We will have to wait a little longer for the winter fairy tale, but until then we can carefree surrender to the lively December atmosphere and its second weekend, which can be used for musical journeys and Christmas-cultural shenanigans.
Friday
Now that the atmosphere is more relaxed, we can escape from work or school obligations a little earlier and go into the weekend with a little more momentum. Friday offers pleasant and social events, among others, it will take place at Ljubljana Castle Festival Label Grand Karakterre 3, at which over 70 winemakers from nine countries will present traditional, natural or terrior wines of biological or biodynamic production. After the tasting, we can hang out with friends from 7 p.m. onwards at the Central Station in Maribor at the opening of the exhibition Vitrina by painter Nina Bric, who impresses with recognizable, colorful, comic-pop surrealist products and will surely make for a naughty Friday evening. If we are already in Maribor, it will cost us almost nothing to travel to Zagreb, where it will be The 10th anniversary of the InMusic festival was marked by Morrissey, one of the most important contemporary music artists.
Saturday
Getting to know the exotic in an almost winter atmosphere will undoubtedly warm us up. It will take place in the Šiška Cinema 13th Makkon Festival, where everything will revolve around Japanese culture, anime, manga and cosplay.
The festive atmosphere in Maribor will be brightened up by the social and shopping event Christmas Art Market on Saturday, from 5 p.m. until midnight, where, in addition to pleasant socializing and getting to know unique art, we will also find some handmade and lovingly made gifts, which may be a New Year's Eve fir tree. The shopping spirit, which will visit Bled as early as 12 o'clock, can be caught in front of Villa Prešeren, where it will be dripping with honey. We will be able to take a look at the honey stands and enjoy music and hot drinks.
The evening should be reserved for the concert. There will be a band in Cvetličarna in Ljubljana No smoking celebrated its 30th anniversary , and one of the most famous Serbian rock bands will perform an exclusive concert in Gala Halo Discipline A Kitschme.
Sunday
We end the week with the IceFest winter hockey classic, which will attract Olympia hockey players to Trg republike between December 14 and 18. In front of the Temple of Democracy, four outdoor matches await us, and of course we will be rooting for our team!
After the refreshing and active IceFest, where else but on Bryan Adams, who brings his candy box of lively and magical rock ballads to Ljubljana's Stožice. The finale of this year's Animateka will also ensure complete enjoyment of the pre-holiday days on Sunday, which will unveil the winning films of this year's animation festival on the last day of the week at 8 p.m. in Kinodvor. Victorious!