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| name                = Lent Festival
 
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| street            = Kneza Koclja 9
 
| town                = SI-2000 Maribor
 
| town                = SI-2000 Maribor
| telephone          = 386 (0) 2 229 4000
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| telephone          = 386 (0) 2 229 4011
 
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| fax                = 386 (0) 2 229 4055  
 
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| website            = http://www.festival-lent.si
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| email              = vstopnice@nd-mb.si
 
| organised by        = Narodni dom Maribor
 
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| frequency          = annual
 
| dates and duration  = June, late / July, early 2-3 weeks
 
| dates and duration  = June, late / July, early 2-3 weeks
| duration weeks      = 25,26,27 (2012) 25,26,27 (2013)
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| duration weeks      = 25,26,27 (2012) 25,26,27 (2013) 25,26,27 (2014)
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| festival dates      = 26.6.2015 - 11.7.2015, 24.6.2016 - 9.7.2016, 23.6.2017 - 1.7.2017, 22.6.2018 - 30.6.2018, 21.6.2019 - 29.6.2019, 21.8.2020 - 29.8.2020, 25.6.2021 - 3.7.2021, 21.6.2022 - 8.7.2022, 23.6.2023 - 1.7.2023, 21.6.2024 - 29.6.2024
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https://www.youtube.com/user/LentFestivalMaribor/
 
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Established in [[established::1993]], the international [[Lent Festival]] is among the largest open-air festivals in Europe and the most massive festival of its kind in Slovenia. Each year it presents around 300 diverse cultural performances and events on different stages, including various styles of popular music, opera, rock, ballet, jazz, classical music, street theatre, chanson, folklore and revivalist folk, theatre, busking music, events for children, dance performances and musicals, workshops for children and also sport events. The festival is a cacophony of sounds and quantity, easy going festivities and smoky barbecues, but also an occasion for quality performances at more hidden intimate venues.
 
 
 
Lent Festival regularly attracts around 500,000 spectators, dispersed during the 3-week-long event at over 23 venues, improvised stages and re-purposed old spaces along the banks of the Drava River.
 
The Festival is a member of the International Festivals and Events Association (IFEA) and the [[Association of Slovene Festivals (SloFA)]]
 
  
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Each June, the medieval Lent district along the Drava River, the historic squares, picturesque streets of the Old Town, and even the mighty city park emerge as festival venues bursting with art, culture, and creativity. With thirty years of tradition, [[Lent Festival]] is one of the oldest and largest open-air festivals in Central Europe. Every year, it welcomes about two hundred thousand visitors; almost every fourth Slovene has visited it at least once. It celebrates art, culture, and creativity of all genres for all generations, providing a space for discovery, learning, meeting, and coexisting in a variety of cultures. For the thirtieth time, the festival will transform the city into a giant stage and a vibrant meeting point for artistic expressions. [[Lent Festival|Lent]] is a member of the International Festivals and Events Association (IFEA) and the [[Association of Slovene Festivals (SloFA)]].
 
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==Programme==
 
==Programme==
  
Among the internationally acclaimed musicians and domestic music groups which have performed at Lent are: Ray Charles, James Brown, B.B. King, Cesaria Evora, Afro-Cuban All Stars, Living Colour, Maceo Parker, the Alfredo Rodriguez Group (featuring Tata Guines), Brad Mehldau, Jesus Alemany, Sierra Maestra, Solomon Burke, [[Zlatko Kaučič Kombo]], [[Bratko Bibič & The Madleys]], Paquito D'Rivera, David Sanchez, and more.
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[[Lent Festival]] is much more than just a series of events offered at the beginning of summer. It hosts four concurrent festivals, each offering visitors unique and unforgettable experiences. It is no wonder that [[Lent Festival]] is the county's largest festival! Everything from folk art to jazz music, street theatre to creativity, and more, is combined within this festival of festivals: ''Folkart, the International Folklore Festival'' (one of the most prominent and renowned folklore festivals in Europe and worldwide), ''JazzLent and Jazz Podium'' (featuring popular foreign and Slovenian jazz and jazz-related musicians), ''Street Theatre Ana Desetnica'' (a playful street theatre festival, bringing life to city streets and squares) and ''Art Camp'' (providing the most popular daily events of the festival for younger generations and families in the city park, brimming with creativity, culture, recreation, mingling, and a joyful atmosphere).
 
