Ptuj Festival

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Festival Ptuj

Osojnikova cesta 3, SI-2250 Ptuj

Founded byRadio Ptuj

Organised byRadio Ptuj

 Geržina Videoton

Frequencyannual

Festival dates28.8.2015

Ptuj Festival was established in 1969. Organized by Radio Ptuj - who still handles it today - the festival was set up as an embellishment of the 1900th anniversary of the first recorded mention of the city Ptuj. It was the first folk pop music festival in Slovenia, coming into being merely a decade and a half after the genre itself was 'created' by the Avsenik Ensemble. Their "classic quintet" still resounds in how the competition categories of the festivals are divided, one being for quintet formations with an accordion, trumpet, clarinet, guitar and bass, and the second for all the others.

This competition format, with the winners usually chosen by a combination of the expert jury and public votes, has later been adopted by numerous other similar festivals. Nowadays, there are awards for the best songs in each category (and one also for the best song according to the audience), and also for the best lyrics and best vocal performance and the audience.

The festival has in recent years settled at the yard of the Minorite St Petrus and Paulus Monastery Archives and Library, Ptuj in Ptuj. With both audio and video recorded by Radio-Television Slovenia (RTV Slovenia), the competing songs are later released by the Discography Unit, RTV Slovenia. There is also live streaming of the festival by Radio Maribor and Radio Ptuj.