38th NIGHTS IN LJUBLJANA OLD TOWN INTERNATIONAL FESTIVAL

The summer season of Imago Sloveniae will traditionally be rounded off by the Nights in Ljubljana Old Town International Festival – the capital’s most popular street festival of ethno and jazz music, taking place on Friday, 21 August and Saturday, 22 August 2026. This year’s festival theme is polyphony.

All events are free of charge!

PROGRAMME

Friday, 21 August – due to the weather forecast, the concerts will take place in the Atrium ZRC, Novi trg 2

Atrium ZRC, 20:00
KATJA ŠULC: MIRACULOUS REALITY (Slovenia, Chile)

Atrium ZRC, 21:30
SLAV’KA (Slovenia)

Saturday, 22 August

Novi trg, 19:30 (in case of rain: ZRC Atrium)
NIKA PRUSNIK & BRATJE POLJANEC (Slovenia)

Novi trg, 20:45 (in case of rain: ZRC Atrium)
NAPFONAT (Hungary)

Novi trg, 22:00 (in case of rain: ZRC Atrium)
FARAUALLA (Italy)

Gornji trg, 20:00 (in case of rain: City Museum of Ljubljana)
JAZZ STAGE: JADRANKA JURAS JAZZ QUINTET (Slovenia)

Gornji trg, 21:30 (in case of rain: City Museum of Ljubljana)
THE ALBANIAN MUSIC EXPERIMENT (Slovenia, Croatia)

ACCOMPANYING PROGRAMME

Wednesday, 19 August–Saturday, 22 August, City Museum of Ljubljana – Gosposka Hall
INTERNATIONAL SYMPOSIUM OF THE ICTMD STUDY GROUP ON MULTIPART MUSIC

Wednesday, 19 August, 17:30, ZRC Atrium
A WORKSHOP IN SLOVENIAN TRADITIONAL MULTIPART SINGING

Saturday, 22 August, 11:00, ZRC Atrium
MUSIC WORKSHOP – workshop for children

Due to the poor weather forecast, the event has been POSTPONED to 5 September
Saturday, 5 September, 11:00–18:00, Šuštarski most
SUMMER PROMENADE OF FLAVOURS IN OLD LJUBLJANA