The two-day FrikaFest event will begin on FRIDAY, October 9, 2026, at the Town Square and continue on SATURDAY, October 10, through the city streets of the old part of Tolmin.
Friday, 9 October 2026
TOLMIN MUSIC SCHOOL | |
| 9.30 | Challenges of mountain pastoralism in the International Year of Rangelands and Pastoralists expert conference, PRC |
Saturday, 10 October 2026
The programme will be enlivened by a street performance by REZJANAB SASIED.
CANKARJEVA ULICA AND THE OLD TOWN CENTRE | |
| 9.00—20.00 | Market of local produce and products |
| 10.00—12.00 | FRIKA and FRICO a shared tradition, two cheeses, two stories with Marija Bončina and Maria Gilda Primosig |
| Prize draw organised by the Cultural Association of Rural Women of the Upper Soča Valley | |
| 12.00 | 10 years of the Adult Education Centre in Tolmin presentation, PRC |
| 13.00—16.00 | Prize draw organised by students of Tolmin Grammar School |
| 14.00—15.00 | Performances of folklore groups from the Soča Valley, Slavia Friulana (Veneto Slovenia), and Resia › Folklore group PD Justin Kogoj Dolenja Trebuša › Venetian Folklore Group Živanit › Folklore group Val Resia |
| 16.00 | The culture of apples and apple wine – but what is cider? presentation, Cidereu project |
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| 10.00—15.00 | › Women of the World in the Soča Valley presentation and social gathering › Tolmin Primary School bakes frika |
| 10.00—17.00 | › Sweat and laughter for the honour of Tolmin competition in rural challenges › Exhibition of the best cheeses from the Soča Valley |
| 17.00—20.00 | FRIKA-MAKING COMPETITION |
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| 10.00—17.00 | Tolmin Museum Open Day › exhibition Stresno ’76: The Year of Earthquakes in the Soča Valley and Friuli guided tours at 11.00 and 16.00 |
| 15.00 | Storytelling in the Soča Valley, Venetian Slovenia and Resia mit Renata Lapanja, Marina Cernetig und Luigia Negro |
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| 9.00—20.00 | Bungee trampoline |
| 9.00—16.00 | Children’s corner featuring › The Little Beasts of Resia, › scouts, › Triglav National Park, › Ciril Kosmač Library Tolmin and › storyteller Nataša Hvala |
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| 9.00—18.00 | › Travelling knife grinders from Resia showcase their craft › A visit from farm animals |
| 9.00—12.00 | Breeding livestock exhibition |
| 11.00—12.00 | Cattle auction |
| 12.00—13.00 | Presentation of the harmoNIKA Music Centre |
| 14.00—16.00 | Pony rides with Pelance Ranch |
| 16.00—17.00 | Performances of folklore groups from the Soča Valley, Slavia Friulana (Veneto Slovenia), and Resia › Folklore group PD Justin Kogoj Dolenja Trebuša › Venetian Folklore Group Živanit › Folklore group Val Resia |
| 17.00—17.30 | Presentation of the Julian Alps Transboundary Biosphere Reserve, presentation, Public Institution Triglav National Park, Prealpi Giulie Nature Park |
| 20.00—22.00 | Music evening with |
