32nd Annual Nationwide Hunting Festival
The St. Hubert Days will take place on August 31 and September 1, 2024
Take a peek into the gallery or watch a video from previous years.
"Not only hunt the game, but also protect it and understand its importance in nature."
This is the message of the legend of St. Hubert, which participants of the celebration commemorate every year. The celebrations feature a wide range of attractive accompanying events.
Highlights include:
- nationwide competitions in deer calling and other game calling
- Hunter’s Knife of the Year
- Hunter’s Jewel of the Year
- exhibition of hunting photographs
- historical weapon shooting competition
- archery and crossbow shooting
- competition for the longest and most beautiful beard
- throwing a rifle into wheat, etc.
- Hubert’s Blood Drop (blood donation event)
- exciting fishing demonstrations
- falconry displays
- hunting dog presentations
- performances by music and dance groups
- craftsmanship demonstrations
- sale of hunting equipment, and more
The St. Hubert Mass, accompanied by a solemn procession featuring a hunted deer and offerings from nature, is a great tribute to nature—a dignified ceremony where hunters thank the Creator for living nature. Each year introduces new, interesting exhibitions.
The Slovak Hunting Association and the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development of the Slovak Republic, under whose auspices the celebrations are held, use the occasion to present awards to deserving hunters. During the St. Hubert Days in 1999, Archbishop Mons. Ján Sokol, Metropolitan of Slovakia, consecrated the St. Hubert Chapel, built with the help of hunters from across Slovakia. In 2000, the representative publication *The Manor in Svätý Anton* was launched and "christened," and in 2001, the 3rd European Deer Calling Championships were held with the highest participation, prizes, and accompanying programs to date.
The St. Hubert Days are an excellent opportunity—offering both education and entertainment for all lovers of culture, nature, and hunting.
