Experience the perfect taste and vivid colours of this royal red fruit and all the events that will take you to discovering the land of the cherries!
New concept, new experiences!
This time, five villages host a series of events that will connect the whole Brda region! Dobrovo, Medana, Kojsko, Gonjače and Kozana are the venues of this year’s Cherry Festival. Every village has a special charm, story and offers a unique experience. Discover the home of the Brda cherry! From all angles and views! This year, the ethnological highlights of the traditional procession are therefore placed at the very heart of the villages of Brda.
Get to know all the venues/villages with a free organised bus shuttle service.
VENUES AND PROGRAMME
On Saturday and Sunday, all locations will host market stands with local products, culinary experiences, cultural and children's activities, an art extempore, workshops with local people, relaxed moments and, of course, lots and lots of cherries.
Programme:
• KOJSKO • (Rio Kojsko and the Church of the Holy Cross)
RIO SPORT PARK
12.00 - 20.00 / Market with local delicacies, cherries, oil, lavender and culinary offer
10.00 - 14.00, 16.00 - 19.00 / Wool and paper workshop in the children's corner with the village women
Presentation of boules
CHURCH OF THE HOLY CROSS
From 11.00 / Art extempore and exhibition or artwork by Dablo Painting Association
12.00, 15.00, 18.00, 20.00 / Guided tour of the Church of the Holy Cross and visit to the exhibition featuring Jurij Uršič in the Church Bell Tower
KOJSKO CASTLE
11.15, 14.15, 17.15, 19.15 / Brda culinary workshop - Association of Brda Women
Yoga for children (all day)
PUŠNAR HOMESTEAD COURTYARD
13.30, 16.30, 19.30 / Workshop on organic products made from roses
• MEDANA • (central square and square in front of the Gradnik homestead)
MAIN SQUARE AND ALLEY
11.00 - 23.00 / Market stands with cherries and other products (desserts made by the women of Modana, honey, olive oil), selected wines from winemakers from Medana, Ceglo, Plešivo and Klet Brda, local craft beer on tap, local Brda food offer, with an emphasis on seasonal food with cherries (Vino@Modana, Nejka&Uroš Klinec, Bužinel, Taverneta)
11.00-23.00 / Projection of old pictures of Medana, the Cherry Festival and a film about Brda
13.00-18.00 / Open gallery "Alma Medana" with the possibility of guided tours of the exhibition
16.00 - 21.00 / Plamen Rock Group and DJ Janko
SQUARE IN FRONT OF GRADNIK ROOM
10.00-19.00 / Exhibition of old utensils and tools (sold bicycles, baskets, ladders and everything connected with picking, sorting, transporting and selling cherries))
10.00-19.00 / Demonstration of old traditions and animation for visitors (carrying baskets, old bike riding test)
10.00-19.00 / Exhibition of old paintings - demonstration of cherry picking, transport and sale
10.00-19.00/ Gradnik Room with guided tours
• KOZANA • (village square)
VILLAGE MARKET
10.00 - 20.00 / Wine tastings by local winemakers, cherry and fruit market stands, culinary offer
10.00-20.00/ Sam Sebastijan the Magician
10.00-20.00/ Art extempore and exhibition or artwork by Dablo Painting Association
13.00 - 20.00 / Live music with the Briška pomlad band
CHURCH OF St HIERONIMO
Every full hour/ Tourist tour of the village, Plečnik's bell tower and the Church of St Hieronimo
Accessible during the tour/ Tour of the ethnological collection inside Plečnik's bell tower - thematic stories
17.00 in 19.00 / Classical Music String Concert
VILLAGE PLAYGROUND
12.00 - 19.00 / Animation for children: creative workshop, goal shooting
• DOBROVO • (Dobrovo Castle yard)
10.00 - 20.00 /
Cherry market stands
Cherry exhibition, Historical exhibition featuring cherries (Dobrovo Castle Hall)
11.00 - 21.00 / Culinary corner (Culinart Slovenia, Ošterija Žogica, Smutko bar)
Tour of the chapel of St. Anthony of Padua
Children's corner / creative competition, face painting (under the olive trees)
10.00 - 14.00 / Duo Gašper in Erik, music group
12.00 - 18.00 / Exhibition of art competition “Cherries from blossom to …” (Students of the Alojz Gradnik Dobrovo Elementary School)
10.30, 15.00, 16.00 / Cherry sorbet preparation, spectacular animation with liquid nitrogen
13.00 - 13:30 / L'Uniti Dance Group, dance performance
13:30 - 14:30 / Cherry dishes, culinary workshop with chef Matej Vodan, Culinart Slovenija
14.00 - 18.00 / RADIO ROBIN live music!
12.00 – 20.00 / Screening of documentaries (Hall of Knights)
18.00 - 22.00 / Pikaja music group, music performance
10.00 - 22.00 / Wine tasting (Home of Rebula)
• GONJAČE • (Gonjače View Tower)
VENUE UNDER THE PANORAMIC TOWER
11.00 - 23.00 / Stands with cherries and other products, wine tastings with Brda winemakers, culinary offer
11.00-23.00/ Ancient Brda games/ “Briškula” corner
13.00 - 16.00 / DJ Miro
16.00 - 16.45 / Play for children “Briška Super nona”
17.00 - 18.30 / KREATIVČKI creative workshop
17.00 - 23.00 / DJ Miro
- Evening concert “CHERRY NIGHT” at Vipolže Sport Park, featuring music groups KINGSTON, Ansambel Ikebana, Matjaž Jelen and DJ Baromat.
