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In focus

Lighting Guerrilla Festival

Human tiles by Ocubo projected on the facade of Cankarjev dom, Cultural and Congress Centre, Lighting Guerrilla Festival, 2010

First held in 2008, the Lighting Guerrilla (Svetlobna gverila) is a quite special festival that explores, elaborates, and sheds light on the myriad relations between light, the public space, and the "confines" of the gallery walls. Initiated a year earlier as a workshop at the festival Lighting Detectives (Detektivi svetlobe), it is founded and run by Strip Core, otherwise predominantly active as the comic art section of Forum Ljubljana.

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European Capital of Culture

Nova Gorica–Gorizia, European Capital of Culture 2025

Since its inception in 1985, over 40 cities have won the prestigious European Capital of Culture (ECoC) title. Forty years later, however, the border cities of Nova Gorica in Slovenia and Gorizia in Italy are the first ones to turn this annual celebration of culture into a genuinely cross-border endeavour. Based on these cities' specific political, cultural and geographical context, their 2025 ECoC programme explores the concept of borders from multiple dimensions under the slogan “Go! Borderless”.

The opening event, From Station to Station, was held on 8 February, the Slovenian cultural holiday.

Light markings GO!2025

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Paving the Way for Green Animation and a Co-Development Mechanism

Read up on how the regional animated film industry is driving discussions around environmentally sustainable practices and funding mechanisms that will enable the industry to grow.

GO2025 The City Yet to Become

Miha Kosovel of Razpotja magazine introduces the term transfrontal and reminds us of how understanding the history of a region can better prepare us for the mental and physical shifts needed in co-creating a new reality.

Featured

Druga godba Festival

The Congolose band Staff Benda Bilili performing at Kino Šiška Centre for Urban Culture, Druga Godba Festival, 2011

This major international world music festival was established in 1984 as an alternative and supplement to Ljubljana's concurrent music festivals, which at the time did not present more radical music practices. Druga godba – its juicy name could be translated and written as "that other muzik" – was the first festival in the former Yugoslavia to introduce popular musics and styles from the Third World, including reggae and various styles of African music.

Since its inception, Druga godba has developed into one of the most significant European festivals of its type, establishing collaborations with many other events and becoming a member of the European Forum of Worldwide Music Festivals (EFWMF).

It runs a colourful programming policy, freely merging musicians proficient in contemporary hip hop, Ghanaian highlife, Saharan blues, "indie" Bossa Nova or ethnojazz.

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Culture from Slovenia worldwide 2010–2024

Current events

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30 May 2025

Czech RepublicHradec Králové, Náchod DistrictAc Klub, Noise Bar
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A concert by Shaun Banks on the 26th of May in Hradec Králové and on the 30th of May in Náchod District. Their music is fuelled by punk rock energy and fused in a garage with the soul and groove of blues.
15 May 2025

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15 Jun 2025

MontenegroPodgoricaGallery of the Museum of Contemporary Art
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A solo exhibition by Slovenian sculptor Mirsad Begić, a representatives of the so-called "sculpture of the sensual incarnate." Supported by the Embassy of the Republic of Slovenia in Podgorica.
8 May 2025

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24 Aug 2025

FranceNiceVilla ArsonBiennale of Arts and Ocean
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Slovenian artist Robertina Šebjanič, known for her work in bio art and sound, presenting "Echoes of the Abyss" at the group exhibition "Becoming Ocean: A Social Conversation About the Ocean". In this video essay, she explores the hidden impacts of war on marine life, focusing on underwater munitions left to decay on the seafloor—still leaking toxic chemicals into the ocean today.

Upcoming events

28 May 2025

GermanyBerlinPanda Platforma
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The concert of Slovenian double bassist and composer Tomaž Grom and Raed Yassin. Supported by the SKICA Berlin, Slovenian Cultural Centre, the Embassy of the Republic of Slovenia in Berlin.
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28 May 2025

GermanyLeipzigImpericon Festival
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A concert by Within Destruction, a band, which sparked a lot of discontent among so-called elitist metal fans, who argued that their music did not contain elements of slam death metal.
1 Jun 2025

United KingdomLondonSt. James's Square ParkLLIF European Writers
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Outdoor literary event, bringing together European writers, including Tina Perić, a prominent voice in contemporary Slovenian literature, known for her evocative style, exploring themes of identity, language, and the complexities of modern existence, delving into the intersections of individual memory and broader cultural narratives. Supported by Embassy of the Republic of Slovenia in London.

Festivals

Festivals in Slovenia

Festivals are up and running!

Our graphic calendar of festivals provides an attractive overview of festivals by discipline and date.

Explore all the upcoming festivals at the interactive Festivals in Slovenia infographic.

The printed version of the calendar of Festivals in Slovenia in 2012 contains 141 festivals. In 2019, the number of festivals rose to 199. Check out the current annual festivalscape.

Images

A still photograph from the full-length feature film Happiness on a Lead (1977), Viba Film
National Gallery of Slovenia, view of the northern wing by Edvard Ravnikar and the entrance hall by SADAR + VUGA Architects, 2009.
Still from the film Vertigo Bird by En-Knap Productions, with Iztok Kovač atop the chimney and Aleš Hadalin in the foreground.
This rare example of an octagonal apiary dates from the late 19th century, Apiculture Museum Krapje
Theremidi Orchestra, group of enthusiasts from Ljudmila Art and Science Laboratory performing at Mladi levi Festival and 7th edition of U3 Triennial of Contemporary Slovene Arts, 2013
Equrna Gallery, situated since 1984 in a renovated courtyard building at Gregorčičeva 3, Ljubljana, built in the early 18th century,and also used circa 1809 as stables for Napoleonâs army
Exhibition Kontinuiteta / Continuity - 3-channel animation and installation Memorial by artist Adel Abidin at the Celje Gallery of Contemporary Art, 2011
Honeycomb Apartments in Ljubljana, Ofis Arhitekti, 2007
PCB, Lightbox with circuit board, BridA, 2010