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7. februarja, na predvečer obletnice smrti Franceta Prešerna ter osrednjega slovenskega kulturnega in državnega praznika, so na slovesnosti podeljene Prešernove nagrade in nagrade Prešernovega sklada, najvišja državna priznanja za dosežke na področju kulture.

World Poetry Day in the city

On March 21, declared World Poetry Day by UNESCO, poetry is in full swing in Ljubljana with a 24-hour-long reading of poetry.

Stories Today Festival

The storytelling festival takes place in Cankarjev dom Cultural and Congress Centre and at other venues in Ljubljana and Slovenia. It is the central event of this kind in Slovenia.

Vzkrik Festival of Drama Writing

The Vzkrik Festival of Drama Writing provides mentors for authors to develop their drama writing, and their resulting work is later presented in the form of reading performances, followed by discussions with the artists.

Fabula

Fabula, organised by the publishing house Beletrina, is the largest and most important
literary festival, not only in Ljubljana, but in the whole country, if not an even wider region.

Slovene Book Days

Slovene Book Days is an all-Slovenian festival taking place in early spring in Ljubljana and partner towns.

Book Night

Book Night is the largest event aimed at popularising reading and reading culture in Slovenia. The national and international project is based on voluntary work and self-organisation and has marked every night of April 23, the World Book Day, for several consecutive years.

Book Fair in Zvezda Park on World Book Day

On April 23, the World Book Day, Zvezda Park hosted a traditional book fair, which in the recent years has changed its location as well as timing in the scope of the Slovene Book Days.

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Liber.ac Academic Book Fair

The fair calls attention to the variety and high quality of Slovenian academic publishing, the latest achievements in science and interdisciplinary development direction in higher education, while it also strives to introduce academic books to a wider audience.

Library under the Treetops

Library under the Treetops is a recognised and well-attended parade of free reading,
browsing and enjoyment on different public spaces around the country, popular among all
generations of Slovene and foreign visitors.

Library under the Treetops

Library under the Treetops is a recognised and well-attended parade of free reading,
browsing and enjoyment on different public spaces around the country, popular among all
generations of Slovene and foreign visitors.

Library under the Treetops

Library under the Treetops is a recognised and well-attended parade of free reading,
browsing and enjoyment on different public spaces around the country, popular among all
generations of Slovene and foreign visitors.

Children’s Book Festival

The one-day-long Children’s Book Festival is a day of books for children.
 

Bookstore Night

On the Bookstore Night, which has been taking place since 2014, bookstores keep their doors open long into the night, while the visitors can also enjoy a varied cultural programme and take advantage of special offers: for every book purchase they receive a book as a gift. The Bookstore Night includes bookstores from Ljubljana, with several bookstores from Koper, Celje and Maribor also taking part.

Pranger Festival in Ljubljana

The Pranger Festival is a unique confrontation of critics and poets which strives to strengthen a cultured yet critical dialogue about literature, with the aim of safeguarding the dignity of art and a professionally balanced reception.

Ljubljana City Library Day

During its open day, the Ljubljana City Library organises day-long socialising activities in the Oton Župančič Library, with guided tours from morning to evening, as well as a variety of workshops for all generations, reading actions, bestowment of recognition awards to all participants of the Reading City project, literary and other plays and a closing concert.

Literature Alive (Živa književnost)

This small, but charming and cherished international festival, blends literature with music.

Kresnik Award Ceremony

At midsummer, the Cankar peak of Rožnik hill in Tivoli Park is transformed into a magical
celebration of literature.

Summer on the Silver Screen and between the Book Covers

The Poletje na platnu in med platnicami (Summer on the Silver Screen and between the Book Covers) Festival focuses on the meeting point of film and literature and has taken place at the open-air cinema of the Slovenian Cinematheque at the Metelkova Museum Plaza since 2018.

Days of Poetry and Wine Festival in Ljubljana

The largest and the most recognisable international poetry festival in this part of Europe has been successfully bringing together poetic verse and promotion of Slovenian wines of the highest quality for twenty years.

Vilenica International Literary Festival in Ljubljana

The Vilenica International Literary Festival is a traditional meeting of poets, novelists, drama and essay writers from Central Europe, organised since 1986.

Tinta Comics Festival

The Tinta Comics Festival brings together diverse players from the Slovenian comics’ scene with the intention of popularisation of comics’ art, it presents the highest achievements and the diversity of contemporary Slovenian comics’ production, as well as project going beyond comics and entering the vivacious dialogue with simultaneous art.

Ignor Festival

The Ignor Festival connects literature, sound, visual arts and performance.

Slovene Book Fair

Since 1972, the fair has, in 35 editions, brought together more than a hundred publishers,
tens of thousands of visitors, international guests, local and foreign authors, and schools.

December Illustration Fair

The sales illustration fair brings together illustrations of the most prominent Slovenian authors across generations and artistic styles.