SUNDAY, 4 June 2023 ••
• KOJSKO • (Rio Kojsko)
RIO SPORT PARK
12.00 - 20.00 / Market with local delicacies, cherries, oil, lavender and culinary offer
16.00 / Entertainment programme (Brda Wind Orchestra, Kojsko Elementary School pupils’ performance, dance club #Lospravilos)
17.00 / Children’s programme
from 18.30 / DEJAN DOGAJA concert for all generations
• MEDANA • (central square and square in front of the Gradnik homestead)
MAIN SQUARE AND OSREDNJI TRG IN ALLEY
11.00 - 22.00 / Market stands with cherries and other products (desserts made by the women of Modana, honey, olive oil), selected wines from winemakers from Medana, Ceglo, Plešivo and Brdo Cellar, local craft beer on tap, local Brda food offer, with an emphasis on seasonal food with cherries (Vino@Modana, Nejka&Uroš Klinec, Bužinel, Taverneta)
11.00-22.00/ Projection of old pictures of Medana, the Cherry Festival and a film about Brda
13.00-18.00/Open gallery "Alma Medana" with the possibility of guided tours of the exhibition
16.00 - 21.00 / Trio Srebroi and DJ Janko
SQUARE IN FRONT OF GRADNIK ROOM
10.00-19.00/ Exhibition of old utensils and tools (sold bicycles, baskets, ladders and everything connected with picking, sorting, transporting and selling cherries)
10.00-19.00/ Demonstration of old traditions and animation for visitors (carrying baskets, old bike riding test)
10.00-19.00/ Exhibition of old paintings - demonstration of cherry picking, transport and sale
10.00-19.00/ Children's corner, cherry-themed drawing, face painting
10.00-19.00/ Gradnik Room with guided tours
• DOBROVO • (Dobrovo Castle yard)
10.00 - 20.00 /
Cherry market stands
Cherry exhibition, Historical exhibition featuring cherries (Dobrovo Castle Hall)
Culinary corner (Culinart Slovenia, Ošterija Žogica, , Kabaj, Kmetija Pr’Lukčevih, Smutko bar)
Tour of the chapel of St. Anthony of Padua
Music group Juice band
DJ Nikki, music animation
10.00 - 17.00 / Exhibition of art competition “Cherries from blossom to …” (Students of the Alojz Gradnik Dobrovo Elementary School)
10.30 – 11.00 / Ozeljan Dance Group, dance performance
11.00, 13.30, 18.00 / Cherry sorbet preparation, spectacular animation with liquid nitrogen
12:00 - 13:00 / Cherry dishes, culinary workshop with chef Matej Vodan, Culinart Slovenija
12.00-20.00 / Screening of documentaries (Hall of Knights)
14.00-16.00 / Painting Workshop, Big soap bubbles
15.00-15.30 / Golden ladies & dance club ADC, dance performance
16.30 - 17:00 / L'Uniti Dance Group, dance performance
17.30 / Brda Wind Orchestra
• GONJAČE • (Gonjače View Tower)
VENUE UNDER THE PANORAMIC TOWER
11.00 - 21.00 / Stands with cherries and other products, wine tastings with Brda winemakers, culinary offer
11.00-21.00/ Ancient Brda games/ “Briškula” corner
12.00 - 17.00 / DJ Miro
17.00 - 19.00 / Etno banda Poseben gušt (songs by Iztok Mlakar)
19.00 - 21.00 / DJ Miro
All venues and locations will be properly marked. Get to know all the venues/villages with a free organised bus shuttle service.
SUNDAY, Between 10:00 a.m. and 6:00 p.m. / Panoramic drive with vintage vehicles Route: Castle Dobrovo, Šsmartno, Gonjače, Kojsko, Hum, Cerovo, Vipolže, Ceglo, Medana, Castle Dobrovo 
PARALLEL PROGRAM
Saturday, 3.6. 2023 - Heroes of the Vineyards cycling marathon
The traditional sports event of Klet Brda, which takes place as part of the Cherry Festival, and will take place on the established 108-kilometer long route Ljubljana - Dobrovo, in which more than 1,000 cyclists participate.
START: Parking lot in front of Klet Brda wine shop in Ljubljana - Tržaška 134 (VIČ)
ROUTE: Ljubljana 8.30 – Vrhnika 9.05 – Logatec 9.40 – Kalce 9.50 – Godovič 10.15 – Črni vrh 10.30 – Strmec 10.50 – Col 10.55 – Ajdovščina 11.10 – 11.45 – Nova Gorica 12.30 – Solkan 12.40 – Podsabotin 12.55 – CILJ DOBRO VO Klet Brda 1:30 p.m At 12.55 we welcome cyclists along the route (Podsabotin, Hum, Kojsko, Šmartno, Zali breg, Dobrovo)
Complete closure of the road in Brdy: between 12.45 p.m. and 1.45 p.m.!
More information at: Cycling Marathon
Sunday, 4.6.2023 - Hike from cherry to cherry
More than 1,000 hikers take part in the traditional hike. Along the way, you will be able to taste Briške cherries, olive oil, frtalja and homemade pastries. At the end, pasta, a drink and a gift await you.
Start in arrival Klet Brda, Dobrovo.
More information in the applications: Cherry to cherry hike
More info:
TIC Brda (ZTKMŠ Brda)
05/ 395 95 95
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