Events worldwide
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Artists and cultural producers from Slovenia – worldwide! Browse the growing archive of their international activity, or find your spot on the interactive world map of events.
31 May 2026
7 Jun 2026
Screening of the Slovenian documentaries "The Mountain Won't Move " directed by Petra Seliškar, "Oho Film" directed by Damjan Kozole, "The Street of Brotherhood and Unity" directed by Maja Weiss, "Punk Under Communist Regime " directed by Andrej Košak.
21 May 2026
The festival edition under the title "The Imperfect Future – WOOD: Design between Symbiosis and Standardisation", features Aljaž Celjarc (Hiša Mandrova) among other European designers who present themselves through creation of wood. The event is organised by EUNIC Berlin.
14 May 2026
15 May 2026
Three performances of “Transport: Cargo”, directed by Tin Grabnar, a hyper-realistic puppet miniature, which highlights the issue of increasing freight road traffic through a personal story of a truck driver.
7 May 2026
Opening of the group exhibition "As Long As It's Pink" with works by Slovenian designer Irena Woelle (Lesbo magazine) and studio Brajak Vitberg from Ljubljana (known for the Miami Pink lamp).
17 Apr 2026
16 May 2016
An exhibition "Dear Father" features works by Maja Babič Košir, Nevena Aleksovski and Helena Tahir, curated by Piera Ravnikar. An accompanying talk by Helena Tahir explores the father figure as a space of complexity, tension, and silent echo.
18 Feb 2026
22 Feb 2026
A dance performance for all ages and inclusive for deaf people, "SinnIch" / "I mean", is choreographed and performed by Jan Kress, Jan Rozman and Julia Keren.
14 Feb 2026
17 Apr 2026
Artist Martin Marion presents a video cabaret titled I am OK.
13 Feb 2026
As part of the EastUnBloc exhibition, philosopher and video artist Marina Gržinić and other guests present talk on Club Culture, Electronic Music, Intermedia in Central and Eastern Europe and Creating Spaces of Empowerment and Resistance.
12 Feb 2026
Screening of Slovenian film »Ida Who Sang so Badly Even the Dead Rose up and Joined Her in Song«, directed by Ester Ivakič.
7 Feb 2026
Petra Strahovnik presents her works »SCREAdoM« and »UnScream« among other performers in the »Projekt Balkan Affairs«.
6 Feb 2026
A Slovenian artist Jaša presents performance, an immersive Gesamtkunstwerk, that transforms three floors of industrial architecture into a "defragmented scriptbook" of light, sound, and human movement. His performance is inspired by poem »Kriza« by slovenian avantgard poet Srečko Kosovel.
5 Feb 2026
A novel by Slovenian modernist writer Ivan Cankar, Madame Judit, is put on stage, directed by Alen Jelen and performed by Gaja Višnar. The play is in English.
29 Jan 2026
1 Mar 2026
The film "Little Trouble Girls" by director Urška Djukić begins screening in German cinemas.
29 Jan 2026
Aksioma – Institute for contemporary art, Ljubljana presents new books from their new publishing-line »Multithread«.
21 Jan 2026
Slovenian art historians present their texts in colloquium: »Slovenian Impressionists in München and Dachau: And What Did Kandinsky Have To Do With It?«, describing art colony at Dachau around year 1900. Event is accompanied with exhibition at the Gemäldegalerie Dachau.
11 Dec 2025
14 Dec 2025
The third edition of SloVision showcases how Slovenian cinema captures the spirit of the times: navigating between "Yugo-nostalgia" and the church, friendship and profit, helicopter parenting and disgruntled citizens, conspiracy theories and buddy movies.
28 Nov 2025
12 Apr 2026
The exhibition "Paths of Impressionism – Slovenian Modernism and Dachau" presents over forty exceptional loans from the National Gallery of Slovenia and other lenders, tracing the artistic evolution from late 19th-century realism to the more expressive currents of modernism. The exhibition underscores the significant role Slovenian artists played within a broader pan-European movement, bringing to light lesser-known masterpieces now poised for rediscovery.
7 Nov 2025
8 Nov 2025
The two-day event titled "Children of Socialism" offers an exploration of Slovenia's punk movement in the early 1980s, featuring curated readings of punk poetry, a discussion, film screenings, and live musical performances by S.O.R., GRUPA 92, BibliFan, Aktivna Propaganda, and Niet.
5 Nov 2025
6 Nov 2025
The award winning lecture-performance "Sex Education II: Fight", directed by Tjaša Črnigoj, revisits the struggle for reproductive rights in Yugoslavia.
4 Nov 2025
9 Nov 2025
The world premiere of the feature film "Ida Who Sang So Badly Even the Dead Rose Up and Joined Her in Song", directed by Ester Ivanič, is part of the festival’s Feature Film Competition programme. Several other Slovenian films are also featured at the festival, including "Stealing Land", "This Is a Robbery!", and "Whites Wash at Ninety".
23 Oct 2025
20 Dec 2025
The exhibition "MADE IN – Platform for Contemporary Crafts & Design" features a diverse group of artists from multiple countries. As part of the program, Slovenian designer Rok Oblak will lead a workshop focused on the art and technique of candle making.
