Hail to the spring – “GREGORČKI 2026”
As usual, the event will take place on the eve of St. Gregory’s Day, on Wednesday, March 11, between 3 p.m. and 8 p.m., by the Gradaščica River on Eipprova Street in Trnovo, Ljubljana.
Join us in celebrating spring, which will once again offer a varied program of creative workshops, musical performances, and entertainment for all generations.
In case of rain, the event will take place at the Slovenian Ethnographic Museum. Depending on weather conditions, we will announce the final location to the public the day before the event.
Hail to the spring – Gregorčki is an event that commemorates an old folk custom, when craftsmen symbolically bid farewell to winter by floating wooden boats with burning candles down streams, rejoicing that with the arrival of spring they would no longer need light to work. One of the aims of the event is to revive the cultural image of the old town center. The venue for the event (the banks of the Gradaščica River and the Trnovski Bridge) is part of the architectural heritage of Jože Plečnik, which is on the UNESCO list of cultural heritage sites.
PROGRAM:
3:00 p.m.–6:00 p.m. Floating of the gregorčki
3:00 p.m.–6:00 p.m. Presentations and workshops
4:30 p.m.–5:30 p.m. Concert
6:00 p.m.–8:00 p.m. Evening floating of the gregorčki
3:00 p.m.–8:00 p.m. Culinary corner at Eipprova
We pay special attention to protecting the environment: every year, the first thing we do is thoroughly clean the bed and banks of the Gradaščica River. We regularly encourage visitors to use biodegradable and recycled materials to make their boats. The boats are collected from the water during the event, and at the end, those that cannot be reused or are discarded by children are thrown away in designated containers. Make your own boat from biodegradable materials and join us!
The event is free for visitors.
In the days leading up to the event, there will be an accompanying program and workshops on making gregorčki.
*In case of rain, the event will take place at the Slovenian Ethnographic Museum (we will announce the final location to the public the day before the event, depending on weather conditions).
The event is part of the LUV Fest:
The event is funded by:
