Pohoda 2019 will have, in addition to the ecumenical mass, also a new form of spiritual service. It will be offered to festival visitors by Jozef Haľko, Bratislavaʼs Roman Catholic bishop and the professor of church history at the Faculty of Roman Catholic Theology at Comenius University. For those interested in a debate or confession, he will be available in a wooden hut in the centre of the festival grounds (opposite the NGO passage) on Friday from 10.00 AM to noon and from 3:00 PM to 8:00 PM, and on Saturday afternoon from 3:00 PM to 8:00 PM. → read more

A symbolic gate with portraits of Martina Kušnírová and Ján Kuciak; on the other hand, a representation of a man and a woman—of anyone of us. An artistic response to the tragedy that has brought together people who care about Slovakia. → read more

Extraordinary personalities of the music world will meet for the panel “Can guitars save the world?” on Saturday afternoon at Café Európa. Moderator Gordon Masson (head of the IQ magazine for music professionals) will welcome Ahmad Sarmsat (founder of Afghan womenʼs orchestra ZOHRA), Fruzsina Szép (director of Lollapalooza Berlin), Miro Tóth (composer, author of piece dedicated to Ján and Martina performed by Kronos Quartet), and Christoph Huber (boss of the European festivals association Yourope). → read more

Žumpa (cesspit) is a gallery on the toilet of a rental apartment that aims to present “the freshest local artistry”. Also this year, Žumpa will cross the threshold of its apartment and will take care of your needs also at Pohoda. It will be fragrant... It will be bustard.  → read more

Members of Kundy Crew has been dedicated to radical embroidering as an intersection of art and activism since 2010. They participated at Pohoda in 2017 together with a wandering gallery and since then they have been attracted to return to Pohoda with a spectacular embroidery. This year, they are returning as the winners of the 5th Visual Art Contest and bringing a series of five huge embroidery. → read more

The festival uses the energy from the electric grid, generators, and solar power. We aim to reduce the amount of generators as much as possible, and, thanks to the cooperation with ZSE, we are able to do so by building temporary transformer stations. As a result, we cover up to 40% of the energy used at the festival from the fixed power distribution. In addition, ZSE helps us to lighten up the main festival areas with solar lamps. → read more

This time, the body of the exclamation mark bears a quote from French scientist and Nobel Prize winner, J. L. Monod, and artist Rudolf Sikora added these words: “We are here, on our Earth – dependent on each other: a man depends on a man! If we are against each other, we will not be able to manage the future, yet the Earth will remain—without us...”  His work shakes, warns, and encourages to think about what is waiting for us in the future... → read more

Farmers grow different kinds of tomatoes in their greenhouses. Each farm grows a different variety of tomatoes ranging from large tomatoes to sweet small cherry tomatoes. Greenhouses are modernly built and meet the strictest criteria for growing tomatoes. More information is available here: www.ovozela.sk/cerstve-spravy/clanok/zastavte-sa-v-nasom-stanku-na-pohode-a-ochutnajte-nase-paradajky → read more

Viktor Frešo will exhibit a life-size installation at Pohoda that has not yet been presented in Slovakia. The artwork The Birth of the Niemand by Viktor Frešo consists of 16 large sculptures on a square pedestal. They represent a whole range of negative emotions that people try to hide in their lives, such as maliciousness, inferiority complex, and unhealthy self-confidence. → read more

Our production crew does a large amount of kilometres at the airport. This year, everything’s going smoothly thanks to quick transfer on Dema electrobikes. In addition to speed, the green aspect is also important, as we can use cars to a lesser extent thanks to electric bicycles. → read more