Ljubljana, the festival city 🎪
Ljubljana is a well-known European capital of culture, art, festivals and experiences.
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LUV fest Ljubljana by Marko Delbello OcepekSlovenian Tourist Board
10 Must-See Ljubljana Festivals
Ljubljana, the capital of Slovenia, is known for its vibrant cultural scene, modern creativity, high-quality lifestyle, excellent cuisine and an unforgettable atmosphere. We present to you the 10 most interesting festival events in Ljubljana.
Luv Fest: Love, Art and Wandering around Ljubljana ❤️
A festival of all genres and for all generations, it runs from 8th February, the Slovenian national cultural holiday, to Gregorian day on 12th March, combining diverse cultural events in the city with an interesting accompanying event programme.
Film under the stars 🎥✨
Nightly screenings of the top current films in the courtyard of Ljubljana Castle are considered one of the most pleasant summer events in the city.
Lighting Guerrilla: bringing light to the city💡
All kinds of light objects, exhibitions, video and spatial installations, projections, performances and art workshops, come to life in the participating galleries, in the streets, squares and parks in the city centre.
Lighting Guerrilla
Ana Desetnica: street theatre festival 🎭
For a few days, the Ana Desetnica street theatre festival transforms the streets of Ljubljana into a stage. On it, artists, acrobats, circus performers and fire artists charm, provoke and above all, involve the audience in their performances.
The Ljubljana Festival: one of the oldest in Europe 🥁
The opening ceremony of the festival, which marks the beginning of the city's summer happenings with top artistic events, takes place on Congress Square. In recent years, the festival even got a shorter winter version.
The summer in Ljubljana's old town 🌙
Every year, the traditional Summer in Ljubljana Old Town festival brightens up the city's event repertoire, hosting excellent classical music concerts in the picturesque setting of the old city centre, admission to which is mostly free of charge.
Jazz Festival Ljubljana 🎺
Jazz Festival Ljubljana reaches local and foreign lay and professional audiences with its approach to building a musical community through intergenerational integration, and bringing jazz and other contemporary musical practices closer to new audiences.
Open kitchen 🍝
A culinary market in the centre of the city, attracting gourmets and culinary (adven)tourists to its stalls every sunny Friday between March and November.
Brina - Ljubljana's gin festival 🍸
The festival brings together Slovenian gin distillers, top chefs, experts in the fields of distilling, mixology, cuisine and glassmaking, as well as of course all enthusiasts and connoisseurs who know that true pleasure lies in small amounts of good things.
November Gourmet Ljubljana 🍴🍷
The November Gourmet Ljubljana festival presents the best that Ljubljana has to offer in terms of culinary arts.
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