The remaining days of summer in the Slovenian Istria will be
filled by numerous events. There will be no shortage of big concerts as well as
smaller, more intimate ones. Of course, there will also be events for
art-lovers, kids, and, since Istria is also a place of good food and drinks,
there will be a rich culinary programme.
Istrian tastes – all in one place
For experiencing the tastes of our Istria, you should mark two
dates and visit us at two culinary events – one in Dekani and
the other in Izola. Any true gourmet enthusiast will love the third edition of
the Altroke Istra Gourmet Festival that will take place
on 26th August in Dekani. On the first Saturday in
September, 4th September, you can attend the second Izola Street Food – Pier of Tastes, which will also serve as a tasty introduction to the Cod Days, taking
place during 10th and 26thSeptember.
Intimate festival and concert events
On 21st August, the Valdoltra beach in Ankaran
will be flooded by the mixture of New Orleans Swing and French Chanson
melodies, which will be performed by the group Počeni škafi. And on
the last Saturday in August, you can visit a concert by Fake Orchestra,
renowned by their arrangements of Slovenian folk songs into modern musical
forms.
In Koper, events are spread through the whole week.
Mondays are reserved for the uplifting free concerts in the Tavern. On 23rd August, a performance
by Goran Rukavina trio, and on 30thAugust, when these
evenings conclude, there will be a performance by the Roya Quartet.
The summer musical programme in August will also include a Summer with
Pearls Festival (Festival Poletje z biseri), which will recur
every Wednesday. On 18th August, the “pearl necklace” will be concluded
by Tokac and Hamo. On Tuesdays, you can listen to the melodies of
the JEFF Festival, with
its final evening on 27th August – the events will take place
in the outer atrium of the Praetorian Palace. There
will also be a lot of events in the countryside, with a Thursday’s musical
evenings cycle From Črni Kal Downward (Od Črnega Kala dol) and
musical cycle Čubed under the Pine Trees (Čubed pod borovci) in Kubed.
If you find yourself in Izola and want to feel the town’s
summer beat, we kindly invite you to visit the events in the Pietro
Coppo Park or, if you desire even more intimate events, at Ljubljana
Street. In the park, you can listen to Slovene folk songs, performed by Marjetka
Popovski.. On 19th August, the park will host a concert
of chamber music groups.
Portorož will host Summer of Portorož – a series of free
events that also include concerts in Rose garden every
Tuesday and Thursday. On
Sundays, the events in Portorož will conclude on the Portorož Platform in the
form of Istrian Folklore and Musical Evenings. A lot will be
happening at the meadow in front of the Epicentre in Lucija as well. Among
other things, Summer at the Meadow (Poletje na travniku)
will include three concerts. On Wednesday evenings, 1st May
Square (Prvomajski trg) in Piran will host the Piran Summer Beat,
which will include the performances by Ana Pupedan, Jure
Lesar and Anika Horvat in August. Classical
music fans will get to enjoy the 20th Tartini Festival that
will occur in Piran from 21st August until 9thSeptember,
and it will bring you the true classics of Baroque chamber music. On 20thAugust,
the Arrigoni Izola will be filled with the music of the Beatles, as it will
host a concert by Help! A Beatles Tribute.
Cultural events and film screenings
Theatre fans should mark Thursday, 26th August at their
calendars, v Ankaran will host the theatre play Gola (Naked),
featuring Maja Blagovič and Tinkara Kovač. Tuesadys at the Martinčev Square in
Koper are also reserved for theatre performances. At the end of August, from 25th until
29th, Izola's Kino otok - Isola Cinema will
once again host an open-air film screening. This very popular annual summer
festival combines extraordinary artists and their cinematic creations, a
relaxed atmosphere and socializing of film fans under the magical Izola
pine-trees. Film screeningsare also taking place in Portorož, where the Rose Garden host the cinema under the
stars on Mondays, while Summer at the
Meadow will also host two film screenings and three
evenings of comedy. Summer cultural events in Piran and Portorož will also be
even richer due to the excellent painting art. All the way until the end of
September, different venues will host the exhibitions of works by Safet
Zec and Cesare dell'Acqua. Also, an event with one of the
longest traditions in the area begins on 28thAugust – the 56th Ex-Tempore Piran.
From 19th until 22nd August, Piran
will also host the 4th International “Kamishibai” Festival,
White Dolphin.