2013Advent in Bled

Date Time Event Location

Every Saturday 20:00 Saturday Dance Nights Panorama Restaurant

THE FIRST WEEK OF ADVENTFriday, 29 November Sunday, 1 December

10:00 – 19:00 Pre-Holiday Unique Gifts Fair Bled Youth Centre

Saturday, 30 November – Sunday, 1 December

10:00 – 19:00 Advent Arts and Crafts Fair with the festive culinary offer and the exhibition of Advent wreaths

Hotel Park Coffee Shop (terrace)

14:00 – 19:00 »Slovenian Customs and Traditions in December«Nativity exhibition and the Parkelj’s (Boogeyman) culinary offer

Dornk Excursion Farm in Mlino

Saturday, 30 November

9:00 – 15:00 Cookery School: Culinary workshop for adults Hotel Triglav

11:00 Lighting of the first candle on the Advent wreath with the concert of the Women’s Chorus Pletna

Bled Castle

16:00 Slovenian Advent songs performed by different choirs Hotel Park Coffee Shop (terrace)

Sunday, 1 December 16:00 Granting of awards for the most beautiful Advent wreaths Hotel Park Coffee Shop (terrace)

THE SECOND WEEK OF ADVENTTuesday, 3 December 19:30 Concert of the Perpetuum Jazzile band with

the Figure Skating Association Labod Bled (Tickets: €26)Bled Festival Hall

Thursday, 5 December 17:00 Concert of the El-Classic.com Trio (Aleksander Arsov, Matej Kužel, Janja Hvala) and the opening of the painting exhibition by Anamarija Nuša Mulej: Obrazi navdiha. Exhibition will be open until 17 January 2014.

Bled Castle

Friday, 6 December – Sunday, 8 December

14:00 – 19:00 »Slovenian Customs and Traditions in December«Nativity exhibition and the St. Nicholas culinary offer

Dornk Excursion Farm in Mlino

Saturday, 7 December – Sunday, 8 December

10:00 – 19:00 Advent Arts and Crafts Fair with the festive culinary offer Hotel Park Coffee Shop (terrace)

Saturday, 7 December 9:30 – 15:30

10:0013:00

Potica Cake Days at the Bled Island:Hourly display of Potica baking at the Bled Island “Potičnica” café(degustation of Potica and other warm festive beverages, guided tour of the island, Church and the bell-tower, and a boat ferry – €15) Opening of the painting exhibition: Miha Maleš – Selected works from his legacyBook presentation: Dr. Janez Bogataj – Potica cakes from Slovenia

Bled Island

11:00 Lighting of the second candle on the Advent wreath with the concert of the Music Centre DO RE MI

Bled Castle

16:00 Visit from the lords of the Bled Castle and the fire show Hotel Park Coffee Shop (terrace)

17:00 Torch-lit romantic walk by the lake Meeting point: Hotel Park Coffee Shop (terrace)

17:00 Opening of the Advent Arts and Antiques Fair with the accompanying cultural programme and themed dinner. Fair will be open until 6 January 2014.

Hotel Triglav

18:00 Tone Čufar Theatre: Škrat Kuzma dobi nagrado (Tickets: €7) Bled Festival Hall

18:00 Concert of the Mixed Choir Revoz from Novo mesto St. Martin’s Church

Sunday, 8 December 9:30 – 15:30

14:00

Potica Cake Days at the Bled Island:Hourly display of Potica baking at the Bled Island “Potičnica” café(degustation of Potica and other warm festive beverages, guided tour of the island, Church and the bell-tower, and a boat ferry – €15) St. Mary’s Holiday Mass

Bled Island

10:00 – 12:00 Cookery School: Culinary workshop for children Hotel Triglav

16:00 Theatre show for children: Three Little Pigs and the visit from St. Nicholas Hotel Park Coffee Shop (terrace)

THE THIRD WEEK OF ADVENTFriday, 13 December –Sunday, 15 December

10:00 – 19:00 Pre-Holiday Unique Gifts Fair Bled Youth Centre

14:00 – 19:00 »Slovenian Customs and Traditions in December«Nativity exhibition and the Weekend of homemade bread, dry sausages and minced lard

Dornk Excursion Farm in Mlino

Saturday, 14 December – Sunday, 15 December

10:00 – 19:00 Advent Arts and Crafts Fair with the festive culinary offer Hotel Park Coffee Shop (terrace)

