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Ljubljana Festival

A joint concert by the Slovene Philharmonic Orchestra and the Zagreb Philharmonic Orchestra, held at Kongresni trg as the opening concert of the Ljubljana Festival, 2016

Taking place from the end of June to the end of September, Ljubljana Festival is the main summer festival in Ljubljana and certainly amongst the bigger ones in the wider region. A renowned and highly ambitious international festival offers a variety of music, theatre and dance performances by leading international as well as domestic artists, ranging from concerts of classical, ethno, rock and jazz music, to performances of opera, theatre and ballet.

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Culture from Slovenia worldwide 2010–2025

Current events

6 Jul 2025

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16 Jul 2025

SwitzerlandLocarnoLa Giornata del cinemaLocarno Film Festival
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A screening of "Fantasy", written and directed by Kukla. The film follows Mihrija, Sini, and Jasna – three best friends in their early twenties, whose carefree, tomboyish lifestyle often puts them at odds with the neighborhood boys. Their dynamic shifts when they meet Fantasy, a young transgender woman. Her presence introduces new questions, desires, and tensions, gradually altering the space between them and challenging their relationships and sense of self.
4 Jul 2025

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12 Jul 2025

Czech RepublicKarlovy VaryDrahomíra CinemaInternational Film Festival Karlovy Vary
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The Horizons section, which showcases festival highlights from Berlinale and the Cannes Film Festival, includes the debut feature film" Little Trouble Girls" by Slovenian director Urška Djukić and the animated feature "Tales from the Magic Garden", co-produced by ZVVIKS, which follows Tomi, Suzana, and Darko as they spend the night at their grandfather’s house.
3 Jul 2025

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12 Jul 2025

GermanyBerlinHaus für PoesiePoesiefestival Berlin
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Artist Urška Preis with a musical piece, and Ingo Jesen Vitman Ö with poetry, as poets from around the world gather at various venues across Berlin to present their poetry—often blending it with music, visual art, or installations. Promoted by SKICA Berlin, Slovenian Cultural Centre.
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Upcoming events

17 Jul 2025

ItalyTriesteTeatro Stabile Sloveno
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Franko Korošec in the performance "Čevap.chef" Cooking is a contamination of flavors, and the ways of cooking are endless. The performance is produced by the Slovene Permanent Theatre in Trieste.
18 Jul 2025

ItalySicilija, Zafferana EtneaTeatri RiflessiTeatri Riflessi 9 - Contemporary Visions
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"Do Birds Dream of Flying", a performance by Fabla Collective (Mojca Špik and Inan Sven Du Swami). The performance tells a poetic story through expressive body movement and the use of a unique rotating and swinging ladder. Supported by Embassy of the Republic of Slovenia in Rome.
19 Sep 2025

CroatiaZagrebVartoslav Lisinski Concert Hall
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"Why Me” by Katja Vidmar, produced by Katja Dance Company is a multimedia dance-theatre piece exploring multiple sclerosis through the eyes of Tadeja Polanšček, who lives with the disease. The central figure is a woman — mother, daughter, friend, wife — trapped in her body yet determined to live.

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.

Nova Gorica municipal building with light installations during R.o.R festival

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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.

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.
Mediterranean International Folklore Festival (MIFF) presents the folklore dances, music, singing and the cultural variety of the Mediterranean countries to the public
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
Honeycomb Apartments in Ljubljana, Ofis Arhitekti, 2007
Exhibition Kontinuiteta / Continuity - 3-channel animation and installation Memorial by artist Adel Abidin at the Celje Gallery of Contemporary Art, 2011
Kobarid Museum seen from the street
Still from the film Vertigo Bird by En-Knap Productions, with Iztok Kovač atop the chimney and Aleš Hadalin in the foreground.
PCB, Lightbox with circuit board, BridA, 2010