 
The festival also includes the Maribor component of the [[Ana Desetnica International Street Theatre Festival]] and stand-up comedy performances by Slovene and Croatian comedians, a section entitled ''Jazzlent'' and the vivid [[Folkart International Folklore Festival, Maribor]] from which Lent Festival itself actually evolved.
 
  
During recent years the ''Jazzlent'' stage has gained more attentive and consistent programming with attractive international and domestic musicians. The ''Jazzlent'' line-up for 2010 featured such highlights as Yuri Honing Wired Paradise (NL) and Abdourahmane Diop and the Griot Music Company (SN).
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Who's been here? Music giants and legends such as B.B. King, James Brown, Ray Charles, and Stephane Grapelli, alongside an array of internationally acclaimed artists including Macy Gray, Mercedes Sosa, Paquito D'Rivera, Bob Geldof, Dr. John, Jose Feliciano, Lester Bowie, David Byrne, Maynard Ferguson, Taj Mahal, Alfredo De La Fé, Alfredo Rodriguez, Malia, Eric Burdon & The Animals, Living Colour, Maceo Parker, Femi Anikulapo Kuti, and many more, have graced the festival with their presence.
  
Picked from the list of hundreds of musicians, music groups, and bands the 2010 festival included [[Kaja Draksler Acropolis Quartet]], [[Samo Šalamon Trio]] featuring Michel Godard, Ray Anderson's Pocket Brass Band, Steve Swallow, James Blood Ulmer Trio Odyssey, Gangbé Brass Band, Fred Wesley & The New JB's, Mahala Raï Banda, and Shibusa Shirazu Orchestra.
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{{Image|Seun Kuti and Egypt80 Jazz Lent Festival Lent 29 06 2023 Blaz Crnic.jpg}}
  
In 2010 a special exhibition entitled ''Re-start'' featuring photography by [[Borut Krajnc]] celebrated the 30th anniversary of the Slovene cult punk band [[Pankrti]].
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{{YouTube|50naTRsmicE}}
  
 
==Venues==
 
==Venues==
  
The majority of Lent Festival events are presented in the riverside area of old Maribor known as Lent, where the Main Stage (a floating stage on the water of the Drava river in the bay next to the Water Tower), others are staged at the ‘Večer’ Stage (sponsored by [[Večer Newspaper]]) in Lent, the Jazzlent Stage, the Jurček Stage (at Usnjarska ulica in Lent) and the Rotovž Stage, a tented venue located at Rotovž Square next to the Maribor Town Hall.
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More than twenty festival venues, stretching from the banks of the Drava River to the City Park, are only a few minutes' walk away. The genre-diverse and varied program allows everyone to find something for themselves - from the youngest to the oldest. There are opera and ballet performances, theater and dance shows, jazz concerts, classical music performances, world music showcases, singer-songwriter concerts, chanson and ethno music performances, folklore evenings, street theater performances, film screenings, sports activities, and events and activities for children.
 
 
===Main Stage===
 
  
Seating: bleacher seating for c 2,200 spectators; performing area: 20m W x 20m D built on pontoons at the height of 3m on the Drava River, with optional extra stage 10m W x 6m D for orchestra or special guests; lighting and sound equipment: supplied according to needs; stage equipment: adaptable roof with installed sound and lighting system available for technically complex projects, space for mixing tables and operators; backstage: dressing rooms available on request
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{{Image|35 Folkart Maine Square Festival Lent 28 06 2023 Blaz Crnic.jpg}}
 
 
===Večer Stage===
 
 
 
Seating: 400 seats; performing area: 9m W x 8m D x 1.25m H with semi-elliptical canopy; lighting and sound equipment: supplied according to needs; backstage: dressing rooms available on request
 
 
 
===Jazzlent Stage===
 
 
 
Seating: 200 seats, 150 on bleacher rake; seating: 200 seats (150 in bleacher rake); performing area: 9m W x 10m D with semi-elliptical canopy; lighting and sound equipment: supplied according to needs; backstage: dressing rooms available.
 