Saturday, 14 December 9:00 – 15:00 Cookery School: Culinary workshop for adults Hotel Triglav

11:00 Lighting of the third candle on the Advent wreath with the concert of the Mixed Choir A. T. Linhart from Radovljica

Bled Castle

Sunday, 15 December 11:00 Dancing performance of the Moj Klub dancing group, Jaka the Clown, and a surprise

Pension Mlino (terrace)

THE FOURTH WEEK OF ADVENTFriday, 20 December – Sunday, 22 December

14:00 – 19:00 »Slovenian Customs and Traditions in December«Nativity exhibition and the »Longest night« themed culinary offer

Dornk Excursion Farm in Mlino

Friday, 20 December 20:00 Pre-New Year’s concert of the Bid Bang Radovljica with Maja Keuc: Soul Ladies (Tickets: €15)

Bled Festival Hall

21 December –1 January

10:00 – 19:00 Advent Arts and Crafts Fair with the festive culinary offer Hotel Park Coffee Shop (terrace)

Saturday, 21 December 10:00 – 12:00 Festive December Triglav market and the Brihta children’s programme Parking behind the TNP information centre Bled

11:00 Lighting of the fourth candle on the Advent wreath with the concert of the Mixed Choir dr. France Prešeren Žirovnica from Žirovnica

Bled Castle

From 12:00 Opening of the Winter Tale and a view of the creation of ice sculptures In good weather conditions you are welcome every day until the end of the winter season (ice skating, cross-country skiing, equipment rental, heated tent, etc.)

Velika Zaka

16:00 Fairy-tale trip to the Bled Castle: Take a walk with your fairy-tale heroes to the Bled Castle

Meeting point: Start of the Walking Path to the Castle (above the Public Lido)

16:00 Christmas carols performed by the Children’s Choruses OŠ Bled and Ribno, and the Creative workshop: Christmas decorations

Hotel Park Coffee Shop (terrace)

16:30 Opening of the exhibition of Lake Bled underwater life photos organized by the Underwater Activities Society Bled

Hotel Park Coffee Shop (terrace)

Saturday, 21 December 17:00 Festive concert of the Music Centre DO RE MI (Tickets: €7) Bled Festival Hall

The organizer reserves the rights to change the programme due to the unforeseen circumstances. All changes and additional information will be published at www.bled.si/dogodki. Advance sale of Potica cake Days coupons and tickets for events: TIC Bled, Cesta svobode 10, 4260 Bled, T. +386 (0)4 574 11 22, E-mail: tdbled@telemach.net.

Published by: Bled Tourist Board; Design: Snežana Madić Lešnik; Photographs: Bled Tourist Board Photo Archive, Picture Slovenia (Bled, Matej Vranič), Rožle Bregar, Shutterstock; Printed by: Tiskarna Dalmatin, Ljubljana; Print run: 4,000, 2013

Date Time Event Location

Sunday, 22 December 11:00 Dancing performance of the Moj Klub Dancing Group, Puppet Theatre Makarenko performing the Winter Joys Show, and the visit from Santa Claus

Pension Mlino (terrace)

16:00 Visit from Sporty the Rabbit and the Santa Claus Hotel Park Coffee Shop (terrace)

20:30 Christmas concert of the Wind Orchestra Lesce Grand Hotel Toplice

CHRISTMAS21 December –1 January

10:00 – 19:00 Advent Arts and Crafts Fair with the festive culinary offer Hotel Park Coffee Shop (terrace)

Tuesday, 24 December

14:00 Concert of the Male Choir Triglav Lesce Bled Bled Castle

16:00 Concert of popular Christmas-New Year compositions performed by young singers of the Osminka Music Studio and the visit from Santa Claus

Hotel Park Coffee Shop (terrace)

17:00 Torch-lit Christmas walk by the lake Meeting point: Hotel Park Coffee Shop (terrace)

24:00 Midnight Mass St. Martin’s Church

Wednesday, 25 December – Thursday, 26 December

8:00 – 18:00 Sweet holidays with the Lucifer Chocolate Shop Bled Castle

Wednesday, 25 December – Monday, 30 December

14:00 – 19:00 »Slovenian Customs and Traditions in December«Nativity exhibition and the Christmas-New Year culinary offer

