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IFF Bratislava 2007 - Slipper Night
International Festival Bratislava 2007 is ending on Friday, December 7th, 2007. One of the last events well-known from previous years is a screening of three movies all night long - Slipper night....
International Film Festival Bratislava 2007
International Film Festival in Bratislava enters its 9th year of existence. IFF Bratislava 2007 will take place in Aupark Shopping Centre from November 30th to December 7th. [mapAupark Shopping Center] IFF 2007 in Bratislava will present the following sections: International Competition of First and Second Feature Films - 15 world-appraised movies that made it through the numerous international movie festivals....
Irish Singer Songwriter Paul Casey Bratislava Concert December 11, 2007
Well-known Irish singer and songwriter Paul Casey will perform on December 11, 2007 at 7:00 pm the Hlava 22 music club at Bazova Street. This singer and composer is highly acclaimed especially in the UK and Ireland, as well as in the USA....
UEFA football qualifier Slovakia vs Ireland in Bratislava September 8, 2007
UPDATED August 17, 2007 Bratislava, April 17, 2007 (BratislavaGuide.com) - Slovak national football team will face Ireland's national squad on September 8, 2005 at the Tehelne Pole Stadium in Bratislava....
Bratislava celebrates 17th Month of Photography Festival in November 2007
In November 2007 at venues around the city centre, the Fotofo Society and the Central European House of Photography are organising a variety of group and individual photo exhibitions along with numerous accompanying events....
Viva Musica Festival July 26-August 3, 2007
Bratislava, July 23, 2007 (BratislavaGuide.com) - Viva Musica, the third year of the modern festival of classical music, represents one of the highlights of the 2007 Bratislava Summer of Culture....
Bratislava Opens Sandy Beach at Danube Bank
Bratislava, July 23, 2007 (BratislavaGuide.com) - Bratislava opened a new City Beach at Tyrsovo Embankment on the right-hand bank of the Danube river, operating from June 29 to September 2, 2007 ....
Slovakia's largest beer festival Junifest on June 8-17, 2007
Bratislava's Junifest, a June beer festival inspired by Munich's famous Octoberfest, is scheduled to take place for 10 days from Friday June 8, 2007 at Bratislava's Incheba....
Bratislava Biennial of Illustration (BIB) of children's books September 7-October 26
Bratislava, May 14, 2007 (BratislavaGuide.com) - Bratislava's Biennial of Illustration (Bienale ilustracii Bratislava), a biennial juried exhibition of children's book illustrators, takes place in September and October 2007....
American bluegrass legend to open Bratislava Bluegrass Fest 2007 on May 2
Bratislava, April 29, 2007 (BratislavaGuide.com) - American singer, guitarist and composer Claire Lynch with her band will open the 2007 Bratislava Bluegrass festival at the DK Zrkadlovy haj in Bratislava, Petrzalka....
Euro 2008 football qualifier Slovakia vs Wales to take place September 12, 2007
Bratislava, April 24, 2007 (BratislavaGuide.com) - Slovakia will face Wales on September 12, 2007 in a qualifying match for the 2008 European Football Championship. Time and precise location of the match will be announced 30 days in advance at the latest by the Slovak Football Association....
Bratislava Guitarfest 2007 to take place May 18-19, 2007
Bratislava, April 20, 2007 (BratislavaGuide.com) - The second year of the international guitar music festival Guitarfest takes place at Bratislava's Park of Culture and Relaxation (PKO) on Friday and Saturday, May 18-19, 2007....
George Michael to play Bratislava in May 2007
Bratislava, March 3, 2007 (BratislavaGuide.com) - Pop music legend George Michael will play his first ever Slovak concert at Bratislava's Inter Football Stadium on May 25, 2007. The Friday concert will be part of Michael's 25 Live Stadium Tour 2007, a follow-up to the very successful 25 Live Tour in 2006....
Bratislava New Year 2007 Celebrations
Bratislava, December 27, 2006 (BratislavaGuide.com) - On December 31, 2006 the City of Bratislava will hold another year of public New Year's Eve celebrations in the centre of the city, with the slogan "Welcome to Partyslava!"....
8th International Film Festival Bratislava Awards
Bratislava, December 9, 2006 (BratislavaGuide.com) - Japanese-Singaporean movie 4:30 by the director Royston Tan won the Grand Prix for the Best Film at the 8th International Film Festival Bratislava in its main section, the International Competition of First and Second Films....
IFF Bratislava 2006 - recommendations for December 6
Bratislava Guide recommend you to visit the following movies at the International Film Festival in Bratislava: Just Sex and Nothing Else - Hungarian movie about a woman, who is bored of her relationships and men in general....
International Film Festival Bratislava 2006 - December 2
Witnesses is a croatian movie directed by Vinko Bresan, which focuses on the issue of ethnic intolerance. Three croatian soldiers are preparing to blow out the house of serbian boss of the local mob....
