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 May:
ROCK / POP / JAZZ CONCERTS / CLUB / PARTY
4 May - Tribute to The Doors at Orto Bar
19 May - Rod Stewart One Last Time Concert at Stožice Arena
25 May - If Floyd: Tribute to Pink Floyd at Orto Bar
31 May - Pearl Jam Tribute at Orto Bar
MUSIC / OPERA / BALLET/ THEATRE / DANCE / FILM
8 + 9 May - Madame Butterfly at SNG Opera & Ballet
17 May - Dance Stories at Cankarjev dom
13 May - What happened to Bette Davis and Joan Crawford? At Cankarjev dom
23,24,25,28,30 May - Cosi Fan Tutte at SNG Opera & Ballet
EXHIBITIONS
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
11 May - Kekec and the Dwarf Skovik at Cankarjev dom
11 May - Little Virtue of the Knight at Ljubljana Castle
18 + 19 May - Castle Days at Ljubljana Castle
18 + 19 May - The Tenth Daughter at Ljubljana Puppet Theatre
MISC
Open Kitchen has returned! Every Friday at Pogačarjev trg
17 May - SILS Networking Event for Women at Kraševec wines
Check The Slovenia Events HERE to see what's on further afield.
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