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Krimifest
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Krimifest, founded in 2025, is the festival of crime fiction. Its mission is to showcase the quality of Slovenian and international crime fiction and to stimulate the debate about the literary genre. To achieve this goal, Krimifest features discussions, book presentations, film screenings, quizzes and other events, bringing together readers, writers, literary experts, and even professionals from the field of criminal investigation. To highlight the best crime fiction writing, the festival also bestows two awards: the Pila Award for the best Slovenian crime novel of the last two years and the award for the best Slovenian crime short story.
Living Literature Festival
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Organised each June by the ŠKUC Association, the Living Literature Festival is a literary and musical event staged on the pedestrian street in front of the ŠKUC Gallery in old town Ljubljana. The festival presents local and foreign writers, poets and musicians. The festival was initiated in 1994 by Andrej Morovič, a writer and a performer, and is one of the oldest admission-free events in Ljubljana with a view to popularising literature and music.
The festival happenings are open to all as they are held on the old square (Stari trg) in Ljubljana. Readings by Slovene and foreign authors, talks with the participating writers, translation workshops, discussions on literature and the fusion of music and literature feature in the programme.
An accompanying programme O'živela knjiga (The animated book) features book sales, creative workshops where discarded books are put to new uses, a street reading spot and book presentations. In the spirit of promoting literature to people of all ages, special activities, some of which are intended for children, are organised, namely creative writing workshops and meetings with the authors. In Škuc Gallery exhibitions are held as part of accompanying programme.
LUPA Slovene Non-Governmental Organisations’ Festival
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The goal of the LUPA Festival is to raise awareness of NGO issues and activities, to increase cooperation among various groups, and to strengthen dialogue between NGOs and the government, local communities and international organisations. Organised by the Centre for Information Service, Co-operation and Development of NGOs (CNVOS), the festival's schedule includes workshops, round-table discussions, and forums, as well as a cultural programme made up of concerts, films, and performances.
Maribum Afriqui Festival
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The Maribum Afriqui Festival is a small, Maribor-based festival that focuses on creative exchanges between Slovene and African (especially Malian) musicians and artists, often performing together. It is organised by Plesna izba Maribor and co-produced by the Malian NGO Carrefour des arts.
Formally established in 2012, Maribum Afriqui is a continuation of the short-lived Maribum Festival, which in itself was an expansion of a drumming festival that was set up back in 2004.
PIFcamp
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PIFcamp is a week-long international gathering (or hack-camp) that facilitates explorations into the various intersections of art and technology. Held in the stunning Alpine valley of the Soča River, in the Triglav National Park, the core of this fundamentally open-ended project consists of hands-on workshops, presentations, field trips and – most importantly – spontaneous collaborations and skill exchanges.
Of key importance is the active involvement of the participants, who are invited to contribute their ideas, skills and ambitions to the collective creative endeavour. The Open Saturday for visitors takes place every year on final Saturday.
The camp is organised by the Projekt Atol Institute, co-organised by Ljudmila Art and Science Laboratory, co-organised by Rampa Lab and BioTehna (Kersnikova Institute).
PIFcamp is part of the Feral Labs Network, which is co-funded by the Creative Europe Programme of the EU.
Piran Days of Architecture
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Co-organised by DESSA Architecture Centre and Obalne galerije - Coastal Galleries, the international conference Piran Days of Architecture has been going on annually since 1983. Mostly taking place in the medieval coastal town of Piran, the conference aims to assess current trends in architecture and present the most progressive and innovative ideas of architectural and spatial production. It consists of lectures, workshops, exhibitions, and a competitive programme of architectural solutions. The distinguished Piranesi Award is granted for best achievements in architecture along with two Piranesi Mentions and a Student Piranesi Award.
Primorska Summer Festival
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The Primorska Summer Festival is an international theatre festival that takes place throughout the coastal region of Slovenia and occasionally also in Italy and Croatia. Launched in 1993, the festival was co-produced by the Primorska Summer Festival Association. Since 2003, the festival has been managed by the Koper Theatre.
Primorska Summer Festival takes place both indoors, in various performance venues (Arrigoni Izola, Georgius Centre in Piran) as well as outdoors (Valdoltra Beach in Ankaran), utilising the town squares and other ambient-rich locations of the region.
In 2020, the international "PPF Youth" festival section was launched with six international theatre academies invited to present their creations.
SAXGO International Saxophone Meeting
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Organised every summer since 1997 by Nova Gorica Arts Centre at Nova Gorica Music School, the SAXGO International Saxophone Meeting is the annual gathering point for young saxophone players from Slovenia and abroad. It is in part a festival and partly a series of master classes with eminent mentors. Participants can choose between classical repertoire, jazz or a combination of both. It is led by its Art Director Matjaž Drevenšek and co-organised by the Nova Gorica Music School and the Saksofonija Music Society.
SubArt Festival
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SubArt Festival was launched in 2009 in Kranj by the local cultural NGO SubArt. It is now one of Kranj's most popular summer festivals, presenting various alternative musical acts, movie screenings, photography exhibitions, theatre shows and street performances. Taking place at different locations (Layer House, Trainstation Squat, Rock Bar Down Town and the city streets), this week-long festival enlivens the long days of summer in Kranj.
Summer Stage Festival Ruše
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The Summer Stage Festival Ruše was established in 2000 in Ruše, a small town at the foothills of Pohorje, near Maribor. It offers ten days of theatre performances, concerts of Slovene and international musicians, events for children, together around 35 different cultural events with around ten thousands visitors. The multicultural festival is mostly happening in a unique stone amphitheatre in a natural setting of the Pohorje forests. It is organised by Cezam Youth Centre Ruše