STA, 25 June 2021 - The Lent festival will get under way in Maribor on Friday in what will be again an in-person celebration of the start of summer in Slovenia's second largest city. Due to Covid prevention measures, there will be no large venues, however the city's streets and squares will be again filled with music over the next nine days.
More than 30 locations in the city will turn into festival venues during Lent that will continue to bring individual events over summer weekends even after it ends in early July. The festival will hence run until 3 September when the Opera Night concert will be held in Main Square.
There will be no large crowds, which the festival attracted prior to the pandemic year of 2020, with the largest venue this year being Rotovški Square that could welcome up to 650 people.
A sold-out concert by Croatian singer-songwriter Gibonni will be held there tonight. Other big names will perform there in the coming days, including bands such as Siddharta, MI2, and Big Foot Mama.
There will also be a special venue dedicated to classical music as well as more intimate concerts, stand-ups and events for children.
The festival coincides with the international street theatre festival Ana Desetnica and Live Backyard events that promote local performers. This year marks the first time it will also coincide with the Maribor Theatre Festival, which will wrap up on Sunday.
