Young Film Club (April 2026)
Young Film Club (March 2026) The Young Film Club is an open space for students and young people up to 25 years old who want to watch films and talk about topics that interest them. Together, we choose films that have something to say – about friendship, identity, society, or the courage to be different. […]
SPRING ACCESSORIES – Give your winter scarf a new life
Date: March 20, 2026 Location: LUMó HUB, Štúrovo Square (next to the synagogue), Trenčín Discover how a winter scarf can get a fresh spring makeover. During this hands-on workshop, you’ll choose a second-hand scarf in collaboration with Textile House and transform it into a unique accessory – such as a vest, poncho, or bag – […]
City Fiesta – The Closing Weekend of Trenčín 2026
Mark your calendars for the last weekend of November! From Friday 27 to Sunday 29 November, Trenčín will host Fiesta mesta (City Fiesta), a grand celebration marking the culmination of its year as European Capital of Culture. The city will come alive with events in its streets, squares, clubs, galleries, cafés and along the River […]
Placemaking Days Trenčín: How Trust Grows.
What makes a city a place where people trust one another — and the institutions around them? From November 2–4, 2026, Placemaking Days comes to Trenčín for a 2.5-day gathering exploring the relationship between placemaking, culture and trust. We’ll bring together placemakers, cultural practitioners, communities, municipalities and international experts to ask how the places we […]
CANCELLED – Dance Performance CocoonDance (CH/DE): Choreia
The event scheduled for 22 October has been cancelled due to technical reasons. We will inform you of a new date in due course. We apologise for any inconvenience caused. CHOREIA grew out of the study of different choral forms and the search for the space lost by choir and community. The choir […]
Modernism Revisited: ETOM Milestone Conference 2026 – Expert Conference on Modern Architectural Heritage
The Modernism Revisited conference reflects on modernist heritage in the context of contemporary challenges through three thematic strands: Typology, Topography, and Strategy. Its aim is to explore modernism not only as a historical phenomenon, but also as an active source of knowledge for contemporary architecture, urbanism, landscape, and cultural policy. Participation in the conference is […]
Sounds of Democracy: Unity
Do we have to think alike to be able to stand together? Or does democracy begin precisely where we can disagree – and still remain one society? Sounds of Democracy: Unity takes place on 3 October, German Unity Day. The date commemorates the reunification of a country that had been divided for decades by a […]
Premiere of the dance performance As the fairy sings, Simone Sandroni (IT)
As the fairy sings It was never meant to be a fairytale. Light design: Jan Beneš by slovak folk tales – about the illusion of guidance, dependency, and an entity who refuses to be anyone’s salvation. Set in a fluid landscape where darkness and light dissolve into one unstable terrain, the piece follows a solitary […]
International Glass Symposium
Pantography Symposium is a unique event bringing together glass artists from around the world. Over the course of one week, they will create new works in Lednické Rovne, and the results of their creative process will be presented at a public exhibition. The week will culminate in an exhibition opening of contemporary glass art and […]
Premiere of the dance performance RE:construction, by Petra Fornayová (Slovakia)
18–19 September 2026 | Hotel Savoy, Trenčianske Teplice | Free admission Thirty years of Slovak contemporary dance come to life in a hotel currently undergoing renovation. More than twenty landmark dance works from the past three decades are spread across the rooms, corridors and halls of the functionalist Hotel Savoy in Trenčianske Teplice. The audience […]
Three Years Together: The Living Archive of Trenčín
The final exhibition of the Generations Together project is a culmination of three years of exploring Trenčín as part of Trenčín 2026 – European Capital of Culture. More than 300 people from Trenčín and afar have participated in the project from 2024 – 2026, where they have engaged, investigated and connected the city through inter-generational […]
Let’s read together
Let’s Read Together We invite you to a shared reading as part of the European Capital of Culture Trenčín 2026 volunteer programme. When: Monday, 30 March 2026, 3:00–4:30 PM Where: Denné centrum Sihoť, Osvienčimská 1720/3, Trenčín Free entry. Bruno Ferrero – an Italian Roman Catholic priest, Salesian, and writer, known for his popular short stories […]
PlaceCamp Summer School of Placemaking
When: 10–14 August 2026 Where: Bunky, FabLab – KKC Hviezda, Halalovka courtyard, city of Trenčín For whom: Young people aged 15–19 Capacity: Limited number of places: 15 participants Become a creator of public space too! Are you interested in architecture, design, street art, urbanism, community, or activism? Are you a creative person, a skater, an […]
Author’s Reading Month
This summer, Trenčín will once again become a place of exceptional literary encounters and the discovery of new stories. Thanks to the European Capital of Culture Trenčín 2026 project, our city will take part for the second time in the prestigious Month of Author’s Reading festival, the largest literary event of its kind in Central […]
Theatre for Children: The Golden Fish (And What Happened Next? #4)
Theatre for Children: The Golden Fish (And What Happened Next? #4) Peter Gärtner & Lukáš Tandara Date: 19 April 2026 at 16:00 Venue: Klub Lúč, Mierové námestie 17 Admission: Free Once upon a time, a poor fisherman caught a golden fish that promised to grant him three wishes in exchange for its freedom. The fisherman […]