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Today the city of Maribor will be lightened up!

Maribor, the second largest Slovenian city, is today switching on its Christmas lights.

Nov 29, 2019

Maribor Festive December — Photo credit: www.visitmaribor.si, Dejan Bulut

Winter and holiday celebrations in Maribor, the Styrian capital of Slovenia, have started already on the 22^nd of November and will last until the month of January. Some of the events are even extended to February and March. Today, however, is that day that when residents of both, the city and its surrounding Styrian region, are flocking towards the city centre to witness the most ‘enlightened’ day of the year. At 17.00h the decorative lights of the city, that mark and celebrate the festive month of December, will get switched on at different squares and streets.

A CONGRESS GUEST TO MARIBOR SHOULD FOLLOW THE PATH OF LIGHTS:

17.00h: Trg Generala Maistra Square

Lighting of festive lights with the Mayor of the Municipality of Maribor, Aleksander Saša Arsenovič, and the children of Prežihov Voranc Primary School, Maribor.

17.20h: Trg svobode Square and Piramida Hill

Lighting the lights on the Christmas tree and the performance by Koledniki (Koledari) by Academic Folklore Student Group.

Before then, already at 15.00h and until the 18.00h, interested visitors are at the Trg Svobode Square encouraged to make lanterns with which the gathered crowd will then walk through the city.

16.45h: Grajski Trg Square

A fiery dance by the Queen of Light and her companions.

Maribor Festive December lights Pyramid hill — Photo credit: www.visitmaribor.si, Sandi Kelc

18.00h: Vetrinjski dvor Palace

Opening of the Fairy City

18.15h: Street 10. Oktobra

Lumina, artistic light installations

18.15h: Rotovški Trg Square

Lumina – fiery dance lighting installations with fiery dancing.

maribor_winter_december_old_vine_house — Photo credit: www.visitmaribor.si, Dejan Bulut

18.40h: The Old Vine House

Lighting of the Christmas tree, performance by Koledniki (Koledari) by Academic Folklore Student Group, and a smaller party.

19.15h: In front of the Old Vine House

Jurček Snow Train will pick up the crowd that will take a free ride to Tourist Information Centre Maribor

20.00h: Trg Leona Štuklja Square

The festive atmosphere will continue with DJ STOJKO who will make a POP NIGHT proper for dancing and good mood for the entrance into the month of December, the most festive month of the year.