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Gibanica (Moving Cake) Biennial of Slovenian Contemporary Dance Art

Held biennially since 2003, the Gibanica (Moving Cake) Biennial of Slovenian Contemporary Dance Art is a competitive contemporary dance festival that aims to offer an overview of the most outstanding Slovenian contemporary dance performances of the preceding two years. The Contemporary Dance Association Slovenia manages the festival in cooperation with a network of partners.

The festival’s name is a pun on the Slovenian verb for moving (gibati) and a traditional Slovenian pastry (gibanica), which varies from region to region.

The poster of the 2025 edition of the Gibanica (Moving Cake) Festival of Slovene Dance.

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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.

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Crossings Festival

Crossings International Festival of Independent Performing Arts is designed as a platform for presenting domestic and foreign independent theatre and performance productions. Organised by Moment Arts and Culture Association since 2010, it aims to develop and support independent theatre and promote an open, inclusive and solidarity society, a society without prejudice and fear.

The Grand Opening of Crossings festival, 2021

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Culture from Slovenia worldwide 2010–2024

Current events

8 May 2025

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24 Aug 2025

FranceNiceVilla Arson
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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. At the Biennale of Arts and Ocean
7 May 2025

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11 May 2025

SerbiaBeogradYugoslav Cinematheque
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The festival's opening night features the documentary "Caught in the Source – Slovenian Children of Lebensborn" (2023) by director Maja Weiss, a moving portrayal of four Slovenian children caught in the Nazi Lebensborn program. Afternoon screenings of two films: a short film "Ita Rina – The Diva from Divača" by Vladimir Šojata , offering a glimpse into the life of the legendary actress who gave up Hollywood for love in Belgrade, and a documetary ""Milko Bambič: In the State of Birth" by Radovan Čok, sketching a delicate portrait of the renowned artist and pioneer of Slovenian comic art. Promoted by the Embassy of the republic of Slovenia in Belgrade. At the Days of Slovenian Film Beograd
7 May 2025

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10 May 2025

SwedenGothenborg, Malmo, StockholmNalen Klub, Plan B, Pustervik Upstairs
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Three concerts 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.

Upcoming events

9 May 2025

BelgiumBrusselsThe Music Village
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Concert by the international quartet of Slovenian musician Robert Jukič. The event presents the album "In the Land of…", created in collaboration with Belgian trumpeter Jean-Paul Estievenart, Tunisian pianist Wajdi Riahi, and Austrian drummer Wolfi Rainer. The album’s visual design was done by Tinka Mesec Tomazin. Promoted by the Embassy of the Republic of Slovenia in Brussels.
9 May 2025

GermanyBerlinAm Markt 1
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A concert by Katalena, a Slovenian band that reinvents folk tradition with infectious rhythms and playful energy. Blending timeless melodies with a modern twist, they bring Slovenia’s musical heritage to life—vibrant, bold, and free of old ideologies. Supported by the SKICA Berlin, Slovenian Cultural Centre, the Embassy of the Republic of Slovenia in Berlin. At the Europe Sounds
9 May 2025

ItalyBruneckUFObruneck
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A concert by Within Destruction, a controversial slamming deathcore or brutal deathcore band. At the Archetype HxC Festival

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