Pohoda

To begin our list of the most famous festivals in Slovakia, Toplist would like to introduce to you the Pohoda festival. Pohoda is a summer music festival in Slovakia that was founded in 1997 in Trenčín. It is the largest Slovak music event held each year. The current location is Trenčín Airport. Alternative music, rock, pop, dance music, world music, house, techno, drum and bass, hip hop, but also theatre, discussions, chamber music, dance, and literature workshops are featured at the festival. The actual attendance record from 2009 is 33,000 people per day. Since 2010, the festival's capacity has been set at 30,000 visitors.

The first festival, held on June 29, 1997, was called "Kráľovská Pohoda". It was held at the Trenčín town stadium. The event was attended by approximately 2,000 people, but only 140 tickets were sold. There were four Slovak bands, three Czech bands, and one Russian band performing.

Pohoda 2021 was supposed to take place from Thursday, July 8, to Saturday, July 10, 2021. FKA Twigs, The Libertines, Wolf Alice, Metronomy, Archive, Black Midi, Shame, and Kokoroko were among the notable acts confirmed for 2020. Due to the ongoing pandemic and attendance limits on large-scale events, the event was replaced with a series of five one-day festivals called Pohoda on the Ground, with the same headliners performing each day. Dry Cleaning and Altın Gün were two of the most notable acts.

Takes place: First half of July (3 days)