Rača Wine Festival

The traditional Račany Vintage Festival will take place in 2025 from Friday 12th to Sunday 14th September.

Slovak music stars, winegrowers and others will once again perform in the Amphitheatre in Knižkova dolina. You can look forward to an allegorical parade and, as usual, there will be fresh burčiak and refreshments. The main concerts will traditionally take place in the amphitheatre in Knižkova dolina.

Program:

MAIN STAGE/ amphitheater- Knižkova dolina

Friday, 12.9.2025

17.00 Slivky Band (Vrbenského Elementary School)
18.00 Barbora Piešová with the band
19.30 Igor Kmeťo Jr.
20.30 MILAN LIESKOVSKY / EXCLUSIVE
22.30 Lucca Brassi10x
23.30 Conclusion

Saturday, 13.9.2025

13.30 Allegorical procession from Rača Municipal House to Knižkova dolina Amphitheater
14.00 Opening of the Rača Wine Harvest and Blessing of the Harvest
Evaluation of competitions and demonstrations of grape pressing. Račiansky vinohradnícky spolok
15.00 Folklore ensemble Kopaničiar (70th anniversary)
16.30 Cimbalom folk music Ľudovka SK
18.30 Jana Kirschner with band
20.00 Billy Barman
21.00 DJ Flebo / Oldies party
24.00 Conclusion

Sunday, 14.9.2025

13.30 DFS Gerulata and ĽH Ferkovci
15.00 Folklore ensemble Urpín
17.00 Pavel Zajáček Orchestra and guests: Berco Balogh, Marika Škultétyová, Marta Ďumbalová, Michaela Kukurová, Karol Malý, Soňa Hanzl Kopčanová, Rolf Düster
19.00 HEX
21.00 TUBLATANKA
22.30 Conclusion
moderator – Veronika Hatala

KRUHÁČ SCENE/ Nám. A. Hlinka

Friday, 12.9.2025

17.00 Račan Singing Ensemble
17.30 HS Mistral
20.00 AVENUE Band
22.00 Closing

Saturday, 13.9.2025

13.00 Slovácky krúžek and Skaličané in Bratislava “Vineyard Year”
14.00 ZUŠ Vrbenského and SRNKA band
16.00 Brass band Lucerka
18.00 Petra and Otto Weiter
19.30 HS Progres
22.00 Closing

Sunday, 14.9.2025

13.00 Endorfín Theater
14.00 Brass band Lieskované
16.00 Pavol Laták
17.30 EXIL Group
19.00 Bratislava Country Band
21.00 Closing
moderator – Michaela Hergottová

CHILL OUT ZONE/ Municipal Garden

Friday, 12.9.2025

18.00 – 21.00 Jazz Tones / Matej Chovanec (piano) and Rastislav “Pengy” Peniaštek (guitar)

Saturday, 13.9.2025

16.00 – 21.00 Jazzinfection trio / Sisa Michalidesová, Pavol Bereza, Róbert Vizvári

Sunday, 14.9.2025

15.00 – 20.00 Anabela Patkolo – vocals, Nikolaj Nikitin – saxophone, Pavol Bereza – guitar

Creative craft workshops, sales
Municipal House Courtyard, Alstrova 249

Creating with Katka Kosánová
13.9., 16.00 – 18.00 h

Wiring – Dagmar Juríková
13.9., 16.00 – 21.00 h

Author’s wire jewelry – Tamara Kostovská
14.9., 15.00 – 20.00 h

CHILDREN’S ZONE/ Park J. M. Hurbana

SHŠ Banderium and SHŠ Manu Forti
Historical camp, crafts and children’s games
Period kitchen, crafts, punch
Skating rink, historical skittles, putting on armor, fencing tasks for children.

Friday 12.9. 2025

17.30 Opening of the camp and start of activities
17.45 Children’s training (humorous involvement of children in the training drill) – SHŠ Banderium and Manu Forti
18.15 Fencing and musketeer performance, demonstration of weapons, equipment and armament – SHŠ Banderium and Manu Forti
19.00 Closing

Saturday 13.9. 2025

11.00 Opening of the camp and activities
13.00 Children’s training (humorous involvement of children in the training drill) – SHŠ Banderium and Manu Forti
14.00 Fencing band – SHŠ Manu Forti
15.00 Dance performance and school, period dance lessons – Féder Theatre
16.00 Three Kings (theatrical fencing performance by Manu Forti)
17.00 Musketeer performance – SHŠ Banderium
18.00 Artillerymen (performance about artillery including cannon shots) – SHŠ Banderium
19.00 End

Račianske chessboarding / Bratislava Chess Academy

14.00 Registration. Šachuľko Matový, Patrik Pat and Jožko Šprtovský entertain children
14.20 Šachuľko Matový – against children
15.00 Račianske chess collection – mini-tournament
17.15 Tournament evaluation, “Arena” (play with whoever you want)
18.00 End of chess collection