 
 
===Jurček Stage===
 
 
 
Seating: 400 seats; performing area: 3m W x 3m D with canopy; lighting and sound equipment: supplied according to needs; backstage: dressing rooms available
 
 
 
===Rotovž Stage===
 
 
 
Seating: 660 seats, including 300 removable and 360 on bleacher rake; performing area: 15m x 15m x 6m H; lighting and sound equipment: supplied according to needs; backstage: dressing rooms available.
 
  
 
== See also ==
 
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== External links ==  
 
== External links ==  
*[http://www.festival-lent.si/en/ Lent Festival website] (in English)
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*[http://www.festival-lent.si/en/ Lent Festival website]  
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[[Category:Multidisciplinary festivals]]
 
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[[Category:Maribor, European Capital of Culture 2012]]
 
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Festival Lent
Kneza Koclja 9, SI-2000 Maribor
Phone386 (0) 2 229 4011
Organised byNarodni dom Maribor
Frequencyannual
Festival dates21.6.2024 - 29.6.2024



Pippi Longstocking Vetrinjski Mansion Children's Programme Festival Lent 24 06 2023 Marko Pigac.jpgPippi Longstocking at Vetrinjski Mansion, children's programme at Lent Festival, Maribor 2023. Author: Marko Pigac


Each June, the medieval Lent district along the Drava River, the historic squares, picturesque streets of the Old Town, and even the mighty city park emerge as festival venues bursting with art, culture, and creativity. With thirty years of tradition, Lent Festival is one of the oldest and largest open-air festivals in Central Europe. Every year, it welcomes about two hundred thousand visitors; almost every fourth Slovene has visited it at least once. It celebrates art, culture, and creativity of all genres for all generations, providing a space for discovery, learning, meeting, and coexisting in a variety of cultures. For the thirtieth time, the festival will transform the city into a giant stage and a vibrant meeting point for artistic expressions. Lent is a member of the International Festivals and Events Association (IFEA) and the Association of Slovene Festivals (SloFA).


Programme

Lent Festival is much more than just a series of events offered at the beginning of summer. It hosts four concurrent festivals, each offering visitors unique and unforgettable experiences. It is no wonder that Lent Festival is the county's largest festival! Everything from folk art to jazz music, street theatre to creativity, and more, is combined within this festival of festivals: Folkart, the International Folklore Festival (one of the most prominent and renowned folklore festivals in Europe and worldwide), JazzLent and Jazz Podium (featuring popular foreign and Slovenian jazz and jazz-related musicians), Street Theatre Ana Desetnica (a playful street theatre festival, bringing life to city streets and squares) and Art Camp (providing the most popular daily events of the festival for younger generations and families in the city park, brimming with creativity, culture, recreation, mingling, and a joyful atmosphere).

Who's been here? Music giants and legends such as B.B. King, James Brown, Ray Charles, and Stephane Grapelli, alongside an array of internationally acclaimed artists including Macy Gray, Mercedes Sosa, Paquito D'Rivera, Bob Geldof, Dr. John, Jose Feliciano, Lester Bowie, David Byrne, Maynard Ferguson, Taj Mahal, Alfredo De La Fé, Alfredo Rodriguez, Malia, Eric Burdon & The Animals, Living Colour, Maceo Parker, Femi Anikulapo Kuti, and many more, have graced the festival with their presence.

Seun Kuti and Egypt80 Jazz Lent Festival Lent 29 06 2023 Blaz Crnic.jpgSeun Kuti and Egypt80, Jazzlent, Lent Festival 2023. Author: Blaž Črnič

Venues

More than twenty festival venues, stretching from the banks of the Drava River to the City Park, are only a few minutes' walk away. The genre-diverse and varied program allows everyone to find something for themselves - from the youngest to the oldest. There are opera and ballet performances, theater and dance shows, jazz concerts, classical music performances, world music showcases, singer-songwriter concerts, chanson and ethno music performances, folklore evenings, street theater performances, film screenings, sports activities, and events and activities for children.

35 Folkart Maine Square Festival Lent 28 06 2023 Blaz Crnic.jpgInternational folklore festival Folkart at Maribor's main city square, Lent Festival 2023. Author: Blaž Črnič

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