Dornk Excursion Farm in Mlino

Wednesday, 25 December

16:00 Christmas performance by the lords of the Bled Castle with dancing, fencing and a fire show

Hotel Park Coffee Shop (terrace)

17:00 Legend of the sunken bell Public Lido

19:00 Traditional Christmas concert: Mixed Chorus Blejski odmev St. Martin’s Church

20:30 Christmas concert of popular songs and Christmas Carols performed by the vocal group Cantemus in an a-capella style

Grand Hotel Toplice

Thursday, 26 December

10:00 St. Stephen’s Fair with the blessing of horses Kupljenik

18:00 New Year’s concert of the Godba Gorje Brass Band (Tickets: € 5)

Bled Festival Hall

Saturday, 28 December

16:00 Theatre show for children and adults: Almost the Best Circus Hotel Park Coffee Shop (terrace)

Sunday, 29 December 10:00 – 12:00 Cookery School: Culinary workshop for children Hotel Triglav

16:00 Show Programme: Fire show Hotel Park Coffee Shop (terrace)

20:00 Merrily with our folk musicians: Concert organized by the Folklore Society Bled (Tickets: €15)

Bled Festival Hall

NEW YEAR21 December –1 January

10:00 – 19:00 Advent Arts and Crafts Fair with the festive culinary offer Hotel Park Coffee Shop (terrace)

Monday, 30 December

From 12:00

15:00

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Circle of Friendship: Presentation of Bled’s Clubs and SocietiesChildren’s Camp organized by the Bled Environmental Protection Association: Fairy CircleMass at the end of the year with the Clerical Octet Oremus Guided torch-lit walk by the lake Concert of the Godba Gorje Brass Band with Eva LeskovšekDuring your walk around the lake you will also meet Santa Claus riding in the Fijaker coach

By Lake Bled

Velika Zaka (beach)

Church of the Mother of God at the lake Meeting point: Hotel Park Coffee Shop (terrace)Velika Zaka (spectator stands)

20:00 New Year’s concert of operatic arias: Urška Arlič Gololičič – soprano and Ivan Andres Arnšek – baritone with the Symphony Orchestra (Tickets: €20)

Bled Festival Hall

20:30 Concert of Spanish instrumental music for two guitars Grand Hotel Toplice

Tuesday, 31 December

11:00 New Year’s Eve dance with the Lord of the Castle and his retinue Bled Castle

15:00 8th New Year’s Eve party for children in Bled Shopping Centre Bled

16:00 Mass at the end of the year with the Thanksgiving song St. Martin’s Church

From 17:00 New Year’s Eve parties with midnight fireworks: From 22:00, you can spend the last day of the year outdoors with DJ Uroš and the Karavanke Ensemble in the Shopping Centre Bled or in other hotels and catering establishments

Shopping Centre Bled

22:00 Torch-lit walk to Rečica with Mass at the Church of St. Andrew Meeting point: In front of the St. Martin’s Church

Wednesday, 1 January

15:00 – 18:00 Organ Grinders from Kranj: Nostalgic sounds of barrel organs Hotel Park Coffee Shop (terrace)

17:00 Torch-lit romantic walk by the lake Meeting point: Hotel Park Coffee Shop (terrace)

Friday, 3 January 20:30 Christmas songs performed by the Youth Wind Orchestra of the Radovljica Music School

Grand Hotel Toplice

Saturday, 4 January – Sunday, 5 January

10:00 – 19:00 New Year’s Arts and Crafts Fair with the festive culinary offer Hotel Park Coffee Shop (terrace)

Saturday, 4 January 16:00 Performance by the lords of the Bled Castle with dancing and fencing Hotel Park Coffee Shop (terrace)

17:00 Torch-lit romantic walk by the lake Meeting point: Hotel Park Coffee Shop (terrace)

Saturday, 11 January – Sunday, 12 January

10:00 – 19:00 New Year’s Arts and Crafts Fair with the festive culinary offer Hotel Park Coffee Shop (terrace)

Saturday, 11 January 11:00 Dance with the Lord of the Castle and his retinue Bled Castle

Saturday, 18 January 10:00 – 12:00 Triglav Market and the Brihta children’s programme Parking behind the TNP information centre Bled