Medieval markets at Bratislava Castle

✨ Experience a fairytale-like encounter with the past and learn more about how people used to cook, work and live.✨

✨The Schatmansdorf Group, in cooperation with the SNM – Historical Museum, invites you to medieval markets full of crafts, games, aromas, and flavors at Bratislava Castle. Come with us to experience the unforgettable charm of medieval Christmas markets in the courtyard of Bratislava Castle!

🌟 You can look forward to a variety of medieval crafts, period attractions, mulled wine or mead made according to old recipes, and other delicacies and products that will delight your eyes and taste buds.

In the courtyard of Bratislava Castle, you will see:

⚜️ period crafts such as turner, potter, beekeeper, winemaker, scribe, tailor, tinsmith, blacksmith,…
⚜️ wafer baking and historical cuisine, where you can taste a variety of meals
⚜️ wooden carousel and archery
⚜️ games and fun for young and old
⚜️ falconers from the Astur court and much more

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Taste wines, porridges and other delicacies according to old recipes.
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Watch a turner, illuminator, falconer or coiner at work.
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Visit the wooden toy booth or the “medieval” carousel with the kids.
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Or buy products from tailors, blacksmiths, potters, candle makers, satchel makers, and many more!

🎉Entrance to the event is FREE 🎉

🏃🏻‍♀️ Combine your visit to the medieval markets with a visit to the SNM – Historical Museum inside Bratislava Castle!

👉 From the courtyard, enter the Knights’ Hall and learn about the life of Marie Antoinette, or discover the treasury, where a rare collection of works by master goldsmiths awaits you.

However, most of the exhibitions await you directly in the castle palace, where you will meet the Celts of Bratislava, learn about the history of the castle, and take a close look at the altar as an object and the northern representative rooms of Francis I Stephen of Lorraine. Don’t miss the journey around the world in the Service of Diplomacy and a selection from the collection of Christian art. The largest exhibitions await you on the 3rd floor: The History of Slovakia from Prehistory to the Middle Ages and the exhibition Josip Plečnik, Central European Architect.

Don’t forget, your ticket is also valid for the exhibition of African art – The Shape of the Spirit in the Northern Walls.

👉 On December 14, from 2:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m., families with children will also enjoy children’s creative workshops at Lišiak on the 3rd floor. Admission to the museum for children under 15 is free at this time!

During Advent weekends from Friday to Sunday:

8 – 30 November, 2025
5 – 7 December, 2025
12 – 14 December, 2025
19- 21 December, 2025

Time: 10:00 am – 6:00 pm

Free admission!

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