Event Guide
Music Festival
35rd International Druga Godba Festival 21 – 25 May 2019, Ljubljana, Maribor Druga Godba is one of the most prominent music festivals in Central Europe with a concept and approach that sets it apart from other festivals in this part of the world. Primarily started in the socialist days as an alternative to the drab offerings served up by the state-run festivals, this festival has always prided itself on being cutting edge. Druga Godba 2019 will feature at least 15 artists with different music genres stretching from the north of Europe to the south of Africa, with wonderful views from across the Atlantic as well.
Lighting Festival
Culture
13th Medieval Days at Bled Castle 1-2 June 2019, Bled It has been more than 1,000 years since, on 10 April 1004, German King Henry II conferred the estate of Bled, located in the Carniola province, on Bishop Albuin of Brixen and his church. In 1011, Henry II awarded Albuin’s successor, Adalberon, the castle on the cliff (castellum Veldes) in a charter in which the castle was first explicitly mentioned. The Bled Castle was the administrative seat of the Brixen estate in the Gorenjsko region, although medieval documents refer to Bled by its German name, Veldes. According to written documents, Bled Castle is the oldest castle in Slovenia, its buildings are arranged around lower and upper courtyards.
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International Lighting Guerrilla festival Mid-May to mid-June 2019, Ljubljana The International Lighting Guerrilla Festival, which has been held in Ljubljana since 2007, is dedicated to the production and presentation of works of contemporary visual and newmedia art, and the main medium of expression is light. Galleries, streets, squares and parks in the city centre come to life through lighting elements of all kinds, exhibitions, video and spatial installations, screenings, performances and art workshops. The festival, each time with a different theme, is renamed as Re:Action in the autumn and hosted as a smaller version in other towns in Slovenia.
Culture / Musical Performance
Sting 4 June 2019, Stadium Stožice, Ljubljana My Songs European Tour will be a rollicking, dynamic show focusing on the most beloved songs written by Sting and spanning the 16-time Grammy Award winner’s prolific career with The Police and as a solo artist. Fans can expect to hear "Englishman In New York," "Fields Of Gold," "Shape Of My Heart," "Every Breath You Take," "Roxanne," "Message In A Bottle" and many more. Sting will be accompanied by an electric, rock ensemble.
Spring Edition 2019 | The Slovenian Times
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