Slovenian Book Days 2017 are knocking on the door. As every year, this year's April will also be marked by a famous festival dedicated to bookworms. The 22nd Slovenian Book Days will take place between April 19 and 23, 2017, and the purpose of the festival, as every year, will be primarily the promotion of verbal art. More on the program (which is rumored to be coming in a revamped form) soon.
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Exodos 2017 is just around the corner. The 20th jubilee festival of contemporary performing arts will take place in Ljubljana from April 19 to 23, 2017. This year's edition of the festival will be marked by young artists from all over the world, who will come from Tibet, China, through European countries Union and the Balkans, to Burkina Faso and South Africa. Their common denominator is a high creative potential, which is (yet) unknown to the European audience. Tickets are already on sale.
At the 10th international conference, this time we will ask ourselves what is 'advanced' in architecture and construction. If development leads us to new ways of building and thinking, progress means a step forward. Progress is development on the way to a certain goal. So what are the advanced goals of architecture? How to push the boundaries of the ordinary and reach a higher state in terms of quality, boldness and sustainability?
Easter is approaching and with it the Easter hunt for hidden pyres at Bled Castle. You are invited to Bled's landmark on Easter Sunday, April 16, 2017, when you will search for pirches in the most hidden corners of the castle in the company of children above Bled.
The world's largest show and tell event is coming to Ljubljana. The Mini Maker Faire will take place on May 13, 2017 in the premises of the former Tobačna, where it will bring together technology, researchers and culture in one place.
The global phenomenon, stand-up comedian Pablo Francisco, is coming to Ljubljana. His unusual performances, full of sound effects, bring legendary stories, which he portrays through the eyes of various characters. Don't miss the most fun event of the year!
Bled Bike Festival 2017, which will take place from August 25 to 27, 2017, is a newly designed cycling festival, the purpose of which is to unite professional and amateur cycling enthusiasts. In addition to the cycling race, a cycling Expo, various entertainment events and culinary experiences will also be organized as part of the event. Move in good company, in the most beautiful Slovenian area. Registration applications are now available.
The tenth jubilee performance of the Hokus Pokus science festival will once again offer creative workshops from scientific institutions, societies and institutes. In addition to the standard program for elementary school students, this time there will also be an accompanying program open to the general public. The visual artist Urša Vidic with the installation Crystal Sea and the association Rampa with the Vzornice project are coming to visit. It will take place from March 15 to 17, 2017. Among other things, you will find out how much you would weigh on the Moon, Mercury and Jupiter.
This spring, a man who deals with elite conspiracies will wash the sand out of the eyes of the Slovenian nation: publicist, lecturer, writer and former professional soccer player David Icke is coming to the Economic Exhibition Center. The event will take place on Sunday, March 19, 2017. Tickets are already on sale.
Far from Trieste, Ljubljana, Vienna and Venice, under the shelter of the river Tolminka, one of the top 10 reggae festivals in Europe takes place every summer. Overjam Reggae Festival 2017 will take place this year from August 16 to 18, 2017: that's when the best foreign and domestic reggae artists will take the stage. Tickets are already on sale.
If six years ago we enjoyed the first concert of the popular American post-punk band Interpol in Križanke, this time we will have to go to Belgrade or Vienna. The New York trio is coming there in August, on the wings of the Turn On The Bright Lights tour, with which they celebrate the 15th anniversary of the release of the album of the same name. They promise to play the entire album on tour - back and forth.
The first electronic music festival is being prepared in Maribor, which will take place between June 23 and 25. StellarBeat Music Festival 2017 will launch us into space on the reservoir lake in Rogoza. The festival itself will host more than 20 DJs in one weekend, who will entertain a crowd of several thousand, and it will culminate with a performance by electronica pioneer Fedde Le Grand.