11/20/2024
Where to in 2025? To Nova Gorica and Gorizia, European Capital of Culture, of course!
On 8 February, Slovenian Cultural Holiday, Nova Gorica and Gorizia will embark on a new, borderless journey, kicking off the year of European Capital of Culture. The two cities will be the very first cross-border ECoC, united in the slogan “GO! Borderless” that emphasises our goal to cross all borders.
In 2025, we are preparing more than 400 events from the official programme and at least once as many supporting events. The opening ceremony alone will feature more than 100 performers and more than 100 authors. In the recently-published Guide to the Official Programme, that you can find here, you can learn more about the outlines of the official programme for 2025.
There will be so much going on that events will not only take place in museums, concert halls and theatres, but mostly outside and often in places you would at least expect. Nova Gorica Railway Station will be transformed into a spa hotel, where you will be able to enjoy in Gioachino Rossini’s opera Il Viaggio a Reims, virtuoso pianist Alexander Gadjiev will captivate you with his melodies under Solkan Bridge, the nearby Solkan Quarry will serve as a dancing stage for the incredible MN Dance Company dancers, while theatre enthusiasts will be mesmerised by Tomi Janežič’s dodecalogy.
In less than 100 days, Nova Gorica and Gorica will shine in their brightest colours. Join us and help us shape the story of the European Capital of Culture 2025!
