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!
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SPECIALTIES OF SLOVENIAN FARMS
19.–21. May 2023
Slovenian farms present their culinary masterpieces at this national event with 30 years of tradition, taking place at the wonderful Minorite Monastery.
Organizer: KGZS Zavod Ptuj
FÜRSTOVANJE 2023
9. and 10. June 2023
Presentation of creators, musicians, artists who work as part of the Fürst house in Ptuj.
Organizer: KUD Fürstova hiša
OPERA NIGHT AT THE PANORAMA
23 June 2023
The Arsana Festival will come to life in an embrace of the treasures of the millennia and timeless opera classics. The magnificent venue on the Panorama Hill Archaeological Park adds a special charm to the event and attracts a diverse audience of all generations.
Organizer: Festival Arsana
CARAVAN OF FLAVORS
30. June and 1. July 2023
The first traveling Slovenian food truck festival, which also creates a real street food festival on the streets of Ptuj.
Organizer: Karavana okusov
ART STAYS, FESTIVAL OF CONTEMPORARY ART
Opening weekend: 6.-9. July 2023
Exhibitions on visit: 6. July-17. September
One of the most important festivals, especially of fine arts, in Slovenia and this part of Europe.
Organizer: KUD ART Stays
DINNER ON THE BRIDGE
11. August 2023
Experience an unforgettable sunset with a view of the beautiful view of Ptuj, accompanied by music and excellent cuisine accompanied by wine.
Organizer: Zavod za turizem Ptuj and Gostilna Ribič
UP! FEST
12 August 2023
A festival that contributes to the development of urban culture.
Organizer: Društvo za glasbeno analizo Popperkeg
CINEMA WITHOUT A CEILING
13. July-12. August 2023, at the end of the week
Cinema with film highlights in a wonderful ambience under the summer stars.
Organizer: Mestni kino Ptuj, CID Ptuj

ARSANA FESTIVAL
14.-29. July 2023
An international musical experience on a global scale in the fields of classical, jazz, world, vocal and instrumental music.
Organizer: Festival Arsana
SUMMER NIGHT IN PTUJ
15. July 2023
This year, for the first time, Ptuj will host a gala concert of the Slovenian singer with the Symphony Orchestra and Big Band of tRTV Slovenia.
Organizer: Festival Arsana
OPEN KITCHEN
22. July and 7. October
The caravan of the unique culinary market, which also likes to stop in Ptuj, is a real treasure trove of local Slovenian cuisine, modern cuisine, exotic flavors of distant lands and boutique confections.
Organizer: Odprta kuhna
PTUJ SUMMER NIGHT
4. and 5. August 2023
A traditional event in celebration of the city holiday, when two summer evenings capture musical rhythms, cuisine and socializing in various corners of the old town.
Organizer: Zavod za turizem Ptuj in Mestna občina Ptuj
ROMAN GAMES
17.-20. August 2023
Ptuj turns into the Roman Poetovia. The city is occupied by gladiators, legionnaires, senators, vestal women and other Romans, who are preparing one of the largest presentations of the Roman period in this part of Europe.
Organizer: Poetovio LXIX – Društvo za rimsko zgodovino in kulturo Ptuj
DAYS OF POETRY AND WINE, INTERNATIONAL POETRY FESTIVAL
21.–26. August 2023
The largest international poetry festival, which brings together the best poets and artists from all over the world and the best Slovenian wines in the charming old town of Ptuj.
Organizer: Založba Beletrina
54. FESTIVAL OF NATIONAL AND ENTERTAINMENT MUSIC
1. September 2023
The oldest and most prestigious folk music festival in Slovenia.
Organizer: Radio Tednik Ptuj
CHILDREN SING SLOVENIAN SONGS FESTIVAL
2. September 2023
An event that encourages the singing of Slovenian songs and the discovery of young singing and musical talents.
Organizer: Radio Tednik Ptuj
CONCERT FOR THE 75TH ANNIVERSARY OF ŠTAJERSKI TEDNIK AND THE 60TH ANNIVERSARY OF RADIO PTUJ
3. September 2023
Concert on the occasion of the venerable jubilee of Štajerski Tednik and Radio Ptuj.
Organizer: Radio Tednik Ptuj
KITCHEN IN TOWN/ FORMERLY COURTYARD KITCHEN
9. September 2023
Taste the culinary masterpieces of local chefs while having a pleasant time in the magical surroundings of the old town.
Organizer: Zavod za turizem Ptuj
PTUJ CASTLE GAMES
9. September 2023
Explore history with groups preserving medieval traditions and culture, coming from nearby places in Slovenia, as well as the further lands of Austria and Croatia, and Ptuj’s German sister city of Burghausen.
Organizer: Društvo Cesarsko-kraljevi Ptuj
STORIES OF PTUJ FESTIVAL
29. September-1. October 2023
With the help of interesting storytellers, get to know the stories of the oldest Slovenian city, torn from oblivion.
Organizer: Zavod TuRA Ptuj
PTUJ FLAVORS PROMENADE
October 2023
Indulge in a taste of top wines accompanied by excellent cuisine.
Organizer: Salon Sauvignon
ST. MARTIN’S DAY
11. November 2023
Visit Ptuj during St. Martin’s Day festival and celebrate with best wines, a wine-themed cultural program and guided tastings and tours through Ptuj’s hidden corners.
Organizer: Zavod za turizem Ptuj
Ptuj FAIRY TALE
18.-31. December 2023
Decorations above the streets of the old city center become the backdrop where magical creatures turn Mestni trg into a fairytale land every December. For two magical weeks the city center bubbles with a holiday fair and tons of events.
Organizer: Zavod za turizem Ptuj
CELEBRATION OF NEW YEAR
31. December 2023
Spend the longest night of the year in good company and to the rhythms of music in the heart of the city.
Organizer: Zavod za turizem Ptuj
UPCOMING EVENTS IN 2024
KURENTOVANJE 2024
3.-13. February 2023
Visit Ptuj during one of the most interesting carnivals in the world, when the city becomes the largest open-air ethnographic museum of intangible cultural heritage.
Organizer: Zavod za turizem Ptuj in Mestna občina Ptuj
SALON SAUVIGNON
April 2023
Festival of wine and fine art.
Organizer: Salon Sauvignon