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Thursday, 02. 12. 2004

The festively decorated old city centre will from 3 December to 8 January see a range of different events intended for people of all ages and different tastes. The festival will traditionally begin with the event entitled Let's Turn on the Light, People!, part of which will be the turning on of the Christmas street lights.


The Festive December in Ljubljana

The festivale in Ljubljana will culminate on 31 December, in the open-air New Year's Eve celebrations taking place in the Prešernov trg, Mestni trg and Kongresni trg squares and the traditional fireworks display launched from Ljubljana Castle to mark the beginning of a new year.

Programme of events
 

  • Let's Turn on the Light, People
    3 December at 5 p.m. in the Prešernov trg square
  • St. Nicholas Fair
    daily from 3 to 12 December from 10 a.m. to 8 p.m. in the Prešernov trg square
  • St. Nicholas Procession
    5 December at 5.30 p.m. Procession route: the Krekov trg and Ciril-Metodov trg squares, Stritarjeva ulica street, Prešernov trg square.
  • Maxi's Singing Christmas Tree
    3, 4, 9, 10, 11, 16, 17, 18, 22, 23, 29 and 30 December at 6 p.m. in front of the Maximarket department store, Trg republike 1
  • The Festive Fair
    Daily from 17 December to 8 January from 10 a.m. to 9 p.m. (food and drink stalls from 10 a.m. to 10 p.m.) at the Cankarjevo nabrežje Enbankment
  • The Festive Fair in the Pogačarjev trg Square
    Daily from 1 to 31 December from 9 a.m. to 9 p.m.
  • The Good Fairy
    Daily from 17 to 30 December from 5 p.m. to 8 p.m. in the square in front of the Town Hall (Mestna hiša, Mestni trg 1)
  • Singing Choir Performances
    Daily from 17 to 30 December from 5 p.m. to 6 p.m. under the Christmas trees located in the Prešernov trg, Mestni trg, Stari trg and Pod Trančo squares
    Fairy-Tale Town
    Daily from 20 to 30 December (except on 24 December) from 5 p.m. to 7 p.m. in the Zvezda park
  • Christmas Concert by the New Swing Quartet
    24 December at 5 p.m. in the Mestni trg square
  • Grandpa Frost Processions
    Daily from 26 to 30 December at 5 p.m. Procession route: the Ciril-Metodov trg and Mestni trg squares, Stritarjeva ulica street, Prešernov trg square, Wolfova ulica street, Fairy-Tale Town.
  • The Christmas Concert Series in the Churches of Ljubljana
    13, 26, 27, 28 and 30 December at 8 p.m. at the Church of St. Nicholas (Cerkev sv. Nikolaja), the Church of St. James (Cerkev sv. Jakoba), the Trnovo Church (Trnovska cerkev), the Church of the Holy Trinity (Cerkev Sv. Trojice) and the Franciscan Church (Frančiškanska cerkev)
  • Concerts in the Prešernov trg Square
    Daily from 26 December to 8 January from 8 p.m. to 10 p.m.
  • The Dvorni trg Square Entertainment
    Daily from 26 to 30 December from 5.30 p.m. to 7 p.m.
  • The Cobblers' Bridge Entertainment
    Daily from 26 to 30 December from 7 p.m. to 9 p.m.
  • New Year's Eve Celebrations in the Prešernov trg Square
    31 December from 9 p.m. to 2 a.m.
  • New Year's Eve Celebrations in the Kongresni trg Square
    31 December from 9 p.m. to 2 a.m.
  • New Year's Eve celebrations in the Mestni trg Square
    31 December from 9 p.m. to 1 a.m. 



More information: Ljubljana tourist board



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