15.00 – 18.00 M Aerials Area / aerial acrobatics / workshop

Sunday 14.9. 2025

11.00 Opening of the camp and activities
13.00 Three Kings (theatrical-fencing performance by Manu Forti)
15.00 Children’s training (humorous involvement of children in the training drill) – SHŠ Banderium and Manu Forti
16.00 Theatrical performance About Romeo and Juliet – Féder Theatre
17.00 Musketeers performance – SHŠ Banderium
18.00 Conclusion

ACCOMPANYING EVENTS

Parish Church of St. Philip and James, Alstrova 121
Festive Mass with thanksgiving for this year’s harvest
Sunday 14.9., 10.30 am

Koloničova kuria, Nám. A. Hlinku 4
Wine Garden / OZ Terroir Rača
Unguided Tasting of Local Wines and Burčiak – Across the Rača Territory / exclusively wines from Rača vineyards on offer
Friday 12.9., 5:00 PM – 11:00 PM
Saturday 13.9., 2:00 PM – 11:00 PM
Sunday 14.9., 1:00 PM – 10:00 PM
Photography exhibition by young photographer Viktor Szab “Nature through the eyes of a photographer”
Saturday 13.9., 5:00 PM – 6:00 PM
Demonstration of traditional grape pressing and offering of grape must.

Kruháč Stage, Nám. A. Hlinku 4
PHX Dance Studio / Street Dance Performances
Friday 12.9., 5:30 p.m., 6:30 p.m. and 7:30 p.m.

Vinobranie volleyball tournament, 21st year
Tbiliská Elementary School Gym
Saturday, September 13, 9:00 a.m. – 3:00 p.m.

September 13 and 14 – Vinobranie express
Railway nostalgia club / Shuttle service by historic train
Vajnory – Východné – Rača
Every odd hour from Rača; from 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.
Every even hour from Vajnory; from 10:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m.

EXHIBITIONS

Laco Olexa: Windows into Memories / Painting Exhibition
Local Office, Kubačova 21
Friday – Sunday, 12.- 14.9., 10.00 – 18.00

Rača Museum Association
Červená lišovňa, German Cultural House, Barónka 3
“When Toys Talk… Silent Witnesses of Time”
Friday 12.9., 16.00 – 18.00
Saturday – Sunday, 13. – 14.9., 10.00 – 19.00

Rača Bobbin Lace Club
German Cultural House, Barónka 3
Saturday – Sunday, 13. – 14.9. ,10:00 – 18:00 h
Saturday 13.9., 10:00 h, Opening of the KPČ Exhibition

Slovak Gardeners’ Association
German Cultural House, Barónka 3
Saturday – Sunday, 13. – 14.9. ,10:00 – 18:00 h
Saturday 13.9., 10:00 h, Opening of the SZZ Exhibition

PERMANENT EXHIBITIONS

Račianska Room MOMS / Permanent Exhibition of the Račianska Room / Municipal House, Alstrova 249
Saturday – Sunday, 13.9. – 14.9., 14:00 h – 18:00 h

Military – Historical Museum ZVV / Exhibition of the Union of Retired Soldiers Gen. M. R. Štefánik, Detvianska 12
Saturday – Sunday, 13.9. – 14.9., 16.00 h – 20.00 h

OPEN WINERIES RVS

Šedivý Family Winery, Alstrova 118
Friday 12.9., 17.00 – 22.00 h / Saturday 13.9., 14.00 – 22.00 h / Sunday 14.9., 13.00 – 22.00 h

Hulanský Wine, Vtáčikova cesta 25
Friday 12.9., 17.00 – 22.00 h / Saturday 13.9., 17.00 – 22.00 h / Sunday 14.9., 16.00 – 22.00 h

Rakyta Wine, Alstrova 11A
Friday 12.9., 5:00 PM – 10:00 PM / Saturday 13.9., 2:00 PM – 10:00 PM / Sunday 14.9., 2:00 PM – 10:00 PM

Račianska vinoteka, Nám. A. Hlinku 3
Friday 12.9., 5:00 p.m. – 10:00 p.m. / Saturday 13.9., 2:00 p.m. – 10:00 p.m. / Sunday 14.9., 1:00 p.m. – 10:00 p.m.

Vinarstvo Miloš Máťuš, Detvianska 33
Friday 12.9., 12:00 p.m. – 10:00 p.m. / Saturday 13.9., 10:00 a.m. – 10:00 p.m. / Sunday 14.9., 10:00 a.m. – 10:00 p.m.

Stall sales
Friday 12.9., 8:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. / Saturday 13.9., 8:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. / Sunday 14.9., 8:00 a.m. – 10:00 p.m. h

Carousel / Knižkova dolina
Friday 12.9., 8.00 a.m. – 12.00 p.m. / Saturday 13.9., 8.00 a.m. – 12.00 p.m. / Sunday 14.9., 8.00 a.m. – 10.00 p.m.

Location: Rača Amphitheater, stage on the roundabout at Andrej Hlinka Square, Rača
Date: from 12.09.2025 – 14.09.2025
Start: from 12:00 – 22:30
Admission: free

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