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"Every Monday through summer in the tiny Bohinj valley village of Srednja vas, locals and visitors gather beneath the linden tree for an evening of traditional singing, dancing, and community gathering kept alive by the Bohinj Tourist Association."

Petje in ples pod lipo v Srednji vasi

"A long-running open-air summer market in the heart of Prekmurje's spa village, offering local produce, artisan crafts and authentic regional specialities from across Pomurje in a relaxed riverside setting."

Poletna turistična tržnica Moravske Toplice

"A long-standing summer parish fair in the small Gorenjska village of Bohinjska Bela near Lake Bled, combining a crafts market, live music, and traditional merrymaking around the feast of St Margaret."

Sveta Marjeta - Shromska veselica

"For over half a century this ten-day Karst village festival has celebrated two iconic local products together: the deep-red iron-rich Teran wine and the slow-cured Karst prosciutto."

Praznik terana in pršuta

"Formerly known as Kresna noč, this midsummer night festival at the Pod Skalco stage on the shore of Lake Bohinj brings music, acrobatics, a village market, and local food to the heart of Triglav National Park with free shuttle buses to protect the valley."

Bohinjska noč

"Ptuj's medieval old town becomes an open-air stage every August where international poets perform alongside pours of the finest Slovenian wines in a uniquely literary-vinous festival."

Dnevi poezije in vina

"Each August, the old mercury-mining town of Idrija celebrates its UNESCO-recognised pasta speciality, žlikrofi, with certified producers competing in dumpling preparation, chefs presenting inventive sauces, and hunting clubs slow-cooking game-based bakalca alongside local wineries."

Festival žlikrofov

"Held on the eve of the Kravji bal, this lakeside autumn festival in Ribčev Laz showcases award-winning Bohinj mohant cheese alongside a curated selection of Slovenian wines, making the most of the descent-season's freshest alpine dairy produce."

Bohinjski sir in vino (Cheese and Wine Festival Bohinj)

"Slovenia's most beloved alpine custom: shepherds lead flower-garlanded Cika cattle down from the Julian Alps to the meadow at Ukanc, accompanied by brass bands, folk dancers, and a buckwheat-porridge farmhouse kitchen, in a tradition unbroken since the 1950s."

67. Tradicionalni Kravji bal

"At this beloved alpine end-of-summer custom beside Lake Bohinj, flower-wreathed cows are driven down from the high pastures in a procession accompanied by folk music, traditional costumes and Bohinj sports."

Kraviji Bal

"The medieval walled wine village of Šmartno in the Brda hills marks St Martin's Day with a festive blessing of the new vintage, local food stalls lining the cobbled lanes, and a programme rooted in the Goriška Brda winemaking tradition."

Martinovo v Šmartnem

"Since 1962 on the feast of the Forty Martyrs, the masters of Sevnica's Salami Association gather to prepare the traditional Sevnica salami by hand, a men-only ritual that claims to be the oldest salami festival in Europe."

Sevniška salamiada

"Laško's celebrated Beer and Flowers festival transforms this small Savinja valley spa town into a three-day open-air party uniting craft beer tasting, live music stages, and floral displays that have drawn crowds to the town for decades."

Pivo in cvetje

"A lively weekly morning market on the banks of the Mura in the small wine town of Gornja Radgona, where local growers and producers sell fresh vegetables, bread, sausages, honey and fruit in an informal open-air setting."

Sobotna tržnica ob Muri