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This summer, 66 hours of concerts, art and experiences await you in Smolník. Leave the hustle and bustle of the city behind and come for 66 hours to switch off in an abandoned tobacco factory in the nature of the Slovak Ore Mountains. Concerts by contemporary bands, theatre, discussions on topical issues, art workshops and exhibitions await you. But it won’t just be about art, discover the nature that surrounds the festival grounds, go for a hike or go for a swim in the nearby Smolník taich.
It is clear to us that guests will come to our festival from far and near. In order to ensure the comfort of all visitors, but at the same time not to cause a traffic collapse in Smolník, we have prepared two parking lots where you can safely park your car. The parking lots are within walking distance from the festival grounds.
NFCtron will take care of convenient payment at the festival. Top up your credit online via NFCtron Tickets or at the top-up points at the festival, pay by attaching your chip wristband to your device at the point of sale and track your spending easily online. Paying on the spot will be faster, clearer and more secure thanks to NFCtron. If you don’t spend it all, you won’t lose the rest of your credit. You can reclaim the balance free of charge up to 14 days after the event. No cash or card payments will be accepted at the venue.
For an even better overview, we recommend downloading the NFCtron mobile app for iOS. Once your chip is equipped with NFC technology, you can clearly see all your expenses and your current balance. You can also rate your orders, receive notifications about individual payments and conveniently return any remaining funds to your bank account after the event has ended.
If you want to top up your credit before the festival, you can do so at this link.
Top up your credit online via NFCtron Tickets
You won’t pay anything extra and you’ll be ready for the event.
We won’t print any extra paper together, you can find everything easily online.
You will receive a wristband with a chip when you enter the venue. At the recharge point, you then just need to show the QR code from NFCtron Tickets to check in your credit.
Recharge the credit at the marked recharge point at the event
Recharge with cash or card at a marked NFCtron recharge point
The activation fee for the first recharge is €2.
After topping up, you will receive an information paper with a link and QR code to keep carefully for checking your balance and refunding the remaining credit.
Download the NFCtron mobile app, load the activated chip and track your spending even more conveniently! With the app, you can also rate your orders with stars and comments and provide us with feedback for future editions.Once the promotion is over, the easiest way to claim your remaining credit back to your bank account is within 14 days.
The app is available in the App Store. NFC technology on your phone is required for the app to be fully functional.
The festival atmosphere is not complete without camping, and after the last concert or party, it’s hard to think about where to put your head down. In Smolník we have prepared a tent city for everyone outside, but also inside the factory. It’s up to you whether you sleep in the open air, in a tent or in the hall of an abandoned factory. Maybe you’ll just take a nap somewhere for a while and maybe you’ll make it the whole 66 hours without sleeping.
You will be able to buy food and drinks on the premises, and as far as the offer is concerned, it is really varied.
The breweries Squark from Košice and Herrenwald from Mala Ida will take care of your drinking regime, where craft beers will be tapped directly by their creators. You can look forward to lagers, IPAs and sours, and you can direct your feelings and impressions of the beers directly to the brewers.
When hunger strikes, you can solve it with streetfood food outside at the barbecue stalls, or a hot meal from the factory canteen that will take you back to primary school – but that only applies to the interior. You’ll also find vegetarian and vegan dishes on the grill and in the cafeteria.
The village of Smolník experienced a huge development in the 18th century, connected with mining. After its decline, the Austro-Hungarian Empire decided to stabilise the economic situation by building a tobacco factory. The factory operated until the beginning of the 21st century, but today the building is abandoned and unused. We believe that art, creativity and community development in the space of an abandoned factory can be a new energy for a region that today suffers from the highest unemployment in eastern Slovakia.
Volunteers
We are all preparing and looking forward to 66 hours of fun, adventure, exploring the region, but most importantly (much more than) 66 hours of hustle and bustle, duties, responsibilities, work, and last-minute decisions. If you want to help us with all this work and at the same time find out how the festival preparation works, what to think about, what to prepare and how to make the festival feel good for everyone, sign up for our open call.
What can we give you?
Food, drink and accommodation before the festival (you can use our tent city during the festival), a glimpse behind the scenes of the festival organisation, cultural activities. Each volunteer will receive a t-shirt with the festival’s visual.
What do we need from you?
Help with festival organisation, hands, feet and eyes where needed.
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