Food festivals in Ljubljana worth planning a trip around, by month.
Food festivals in Ljubljana worth planning a trip around, by month.
Every sunny Friday from late May to end of October, Pogacarjev trg fills with dozens of Slovenian and international vendors plating hundreds of dishes, the canonical Ljubljana food event.
Focus: Slovenian and international street food
The twice-yearly Pivo & Burger Fest fills Pogacarjev trg with the best Slovenian burger operators and over 200 craft beers from Slovenia and beyond.
Focus: Burgers and Slovenian craft beer
The autumn Pivo & Burger Fest weekend brings Slovenia's craft beer producers and Ljubljana burger operators back to Pogacarjev trg in mid-September.
Focus: Burgers and Slovenian craft beer
The Slovenian Wine Festival at Cankarjev Dom is Slovenia's biggest wine event, with 110 winemakers, 550 wines and chef-led tastings over two days.
Focus: Slovenian and visiting wines
Salon Sauvignon brings the best sauvignon producers from three countries to Plecnik's Krizanke courtyard for the first time in Ljubljana, May 29, 2026.
Focus: Sauvignon wines from Slovenia and abroad
The summer Ljubljana Wine Route is held on Park Zvezda in late June, an open-air walking tasting through stalls of Slovenian growers paired with traditional.
Focus: Slovenian wines and traditional plates
The November Wine Route celebrates Martinovanje, the moment new wine arrives. Stalls of Slovenian growers pour young wines paired with traditional autumn.
Focus: Young Slovenian wines and traditional plates
BRINA is a Ljubljana cocktail and mixology festival running four days mid-June alongside Odprta kuhna, with Slovenian distillers, bartenders and gin specialists.
Focus: Slovenian gin, mixology and cocktails