In December 2011, the leading Slovenian event website www.napovednik.com organized a voting for best events of 2011. Events were divided into 6 categories of 10 events. A joint prize was awarded to the event that received the most votes.
Festival Lent 2011 received a prestigious title Best event of the year 2011 in the category Best event, since it received the most votes in its category.
Other nominees for Best event were:
- Trnfest, Ljubljana
- Summer night Ptuj, Ptuj
- Ljubljana wine route – Martinovanje in Ljubljana, Ljubljana
- Beer and Flowers, Laško
- 16th Ljubljana marathon, Ljubljana
- Antique, crafts and gifts of nature fair, Piran
- Festival Lent, Maribor
- Summer Old Ljubljana, Ljubljana
- 8th Salsa Power Festival, Ljubljana
- Nick Vujicic, around Slovenia.
Winners: Siddharta, Urška Alič / Špas teater and Boris Črnič/Narodni dom Maribor
Winners in other categories were:
- Siddharta concert in Stožice stadium in the category Best musical event
- Special performance of the play 5men.com at Prešeren square in the category Best theatrical event
- Pablo Picasso exhibition – Years at the Cote d’Azur in the category Best exhibitions
- 22nd Pika festival in the category Best event for children
- Gremo mi po svoje in the category Best movie
Performance 5men.com was chosen as a best event in general and received the title of Orto event of the year 2011.