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Festivals in Slovenia


Festivals in slovenia 2012.jpgThe printed version of the calendar of Festivals in Slovenia in 2012 contains 141 festivals. Later on, in 2019, the festival number rose to 199. Check out the current annual festivalscape! Since 2012, the annual festivalscapes are provided as an infographic, conceived by the Culture.si team at the Ljudmila Art and Science Laboratory. The interactive calendars include the festivals from the Culture.si database arranged by weeks and by field. You can see specific types of festivals, e.g., music festivals only, by clicking on the corresponding artistic field. Take a look at the Festivals in Slovenia infographic.

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This Month's Festivals

Mountain Film Festival


Dedicated to exploring and presenting various facets of mountain culture, the Mountain Film Festival was established in 2007. Since then, it has been running a strong international program that encompasses various films about mountain sports (mountaineering, mountain running, B.A.S.E jumping, etc.), different types of climbing (from bouldering to ice climbing), mountain wildlife, and the lives of indigenous mountain dwellers, among other topics. Since its inception, the festival has been led by its founder, the legendary mountaineer Silvo Karo.

Over the years, the festival has grown to the point where it is now comparable to the biggest and most important mountain film festivals worldwide. In 2010, the Mountain Film Festival became a member of the International Alliance for Mountain Film.

18FGF-plakat-23-12-05.jpgPoster for the 18th Mountain Film Festival, 2024

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Kurentovanje


Kurenti koranti Stanko Kozel 2023 N.jpgKurent or Korant, the most known and popular traditional carnival character in Slovenia, Kurentovanje, Ptuj 2023. Author: Stanko Vozel

The masked rite of spring known as Kurentovanje has been held since 1960, every February for 10 days leading up to Shrove Tuesday. It is the most popular Mardi Gras celebration in Slovenia, with most of the festivities centered in and Ptuj, Slovenia's oldest town, which has hosted Kurentovanje for around six decades. The Carnival was admitted into the European Federation of Carnival Cities in 1991. In 2017, the Door-to-door rounds of the Kurent were inscribed on the UNESCO representative list of intangible cultural heritage of humanity.

Groups from Germany, Austria, Croatia, Italy, Macedonia, Romania, and Bulgaria usually participate in the event, assisting local people in building up the Land of the Kurent. The rite itself is accompanied by a full agenda of concerts, activities, and other attractions, ensuring that the event is attended by more than 100,000 visitors every year.

Vile 11.2.2023 Otvoritvena etno povorka 2023 Stanko Kozel final.jpgFaries at the opening procession, Ptuj 2023. Author: Stanko Vozel

Pustna ringarajanja Stanko Kozel 2023.jpgCarnival events for children, Kurentovanje in Ptuj, 2023. Author: Stanko Vozel

Hudič Stanko Kozel 2023.jpgMeet traditional carnival characters: the Devil with Kurents, Ptuj 2023. Author: Stanko Vozel

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BUMfest International Percussion Festival


Bumfest 2023 nedelja FB 013.jpgThe percussion ensemble SToP Slovene Percussion Project at 15th BUMfest, 2023.

Established in 2007, the BUMfest International Percussion Festival stands as the sole Slovenian percussion music festival. Held in Žalec, the festival boasts a consistently successful and regularly sold-out musical program that showcases a diverse range of percussion and drumming projects, often incorporating elements of theatre, dance, humor, and sound experimentation. In addition to the evening concerts, the festival includes music workshops, matinee performances for schoolchildren, exhibitions, and more.

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MENT Ljubljana


MENT 2023 photos by Konstantin Kondrukhov 2023 photo by Konstantin KondrukhovIMG 7686 70.JPGMENT Ljubljana at Kino Šiška Centre for Urban Culture, 2023.

Established in 2015, MENT Ljubljana is an international music showcase festival taking place at various Ljubljana venues beginning of February. It is comprised of a series of music acts (fresh artists joined by established head-liners), a conference programme dealing with the intricacies of music businesses, and additional events such as exhibitions or workshops on new art and media technologies. Moreover, MENT is a year-long project intended to help Slovene musicians and music professionals with promotion and networking. To this end, MENT enlists and accompanies them to other showcase festivals.

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World Literatures - Fabula Festival


Fabula Festival ‒ Literature of the World is the biggest and most visited literary festival in Slovenia and the wider region. Produced by the Beletrina Publishing Institute in collaboration with Cankarjev dom, Cultural and Congress Centre the festival brings together world-class authors through well-considered curatorship. Each year, the festival aims to select five distinguished writers, while the Fabula Hub devotes attention to promising, up-and-coming authors. In addition to hosting renowned writers and establishing live contact between international literature and Slovenian audiences, translated works of the chosen five are also published as part of the festival. The festival also features a theoretical focus addressing a relevant social issue every year - raising topical socio-critical issues it addresses contemporary challenges.

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1 Fabula - Literature of the World 2023 Opening of the Fabula 2023 with Oksana Zabužko.jpg Opening event of Fabula Festival 2023 hosted the Ukrainian writer Oksana Zabužko, author of the novel Field Research of Ukrainian Sex, that was interpreted by drama actor Mario Dragojević. The conversation with the author was led by Ksenija Horvat.

Upcoming Festivals

Tribute to a Vision Film Festival


Kinoatelje 2019 Cross-border Tribute to a Vision film festival Photo Urban Kosir.jpgSince 1999, Kinoatelje organizes the annual cross-border film festival Tribute to a Vision taking place in the inter-regional space between Slovenia and Italy, thus connecting audiences and film institutions in 7 different cities.


Since 1999, Kinoatelje, Gorica/Gorizia, in coproduction with the Kinoatelje Institute, Nova Gorica, has organised the annual cross-border film festival, taking place in the inter-regional space between Slovenia and Italy, thus connecting audiences and film institutions in 7 different cities (Gorizia, Nova Gorica, Trieste, Izola, San Pietro al Natisone, Udine and Ljubljana). The physical distances might not be great, but the colourful cultural variety imparts a unique enrichment in a shared cross-border space.

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