Upcoming Holidays and Festivals in Slovenia

Bled Castle, Slovenia — Colorful traditional costumes are a highlight of Slovenia’s National Day of Culture.

Before planning a trip around a festival, verify the festival dates on the festival's website or with a local tourist information office. For more information about these and other events, visit the official tourism site for Slovenia.
This list includes major festivals in major cities, plus national holidays observed throughout Slovenia. Many sights and banks close down on national holidays — keep it in mind when planning your itinerary. Note that this isn't a complete list; holidays can strike without warning.
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2019

October 14–27: Maribor Theater Festival

October 27: Ljubljana Marathon

October 31: Reformation Day (closures)

November 1: All Saints' Day/Remembrance Day (religious festival, closures)

November 11: St. Martin's Day (official first day of wine season, wine festivals across Slovenia)

November 16: Folk Music Hit Parade, Lake Bled (Oberkrainerfest)

November 29–January 5: Winter Fairytale, Lake Bled (lakeside holiday celebrations)

December: Ljubljana Christmas Market, Bled's Festive Winter Village

December: Christmas events at Postonja caves (live nativity tableaux inside the caves, music and market just outside)

December 25: Christmas Day (closures)

December 25: Legend of the Sunken Bell, Lake Bled

December 26: Boxing Day/St. Stephen's Day; Independence and Unity Day (closures)

December 31: New Year's Eve (fireworks in Ljubljana, Bled, elsewhere)

2020

January 1: New Year's Day (closures)

January 2: Second New Year's holiday (closures)

January 6: Epiphany

February 3–9: Winter Swimming World Championships, Lake Bled

February 8: National Day of Culture (celebrates Slovenian culture and national poet France Prešeren; closures)

February 15–25: Kurentovanje Carnival, Ptuj

February 23 (likely): Carnival procession, Bled

March 19–22: FIS Ski Jumping World Cup Finals, near Kranjska Gora in Planica

April 12–13: Easter Sunday and Monday (closures)

April 23: St. George's Fair, Ptuj (medieval market)

April 27: National Resistance Day (closures)

May 1: May Day/Labor Day (some closures)

May 2: Second Labor Day holiday (closures)

Late May (5 days): Druga Godba International World Music Festival, Ljubljana

May 31: Pentecost (closures)

June 6–7: Medieval Days at Bled Castle

June 11: Corpus Christi (religious festival; some closures)

Mid-June (3 days): International Rowing Regatta, Bled

Mid–June (3 days): Idrija Lace Festival, west of Ljubljana

Mid–June (5 days): Ljubljana Jazz Festival

Mid–June (5 days): Jurjevanje Folklore Festival, southeast of Ljubljana in Črnomelj

June 19–27 (likely): Festival of Lent, Maribor (arts festival, fireworks)

June 25: Statehood Day (closures)

July: Bled International Music Festival (concert series)

July–August: Ljubljana Summer Festival

July 1–4 (likely): Ana Desetnica Street Theatre Festival, Ljubljana

July 9–12 (likely): Festival of Beer and Flowers (Pivo-Cvetje, huge music festival), east of Ljubljana in tiny Laško

July 17–19: Bled Days and Bled Night (folk music, crafts, fireworks, floating candles)

July 19: St. Margaret's Fair, Bohinjska Bela

July 22–August 2: Okarina Ethno Festival, Bled (world music)

August 15: Assumption Day (closures)

August 20–September 10 (likely): Tartini Festival, Piran (classical music)

September 4–6 (likely): National Costumes and Clothing Heritage Days (Dnevi Narodnih Noš), Kamnik (near Ljubljana; parades)

September 11–20 (likely): Old Vine Festival, Maribor (wine, folk music and dancing)

September 13 (likely): Cow Ball (Kraviji Bal), on Lake Bohinj in Ukanc (procession of decorated cows, with traditional alpine sports, dancing, music, costumes)