What's
coming up…..SPECIAL EVENTS in the Balkans
Ljubljana
- Slovenia
June - September
MINI SUMMER PUPPET FESTIVAL
Starts final Wed of every June.
Ljubljana's Mini Puppet Theatre, based
at the imposing Ljubljana Castle, hosts the Mini Summer
Puppet Festival, a must for families living in or
visiting the Slovenian capital. With performances
every Sunday (as well as the opening Wednesday and
the Saturday before the final day of the festival),
visiting companies from all around Eastern Europe
come to entertain, with only Spain able to represent
this long-lost tradition in Western European culture.
July - August
LJUBLJANA SUMMER FESTIVAL
Starts 2nd Thurs of every July
First held in 1953, the Ljubljana
Summer Festival is the biggest annual cultural event
in Slovenia and brings international artists to the
capital for six weeks of feverish artistic activity.
After the Tourist Society of Ljubljana's Tourist Week,
arranged in 1952, the first Ljubljana Festival was
held the following year, subsequently growing to feature
cultural, business, folklore, tourist and sports events.
Serbia
April 2006
DESIGN WEEK
For the first time, Belgrade will play host to some
of the worldwide best known names in design, advertising
and architecture.
May/June 2006
ROLLERBLADE FESTIVAL
2006 celebrates the 9th successful year of the Belgrade
Roller Festival, which takes place over a 2 day period
and includes races, rock concerts, break-dance competitions…….
June 2006
BELGRADE SPORT FEST
Athletes compete in 150 different sports, held in
the lake town 'ADA CIGANLIJA' with music programmes
to help the festival go with a swing!
EUROPEAN
WATER POLO CHAMPIONSHIP
Belgrade hosts this year's championship in the TASMAHDAN
pool.
July 2006
A THOUSAND POTS
For many years, CELAVI PLACE in SOMBOR
has been the venue for a competition to cook the famous
Serbian dish of 'Fish Paprikash'. The competition
draws thousands of people to the town and entertainment
lasts until the early hours.
EXIT FESTIVAL
EXIT is the biggest music festival in the Balkans
and is held in the town of NOVI SAD. Last year
there were 700 performers with an audience of 150,000
visitors (30,000 from abroad).
August 2006
BELGRADE BEER FESTIVAL
- In its infancy but voted by 'The Independent'
last year among one of the 10 most interesting things
to do in 2005.
September 2006
BBQ FESTIVAL
250,000 visitors each year celebrate the 200 year
old tradition of Barbequeing!
