Be in the center of the most unusual, current and engaged happenings in October, when performances, exhibitions, concerts, films, discussions and parties will take place all over Ljubljana. This year, the City of Women invites you to the company of excellent female artists from all over the world, who will provoke and inspire under the common slogan "nacija_natura_norma" with a focus on the theme of reproductive freedom, the right to abortion, family forms and gender representation. The 23rd International Festival of Contemporary Arts - City of Women will conquer Ljubljana from October 6 to 14, 2017.
Events
After the triumphant conquest of North Korea, also immortalized in the high-profile film Liberation Day, the cult local band Laibach returned with their first studio album after the 2014 hit Spectre. Also Sprach Zarathustra's 20th studio album, which is already receiving praise from critics all over the world, will be premiered on our soil at Kino Šiška, and of course the performance will be supplemented with other compositions from their extensive repertoire.
At the three-day music festival Grajska muzika, three popular bands, which are particularly at home in the rivers of rock music, will present themselves: Miha Guštin - Gušti z gosti, Hamo & Tribute 2 Love and the Society of Dead Poets. The concerts will take place between September 14 and 16, 2017 at Ljubljana Castle. Tickets, which also include a return cable car ticket, are on sale now.
At the end of October, an internationally renowned running event awaits us, this time the 22nd Ljubljana Marathon. The Volkswagen Ljubljana Marathon 2017 will thus unite runners from all over the world, and we wonder if some record will be broken?
The MOS Fair is the leading and largest business fair in Slovenia, which every year in September offers visitors a look at the latest economic trends in five content areas. The 50th MOS will take place from September 12 to 17, 2017 in Celje. We will be able to see stands on the topic of home construction and renovation, camping, caravanning, tourism and food, equipment and materials for crafts and industry, business services and business opportunities abroad, and consumer products. See you in Celje!
Between September 12 and 16, the 20th jubilee Slovenian film festival will take place in Portorož, where the highlights of last year's Slovenian film production will be on display. At this year's festival, 84 films from the official program and 13 films from the accompanying program will be shown, totaling as many as 97 films, which testify to the rich film creativity of our filmmakers.
Čokoljana is returning to our capital for the fifth time. Čokoljana 2017 will take place this time on October 21, and all chocoholics and sweet tooths will come to Pogačarjev trg at your own expense.
A wonderful winter adventure is coming to Zagreb: Disney on Ice will host the Magical Kingdom show in the Zagreb Arena. Between December 8 and 10, 2017, the most popular cartoon characters will line up on the ice platform: Anna and Elsa from the Ice Kingdom, Mickey and Minnie mice, cars from the cartoon of the same name and many others. Tickets for this unforgettable family show are on sale now.
The long and hot summer will end this year in Ljubljana with a long and hot weekend, when the sky above Pogačarjev trg will once again be filled with intoxicating aromas at the second and last Beer and Burger Fest of the year. On Saturday and Sunday, October 14 and 15, beers will collide here in all their coldness and burgers in all their deliciousness.
From August 28 to September 10, Ljubljana's burger providers will be selling burgers with the label Dobrodelni burger. The label will be given to burgers specially created for this purpose, which you have not been able to taste until now. From each burger, you will thus donate 1 euro to a selected non-governmental organization.
A good three weeks after London's Great British Beer Festival, 20 British small and medium-sized breweries will present themselves in Ljubljana, focusing their knowledge and passion on brewing kraft and "real ale" beer. Welcome to the Ljubljana British Craft Beer Festival, which will take place between September 7 and 9 at the Šiška Cinema.
This year too, in the last breaths of August, we are traditionally promised a real cultural treat. Between August 24 and 26, the old town center will once again transform into the scene of the largest street festival of the Slovenian capital, Nights in Old Ljubljana. Many top domestic and foreign musicians will perform on various stages, and the red thread of this year's program is Slavic culture.