When it comes to events in Slovenia, Ljubljana offers a diverse selection, from world-class opera, ballet and classical music performances to cutting edge underground concerts and exhibitions, and everything in between. Find cultural institutions and concert halls listed under Culture, exhibitions under Museums & Galleries, and everything else that may not have a steady home but be all the more exciting in the event listings below.
Here's our top picks of what's on in March:
ROCK / POP / JAZZ CONCERTS / CLUB / PARTY
19 April - Pure Oldies Goldies at Club Cvetličarna
26 April - Balkan Boys at Rock Hall, Ljubljana Castle
Until 27 April - Orto Fest at Orto Bar
MUSIC / OPERA / BALLET/ THEATRE / DANCE / FILM
7 April - What happened to Bette Davis and Joan Crawford? At Cankarjev dom
18 April - Night of Slovene Composers at Slavko Osterc Hall, Slovenian Philharmonic
20 April - Big Band RTV Slovenia & Carmen Bradford at Linhart Hall, Cankarjev dom
20 April - The Blues Brothers - Hall of Gallus, Cankarjev dom
MUSIC / OPERA / BALLET/ THEATRE / DANCE / FILM
2,4,7 March - Madame Butterfly at SNG Opera and Ballet
10 March - Music is Coming at Cankarjev dom
25 March - Mamma Mia! At Cankarjev dom
EXHIBITIONS
From 28 February - Maria Lassnig: Drawings and paintings at Cankarjev dom
Until 21 April - Banksy in Ljubljana at Čopova Street
Until 11 March - Patrik Dvorščak: I have never dreamed of eating hungry at Cankarjev dom
Until 2 June - Happiness and joy in the photos of Marjan Ciglič at Ljubljana Castle
Until 18 August - Maria Lassnig: Drawings and paintings at Cankarjev dom
Man and Time (New permanent exhibition) at Slovene Ethnographic Museum
CHILDREN’S EVENTS
5 April - Beaver Festival: Venomous Heroism at Ljubljana Castle
9 April - The Musical Animal Kingdom at Cankarjev dom
20 April - Honey and Piglets at Puppet Theater and Puppet Museum
MISC
Open Kitchen has returned! Every Friday at Pogačarjev trg
14 - 18 April - Exhibition of Easter Eggs at the Chapel of St. George, Ljubljana Castle
19-21 April - Slovenian Open Swing Dance Weekend at Austria Trend Hotel
23 April - Open Day at the Castle Vineyard at Ljubljana Castle
Check The Slovenia Events HERE to see what's on further afield.
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