The new stage Sporka Science & Magic, a beautiful wooden tent with stained glass, is one of the big novelties of Pohoda 2019. During the day, it will hold scientific lectures and an inspiring talk show by Mári Šmýkal; in the afternoon, it will turn into a beautiful concert area. After dark the programme will be exclusively for adult attenders. On Friday and Saturday nights it will host the Red Cat Cabaret with their NeferNefer & Burlesque Show. Seductive performances of adorable girls are accompanied by elegance, humour, quality music and impressive choreographies with a spicy touch. And of course, there’s diva NeferNefer, who will caress you with her words and singing.   → read more

For the 11th time, Pohoda will have also the European Commission Representation in Slovakia. Every year, the Representation brings to our festival the EU Fun Zone full of knowledge quizzes and games for great prizes. The European Commission also provides a lot of information and useful advice on how to go to study or find a traineeship abroad and how to take advantage of the many benefits the EU brings to us. In addition, this yearʼs EU Fun Zone will include also the European Commissionʼs Joint Research Centre (JRC) stand, where you will be able to try virtual reality.  → read more

Ľudová hudba Pokošovci from Horehronie village Šumiac will make the Pohoda 2019 NAY Dance House sway as well. It is one of the best and most popular traditional Roma musics in Slovakia. In addition to the dynamic playing expression, they also standout by an impressive multi-voice singing in a harmoniously specific performance, typical for the region of the eastern "Hron" and for the interpretation of local, original Roma folk songs. → read more

Ryba Košice won’t let you starve this year either. You can enjoy a cod mayo salad draught into a freshly baked baguettes throughout the whole festival. This year, Treskoslovenská cod with RETRO recipe will be draught into your bread roll. This cod has the highest proportion of fish on the market! P.S .: the draught cod can by paid by credit card.  → read more

After the positive outcome from the fans, Rakuten Viber, one of the leading messaging apps worldwide, has teamed up with Pohoda festival to continue the partnership in Slovakia. After the festival has set up its own “Pohoda Festival Official” community & the chatbot last year it now created another “Pohoda Festival Slovensko” community & its brand new Sticker pack. → read more

Professionals perceives Raptor Koch as the best Frank Zappa living east of Branisko. His concert with the band had its premiere in Groningen, Netherlands, where he, Vojdi and The Wilderness performed at the alternative Pinguin Radio Showcase festival. Raptor started with fairy tales Havko Piťko, continued with the Peacar a Pas mech aliby project from which the current Raptor Koch emerged. He swims far away from safe waters, in the deep end of musical anarchy. Where others grind edges, Raptor Koch adds colour and takes you to the unknown and new places. Songs like Veľký pán slon, Džvir hra, Raptor má spíčky, or cover vesrions like Nepobočkana a Zvieratá will soon entertain also the visitors of Pohoda 2019 → read more

Musician, actress and traveler Dorota Nvotová will perform twice at Pohoda 2019 – as a singer and pianist in the project Bolo nás jedenásť, and with her own work and band, too. She recorded the album "More" at the end of the last year (almost six years after the last album "Just!"). She’ll present it at our festival together with a fantastic band consisting of Marián Slávka, Filip Hittrich and Vladislav "Slnko" Šarišský. → read more

We would like to remind all those who have purchased their tickets and would like to pick them up in Svätý Jur that they can do so only until next Wednesday, June 19 (until 6 pm). There are last 10 parking places in the P3 sector remaining on sale in our shop. → read more

B-Complex is a Slovak producer and a DJ who has become popular outside Slovakia especially with her compositions released under the label Hospital Records. With millions of streams of her tracks, she has given countless number of performances both in Europe and overseas. In addition to making great music, Matia is also an advisor of Pohoda: we discuss the dance scene together. At the beginning of the year, she represented Slovakia at the largest European showcase festival. On that occasion, the The All Things Loud portal wrote that she busted the idea that there is no space for flexibility in drum & bass.  → read more

Banská Bystrica brewery URPINER will again offer the Pohoda attenders an opportunity to taste a wide range of their products and beer specials. In addition to classic alcoholic and non-alcoholic draft beers, beer gourmets will also be able to try unique beer delicacies – Yeast 12 grade beer, Extra hopped 14 grade, Light special 13 grade IPL, and this year's novelty –  Free Beer Urpín 89! that will be introduced at the festival to commemorate the 30th Anniversary of the Velvet Revolution. The brewery will also present the latest novelty in tapping – the BEERJET fast-tap, which should significantly speed up beer drafting in one of the beverage centers. This quick tap allows to draw over 2,000 beers per hour. → read more