When is the lighting of the festive lights in Ljubljana?! Be there when the holiday lights come on! This year, Ljubljana will turn on the festive lights 'only' in December. They will thus glow on December 1, 2017 at 5:15 p.m., and at the same time the Holiday Fair in the old town center will open.
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From October 13 to 22, top Slovenian chefs in 97 participating restaurants will once again take guests on a culinary adventure with special menus full of fresh local autumn flavors for a flat price of 17 euros. Welcome, Restaurant Week!
Design Month 2017 is coming, a month when we dedicate ourselves to everything beautiful in the field of design, home, design and creation. This year it will take place between October 17 and November 17, and the leading theme will be progress.
The 24th international festival of creativity Golden Drum 2017 will again be hosted by the capital in October. The global communication and advertising profession will be hosted in the very center of Ljubljana, in the Grand Hotel Union, between October 18 and 20, 2017. The festival days will be held under the slogan "Leave your mark".
After the highly acclaimed premiere performance at last year's festival, the Cellofest ensemble will open this year's festival as well. The renowned Slovenian soprano Sabina Cvilak and cellists Maruša Bogataj, Karmen Pečar, Igor Mitrović and Miloš Mlejnik, who is celebrating his 70th birthday this year, will perform with him as soloists.
Did you know that Slovenians also have their own Comic Con? Fans of fantasy and science fiction from all over the world gather at the NMN convention. In 2017, they are preparing for their biggest step yet - the event will be organized at the Economic Exhibition Center. They want to support the new location with the best possible program and offer, so this year they will pay special attention to high-quality content for visitors and a wide range of exhibitors.
Before the painful period of peeling textbooks and dreaded colloquiums begins, it is appropriate to mark the beginning of the academic year with a good party. The welcome to freshmen 2017 will take place on Monday, October 2, 2017, from 4 p.m. on the Congress Square in Ljubljana. In addition to musical masters, the program includes presentations from 23 faculties and three academies of the University of Ljubljana. Welcome!
The most famous red-haired girl in the world will once again be roaming around Velenje this autumn, drawing smiles on children's faces. The 28th Pika Festival in Velenje will take place from September 17 to 23, 2017. The Pika Festival offers cultural upbringing, education and entertainment for all generations. See you in Velenje!
There is already an unbearable drought in the house scene. There are shamefully few parties, especially those where house is not just a sound in the background. That is why Klub Cirkus, in cooperation with Collegium Clubbing, is taking over the reins. On Saturday, September 9, 2017, a crazy house party is expected. Welcome to Let's Play House + THE MAGICIAN.
On October 6, the Night Run to Calvary 2017 will take place in Maribor, where competitors will climb the stairs to this famous hill. Accompanied by lighting effects, you will witness a unique atmosphere, the likes of which you have never experienced while running.
The ninth edition of the Ljubljana art festival Sonica will take place between 25 and 30 September 2017. Sonica Festival 2017 includes a week of great concerts, audiovisual performances, talks with artists and nature walks, the greatest work of art we know. This year's main guest artists are Mike Rijnierse and Katarina Petrović. Tickets for Sonica Festival 2017 are now available.
On Friday, September 29 and Saturday, September 30, Maribor will host the fourth, now traditional, microbrewing festival - Makro Beer Fest 2017, a large festival of small breweries, where 30 brewers from Germany, Austria, Hungary, Croatia, Serbia and Slovenia. Visitors will be able to choose from about 100 types of beer, different styles of "pale ale", "indian pale ale", "porter", "stout" and the increasingly popular "sour" and "gose".