge in visitors during the event, too. Propeller was once a popular and commonly used way of crossing from the Old Town to Petržalka. Although largely forgotten today, the legendary Propeller came to life again as visitors enjoyed a cruise between the banks of the Danube with stunning views of Bratislava’s landmarks.

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Historical and CSR initiatives

To honour Bratislava’s medieval tradition, the organisers also orchestrated the traditional opening of the city gates that recalls the coronation tradition of Bratislava and symbolises the openness of the city and the secrets hidden in the stories of its more than 700-year past. The opening marked the start of the event.

Raising awareness about the visually impaired was one of the event’s goals. With the help of guide dogs, visitors could learn how they help visually impaired individuals get off and on a tram, how they can find monuments in Bratislava using a touch map and how guidelines on the pavement help their orientation.

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Photo: Bratislava Convention Bureau

Within the framework of the Bratislava City Days, there was a rich cultural program in various places to connect the city as a whole and, at the same time, offer smaller formats across various locations and city districts of Bratislava.

Learn more about Bratislava City Days here.