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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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.

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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.

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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.

Month of Ptuj cuisine

Visit selected Ptuj restaurants and ‘gostilnas’, which highlight local flavours even more in November and pair them with world-class wines from the wine-making districts of Slovenske Gorice and Haloze.

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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GuštFest

This festival held in Laško combines local cuisine and nostalgia. Attend it to spend time with the best chefs and check the culinary offerings in the streets of Laško. And enjoy some beer, of course.

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

Roasted or cooked – chestnuts just how you like them

A walk through Slovenian towns and cities in autumn is accompanied by the scent of mulled wine and roasted chestnuts. You can eat plenty of them, either roasted or cooked or ‘packaged’ into various dishes, at numerous chestnut picnics and chestnut festivals, which can be found all around Slovenia. Here are some tips.

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The Chestnut Festival in Lig

Visit the Chestnut Festival, a 50-year tradition by the emerald River Soča. Among other things, you’ll be able to learn about the tradition of gathering and using chestnuts in the past and today.

Chestnut Sunday at ‘Katarina’

If you're visiting the Slovenian capital city of Ljubljana or its surrounding area, you can also hike up to St Catherine's Church (known as ‘Katarina’) and enjoy some chestnuts. As you eat them, follow...

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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24Jul

Handicraft fair, street food, and great live concerts.

Thursdays in the Square

CARAVAN OF FLAVOURS

Odprta kuhna (Open kitchen) is a one of a kind food market and one of the most popular culinary projects in Slovenia that brings food lovers and culinary...

Open kitchen

Ljubljana

23Aug-24Aug

The largest bograč cooking competition in Slovenia.

Vinarium Festival: Bogračfest

Lendava

06Jul

Join us on Sunday, July 6, 2025, for a one-of-a-kind summer culinary event on the Pohorje Treetop Walk, where Slovenian craft beers and Neapolitan pizzas...

Beer and Pizza Fest

Pohorje

31Jul

Handicraft fair, street food, and great live concert.

Thursday in the Square

Radovljica

01Jul-31Aug

Spend your summer evenings in the company of the oldest vine in the world!

Wine & Culinary Evenings of the World's Oldest Grapevine

Maribor 35

03Jul

Handicraft fair, street food, and great live concert.

Thursday in the Square

Radovljica

13Jul-15Aug

Join us at the prestigious culinary event VinDel on Tour to discover winemakers’ stories, enjoy the relaxed atmosphere, and take in the exceptional views.

VinDel on Tour – Taste Slovenia among the Treetops

Zreče 11,00 - 15,00

26Dec

Christmas lights won’t be the only ones to sparkle this festive season in Portorož.

12th Sparkling Wine Festival

Portorož

20Jun-29Jun

Tradition and flavors of the Karst at Kujtna Homestead: from home-cured meats to the award-winning Terrano wine.

Osmica at the Kujtna Homestead

Temnica

21Aug

The August Altroke heads to a unique borderland setting – the village of Škofije – for an evening inspired by the legacy of the Kaštelirs. From prehistoric...

Altroke Istria Gourmet Festival - Škofije

Spodnje Škofije

28Aug-30Aug

Get ready for a flavor explosion at Street Food Market Maribor!

Street Food Market Maribor

Maribor Free of charge

08Nov

At the Ljubljana Wine Route event, which celebrates the folk tradition of Martinovanje – the moment when must turns into wine – young wines and traditional...

Ljubljana Wine Route: St. Martin's Day

Ljubljana

14Nov-16Nov

A festival dedicated to a sweet fruit that thrives in the Strunjan valley

Persimmon Festival Strunjan

Strunjan

08Aug-10Aug

Slovenia’s largest country, western, and BBQ-themed event, and one of the largest of its kind in Europe.

Wild West Fest on Fire 2025

Medvode

17Jul

Handicraft fair, street food, and great live concert.

Thursday in the Square

Radovljica

20Sep

A culinary experience of Istrian flavors in a unique seaside ambiance, accompanied by great music. The event is held several times a year on Saturdays...

Pier of tastes V

Izola

30May-21Sep

The stunning setting of one of Slovenia’s most beautiful Renaissance castles comes alive with exceptional music, refined culture, and top-quality cuisine....

11th Bogenšperk Festival

Šmartno pri Litiji

20Jun-28Jun

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

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