Borštnik's meeting 2016 will take place between October 14 and 23, 2016 in Maribor and, like every year (for more than 40 years), promises us unforgettable stage experiences. Borštnik's meeting, which is considered the oldest and most prestigious theater festival in Slovenia, attracts the most current domestic and foreign theater creators to its stages every year. Also this year, the prestigious award, the Borštnikov prstan, will be awarded to the selected actress or actor for her/his life's work. A rich cultural program awaits us.
Borštnik's meeting
The festival Borštnik's meeting, which attracts theater lovers from near and far to Maribor every autumn, is celebrating half a century this year. This important turning point will be marked between October 15 and 25 by numerous performances, a varied accompanying program and an exhibition and e-exhibition Let's go to Borštnik.
As the central Slovenian theater festival, Borštnik's meeting has been enriching Slovenian theater and cultural space for more than half a century. Every year, the second half of October is colored by culture, and visitors witness high-quality productions created by foreign and Slovenian artists. This year's edition will be renewed, but will still be based on established approaches from previous years, on which the festival built its identity.
Borštnik's meeting, the most important festival of professional theaters in Slovenia, brings over seventy events.
Borštnik's meeting is the oldest and most prestigious theater festival on our soil. As every year, Maribor will turn into a theater center of national and international dimensions this October. The 52nd Borštnik's Meeting Festival will take place between October 20 and 29, 2017 at various locations around Maribor. Tickets are already on sale. Welcome!