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Pisana Loka is a local summer festival taking place at various locations in Škofja Loka in August. At first a rather modest endeavour, it began in 2008 and has since grown into an annual event of ten packed days, encompassing music, theatre, urban sports, stand-up comedy, a children's programme, film screenings and more. The name of the festival means "Colourful Loka", a bit of an archaic way of calling Škofja Loka when alluding to the charms of the town.

Launched with urban reinvigoration plans in mind, Pisana Loka used to be just a series of music concerts in the city centre. In 2011, the festival organisation was handed over to Zavod O, a cultural association run by local youth, and its ambitions noticeably rose. The festival started to connect various local institutions, groups, and actors, from local skateboarders to the pensioners society, the Ivan Tavčar Public Library, scouts, student organisations, and various local cultural enthusiasts and associations. The festival locations are numerous, among them Sokolski dom Cultural Centre, Loka Castle, the summer garden of various local bars, and the main square of the old city centre (one of the best-preserved medieval squares in Slovenia).

Pisana Loka, Bakalina 2013 by MMC Pulsar on Vimeo

Pisana Loka has hosted bands such as Laibach, Bakalina, Uršula Ramoveš in Fantje z Jazbecove grape, Katarina Juvančič & Dejan Lapanja, Vasko Atanasovski Trio, Dan D, Joe Cocker Tribute, Jan Plestenjak, Hamo & Tribute 2 Love – all in all, a varied line-up that joins alternative musicians with big pop acts. The festival has also collaborated with the Loka Blues Fest and the In Memoriam Prof. Peter Hafner Festival.

There are a series of public tribunes (with topics ranging from the cultural prospects of the town to youth employability), an open-air cinema, numerous theatre performances (hosting both the performances of the street theatre collective KUD Ljud as well as more traditional comedy shows), gallery exhibitions and other events that actively try to engage the local and regional population.

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-[[Pisana Loka Festival|Pisana Loka]] is a local summer festival taking place at various locations in Škofja Loka, taking place annually, in August. It started out in [[established::2008]], at first being a rather modest event, later on it has grown into a ten packed days long event, encompassing music, theatre, urban sports, stand-up comedy, childrens programme, film screenings and more. The name of the festival means ''Colourful Loka'', which is a bit archaic way of calling Škofja Loka when alluding to the charms of the town.
+[[Pisana Loka Festival|Pisana Loka]] is a local summer festival taking place at various locations in Škofja Loka in August. At first a rather modest endeavour, it began in [[established::2008]] and has since grown into an annual event of ten packed days, encompassing music, theatre, urban sports, stand-up comedy, a children's programme, film screenings and more. The name of the festival means "Colourful Loka", a bit of an archaic way of calling Škofja Loka when alluding to the charms of the town.
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-Launched with urban reinvigoration plans in mind, Pisana Loka used to be just a series of music concerts in the city centre. In 2011, the festival organisation was handed over to Zavod O, a cultural association run by local youth, and its ambitions noticeably rose. The festival started to connect various local institutions, groups and actors, from local skateboarders to pensioners society, the [[Ivan Tavčar Public Library, Škofja Loka|Ivan Tavčar Public Library]], scouts, student organisations and various local cultural enthusiasts and associations. The festival locations are numerous, among them [[Sokolski dom Culture Centre, Škofja Loka|Sokolski dom Cultural Centre]], [[Loka Castle]], summer garden of some local bars and the old city centre square.
+Launched with urban reinvigoration plans in mind, Pisana Loka used to be just a series of music concerts in the city centre. In 2011, the festival organisation was handed over to [[Zavod O]], a cultural association run by local youth, and its ambitions noticeably rose. The festival started to connect various local institutions, groups, and actors, from local skateboarders to the pensioners society, the [[Ivan Tavčar Public Library, Škofja Loka|Ivan Tavčar Public Library]], scouts, student organisations, and various local cultural enthusiasts and associations. The festival locations are numerous, among them [[Sokolski dom Culture Centre, Škofja Loka|Sokolski dom Cultural Centre]], [[Loka Castle]], the summer garden of various local bars, and the main square of the old city centre (one of the best-preserved medieval squares in Slovenia).
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-Pisana Loka has hosted bands such as [[Laibach]], [[Bakalina]], [[Uršula Ramoveš in Fantje z Jazbecove grape]], [[Katarina Juvančič]] & [[Dejan Lapanja]], [[Vasko Atanasovski Trio]], [[Dan D]], Joe Cocker Tribute, [[Jan Plestenjak]], [[Hamo & Tribute 2 Love]] &ndash; all in all, a varied line-up that joins alternative musicians with big pop acts. The festival also collaborated with the ''Loka Blues Fest'' and the [[In Memoriam Prof. Peter Hafner Festival]].
+Pisana Loka has hosted bands such as [[Laibach]], [[Bakalina]], [[Uršula Ramoveš in Fantje z Jazbecove grape]], [[Katarina Juvančič]] & [[Dejan Lapanja]], [[Vasko Atanasovski Trio]], [[Dan D]], Joe Cocker Tribute, [[Jan Plestenjak]], [[Hamo & Tribute 2 Love]] &ndash; all in all, a varied line-up that joins alternative musicians with big pop acts. The festival has also collaborated with the Loka Blues Fest and the [[In Memoriam Prof. Peter Hafner Festival]].
-There are series of public tribunes (with topics ranging from the cultural prospects of the town to youth employability), an open air cinema, numerous theatre performances (hosting both acts like the performances of the street theatre collective [[KUD Ljud]] as well as the more traditional comedy shows), gallery exhibitions and other events that actively try to engage the local and regional population.
+There are a series of public tribunes (with topics ranging from the cultural prospects of the town to youth employability), an open-air cinema, numerous theatre performances (hosting both the performances of the street theatre collective [[KUD Ljud]] as well as more traditional comedy shows), gallery exhibitions and other events that actively try to engage the local and regional population.
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