Ljubljana Wine Route

Together with the Ljubljana Castle, the Strelec Restaurant, which boasts the Michelin Star, one of the most prestigious awards in cuisine, is preparing...

Welcome to the Picnic among the Castle Vines! On the sunny side of Castle Hill, you’ll find the Castle Vineyard, a unique gem in our capital city

Discover the history of Slovenes in the 20th Century

Discover the history of Slovenes in the 20th Century

On midsummer nights, film stars come to life in the courtyard of Ljubljana Castle.

Jazz Festival Ljubljana, presenting the sixty-fifth edition! Six stages, 20 concerts featuring almost 100 performers from more than 20 countries.

A1 Volleyball on Water will once again transform Ljubljana's city centre into an outdoor sports arena, with a floating volleyball court on the Ljubljanica...

The Ljubljana Marathon has become well-known as a running and sporting event. Every year the streets of the capital Ljubljana are flooded by runners.

The Slovenian Wine Festival, traditionally held in November, will once again bring together Slovenia's foremost winegrowers and winemakers as well as...

The year 2024 is a special one for the extraordinary musician Uroš Perić – one in which he celebrates twenty years of a remarkable career. To mark the...

The Roman Carnival Overture is an early work by Hector Berlioz that features a prominent and famous solo for the cor anglais. We will listen to Piano...

Edward Elgar was a richly inventive composer with a unique character, one of the finest European Romantic artists and the very finest exponent of British...

The Ukrainian conductor Oksana Lyniv and Peruvian tenor Juan Diego Flórez are returning to Ljubljana after two years. They will again collaborate with...

Although the chamber jazz group Bossa de Novo remains faithful to established standards, it introduces local elements to them, such as Slovene songs,...

Over the course of his long career, John Williams has created some of the most popular and recognisable film music in the history of cinema. He has received...

Film music is composed, arranged, compiled or improvised music used to accompany films. Initially strongly influenced by Richard Wagner and his use of...

Internationally acclaimed prima ballerina Svetlana Zakharova is famous for thrilling audiences and critics all over the world with her formidable technique...

Frank Zappa, the often controversial American composer, rock musician, guitarist, singer, leader of The Mothers of Invention, campaigner against censorship...

For several years now, Nuška Drašček has been captivating audiences with her voice, stage presence and remarkably broad repertoire, which ranges from...

Although Johannes Brahms and Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky did not get along, both are among the most important composers of the Romantic era. The first part...

Through concert performances in Europe and the USA, appearances at major music festivals and a successful collaboration with RTV Slovenia’s record label...

Unlike symphonic or solo music, chamber music is a distillation of the musical essence, and thus requires a more attentive listener. These programme will...

JANA KOVAČ VALDÉS, director and choreographer

On 31 August, the Slovene singer and songwriter Vlado Kreslin will perform at the Ljubljana Festival for the 33rd time with his groups Mali...

Steven Loy, conductor Slovenian Philharmonic Chamber Orchestra Bernardo Brizani, cello

Giacomo Puccini is considered the greatest Italian opera composer after Giuseppe Verdi. In 1895 he completed his fourth opera, La bohème, a masterpiece...

Dalia Dėdinskaitė, violin Gleb Pyšniak, cello

This year’s summer festival will also be marked by the return of Riccardo Chailly, who appeared at the 61st Ljubljana Festival with the renowned Gewandhausorchester...

The seventy-second Ljubljana Festival will be closed by the Slovenian Philharmonic Orchestra under Swiss conductor Charles Dutoit, the 103rd recipient...

In the course of his lifetime Antonio Vivaldi composed more than 500 concertos for various solo instruments and chamber ensembles. The majority of his...

The programme will be performed by musicians who have all been guest teachers at the Ljubljana Festival Masterclasses for a number of years.

Ningbo Symphony Orchestra, founded in 2015, this ensemble has quickly become one of China’s leading orchestras, thanks to successful concerts of predominantly...

In the twentieth century, composers realised that folk music could play an important role in their search for new compositional solutions. To begin with,...

Street Concert in the City Center.

The suite The Four Seasons of Buenos Aires by Astor Piazzolla will be performed by the ADDA Simfònica Alicante, which has established itself as a key...

Chick Corea was an American jazz pianist and composer who played a key role in the birth of jazz fusion in the late 1960s as a member of Miles Davis’...

Italian pianist and conductor has founded the very active Orchestra Sinfonica Instituto Bellini (Vincenzo Bellini Conservatory Symphonic Orchestra) in...

Margareth Menezes is an artist in constant evolution and movement. Her latest album, Autêntica, was nominated for a Latin Grammy in 2020, her third nomination....

Conductor, educator and cultural organiser Andrzej Kosendiak is the creator of numerous education programmes. As a conductor, he is one of the pioneers...

The Bodyguard is a 2012 musical based on the eponymous 1992 thriller starring Whitney Houston and Kevin Costner. The musical and film feature music made...

After his studies in Skopje, Zoran Mitev graduated from the University of Ljubljana’s Academy of Music in 1987, then completed a specialisation in Graz....

The programme will be performed by the Orchestra del Maggio Musicale Fiorentino, which was founded in 1933 and quickly became a centre for new and unconventional...

Composed in 1853, Il Trovatore is one of the works in which Verdi, with dramaturgical effectiveness, associated specific keys with particular figures...

The Seongnam Philharmonic Orchestra was founded in 2003 with the artistic vision of providing its home city with a broad range of cultural events and...

ARTish is a unique opportunity to see and buy interesting works of art by various artists and spend time in the wonderful company of creative people.

Experience the magical world of whiskey in the only Slovenian whiskey distillery. Every Friday at 4:00 p.m. Reservations for groups by arrangement.

The Open Kitchen, Ljubljana’s picturesque culinary market and a delightful meeting point for curious foodies and other bon vivants has been uniting the...

The new permanent exhibition, created for the museum's centennial celebration, explores human perceptions of time. These perceptions significantly impact...

The permanent exhibition at the Slovene Ethnographic Museum is a treasury of museum collections, showcasing the everyday and festive heritage of Slovenia...

Embark on a journey at the City Museum of Ljubljana to explore the captivating history of Ljubljana, spanning from ancient prehistory to the recent 20th...

Join us for the ZUMBA® MASTER CLASS with ZES™ JESSICA EXPÓSITO and ZIN™ members!

Drawings and paintings.

… Gingerbread and candle products, handicraft knowledge and cooperation, friendship, love and life stories of two families connected by Ljubljana and...