Finalists & Winner

Slovenia Shopping Experience 2026

Brands to Feel Slovenia

Alpsko mleko
Argeta pâté
Barcaffe coffee
NLB bank
Akrapovič exhaust systems
Medex honey
Union brewery beer
Subrina Hair Care
Rog bikes
Radenska mineral water – WINNER

Gifts from Slovenia (by Slovenika)

Sv. Kancijan olive oil
I Feel Slovenia tarock cards
Only in Slovenia T-shirts
Plečnik’s tea
The Slovenia Book, 10th edition
Karlovšek coffee pot (Slovenski ornament)
Hand-Harvested Piran salt –  WINNER
Kmetija Vizjak honey
The Slovenia Lakes Quiz
Kocbek Pumpkin Seed Oil

Shopping Centers

Supernova Ljubljana Rudnik – WINNER
Europark Maribor
Aleja Ljubljana
Citypark Ljubljana
BTC City Ljubljana
Center Vič Ljubljana
Planet Koper
City Center Celje
Supernova Novo mesto
Supernova Kamnik

Slovenia Online Shops (powered by shoptok.si)

enaa.com
mimovrste.si – WINNER
merkur.si
spar.si/online
bigbang.si
babycenter.si
lesnina.si
proteini.si
mrpet.si
petrol.si/eshop

Designers under the Brand Made in Slovenia (by the Center for Creativity / MAO)

JUS Projekt
Ksenija Baraga
Maja Licul
Nina Mihovec (Wilsonic Design)
Metod Burgar
Tanja Pak
AA Studio
Darja Malešič – WINNER
Rok Oblak
Črt Štrubelj (VUVU)

Real Estate Agencies

Stoja Trade – WINNER
Mreža nepremičnine
Agenti nepremičnine
ABC nepremičnine
Century 21 Global
Makler Bled
Elite Nepremičnine
Ljubljana Nepremičnine
Center nepremičnin
Keller Williams Slovenia

Gift Shops

Friderik Souvenir Shop, Ljubljana
Memories of Piran, Piran
Mikame Concept Store, Bled
Židana Marela, Kranjska Gora – WINNER
Hudamuda, Koper
Expano Shop, Murska Sobota
Lili & Vesna, Ljubljana
Dobrote Dolenjske, Trebnje
IKA, Ljubljana
Honey House, Ljubljana

New Shops

Victoria’s Secret, Ljubljana
Lelosi, Ljubljana
SWY, Ljubljana
Kiko Milano, Ljubljana
NK Olimpija Shop, Ljubljana
Montblanc, Ljubljana
Pri Zmaju, Ljubljana – WINNER
Rue des Mille Jewellery, Ljubljana
TCG Park, Gaming Shop, Ljubljana
Alto Concept Store, Ljubljana

Ljubljana City Shopping

Ikona
Cliche
Extraordinary
Optika Clarus
Frey Wille
Kibuba
Sten Time
Limittted Sneaker Boutique – WINNER
With Love For U
Zoofa

Fashion Designers by LJFW

Made in Anselma
Sanija Reja Aske
Nika Ravnik
Timotej Bistan
Ponorelii
Draž – WINNER
JKH Identity (Julia Kaja Hrovat)
Medle
Matic Veler
Petra Zorec

Slovenia Culture Experience 2026

Cultural Festivals

Festival of Lent, Maribor
Festival Ljubljana –  WINNER
Druga godba Festival, Ljubljana
Lace Festival, Idrija
Prešeren Festival, Kranj
LUV Fest, Ljubljana
Festival of Slovenian Film, Portorož
Days of National Costumes and Clothing Heritage, Kamnik
City of Women Festival, Ljubljana
Jurjevanje, Črnomelj

Slovenian Books by Slovenika, MK & Galarna

David Zupančič: V mejah normale
Bronja Žakelj: Belo se pere na devetdeset – WINNER
Aljoša Bagola: Ne! je moč
Simon Doma: Gringo Loco
Nik Šrklec: Pozabi vse, kar veš o spominu
Ana Schnabl: September
Anita Ogulin, Vasja Jager: Tako zelo vas imam rada
Minka Gantar: Minkina kuhinja za hormonsko ravnovesje in dolgoživost
Irena Cerar: Svetišča narave – sedem tednov vseživosti
Urška Fartelj, Mateja Grobin Hlavaty: 220 stopinj poševno. Vrt in špajza

