Medioevo a Valvasone
Valvasone's medieval center becomes the stage for several days of historical performance, food, music and craft during Medioevo a Valvasone. Taverns open through the village, costumed performers occupy its streets and squares, and the castle and surrounding public spaces host music, archery, theatrical events and demonstrations. The scale remains intimate enough that the architecture does much of the work, allowing the entire borgo to become part of the setting.
Bleiburger Wiesenmarkt
Held since 1393, the Bleiburger Wiesenmarkt is one of Lower Carinthia's major traditional gatherings. What began as an important trading market now combines the historic market with a fairground, food, entertainment and a large opening procession. Its location in Bleiburg, or Pliberk in Slovene, gives the event particular resonance in a part of Carinthia where Austrian and Slovenian cultural traditions continue to meet.
Vipavska trgatev
Vipavska trgatev marks the grape harvest season in the Vipava Valley with four days of wine, food, music, exhibitions and local markets. Known locally as b’ndima, the harvest brings the valley’s vineyards and cellars into their busiest period of the year, and the festival turns that agricultural moment into a public gathering in Vipava. The 2026 program includes a wine fair, farmers’ market, children’s activities, exhibitions and cultural events, with much of the activity centered around Lanthieri Park.
Days of National Costumes and Clothing Heritage
Kamnik's largest annual heritage event brings traditional dress, ethnography, music, food and craft into the streets of the old town. More than a simple costume parade, the festival explores clothing as regional and social heritage, with participants representing traditions from across Slovenia and beyond. The centerpiece comes on Sunday afternoon, when the large traditional-costume procession moves through Kamnik.
Almabtrieb von der Wolitzenalm
The Almabtrieb marks the end of the summer grazing season, when cattle return from the high mountain pastures to the valley. In Bad Kleinkirchheim, the day begins in St. Oswald as the animals are prepared and decorated before their descent, followed by music, a livestock blessing, food and an arts-and-crafts market on the Unterwirt festival meadow. The custom belongs to the working agricultural calendar of the Nockberge, but when the summer on the Alm has passed safely, the return becomes a public celebration of the season’s close.
St. Veiter Wiesenmarkt
St. Veit an der Glan's Wiesenmarkt combines an old market tradition with ten days of fairground activity, food, commerce and Carinthian custom. The opening procession is one of its defining moments, bringing traditional groups through the city before the market settles into its longer rhythm. Despite its scale, the Krämermarkt and regional traditions keep the event connected to the historic role of these annual markets as points of exchange for surrounding communities.
Palio di San Donato
For three days, Cividale del Friuli turns its historic center over to the Palio di San Donato, a medieval festival built around the city's historic borghi. Processions, archery and crossbow competitions, musicians, drummers, market stalls and taverns fill the streets and squares, with many of the principal ceremonies centered on Piazza Duomo. The modern festival draws on Cividale's long association with its patron saint while allowing the medieval fabric of the city to become part of the event itself.