24 February - Ljubljana - An electronic countdown to EuroVolley will be launched with 200 days to go to the event to be co-hosted by Slovenia7 March - Ljubljana - An exhibition on the Non-Aligned Movement will be put on show at the Metelkova Museum of Contemporary Art9 March - Kranjska Gora - Men's World Cup slalom and giant slalom events will be held on 9 and 10 March21 March - Planica - Planica will host the Ski Jumping World Cup finals for men until 24 March27 March - Kranj - The Week of Slovenian Drama, the annual festival of Slovenian theatre production, will get under way28 March - Ljubljana - The Statistics Office will release Slovenia's GDP growth figures for 201829 March - Ljubljana - The 15th anniversary of Slovenia's entry into NATO12 April - Ljubljana - The 150th anniversary of the birth of Rihard Jakopič, one of the greatest Slovenian painters25 April - Ljubljana - The Museum of Modern Art will launch an international exhibition of visual art in the Kingdom of Yugoslavia (1929-1941)1 May - Ljubljana - The 15th anniversary of Slovenia's EU membership8 May - Ljubljana - The 30th anniversary of the May Declaration, a document written by dissidents demanding Slovenia's independence from Yugoslavia8 May - Venice - The Slovenian pavilion featuring new media artist and researcher Marko Peljhan at the 58th Venice Biennial will open, until 24 November15 May - Ljubljana - The 24th Slovenian Book Days festival will get under way26 May - Ljubljana - Slovenian voters will head to the polls in European elections to elect Slovenian members of the European Parliament4 June - Ljubljana - English singer-songwriter Sting will give a concert at Stožice Arena12 June - Ljubljana - An exhibition on science and technology in Ancient Greece will open at Cankarjev Dom, until March 202018 June - Ljubljana - The 60th Ljubljana Jazz Festival, running until 22 June, will get under way18 June - Ljubljana - Welsh singer Tom Jones will give his first-ever concert in Slovenia, at Stožice Arena19 June - Ljubljana - The 26th Tour of Slovenia, the largest professional cycling race in the country, will start30 June - Ljubljana - The date by which Abanka must be privatised2 July - Ljubljana - Verdi's opera Aida will open the 67th Ljubljana Festival, running until early September17 August - Murska Sobota - The centenary of the reunification of Slovenians from the Prekmurje region will be marked3 September - Bled - The 14th Bled Strategic Forum, a high-profile two-day event, will get under way10 September - Lipica - The Vilenica International Literary Festival will open, running until 15 Sept10 October - Ljubljana - U3 - The 9th Triennial of Contemporary Art will get under way at Moderna Galerija, until February 202014 October - Maribor - The 54th Maribor Theatre Festival will get under way27 October - Ljubljana - The Ljubljana Marathon, the largest running event in the country4 November - Ljubljana - The 10th anniversary of the signing of the arbitration agreement, which paved the way for resolution of the Slovenia-Croatia border dispute in front of an arbitration tribunal13 November - Ljubljana - The 30th Ljubljana International Film festival (LIFFe) will open26 November - Ljubljana - The 35th Slovenian Book Fair will get under way3 December - Ljubljana - The centenary of the first lecture delivered at the University of Ljubljana8 December - Ljubljana - The Animateka international festival of animated film, will open1 January 2021 - Ljubljana - Slovenia will turn into a European Region of Gastronomy for a year1 March 2021 - Bologna - This month, Slovenia is to appear as the guest of honour at the Bologna Children's Book Fair1 July 2021 - Brussels - Slovenia is due to take over the EU's six-month rotating presidency17 July 2021 - Ljubljana - Slovenia will host prestigious international festival Europa Cantat, the largest choir event in Europe, held every three years1 October 2022 - Frankfurt - This month, Slovenia is to appear as the guest of honour at the Frankfurt Book Fair