New Exhibitions & Experiences by SMS – Association of Slovene Museums

Baroque in Slovenia – National Gallery of Slovenia, National Museum of Slovenia, Slovenian Museum of Christianity, Posavje Museum Brežice, Faculty of Arts – Department of Art History, France Stele Institute ZRC SAZU – WINNER
Art Vital – Marina Abramović / Ulay – Cukrarna Ljubljana
Water Tower Brežice – Posavje Museum Brežice
Museum of Slovenian Language and Books – Štanjel Castle, Štanjel
Luxury Counts Szapáry – 70 Years Anniversary Exhibition – Pomurje Museum, Murska Sobota
Echo – NLB Contemporary Art Collection in a Dialogue – Muza, Ljubljana
Auersperg Iron Foundry in Dvor (Auerspergova Železarna Dvor) – Žužemberk
Pavilion of Slovenia at La Biennale di Venezia – Museum of Architecture and Design (MAO)
Karst Museum – Notranjska Museum, Postojna
Foto House Pelikan – Museum of Recent History, Celje

Museums

Muzej Velenje
National Museum of Slovenia
MGML – City Museum of Ljubljana
Slovene Ethnographic Museum
MAO – Museum of Architecture and Design
MGLC – International Centre for Graphic Arts
Museum of Modern Art
MSUM – Museum of Contemporary Art
Technical Museum of Slovenia – WINNER
Natural History Museum of Slovenia

Unique Museums & Galleries

Motorcycle Museum, Vransko
Expano, Murska Sobota
Plečnik House, Ljubljana – WINNER
House of Experiments, Ljubljana
Military History Park, Pivka
Peca Underworld Museum
Beekeeping Museum, Radovljica
MUZA, Ljubljana
The Oldest Vine Museum, by Maribor Regional Museum, Maribor
Tone Pavček & Lojze Slak Museum, Mirna Peč 

Unique Castle Experience

Predjama Castle
Snežnik Castle – WINNER
Ptuj Castle
Celje Castle
Škofja Loka Castle
Podčetrtek Castle
Rajhenburg Castle
Žužemberk Castle
Velenje Castle
Ljubljana Castle
Črnomelj Castle

Private Galleries by DGISS

Galerija Fotografija – WINNER
Galerija Bažato
Galerija Mak
Studio in Galerija Černe
Galerija Hest
Antikvitete Novak
Galerija Družina
Atelje Galerija
Galerija Zala
Galerija Artes

Theaters & Opera

Slovene National Theatre Opera and Ballet Ljubljana (SNG Opera & Ballet Ljubljana) – WINNER
Slovene National Theatre Maribor (SNG Maribor)
Prešeren Theatre, Kranj
Maribor National Drama Theatre
Mladinsko Theatre (Slovensko mladinsko gledališče, Ljubljana)
Slovene People’s Theatre Celje (SLG Celje)
Slovene National Theatre Nova Gorica (SNG Nova Gorica)
Ljubljana Puppet Theatre (Lutkovno gledališče Ljubljana)
Siti Theatre BTC, Ljubljana
Slovene Permanent Theatre in Trieste (Teatro stabile sloveno – Trieste)

Cultural Family Experience & Events

Museum Night, Slovenia – WINNER
Kurentovanje, Ptuj
Pika’s Festival, Velenje
Tulip Festival, Arboretum Volčji Potok
Christmas Fairytale, Mozirski gaj
Floating Castle Festival, Snežnik Castle
Gregorjevo, Ljubljana
Ana Desetnica, Ljubljana
Kamfest, Kamnik
Carnival, Cerknica

UNESCO Intangible Cultural Heritage

Škofja Loka Passion Play
Door-to-Door Rounds of Kurenti
Bobbin Lacemaking in Slovenia
Beekeeping in Slovenia – A Way of Life – WINNER
Lipizzan Horse Breeding Traditions
Midwifery: Knowledge, Skills and Practices
Art of Dry Stone Construction – Knowledge and Techniques