Dnevi poezije in vina
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.
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"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
"The volunteer fire brigade of the Upper Savinja valley village of Luče hosts a classic Slovenian gasilska veselica with live folk-pop band, home-cooked food, a raffle and dancing under the stars."
Gasilska veselica PGD Luče
"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
"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
"Slovenia's largest bograč cooking competition fills Lendava's medieval old-town street with rival teams stirring the iconic Pannonian stew in kettles, surrounded by local wine, folk music and children's entertainment."
Bogračfest 2026
"A traditional ethnological and culinary harvest celebration in the small wine town of Lendava, featuring a costumed parade through the old town, folk song and dance, and a full day of Lendava wines and regional food."
Festival Vinarium: Lendavska trgatev
"Lendava's 47th grape-harvest festival brings a traditional ethnological parade through the old town, folk dance and song, a farmers' market and all-day culinary programme under the shadow of the Vinarium tower."
47. Lendavska trgatev
"Vipava's grape harvest festival, running for over half a century, fills the main square each second September weekend with a wine queen pageant, farmers market, wine competition, and the living b'ndima harvest custom of the Vipava Valley."
Vipavska trgatev
"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)