Sled Dog World Championships Sprint takes place annually in February at the Slovak Republic mountain village of Donovaly. This dog sled racing event has the status of the International Championship of Slovakia and creates a part of the WSA World Cup.

Some of the world’s best dog-sledders flock across the Starohorské Vrchy, the Low Tatras, and the Veľká Fatra mountains to participate in this unique event. Various attractions, rich refreshments, and, of course, a cultural program is also part of the race.

Launched in 1956, Košice Music Spring Festival is the biggest and the oldest music festival in the Slovak Republic. During this week-long May classical music festival, the Czech and Slovak philharmonic orchestras perform the most beautiful music.

The festival also lures chamber orchestras, opera performers, and talented classical musicians.

Východná Folklore Festival has been held over three days during the first weekend of July every year since 1953. The Festival presents the year-long work of the Slovak folklore ensembles, children's ensembles, folk music, vocal groups, solo musicians, and dancers.

On five amphitheater's stages, dozens of hundreds of participants perform in front of tens of thousands of spectators. Top-class folklore ensembles from all around the world participate in the Festival every year.

 A 10-day long Bratislava beer festival, Junifest is renowned for its variety of beer from all over the region, concerts, shows, and the famous Miss Junifest Pageant.

The festival hosts more than 300 musical performances alongside games, food, and raffle ticket draws for attractive prizes each year.

Held in September, the Salamander Days weekend festival is the most prominent event in Banská Štiavnica. This festival is a tribute to the Slovak Republic’s many miners, oil field workers, and ironworkers.

Hundreds of participants dress up in historical costumes, resembling memories and scenes from the life of old Banská Štiavnica, are wandering around the town. Besides the parade concerts, theatrical performances for children, open days, exhibitions, bazaars with minerals, and other events for all age groups are also part of the program.

Built in the 11th century, Nitra Castle is a castle located in the Old Town of Nitra, Slovakia. It dominants the city and is a national cultural monument. It is the seat of the Diocese of Nitra. The oldest surviving part of the Cathedral is the Romanesque church of St Emeram from the 11th or 12th century. One of the most recently discovered treasures at the Nitra Castle is the Gothic fresco of the Death and Coronation of the Virgin Mary.

Its outer fortifications with the oldest parts from the Romanesque period are genuinely fascinating. The legendary Vazilova veža tower with the square ground plan was rebuilt and adapted in the Romantic style several times.

The Dunajec is a river running through northeastern Slovakia and southern Poland. The Dunajec flows amid the panoramic mountains of the National Park of Pieniny. Its riverbed is rocky, and the picturesque view boasts several waterfalls and meanders.

The Dunajec enters a wonderful canyon next to Červený Kláštor called Prielom Dunajca. River Rafting is the most favored attraction for locals and tourists in Dunajec. During the summer season, sightseeing trips on wooden rafts are organized by various associations and organizations which offer it on different reaches of the river with a varied length.

Domica Cave, also known as the "Pride of the Region Gemer," lies in the southwestern part of the Slovenský Kras karst on the Silická Planina plateau. Due to its significance and unique embellishment, it was inscribed into the UNESCO World Heritage List.

Stalactical decoration with lots of stalagmites and stalactites is grandiose. Genuinely impressive are springlet-like stalactites, pagoda-like stalagmites, and cascading waterfalls in the style of Roman baths. 

One of the most stunning and enormous castles in Slovakia, Orava Castle, is situated on a high rock above the Orava river in the northern Orava region. It was built in an older wooden hillfort after the Tartar invasion in 1241. The castle area consists of a great complex of the Lower, Middle, and Upper Castle with palaces, fortification systems, and towers. The Citadel – the oldest architecture of the Upper Castle, hosts the Archaeological Exhibition and Mediatéka (Media Library), presenting the outline of films set and produced at Orava Castle.

Castle buildings, furnished rooms, large courtyards, torture rooms, and weapon collections are part of one fascinating historical exhibition. It is one of the most fantastic tourist attractions in north Slovakia. 

Danubiana Meulensteen Art Museum is an extraordinary museum of modern art located on the Danube river. It offers many exhibitions and a permanent collection featuring the most renowned artists from Slovakia and abroad. Many Slovak and Czech artists are featured, like Viera Kraicová’s bold nudes, end-of-days tableaux by Vincent Hložník, and realist-abstractionist mash-ups by Rudolf Fila.

Be amazed at the beautiful paintings and sculptures, walk through the expansive park and get a stunning view from the roof terrace. The gallery’s floor-to-ceiling windows overlook the water, providing an organic backdrop to primarily contemporary art.

One of the largest castles in Central Europe, Spiš Castle, stands on the hill above the plebs in the north-western region of Eastern Slovakia.

The highlights of the four-hectare site, connected by stone pathways and stairs, include views from the 22m-high tower and a museum of medieval history within the former palace. Spiš Castle was included in the UNESCO World Heritage List in 1993.

The National Park of Slovenský raj, located in the eastern part of Slovakia, is home to one of the most extensive ice caves in Europe and a stunning landscape of karstic plateaux, gorges, waterfalls, and caves attracting many tourists yearly.

Trekking is one of the challenging adventures visitors can experience. It often involves scaling metal ladders or balancing on footbridges above waterfalls. The most famous nature trails and tourist points are Prielom Hornadu, Tomasovsky view, Klastorisko with ruins of the Carthusian monastery, Kysel, Sokolia Dolina, Velky, and Maly Sokol, Piecky and Sucha Bela.