15 Oct 2025
19 Oct 2025
Several Slovenian publishers are showcasing their latest works, including fiction and non-fiction books, graphic novels, and other literary artefacts for book enthusiasts. In addition, Slovenia is hosting three panel discussions: "How Books Travel Today: Exploring Trends and Developments in the European Markets for Translated Books," "Graphic Novels in Germany, Czechia, and Slovenia: Tracing the Evolution of the Genre," and "Punk-Museum: Esad Babačić in Conversation with Thomas Podhostnik."
13 Oct 2025
This event titled "Borderless" explores how art and culture keep spaces of exchange open when borders—physical or mental—harden. The program combines encounters with artists and cultural leaders with a film screening, inviting reflection on memory, belonging and the future of Europe.
3 Oct 2025
A world premiere of "Elvis Starling", a fiction feature movie directed Boris Jurjaševič.
3 Oct 2025
A jazz quintet "Estonia meets Slovenia" which includes an award-winning singer and composer Mirna Bogdanović, pianist Oto Gvardjančič, and bassist Gal Golob perform a concert of originals and famous compositions, expressing different colours from the lands of Estonia and Slovenia.
3 Oct 2025
4 Oct 2025
Two concerts by hard core band Odpisani.
27 Sep 2025
11 Jan 2026
The exhibition "Utopia. The Right to Hope" focuses primarily on works of art, but also on architectural projects, design objects, and examples from the applied arts that present utopian projects or ideas in various media. Slovenian artists featured in the exhibition include Irwin, Jasmina Cibic, and Maja Smrekar.
20 Sep 2025
Nina Šenk's composition "Changing" performed by the Aachen symphony orchestra.
20 Sep 2025
A concert by Brina Knauss, a Slovenian DJ and electronic music artist.
18 Sep 2025
"Oberkrainer" music of Ansambel Saša Avsenika at the 200 years of Marktmusi in Berchtesgaden.
12 Sep 2025
A concert by Grgur Savić, reeds & objects and Tomaž Grom, doublebass, and other musicians.
12 Sep 2025
Vocal jazz event performed by Pepertuum Jazzile.
10 Sep 2025
11 Sep 2025
"Hommage to Katalin Ladik" performed by Irena Z. Tomažin and Jule Flierl.
6 Sep 2025
A concert by Hellcats.
6 Sep 2025
A concert by Senidah.
5 Sep 2025
Within Destruction performs on the festival which invites punk, punk rock, ska, hard and metalcore bands.
31 Aug 2025
A concert by Sašo Avsenik Ensemble.
11 Aug 2025
“Quartet” is a performance for two dancers and two cameras. A choreography by Magdalena Reiter performed by Jerca Rožnik Novak and Beno Novak is dedicated to the internal and external architectures of human relationships. Between closeness and distance, coexistence and alienation, pleasure and violence, the performative reality is constantly reshaping itself, challenging the audience's perception and questioning individual patterns of interpretation.
3 Jul 2025
12 Jul 2025
Artist Urška Preis with a musical piece, and Ingo Jesen Vitman Ö with poetry, as poets from around the world gather at various venues across Berlin to present their poetry—often blending it with music, visual art, or installations.
3 Jul 2025
Inkubator, the play written by actors and collaborators, directed by Oliver Frljić.
31 May 2025
"Babylon Europa" celebrates European cultural identity and diversity through performances by artists from 12 countries, exploring the voice as a bridge between artistic expression, personal history, and social dialogue. The program spans jazz, classical, electronic, and folk music. From Slovenia, Tomaž Grom—double bassist, composer, founder of Zavod Sploh, and festival curator—brings his distinctive approach to sound and voice.
28 May 2025
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.
28 May 2025
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.
22 May 2025
A screening of films about the NSK State collective, Laibach, Irwin directed by Igor Zupet, titled "From Kapital to Capital: The States in Times of NSK", "An Apology for Modernity", "4:33 Laibach Remake", exploring the history, methodology, and cultural influence of the collectives. Supported by the SKICA Berlin, Slovenian Cultural Centre, the Embassy of the Republic of Slovenia in Berlin.
21 May 2025
22 May 2025
A screening of films about the NSK State collective, Laibach, Irwin directed by Igor Zupet, titled "From Kapital to Capital: The States in Times of NSK", "An Apology for Modernity", "4:33 Laibach Remake", exploring the history, methodology, and cultural influence of NSK, IRWIN, and Laibach. Supported by SKICA Berlin, Slovenian Cultural Centre, the Embassy of the Republic of Slovenia in Berlin.
17 May 2025
14 May 2025
Artist talk by collective Robida's representative Vida Rucli, exploring how design responds to social changes and crises, fostering innovation and collaboration. Promoted by the SKICA Berlin, Slovenian Cultural Centre, the Embassy of the Republic of Slovenia in Berlin.
12 May 2025
13 May 2025
A concert by Chris Eckman. A singer-songwriter with an alchemist’s touch. He demonstrated this as the former driving force behind the Seattle-based rock-folk band The Walkabouts and through his successful career in the singer-songwriter genre, releasing six solo albums.
10 May 2025
A concert by Torul. A unique synthpop/indie/darkwave band from Ljubljana, known for being non-cliché and excitingly unpredictable, drawing inspiration from various influences.
9 May 2025
A concert by Torul. A unique synthpop/indie/darkwave band from Ljubljana, known for being non-cliché and excitingly unpredictable, drawing inspiration from various influences.