Slovenia — Events
Lent Festival
Slovenia’s Lent Festival celebrates all things creative. Visitors to the country will be treated to 26 days of cultural performances and workshops. Lent Festival is one of the top festivals in Slovenia in summer when Slovenia’s second largest city, Maribor, comes alive with performers, performances and an excess of 50,000 spectators.
Ana Desetnica International Street Theatre Festival
The Ana Desetnica International Street Theater Festival marks the beginning of summer in Ljubljana. The festival transforms the streets of Slovenia’s capital into a myriad of stages and performance areas and visitors to Ljubljana during the festival will be enchanted with the activity and energy of the city. Although the festival organizers host a number of formal performances by Slovenian and international theater groups they also encourage informal performances which can turn an innocent wander through the old city into a feast for the senses.
Ljubljana Summer Festival
Every summer Slovenia’s capital plays host to the Ljubljana Summer Festival. The festival includes a selection of ballet, opera, theater, rock and jazz performances across the city.
Ljubljana International Film Festival (LIFFe)
The Ljubljana International Film Festival is a key event in Slovenia. The festival has been running since 1989 and focuses on promoting non-Hollywood and non-commercial films. This great festival in Ljubljana draws up to 50 000 film buffs, movie makers and spectators from across the globe and generally features in excess of 100 films.
