FESTIVAL VIBE
IN THE OLDEST SLOVENIAN TOWN
Each year, the festival vibe transforms Ptuj’s historic streets, bars, and colourful squares into a picturesque backdrop for unique cultural experiences. The oldest Slovenian town loves music, theatre, film, poetry, contemporary art, street art, and entertainment.
Choose your favourite venue and experience the festival vibe in Ptuj, the old town of new experiences!
MAY 2022
DRUMMING PTUJ – DRUMMERS AT THE CASTLE
14 May 2022, 10 AM-2 PM, Ptuj Castle tournament venue
SPECIALTIES OF SLOVENIAN FARMS
20–22 May 2022, Minorite Monastery
JUNE 2022
DUNKING DEVILS, two-times world champions in acrobatic dunking
4 June 2022, 10 AM, mestna tržnica (town market)
11 June 2022, Mestni trg square
16 June 2022, 11 AM, route of the neutral start
18 June 2022, in front of the Perutnina Ptuj administrative building
Ana Desetnica International Street Theatre FESTIVAL
24–26 June 2022, old town centre
23 June–the end of August 2022, at weekends, interesting venues around Ptuj
JULY 2022
23 June–the end of August 2022, at weekends, interesting venues around Ptuj
1 July 2022 (30 June or 3 July in case of bad weather), the Panorama hill
KITCHEN IN TOWN/ FORMERLY COURTYARD KITCHEN
2 July 2022, 11 AM, mestna tržnica (town market)
Art Stays, FESTIVAL OF CONTEMPORARY ART
7 July–18 September 2022, exhibition venues and galleries across Ptuj
Arsana, INTERNATIONAL MUSIC FESTIVAL
21–30 July 2022, old town centre
23 July 2022, Mestni trg square
AUGUST 2022
23 June–the end of August 2022, at weekends, interesting venues around Ptuj
Art Stays, FESTIVAL OF CONTEMPORARY ART
7 July–18 September 2022, exhibition venues and galleries across Ptuj
5 and 6 August 2022, old town centre
18–21 August 2022, old town centre and Riman Camp Poetovio
26 August 2022, Ptuj footbridge; in case of bad weather: 2 September 2022
OBERKRAINER MUSIC FESTIVAL PTUJ
19–21 August 2022, Mestni trg square
DAYS OF POETRY AND WINE, INTERNATIONAL POETRY FESTIVAL
23–27 August 2022, old town centre
SEPTEMBER 2022
Art Stays, FESTIVAL OF CONTEMPORARY ART
7 July–18 September 2022, exhibition venues and galleries across Ptuj
10 September 2022, old town centre and the Ptuj Castle tournament venue
KITCHEN IN TOWN/ FORMERLY COURTYARD KITCHEN
24 September 2022, mestna tržnica (town market)
STORIES OF PTUJ FESTIVAL
30 September–2 October 2022, old town centre and the surroundings of Ptuj
OCTOBER 2022
STORIES OF PTUJ FESTIVAL
30 September–2 October 2022, old town centre and the surroundings of Ptuj
8 October 2022, Mestni trg square
NOVEMBER 2022
11 November 2022, Mestni trg square
DECEMBER 2022
16–31 December 2022, mestna tržnica (town market)
CELEBRATION OF NEW YEAR
31 December 2022, old town centre
2023
11–21 February 2023, old town centre
Photo: Boris Voglar
