May in Trenčín will bring music into public spaces, contemporary art, cultural trips to the surrounding area, and experiences that go beyond the usual program. Weekends full of culture await us—exhibitions and openings, events in unexpected places, and moments when the city can be experienced differently than usual.
Whether you come for a concert, an exhibition, a trip, or just out of curiosity, May will offer plenty of reasons to stop by Trenčín for a while or for the whole weekend. Every visit can take a different form, but it will always be about discovering the city, art, and new experiences. What will your May be like? We awaken curiosity.
Weekend of May 8–9
A poetic new circus arrives at Mierové Square, awakening curiosity from the very first glance upward. Spanish artists David Moreno and Cristina Calleja present Flotados, a performance in which music, movement, and light come together in a delicate yet captivating experience.
As part of the project Sounds of Democracy, which we organize together with the Pohoda Festival, we invite you to the second event in the series, dedicated to the theme of democracy. Admission is free. What can you look forward to?
The legend of the Well of Love is present at Trenčín Castle—in its stones, in the silence of the courtyard, and in the stories people carry home with them. The exhibition The Well of Love does not rewrite it with a “new plot”; rather, it opens it up as a space for perception: of echoes, layers of memory, labor, and myth that have settled into the castle over centuries.
What happens when a work rooted in fragility is placed within the massive architecture of a castle? The exhibition Crystalline Silence by Japanese artist Yasuaki Onishi transforms the Knights’ Hall into a vertical landscape, where space, emptiness, light, and time become the primary “materials.”
At the Barbora Palace, history can be read even without words—in its surfaces, in the rhythm of the architecture, in the way light falls on the floor. Portuguese artist Carla Rebelo builds on this with her site-specific installation Barbora’s Thread, which delicately connects material, space, and memory. Without grand gestures, it works through details that ask for attention.
Weekend of May 22–23
A car radio in traffic, demolition without a permit, the echo of a siren in the distance. A solo clarinet from scaffolding on the corner. A brass band at the traffic lights plays on every green. A string quartet in the underpass endlessly tunes a chamber A. A trombone section plays a sonata to the rhythm of children’s swings. One hundred musicians, two hundred children, thirty bicycles, and two fire engines try to hold a long unison in the square.
For one day, Soblahovská belongs to people. No cars—just a market, music, food, and a neighborly atmosphere. Come for a walk, stop by, sit down—and discover what a city street can become when we look at it differently. Korzo Soblahovská is a modern urban market and an all-day gathering for families, neighbors, and people from across the region.
The legend of the Well of Love is present at Trenčín Castle—in its stones, in the silence of the courtyard, and in the stories people carry home with them. The exhibition The Well of Love does not rewrite it with a “new plot”; rather, it opens it up as a space for perception: of echoes, layers of memory, labor, and myth that have settled into the castle over centuries.
What happens when a work rooted in fragility is placed within the massive architecture of a castle? The exhibition Crystalline Silence by Japanese artist Yasuaki Onishi transforms the Knights’ Hall into a vertical landscape, where space, emptiness, light, and time become the primary “materials.”
At the Barbora Palace, history can be read even without words—in its surfaces, in the rhythm of the architecture, in the way light falls on the floor. Portuguese artist Carla Rebelo builds on this with her site-specific installation Barbora’s Thread, which delicately connects material, space, and memory. Without grand gestures, it works through details that ask for attention.
The project With Roots in Trenčín presents a solo exhibition by one of Slovakia’s most renowned artists, Denisa Lehocká, who will create an installation responding to a specific industrial space. A native of Trenčín, her work consists of site-specific spatial installations created in response to a given place, using both everyday and natural materials (plaster, textiles, stones, strings, beads).
The project European Eyes on Japan | Japan Today, founded in 1999, has long brought photographers from European countries to Japan, where they rediscover aspects of contemporary Japanese life through their work—often those that go unnoticed or are taken for granted. In its 25th edition, Sanna Krook from Finland and Dominika Jackuliacová from Slovakia focused on Fukui Prefecture.
The legend of the Well of Love is present at Trenčín Castle—in its stones, in the silence of the courtyard, and in the stories people carry home with them. The exhibition The Well of Love does not rewrite it with a “new plot”; rather, it opens it up as a space for perception: of echoes, layers of memory, labor, and myth that have settled into the castle over centuries.
What happens when a work rooted in fragility is placed within the massive architecture of a castle? The exhibition Crystalline Silence by Japanese artist Yasuaki Onishi transforms the Knights’ Hall into a vertical landscape, where space, emptiness, light, and time become the primary “materials.”
At the Barbora Palace, history can be read even without words—in its surfaces, in the rhythm of the architecture, in the way light falls on the floor. Portuguese artist Carla Rebelo builds on this with her site-specific installation Barbora’s Thread, which delicately connects material, space, and memory. Without grand gestures, it works through details that ask for attention.
The third edition of the úúú sound event series, part of Trenčín 2026, explores the possibilities of a piano that no longer serves as a musical instrument but has taken on several new functions. One of these is its transformation into a monumental wooden speaker situated above the landscape near Nové Mesto nad Váhom.
The ceremonial opening of the Zlin Design Week festival will launch its 12th edition on Wednesday, May 6, 2026, from 6:00 PM to 10:00 PM at Zlín Castle (Soudní 1, Zlín)—in the halls on the 2nd floor as well as in the castle courtyard. The evening will begin with opening remarks by the organizers and the official launch of the festival, followed by the opening of the main exhibition All You Need Is Design.
The Literary Spring in Trenčianske Teplice will, this year, already become part of the Trenčín Literary Festival Trenčín 2026 program in May. On Sunday, May 24, authors and performers of literature for all age groups will gradually present themselves to the audience throughout the day, always in combination with another form of art – music, theatre, or dance.
Internationally acclaimed artist Amol K. Patil brings to Trenčín the artistic intervention The Weight of Silent Voices, created specifically for the spaces of the Municipal Office. The project connects global themes with the local environment and opens up questions of equality, voice, and participation. Patil’s new work builds on his long-term artistic exploration of social justice and the empowerment of Dalit voices, which are often marginalized or silenced.
Internationally acclaimed artist Amol K. Patil presents in Trenčín the artistic intervention The Weight of Silent Voices, created specifically for the spaces of the Municipal Office. The project brings together global themes and the local context, opening up questions of equality, voice, and participation. Patil’s new work builds on his long-standing artistic exploration of social justice and the amplification of Dalit voices, which are often marginalized or silenced.
Cara Davies will present a workshop format of her project Life Lines. The aim of the project is to explore the city through the participants’ palms (and the lines within them). By creating an imprint of their own palm, participants—“local experts”—will create their own map of the city of Trenčín.
Modern humans have always sought to gain and maintain a high degree of control and management over the natural world. The joint exhibition by artists Juraj Rattaj (SK) and Martin Chramosta (CH/CZ/AU) uses spatial installations to explore the human desire to appropriate nature.
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As part of the accompanying program to the exhibition Heritage Protection and Modern Architecture of the Trenčín Region: Current State and Challenges, organized by the Centre for Architecture Trenčín, we invite you to a guided tour of the Children’s Town, led by art historian and heritage specialist Mgr. Lucia Pastierová.
We invite you to an evening that brings together reading, reflection, and an encounter with the work of Denisa Lehocká directly in the space for which it is being created. The program will open with a guided reading by curator and art theorist Mária Hlavajová, offering one possible entry point into Denisa Lehocká’s work.
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