This year, the winter edition of the famous Metal Days festival returns to the Bohinjska Valley - Winter Days of Metal 2018 will take place between January 31 and February 4, 2018. The main concerts will take place in the Danica Hall in Bohinjska Bistrica. On the stages we expect Fleshless, Arkona, Dropkick Murphys, Ritual Day, Ahab and Immorgon, among others. Tickets are already on sale.
Ment Ljubljana 2018 will take place between January 31 and February 2, 2018. The main focus of the festival is on the music scene from the regional and Eastern European area, but the festival is not completely limited by this framework. Last year, Ment 2017 was visited by more than 3,400 visitors, and as many as 421 musicians performed. Tickets for the festival are already on sale.
After last year's successful concert by one of the most prestigious and high-quality philharmonic orchestras in the world, the London Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, the upcoming Winter Festival will offer an even larger selection of world-renowned musicians. Between February 10 and 14, 2018, the versatile musician and violin virtuoso Nigel Kennedy will perform, after a long hiatus the New Swing Quartet is returning with a concert celebrating their 50th anniversary, and the festival will be rounded off with an evening of opera arias by one of the world's leading tenors, Ramón Vargas and internationally renowned soprano Elvira Hasanagić.
On March 30, the Electric Poppy electronic music festival will stop in Ljubljana. The famous DJ and producer Afrojack will perform at the Electric Poppy 2018 electronic music festival.
From March 29 to April 28 this year, the 19th Orto Fest will take place. As many as 21 local and 7 foreign music groups and performers will perform at Orto Fest this year, and it is extremely colorful this year as well. Among others, you will be able to see groups and performers: Hamo & Tribute 2 Love (SLO), Laibach (SLO), Jinx (HR), Gutalax (CZ), Slon in Sadež (SLO), Klemen Klemen (SLO), Adi Smolar (SLO), Panda (SLO), Zmelkoow (SLO), The Toasters (USA), Flirrt (SLO), Zlatko in Optimisti (SLO) and, to close the festival, Omar Naber & Band (SLO).
Between April 12 and 19, 2018, we will celebrate the festival of Slovenian music 2018. The 33rd Slovenian Music Days will host many composers and performers from all generations. As part of the event, a musicological symposium entitled The role of national opera houses in the 20th and 21st centuries: on the 100th anniversary of the opening of the National Opera House in Ljubljana will take place. Welcome!
Higher temperatures, the sun peeking out from behind the clouds and the chirping of birds - all this honestly reminds us of the upcoming spring and summer festivals, which, as always, promise plenty of fun. In addition to a good mood, you should also take some nice wardrobe items to the festival. You never know if you will meet the right person there. Read what to wear to the festival according to your astrological sign.
The sun has already woken up from its winter sleep. Flowers are blooming. Birds are chirping. We are also waking up. We are waiting for summer. Fun. Festivals. These are the 2018 music festivals you shouldn't miss.
On Friday, June 15 and Saturday, June 16, Tobačna mesto in Ljubljana will host the main event as part of the Festival of Urban Culture of Slovenia, #FUKSi 2018. The concert part will feature one of the most recognizable big British bands, Morcheeba, techno pioneer Umek, champion of Baltic electronic scenes, Ten Walls, always playful Matter, eclectic Sladica, as well as Mike Vale, Urban Pfeifer and Žiga K from the Vala 202 team.
The birds are already chirping and the flowers have long since opened their buds: there is already a touch of spring in the air. With this, even summer with all the festivals at its head is not far away. Between June 6 and 10, the 14th Kino Otok 2018 international film festival will take place in Izola. You are welcome!
Ever since its inception, the pop-up festival Kurzschluss has been bringing to Ljubljana an extraordinary experience of midnight experiences, hosting giants of electronic music and musical virtuosos of various genres. This year's spring edition is not far behind in the greatness of names and genre diversity. Editors and Joris Voor are coming to the spring edition of the Kurzschluss 2018 festival this year.
Between May 24 and 26, 2018, the 34th international festival Druga Godba 2018 will take place in Piran and Ljubljana. In the central part, 15 famous musical names will be presented: among others Ibeyi, James Holden & The Animal Spirits, Kokoko!, N' Toko, Olfamošto and many others. Tickets are already on sale.