Bratislava International Film Festival 2006
Bratislava International Film Festival 2006 takes place from December 1 to December 9 at the Palace Cinemas multiplex in the Aupark Shopping Mall. Films from 10 thematic areas will show on seven screens....
Cultural Summer 2006
Almost 23000 people have visited 82 events of Cultural Summer and Castle Festival Bratislava 2006 since June 20 to the end of July. The most popular concerts were those part of Jazz Under the Tower and Fairytale Town Hall series....
Town Hall Music Film Festival
The music fans have the opportunity to see on-screen performances of operas, operettas, ballets, classical and jazz music from the beginning of July to September 3, 2006 at Town Hall Square (Rathausplatz) in Vienna each day after sunset....
Historical Tram Rides
A historical tram will ride through the centre of Bratislava Wednesdays to Fridays from June 28, 2006 to the end of August 2006. Journey begins at 5 pm at Safarikovo square and continues through Sturova, Spitalska, Krizna, Vazovova and Imrich Karvas street to the Main Train Station....
Pohoda Festival 2006 in Trencin
Trencin (a historical city an hour of train-ride north of Bratislava) is the home of the largest music festival in Slovakia. From July 14 to July 15, Pohoda festival will celebrate its 10th anniversary....
Strapo beats Zverina to win 2006 Artattack Freestyle Battle
Bratislava, April 30, 2006 (BratislavaGuide.com) - 17-year old Malacky MC Strapo beat the seasoned "Tatras Dog" Zverina to the cup, title and SKK 5000 (EUR 158.04) check in the finals of the 2006 Artattack Freestyle Battle at Bratislava's Babylon Club....
Bratislava Tops List of Transformed Cities
Bratislava, April 24, 2006 (BratislavaGuide.com) - The Belfast Telegraph newspaper put Bratislava at the top of its must-see list of Top eight transformed cities in an April 24, 2006 feature by David Nurden....
Wilsonic Festival 2006
The Wilsonic 2006 , festival of urban and contemporary music, takes place from June 9 to June 10, 2006 in Bratislava, Slovakia. After the success of previous yeats and the micro.Wilsonic festival organized in Old Market Hall in December 2005, expectations are high for good electronic music to be heard at the 2006 Wilsonic....
Bluegrass Fest 2006
Bluegrass Fest 2006 will be held for the first time in Bratislava, Slovakia featuring acoustic music and introducing other musical influences. The first year of the Bluegrass Festival 2006 is scheduled to start on May 13, 2006 at 2 pm in Zrkadlovy Haj cultural centre in Bratislava - Petrzalka....
Bratislava New Year's Celebrations - Silvester 2006/2007
Plans for the New Year's 2006 celebrations in Bratislava have been announced by the city with a major concert in the Main Square, dance party in Hviezdoslavovo Square from 8 pm to 1 am and major fireworks show on the Danube river bank at midnight....
Film Festival Recommendations for December 9, 2005
We would like to recommend you some further movies to be screened tomorrow. Hidden - French psychological thriller starring Juliette Binoche. Mand and wife find a videotape with footage showing their house and the street they live on one morning....
Film Festival Recommendations for December 7, 2005
If you haven't got chance to see movie about Bratislava's youth subcultures Propeler today, do not miss it on December 9 at 1:30 pm. This controversial movie (banned from Slovak television) profiles six communities of young people - hip-hop and graffiti movement, straight edge community, young christians, skinheads, antiracist community and techno subculture....
Slovakia-Croatia Davis Cup Final in Bratislava's NTC December 2-4, 2005
UPDATED - Bratislava, November 10, 2005 (BratislavaGuide.com) - The 400 tickets made available for the Slovak public for Davis Cup final with Croatia on December 2-4, 2005 sold out immediately on November 10 with buyers qeueing for as long as 31 hours....
Artmedia Bratislava to play Glasgow Rangers on November 1, 2005 in Bratislava
Bratislava, October 20, 2005 (BratislavaGuide.com) - Glasgow Rangers will meet Bratislava's Artmedia at Bratislava's Tehelne Pole stadium on November 1, 2005. Following a 5-0 home defeat of the Rangers' archrival Celtic in Bratislava and a 0-0 draw with the Rangers at Ibrox the upcoming Bratislava match is drawing much interest in Scotland....
Slovak Republic-Argentina Davis Cup 2005 Semifinal in Bratislava
UPDATED - Bratislava, September 25, 2005 (BratislavaGuide.com) - Slovakia beat Argentina 3-2 in the Davis Cup semi-final. On Saturday Slovakia took a 2-1 lead after winning the doubles on the fast indoor surface of the National Tennis Centre in Bratislava on Saturday and clinched its victory on Sunday when Hrbaty beat Goria in three sets....
