The 2026 European Days of Jewish Culture in Ljubljana offer four days of cultural, educational and artistic events celebrating Jewish heritage as an essential part of Slovenia’s and Europe’s shared cultural landscape.
The programme includes the opening of the new permanent exhibition on the history of Jews in Slovenia, Shabbat celebrations, klezmer concerts by the Budapest ensemble Hamsa, theatre performances, literary events dedicated to Nobel Prize laureate Imre Kertész, an exhibition by Hungarian photographer István Sajó, children’s workshops, kosher street food and culinary presentations, guided tours, discussions on Holocaust remembrance and contemporary antisemitism, and a special screening of the Academy Award-winning film Son of Saul, followed by a conversation with actor and poet Géza Röhrig.
Throughout the festival, the historic Križevniška Street becomes an open cultural space where visitors of all generations can experience Jewish culture through music, dialogue, art, literature and shared traditions. By connecting historical memory with contemporary Jewish life, the festival reflects the 2026 theme LOVE.
Programme
Saturday, 29 August
5:00 PM – Domanjševci
The Jewish Dog – theatre performance (Festival pre-event)
Thursday, 3 September
8:00 PM – Mini teater
The Jewish Dog – theatre performance
Friday, 4 September
6:00 PM – Jewish Cultural Center Ljubljana
Opening of the permanent exhibition: “We Have Nothing but a Name – Jewish Presence in the Territory of Slovenia from the Roman Empire to the Present Day”

7:30 PM – Shabbat Service
8:30 PM – Križevniška Street – Hamsa Band Concert
Saturday, 5 September
10:00 AM – Opening of the European Days of Jewish Culture Street Festival
10:00 AM–8:00 PM – DJ Timotej
10:15–10:45 AM – Opening of the exhibition by István Sajó and presentation of the legacy of Éva Fahidi
10:45 AM–1:00 PM – Kosher Street Food & Cooking Demonstration (Lili Lantos & Sophya Huzbašić)
10:00 AM–2:00 PM – Children's Workshops
11:00–11:30 AM – Hamsa Band Mini Concert
11:45 AM–12:30 PM – Literary Event: Imre Kertész – Kaddish for an Unborn Child
12:00–12:40 PM – Herzl's Fantasies (Mini teater)
1:00–2:00 PM – IHRA Round Table: Holocaust Remembrance and Processing Historical Trauma
8:00 PM – Kokas–Kelemen Concert (Križevniška Church)
Reception at Mini teater / Jewish Cultural Center Ljubljana
Sunday, 6 September
11:00 AM – The Vampire Goes to School
12:00 PM – Guided exhibition tour with Robert Waltl
5:30 PM – Guided exhibition tour with Robert Waltl
7:00 PM – Film: Son of Saul (Slovenian subtitles), discussion with actor Géza Röhrig