This year, the association of amateur photographers Maribor and the organizers of the festival hosted a photo contest with a simple, yet diverse topic: Festival Lent.

European Festival Awards published the nominations for best festivals of 2012. Festival Lent was nominated for Best Major European Festival.

Chamber ensembles and musicians that would like to perform at Festival Lent 2013 can submit their application until November 30th 2012.

Choosing from 500 nominees, the International Festival and Events Association IFEA awarded Festival Lent in four categories. Silver award for our website!

In the last few days, Maribor hosted the conference of the International Festivals & Events Association IFEA - Behind the Scenes of Lent Festival. We got the chance to talk to the president of IFEA Alan Xenius Grige and asked what he feels about the...