Germany, Slovakia to play football friendly in Bratislava on September 3, 2005
Bratislava, August 25, 2005 (BratislavaGuide.com) - Slovak national football team will face Germany's national squad on September 3, 2005 at Tehelne Pole stadium at 8 p.m. The match will be accompanied by tightened security and fans are asked to arrive at the stadium by 6 p.m....
BratislavaGuide.com to supply nightlife information to magazine
Bratislava, August 1, 2005 (BratislavaGuide.com) - Independent Bratislava guide at www.BratislavaGuide.com has become the exclusive supplier of information on nightlife to Enjoy Bratislava, the new free monthly distributed for free to business travelers at Bratislava's premium hotels....
Tour des Alpes 2005 passing via Bratislava
Tour des Alpes 2005 is the another cycling tour that in addition to Orient Express Bicycle Tour will be passing via Bratislava, Slovakia. Tour des Alpes 2005 starts on July 11th in Poland....
Orient Express Bicycle Tour passing via Bratislava
Orient Express is the name of international bicycle journey from Paris to Istanbul. The event is organized by the company that brought Tour d'Afrigue, the world's longest bicycle race....
Elton John to Perform in Bratislava on June 1, 2005
UPDATED May 29, 2005 (BratislavaGuide.com) - British musician Sir Elton John will hold an open-air concert in Bratislava Slovakia on June 1, 2005, Slovak media reported. The concert will be free, sponsored by one of Slovakia's two mobile network operators T-Mobile, which changed its brand from Eurotel at the beginning of May....
Tricountry Marathon to take place in Bratislava on September 18, 2005
Bratislava, April 24, 2005 (BratislavaGuide.com) - A tricountry marathon covering Austria, Hungary and Slovakia is scheduled to take place on September 18, 2005. The event aims to "encourage the spirit of harmony by attracting all ages, from near and far, in a great international sporting event," according to the organiser, the non-governmental Slovak Strategic Awareness Bureau....
President Bush speaks to Slovaks
President George W. Bush gave a speech to few thousands of Slovaks gathered at Hviezdoslavovo square in Bratislava at noon today. He praised help of Slovakia in building of democracy in Iraq and said that Iraqis could inspire themselves seeing Slovak democracy successfully evolved....
President Bush arrives for Bratislava Summit
Bratislava, February 23 (Bratislavaguide.com) - President Bush landed in Bratislava on Wednesday at 8 pm and was transported across a cleared city probably to the residence of the US Ambassador Ronald Weiser in the Slavin district where he is expected to spend the night....
Bush, Putin to Hold Summit in Bratislava, Slovakia Feb 24
UPDATED Feb 23, 2005 (BratislavaGuide.com) - US President George W. Bush and Russian President Vladimir Putin will meet in the Bratislava Castle on February 24, 2005. Preparations at the castle have been underway since early February....
Bratislava to remain 'an open city' during Bush/Putin Summit - Head of Police
The head of the Slovak Police force said a week before the February 24 meeting between President George W. Bush and President Vladimir Putin. Police Force President Anton Kulich was reported as saying to journalists that "the aim of the security measures was for to remain an open city....
6th International Film Festival Bratislava opens on December 3rd
Bratislava, November 23, 2004 (BratislavaGuide.com) - International Film Festival in Bratislava was established in 1999. Starting as a small festival with few screens and some hundreds of visitors it later became major cultural happening hosting thousands of guests each year....
High Tatras National Park Seriously Damaged
On November 19, 2004 strong storm and hurricane hit Slovak National Park of High Tatras (Vysoke Tatry) destroying over 100 square kilometers of forests leaving flat land with fallen trees behind....
Slovaks remember 15 years since end of communism
Bratislava -- Citizens and institutions prepared to commemorate the Velvet Revolution on November 17, 2004, fifteen years after the former Communist regime beat up students peacefully marching in Prague, the then capital of Czechoslovakia....
Bratislava's New Most Kosicka/Apollo Bridge turned across Danube
Bratislava, September 20, 2004 - Bratislavians and Bratislava visitors turned up in droves to witness the turning of Bratislava's fifth bridge across the Danube connecting the right Petrzalka Bank with the centre of the city over the past weekend....
Slovakia European Parliament vote with lowest turnout in EU
Briefly after joining the European Union, Slovak citizens will vote for the first time ever to elect 13 representatives for the Brussels-based European legislative body. The election was won by Prime Minister Mikulas Dzurinda's SDKU ticket led by the former hockey player Peter Stastny....
Bratislava New Year's Celebrations - Silvester 2004
City of Bratislava is well known of its popular New Year's programme in the streets of Bratislava. City of Bratislava has prepared 5 stages for New Year's celebrations of 2004/2005....