Autumn gastronomic events in Slovenia

Autumn is generous with produce and fruit. Taste them on your plates at various autumn events and festivals.

Experience culinary autumn in Slovenia

Autumn is ideal for treating your taste buds to special delicacies. Fresh produce from the fields, orchards, vineyards, and plantations enrich every dish on your table. This is why autumn gastronomic events rich with the aroma of local delicacies are worth visiting. If you’d rather enjoy a tasty lunch or dinner in a warmly inviting place, visit selected Slovenian ‘gostilnas’ (traditional restaurants) and restaurants, where you will be offered special themed menus for gourmets. The most colourful season is known for the scent of roasted chestnuts and celebrations in wine cellars. So, are you ready for autumn gastronomic experiences?

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May your heart guide you ...

Restaurant Week is a unique opportunity for you to learn about the charms of Slovenia's world-class cuisine. If you are a foodie, then make sure to visit one of the participating restaurants, where chefs will do their best to impress you. And don’t make any excuses that you can’t afford it. The menus in all restaurants are available at a single, affordable price. When deciding where to go, you’ll be assisted by the heart symbols used to rate the participating restaurants.

Discover Restaurant Week

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Old Vine Festival

Autumn in Slovenia is often associated with harvests and the celebration of Saint Martin's Day. The largest festival linking these two traditional Slovenian gastronomic festivities is without doubt the Old Vine Festival in Maribor's Lent district. There grows the lady of the vines, the 450-year-old vine of the local žametovka variety, which is considered to be the oldest vine in the world. The Festival puts it on a pedestal and gives it the prominence it deserves.

Old Vine Festival

Months of local flavours

The increasingly shorter and colder autumn days can be improved by visiting monthly festivals, events, and selected local restaurants, where you can enjoy a colourful array of flavours.

November Gourmet

In November, Ljubljana turns into a gastronomic capital city. In the company of chefs and winemakers, you can learn about the diverse flavours of Slovenian and global cuisine, attend gastronomic events and workshops, or go for a stroll between Ljubljana's gastronomic hotspots.

November Gourmet

Radol’ca culinary autumn

In October and November, visit Radovljica for exciting guided culinary experiences with a touch of the countryside, chocolate, honey and Slovenian wines. The flavours of Radol'ca invite you to the unique experience of Farmer's Table and Opening Dinner events in October, and to delicious menus made from traceable ingredients in November.

Tastes of Bela Krajina

Embark on a journey among selected restaurants in Bela Krajina, where you can try typical local autumn dishes, prepared in innovative ways. In some restaurants you will even be treated to folk music of the Bela Krajina region, played live during your meal.

Even more autumn festivals not to be missed

There are also various culinary festivals for those of you with a sweet tooth Some of them are devoted to the fruits of the autumn, while others will take you on a journey among special local dishes.

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Kozjansko Apple Festival

Did you know that the Kozjansko apple was a symbol of environmental protection? It grows in the high meadow orchards of the Kozjansko Regional Park, where a celebration is held every year to honour this fruit.

Persimmon Festival

The Persimmon Festival is everything that you’ve ever wanted to discover and taste regarding this sweet fruit. Visit Strunjan in November, where you can enjoy a rich cultural and entertainment programme and eat an abundance of this fresh fruit or the

Chocoljana

Are you crazy about chocolate? In autumn, you can have plenty of it at the Chocoljana Festival. In October, you can visit the Ljubljana marketplace and walk among chocolate-filled stands and taste various types of chocolate, even the most unusual var

Jestival

To eat or not to eat? If you come to the Soča Valley in October to visit the Jestival Festival, you’ll know just what to do. You’ll be seduced by the amazing aromas of local delicacies, led by ‘kobariški štruklji’ (dumplings filled with walnuts, rais

Altroke Istria Gourmet Festival

Are you up for something sweet? Well, you’ll have a hard time picking just a thing or two at the Altroke Istria Gourmet Festival, to which you’ll be attracted by the thousands of inviting aromas of desserts and other delicacies of Istrian cuisine. Ta

Wine is a must in autumn

After the grapes have been harvested in vineyards and pressed into must in barrels, they await the moment when they turn into wine. This is the happiest time for winemakers and lovers of wine. Discover why.

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Allow the aromas from these culinary events to seduce you

Slovenia's culinary landscape is exceptionally rich and varied, as are the many events where you can savour the aroma of good food and toast with excellent drinks.

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26Jun-04Jul

Summer in Maribor kicks off with the Lent Festival, and Lent wouldn't be the same without the wine-tasting events called Vinsko LENTanje - WineLENT!

WineLENT during Lent Festival

Maribor

06Jun-07Jun

Experience the pulse of the ripening royal red fruit of Brda and immerse yourself in the experiences that will lead you to discover the authentic land...

60th Cherry Festival

Dobrovo Free of charge

23May

Roses & Rosé is a wine and culinary event in Portorož that brings together rosé wines, local cuisine, and roses. The event offers visitors tastings...

Roses & Rosé

Portorož

29Aug-30Aug

Traditional ethnological and culinary event with parade through the old town

Vinarium Festival: Lendava Grape Harvest

Lendava Free of charge

28Aug

An Event in the Company of Lendava Winemakers

Vinarium Festival: Wine evening

Lendava Free of charge

25Aug

DINNER ON THE BRIDGE

Ptuj

14Aug-16Aug

Portorož nights are a summer celebration in Portorož, where concerts and live music performances take place along the seaside promenade, filling warm...

Portorož nights

Portorož

22Aug-23Aug

The biggest bograč cooking competition in Slovenia

Vinarium Festival: Bogračfest 2026

Lendava Free of charge

26Nov

At the end of November, Koper will be dedicated to outstanding extra virgin olive oils, as the Days of Young Olive Oil return.

Days of Young Olive Oil

Koper Free of charge

18Jun

Also this year, for the sixth year in a row, the popular Altroke Istra Gourmet Festival returns to selected villages in the countryside and suburban areas...

Altroke Istra Gourmet festival

Koper Free of charge

29May

The Novo mesto Pop-Up Wine Festival is a true celebration for all wine lovers looking to indulge their taste buds.

Pop-Up Wine Festival Novo mesto

Novo mesto

24Sep-27Sep

World's Oldest Grapevine Festival is a wine, culinary, and cultural tribute to the 450-year-old Guinness World Record holder, the oldest grapevine in...

World's Oldest Grapevine Festival

Maribor

03Jul-05Jul

The Caravan of Flavors is Slovenia’s first food truck festival. With their colorful trucks and trailers filled with delicious treats, they pull up to...

Ptuj Flavors Caravan

Ptuj 0,00

05Sep

At the beginning of September, the sweetest event of the year returns to Koper – Altroke Sladka Istra!

Altroke Sladka Istra

KITCHEN IN TOWN

Price of tasting in the dark: €25.

Wine tasting in the dark

Ptuj 25

20Mar-09Oct

Every Friday between 10 a.m. and 10 p.m. at Pogačarjev trg in Ljubljana!

Odprta kuhna 2026

Ljubljana Free of charge

13Jun-14Jun

Open Cellar Days in Brda are among the region’s most popular events. They offer a unique opportunity to wander through the wine-growing hills and visit...

Open Cellar Days – DOK

Brda

05Jun-06Jun

A festival of craft beer, street-food, music and socialising in the green park in close proximity to the Radovljica old town centre.

The Radovljica Craft Beer Festival

Radovljica

24Aug-27Aug

Four Evenings of Ethnic Culture and Cuisine

Vinarium Festival: Ethno evenings

Lendava Free of charge

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Help yourself to a heaping plateful of autumn

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