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The Avsenik Festival

23.08.2024 20:00

The Avsenik Festival takes place every other year in the birth town of Slavko Avsenik.

Why visit

Because:

  • It is an unmissable festival for lovers of national folk music
  • Fans of Avsenik's music create an exceptional atmosphere
  • There are themed guided tours, where you can find out even more about Slavko Avsenik and his music
  • There are also performances by national folk ensembles from abroad
  • Begunje na Gorenjskem is the birth place of Slovenian national folk music

Throughout the three-day festival, which takes place in a marquee in the centre of Begunje na Gorenjskem, there are performances by Slovenian and foreign national folk ensembles.

 

Begunje na Gorenjskem is the birth place of the Avsenik brothers, who strongly influenced the music of Slovenia and Central Europe. Fans of national folk music flock to Begunje for concerts, to visit the museum, and, every second year, for the Avsenik Festival.

 

AVSENIK FESTIVAL 2024

Friday 23rd August at 8pm- International, On the highway' Day, 17.00-20.00  Handicraft fair

Saturday 24th August at 8pm- Avsenik's, It's great to be musician' Day, 17.00-20.00  Handicraft fair

Sunday 25th August at 5pm- Slovenia, from where does your beauty come' Day, 13.00-17.00  Handicraft fair

*Guided tours will take place every day of the festival. The tours will be conducted in German and Slovene.

More information about the Avsenik Festival

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