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Sailor's Day with children's workshops and events at Pippi's House by the Lake Velenje, Festival Velenje 2023. Author: Peter Žagar

The Summer in Velenje Festival was launched in 1984 under the name Summer Cultural Events in Velenje, marking one of the first multidisciplinary summer city festivals in Slovenia. Organized and coordinated by the Festival Velenje Public Institute, a public cultural organization since 2008, it offers a diverse program featuring music concerts, film screenings, theatre plays, children-oriented programs, and more. The festival spans throughout the summer months, from the end of June to August.

While a part of the program is organized by the institute itself, a significant portion is done in cooperation with other producers. Furthermore, a few other Velenje-based festivals, like the Kunigunda Festival of Young Cultures and a Zither festival called Prešmentane citre, are also incorporated into the wider context of the Summer Cultural Events.

Some of the festival venues include the Velenje Castle, the House of Culture Velenje and its yard, the banks of the Velenje and Škale lakes, the Old square of Velenje (Stari trg), and the many streets and parks of the city.

Festival Velenje Public Institute

The Festival Velenje Public Institute was founded in 2008 as a vehicle to organise, coordinate and promote various cultural institutions and events in the Municipality of Velenje. The institute organises year-long music, theatre and children's cycles, runs the Kino Velenje and the Puppet and Dance theatre Velenje, sets up regional fairs and is responsible for the biggest children's festival in Slovenia called Pika's Festival (named after the Slovene name for the children's character Pippi Longstocking), the Velenje Summer Festival and quite some other events as well.

From 2016, onward the institute also runs the Velenje Gallery.

Programme

Summer Cultural Events comprise a vast array of activities, ranging from open-air musical concerts, theatre performances, weekly open-air cinema screenings, and puppet plays for children, to flea markets and travelogue presentations.

Among these, the festival has hosted renowned artists such as the fado singer Lula Pena (PT), the legendary klezmer band The Klezmatics (US), and the pop icon Josipa Lisac (HR). Additionally, it features a diverse set of Slovene musicians including singer-songwriter Iztok Mlakar, the popular choir Perpetuum Jazzile, and two local jazz musicians: saxophonist and composer Jure Pukl and jazz bassist and composer Robert Jukič. Each year, it also hosts one of the European youth symphonic orchestras.

Part of the Summer Cultural Events program is curated by producers from other parts of Slovenia, such as Imago Sloveniae and Folkart (Festival Lent).

External links

Summer in Velenje Festival web page

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-The [[Summer in Velenje Festival]] was launched in [[established::1984]] under the name Summer Cultural Events in Velenje as one of the first multidisciplinary summer city festivals in Slovenia. Organised and coordinated by the [[Festival Velenje Public Institute]] since 2008, it runs a very diverse programme featuring music concerts, film screenings, theatre plays, children-oriented programmes and more. It lasts throughout the summer months, from the end of June to August.
+The [[Summer in Velenje Festival]] was launched in [[established::1984]] under the name Summer Cultural Events in Velenje, marking one of the first multidisciplinary summer city festivals in Slovenia. Organized and coordinated by the [[Festival Velenje Public Institute]], a public cultural organization since 2008, it offers a diverse program featuring music concerts, film screenings, theatre plays, children-oriented programs, and more. The festival spans throughout the summer months, from the end of June to August.
-While a part of the programme is organised by the institute itself, a significant portion of it is done in cooperation with other producers. Furthermore, a few other Velenje-based festivals like [[Kunigunda Festival of Young Cultures]], MoZZAJik festival and a Zither festival called "Prešmentane citre" are also incorporated into the wider context of the Summer Cultural Events.
+While a part of the program is organized by the institute itself, a significant portion is done in cooperation with other producers. Furthermore, a few other Velenje-based festivals, like the [[Kunigunda Festival of Young Cultures]] and a Zither festival called ''Prešmentane citre,'' are also incorporated into the wider context of the Summer Cultural Events.
-Some of the festival venues are the [[Velenje Castle]], the [[House of Culture Velenje]] and its yard, the banks of the Velenje and Škale lake and the many streets and parks of the city.
+Some of the festival venues include the [[Velenje Castle]], the [[House of Culture Velenje]] and its yard, the banks of the Velenje and Škale lakes, the Old square of Velenje (Stari trg), and the many streets and parks of the city.
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 ==Programme==
-Summer Cultural Events are comprised of a vast array of activities, from open-air musical concerts, theatre performances, weekly open-air cinema screenings and puppet plays for children to flea markets and travelogue presentations.
+Summer Cultural Events comprise a vast array of activities, ranging from open-air musical concerts, theatre performances, weekly open-air cinema screenings, and puppet plays for children, to flea markets and travelogue presentations.
-As of the latter, the festival has hosted the likes of the renowned fado singer Lula Pena (PT), the legendary klezmer band The Klezmatics (US), the pop icon Josipa Lisac (HR), the world fusion group The Merry Poppins (AT) as well as a diverse set of Slovene musicians like the singer-songwriter [[Iztok Mlakar]], the popular choir [[Perpetuum Jazzile]], the popular ''schlager'' singer Oto Pestner as well as the two local (yet internationally active) jazz musicians, the saxophone player and composer [[Jure Pukl]] and the jazz bassist and composer [[Robert Jukič]]. Each year it also hosts one of the European youth symphonic orchestras.
+Among these, the festival has hosted renowned artists such as the fado singer Lula Pena (PT), the legendary klezmer band The Klezmatics (US), and the pop icon Josipa Lisac (HR). Additionally, it features a diverse set of Slovene musicians including singer-songwriter Iztok Mlakar, the popular choir Perpetuum Jazzile, and two local jazz musicians: saxophonist and composer Jure Pukl and jazz bassist and composer Robert Jukič. Each year, it also hosts one of the European youth symphonic orchestras.
-A part of the Summer Cultural Events programme is provided by producers from other parts of Slovenia like the [[Imago Sloveniae]] and the [[Seviqc Brežice Festival]].
+Part of the Summer Cultural Events program is curated by producers from other parts of Slovenia, such as [[Imago Sloveniae]] and Folkart ([[Festival Lent]]).
 ==See also==

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