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March 2019
Coffee Festival Slovenia – Celje – Eastern Slovenia
Coffee Festival Slovenia is a lively event, filled with discussions, tastings, workshops and expert lectures. Festival is hosting some large coffee brands and boutique coffee roasters and is gaining popularity - in 2017 the number of visitors exceeded 20.000. Coffee has been traditionally a very important part of the gastronomy in Slovenia. Neighboured with Italy, its influence in the coffee culture has always been strong. Another significant impact came from the south. From the Ottoman's wars in Europe, Turkish coffee…
Find out more »Kulinart – Celje, Eastern Slovenia
Two days of culinary experience presents International and Slovenian cuisine. The event takes place on the Celje Showground, along with other spring fairs like Coffee Festival and Beekeeping Days. Events include the presentation of all sorts of food and dishes accompanied by wines, beers and spirits, and artisan ceramics and wooden products for cooking.
Find out more »Odprta Kuhna food market – Ljubljana, Central Slovenia
Odprta Kuhna – Open Kitchen is almost a year-long open-air gastronomic event which takes place every Friday throughout the spring, summer, and autumn. It is held on “Pogačarjev trg” square in the Ljubljana City Centre – which is essentially part of Ljubljana's Central Market. With Cathedral and Ljubljana Castle in the background and right next to the river banks, you will be able to enjoy a variety of world cuisine, wine, and beer in the magnificent atmosphere of an old,…
Find out more »April 2019
The wild tastes of karst asparagus and wild plants – Karst, western Slovenia
The wild tastes of karst asparagus and wild plants celebrates the great natural treasures of the Slovenian Karst. The event takes place in the restaurants, farms, and inns from April to May and is dedicated to asparagus and other spring food. If you are interested to learn more about Karst cuisine please visit: https://www.stanjel.eu/en/karst_cuisine/karst_dishes/
Find out more »Chocolate Festival – Radovljica, Northern Slovenia
The Chocolate Festival, the first and only festival of this kind in Slovenia, is organised every year in April. Visit the Festival in the old town centre and taste, smell and see chocolate in a variety of forms, tastes, and colours.
Find out more »Olive oil and Chard festival – Padna, Western Slovenia
Olive oil and Chard festival is celebrated at the beginning of summer in a village of Padna in Slovenian Istria. Padna is a small, picturesque village with less than 200 inhabitants, located in the hinterland of a beautiful coastal town Piran. Through history, the village has become famous for its natural products, notably olive oil and chard, both popular ingredients of Mediterranean cuisine. Festival will feature farmer market, art program, free guided tour of the village, hiking tour, children events…
Find out more »May 2019
The Kranjska Gora International Culinary Festival – Kranjska Gora, Western Slovenia
International Culinary event with competition and food stands taking place in a mountain town, Kranjska Gora. Enjoy great food, beautiful landscape and views of the Julian Alps.
Find out more »June 2019
Artichoke Fest – Strunjan, Western Slovenia
Strunjan is a small village on the Slovenian coast surrounded by the beautiful Mediterranean natural vegetation protected as a Natural Part. Strunjan is hosting two fine food events yearly - the Artichoke Fest held traditionally in May and Persimmon Festival (which we also publish on this site), which takes place in the middle of November. Artichokes are the local products of the region and they will be offered in many different ways. You’ll be able to taste some autochthonous dishes…
Find out more »August 2019
Saltpans Feast – Piran, Western Slovenia
Saltpans Feast revives the great tradition of salt production in the Slovenian Coast. The artisan manufacturing of salt has started 700 years ago. Today the salt is still produced by hand and the whole process has not changed much since the old days. More information on salt production can be found here: http://www.soline.si/en. Saltpans Feast is held on Tartini square in the centre of the beautiful coastal town of Piran. The event will offer a demonstration of the salt making…
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