VINSKA VIGRED WINE FESTIVAL 2024 – PROGRAMME
Friday, 17th May, 2024
The Municipality of Metlika (boardroom)
15:00 Round Table: Challenges of Bela Krajina Viticulture (Agricultural Advisory Service Novo Mesto, Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Food, Association of Winemakers Metlika, Municipality of Metlika)
Metlika Castle
16:45 Opening of the tasting room with a performance by a student of the Andrej Bajuk Music School
Metlika Castle
17:00 - 23:00 Wine tasting of award-winning wines at the Metlika Castle (Association of Winemakers Metlika)
The Bela Krajina House of Local Delights (Hiša dobrot Bele krajine)
17:00 - 20:00 baking workshop with the Metlika Association of Rural Women – master the local flatbread “Belokranjska Pogača“
Youth Center Metlika
18:00 Workshop by the Bela Krajina Students Club: Vinology with Blaž Pečarič
Main Stage
17:00 Folk music groups and choirs:
Matija Tomc Choir of the Society of the Disabled, Metlika Pensioners' Association Choir, and Metlika Association of Rural Women Choir
18:30 Awards Ceremony for Best Winemakers
19:30 Metlika Quintet
20:00 Grand Opening of the 42st Vinska Vigred Wine Festival
- Martina Legan Janžekovič, President of the Wine Festival Event Committee 2024 and Mayor of the Municipality of Metlika
- Keynote speaker: Matjaž Han, Minister for Economy, Tourism, and Sport
- Welcome to the guests from the twinned municipalities of Wagna, Ronchi, and Ozalj
- Presentation of certificates and awards for the best “Belokranjska Pogača“ flatbread among the certified producers
- Crowning of the Queen of Metliška Črnina
- Presentation of the Queen's Wine
- Awards for the champions among wines
- Lan Vocal Group and Vitis Octet
- 22:00 02.00 Dejan Vunjak & Brendijeve barabe
Presenter: Lojze Bojanc
Saturday, 18 May, 2024
Metlika Castle
12:00 - 23:00 Wine tasting of award-winning wines at the Metlika Castle (Association of Winemakers Metlika)
The Bela Krajina House of Local Delights (Hiša dobrot Bele krajine)
10:00 - 20:00 baking workshop with the Metlika Society of Rural Women – master the local flatbread “Belokranjska pogača“
Main Stage
10:00 Urbanček Race for Preschool Children and Their Parents (Pungart Playground)
12:30 Bajuk Music School Accordion Orchestra and Singers
13:30 BunkerBillys
14:30 Kafergeist
15:30 The Plut Family
17:00 Veterans’ Section of the Godba Mengeš brass band
18:00 Mestna Godba Metlika brass band
19:00 Metlika Folklore Group Ivan Navratil
20:00 Women’s Choir POP CHOIR
21:00 Jure Zajc Ensemble
23:30 Ines Erbus and Band
Presenter: Lojze Bojanc
Sunday, May 19, 2024
St. Nicholas Church
10:00 Harvest Mass
The Bela Krajina House of Local Delights (Hiša dobrot Bele krajine)
10:00 - 14:00 baking workshop with the Metlika Society of Rural Women – master the local flatbread “Belokranjska pogača“
Mestni Trg Square
10:45 Musical fun time for children with Andreja Zupančič
11:45 Bright Head Elementary School (fun demonstration of how school was in the past)
Metlika Castle
12:00 - 18:00 Wine tasting of award-winning wines at the Metlika Castle (Association of Winemakers Metlika)
The Bela Krajina House of Local Delights (Hiša dobrot Bele krajine)
12:00 Competition for the best “Belokranjska pogača” flatbread among the general population.
Mestni Trg Square
12:30 Humorous play “The Indestructible Woman of Bela Krajina”
The Bela Krajina House of Local Delights (Hiša dobrot Bele krajine)
16:00 Honey themed culinary workshop with Anja Fir
Main Stage
14:00 Meeting of Folk Accordion Players
15:15 Children’s Choir of Metlika Elementary School
15:30 Dance Parade (Krokar Dance Society, Novo Mesto Dance Club, Country Line Dance Group Nomis, Arabeska Dance Society, and CasaBlanka Sports, Recreation, and Dance Club)
16:30 Hot Thunder
17:30 AutEtno
19:00 The Metlika Society of the People of Žumberak and Their Friends, Tamburitza Group Klasje Novo Mesto
20:00 Closing ceremony of the Vinska vigred event
- Martina Legan Janžekovič, President of the Vinska vigred 2024 Event Committee and Mayor of the Municipality of Metlika
- Presentation of the Award for best “Belokranjska pogača” flatbread among the general population entries
- Kvintet Dolc Vocal Group
Presenter: Matjaž Rus
The organizer reserves the right to change the program.
