Slávik is the Slovak name for nightingale – a small bird with a lovely sound.

The Slovak Folklore Society was established in May 2013 but its first performance was during Eurofest 2011 under the leadership of Renata Francistyova, the founder of SLAVIK. Since then SLAVIK has presented Slovak folklore through dance, music, songs and cultural displays to people in the Lower Mainland. Performers’ costumes are original hand crafted pieces, some of them 100 years old from different regions of Slovakia.