Association Day 2025

We believe in the power of active citizen engagement. That is why we support all those who contribute to the development of our region. Together, we strengthen the dialogue between citizens and local government and address regional challenges more effectively. With the Association Day and the whole project, we want to promote Czech-Slovak cooperation and remove possible barriers to cross-border cooperation.

We aim to promote cross-border Czech-Slovak cooperation, mutual sharing of experience, and the transfer of cultural heritage.

The festival offered panel discussions, workshops, and presentations by (not only) associations that actively contribute to the development of communities, the preservation of traditions, and the life of folklore. An important theme were the opportunities for cross-border cooperation and the identification of barriers to it. Thus, the association day did not only connect civil society actors but also promote the sustainability and innovation of traditional cultural forms.

Association Day is about more than dialogue with public administration. It is about dialogue between associations, networking, enriching each other or sharing their stories.

Association Day took place on 16 April 2025 in Velká nad Veličkou. 

They presented themselves at the Federal Day (download presentation):  

The Heritage that Lives

• The Urbans, Malá Vrbka - Horňácká činovat
• FS Velička - Fashank and traditional feast in Velká nad Veličkou
• Šardické malérečky - village Šardice
• Horňácká jizba - rescue of costumes
• Municipal museum in Seredi - Slovak folk bobbin lace
• FS Veličánek - Horňácké festivities

Between tradition and future - discussion

• Magdaléna Maňáková - National Institute of Folk Culture
• Iva Kopaničová - Masaryk Museum in Hodonin
• Petr Fedor - Department of Culture of the South Moravian Region
• Peter Kadlic - Department of Culture and Sport Trnava Self-Governing Region
• Trnava Gate
• Anna Zelinger - Museum Na Sťahlový od studně

Forgotten but not lost

• The region as inspiration  
• Dulcimer music Velká nad Veličkou
• Friends of Grape Goat
• FS Krahulíček
• Javorník Municipality - activities of the KVAS ensemble

Experiential learning - workshops

• Live folklore - traditional scarf and shawl tying
• MIRRI, OKaPP, CERV - funding opportunities, European grants, tips for applying
• Erasmus+
• Dulcimer music Velká nad Veličkou - the secrets of playing the dulcimer
• How to collaborate across borders - KIRA, JINAG
• Malérečky - traditional motifs covered with sand (Malérečky from Šardice)
• Local Action Groups + Infopoints/Infopoints - discussion on partnership and support in the territory (LAG)
• Slovak tradition of bobbin making (Municipal Museum in Seredi)

You can download the whole gallery of photos here: Photos Association Day 

About the event:

• Association Day 2025 - The roots that unite us

The event was held under the auspices of the Governor of the South Moravian Region Jan Grolich and the Mayor of the Trnava Region Jozef Viskupič.

The conference is part of a project supported by the European Union under the Interreg SK-CZ 2021-2027 programme and the Ministry of Investment, Regional Development and Informatics of the Slovak Republic. 

Association Day 2025 was organised by the non-profit organisations JINAG and KIRA, which focus on the development of the South Moravian Region in the Czech Republic and the Trnava Self-Governing Region in Slovakia. The conference is part of a project supported by the European Union under the Interreg SK-CZ 2021-2027 programme and the Ministry of Investment, Regional Development and Informatics of the Slovak Republic.