{"id":6577,"date":"2026-10-01T16:24:26","date_gmt":"2026-10-01T15:24:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.regionsaris.sk\/?post_type=podujatie&p=6577"},"modified":"2026-10-01T16:24:26","modified_gmt":"2026-10-01T15:24:26","slug":"gastanovy-festival-2026","status":"publish","type":"podujatie","link":"https:\/\/www.regionsaris.sk\/en\/podujatie\/gastanovy-festival-2026\/","title":{"rendered":"Chestnut Festival 2026"},"content":{"rendered":"

Chestnut Festival 2026 <\/strong>is fast approaching and, over the course of four days from Thursday 8 October 2026 to Sunday 11 October 2026, will feature an even more packed programme than in previous years! <\/p>\n\n\n\n

When? <\/strong>8 October 2026 (Thursday) \u2013 11 October 2026 (Sunday)
Where?<\/strong> Tree-lined avenue, Pre\u0161ov
Admission to the entire event is free.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

There will also be a programme for families with children on Saturday and Sunday, and the Chestnut Menu and Chestnut BEER will be on offer too.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

THURSDAY 8 October 2026 (4.00 pm \u2013 9.00 pm)<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

An audio-visual exhibition on the Tree-lined Avenue<\/strong>, which we have organised in collaboration with the Pre\u0161ov Regional Monuments Board. It will be available throughout the \u201cchestnut festival\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

FRIDAY 9 October 2026<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

19:00 Pankpop (solo)<\/strong>
agro-punk from Zempl\u00ednske Hradi\u0161te, Trebi\u0161ov district
A Christmas premiere of hits such as \u2018Murik\u2019, \u2018\u013deto\u2019, \u2018\u013dubi vipic\u2019, \u2018Trachtor\u2019, \u2018\u0160erco\u2019 and \u2018Sla\u010fak\u2019 \u2013 do give them a listen:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

8.00 pm Raptor Koch and the Band<\/strong>
A grand comeback in grand style. Friday evening under the Chestnut Trees, by Petrov\u00e1 Lipa, with Raptor and his mix of freak pop, punk, psychedelia, lo-fi and experimental music.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

SATURDAY 10 October 2026<\/em>
(for children and adults)<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

4.00 pm D\u017eemiaky<\/strong>
A meteorite flew in from Jupiter. It broke into pieces in the atmosphere of D\u017eemegule and fell onto a field behind the village. Potatoes grew from it \u2013 semi-aliens. They call themselves the D\u017eemiaks. They preserve their scientific findings like jam in their songs. They perform as a family animated band, so you won\u2019t be afraid of them. Such a country, such Gorillaz. We\u2019re looking forward to them flying over to us at Stromko this year.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

5.00 pm Edo Klena (vocals, guitar) and J\u00e1n Vi\u0161\u0148ovsk\u00fd (saxophone)<\/strong>
Their musical collaboration goes back a long way, and we can look forward to a meeting of two distinctive musicians from Pre\u0161ov, who have plenty to say together even without a large band on stage.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

SUNDAY 11 October 2026<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

4.00 pm The Book of Job: A Live Performance<\/strong>
Bra\u0148o Jobus \u2013 a musician, writer, storyteller and a man with a gift for turning ordinary things into extraordinary stories. This time, however, he will be picking up his books and reading from them. His stories are full of imagination, absurd humour, playfulness and wordplay that both children and adults will enjoy. In his books, Bra\u0148o Jobus creates a world of his own, in which nothing is quite as it seems at first glance. And anyone familiar with Jobus\u2019s humour knows that we certainly won\u2019t be bored.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

5.00 pm Jobusovka concert<\/strong>
(Bra\u0148o Jobus \u2013 vocals, guitar, unusual instruments; Filip Hittrich \u2013 bass guitar; Jakub Hittrich \u2013 drums)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Come and enjoy a cheerful and original concert full of music, stories and humour. Bra\u0148o Jobus, author of the popular books, will tell you stories and sing about the greatest heroes from his fairy-tale worlds \u2013 Ancij\u00e1\u0161 the mouflon, Chrontulienka, Commissioner Mrodge and other unforgettable characters.
A band has been formed by a trio of fantastic musicians \u2013 and, above all, good friends \u2013 that will delight not only children but also their parents.
The concert will also feature a showcase of unusual musical instruments, such as Ancij\u00e1\u0161\u2019s spade and the legendary satellite broom-guitar.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Bra\u0148o Jobus also performs with her in an opera at the Slovak National Theatre (SND), and at the concert you\u2019ll also hear her final song in a reworked rock version.<\/p>","protected":false},"featured_media":6578,"template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":true},"kategoria-podujatia":[],"lokalita":[26],"class_list":["post-6577","podujatie","type-podujatie","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","lokalita-mesto-presov"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.regionsaris.sk\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/podujatie\/6577","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.regionsaris.sk\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/podujatie"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.regionsaris.sk\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/podujatie"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.regionsaris.sk\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/6578"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.regionsaris.sk\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=6577"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"kategoria-podujatia","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.regionsaris.sk\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/kategoria-podujatia?post=6577"},{"taxonomy":"lokalita","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.regionsaris.sk\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/lokalita?post=6577"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}