The Soča is one of Europe’s most beautiful and best-preserved alpine rivers. It is regarded to have an important natural value for Triglav National Park, and, both in Slovenia and across the world, it is well known for its distinct emerald colour. 14 October is the day dedicated to it.

A group of Slovenian scientists has become the first in the world to find microplastic particles in hailstones, this in a study of large samples of hail that hit the Poljanska Valley along the Kolpa River in Bela Krajina in June 2019.

The Dallas Mavericks, the club of Slovenian basketball ace Luka Dončić, along with the Municipality of Celje, have renovated two basketball courts in Celje in a joint project. This is the first project of its kind by any NBA team in Europe.

This year’s Children’s Week runs from Monday, 3 October, to Sunday, 9 October.

The motto of this year’s World Teachers’ Day is "The Transformation of Education Begins with Teachers". It coincides with the recent session of the UN General Assembly and the Transforming Education Summit, which focused on education around the world having found itself in a crisis following the COVID-19 pandemic.

European Researchers’ Night, taking place on Friday, 30 September, is a Europe-wide event within the Programme for Research and Technological Development. Its purpose is to bring science and research closer to the wider public, especially younger people.

At the Global Green Destinations Days in Athens, seven Slovenian destinations were awarded for their sustainable practices: Jeruzalem, Ljubljana, Maribor, Miren Kras, Rogaška Slatina, Rogla-Pohorje and Vipava. They are also the Slovenia Green label holders.

This year’s World Tourism Day celebrated on 27 September focuses on the reconsideration about how we behave in tourism and how it is dealt with. The objective is sustainable and more inclusive tourism. It is time to start thinking differently, urges Maja Pak, the Director of the Slovenian Tourist Board.

On 23 September, when the Slovenian national anthem was played for the first time at the 2000 Olympic Games in Sydney, Slovenia celebrates the Day of Slovenian Sport.

This year’s European Mobility Week, taking place between 16 and 22 September, is marked by a day of free rail transport organised by the Ministry of Infrastructure in cooperation with the Slovenian Railways. More than 100 Slovenian municipalities participated in this year’s European Mobility Week.

Chef Ana Roš has once again been ranked among the ten best chefs in the world, as chosen by culinary connoisseurs The Best Chef Awards. Placed ninth, she is the highest placed woman in the ranking.

In 2021, 76% of residents of Slovenia (15–84 years) were daily mobile. Of the total number of trips, men made 51% and women 49%. Men were drivers of a car on 62% of their trips, while women drove on 49% of their trips.

On Thursday, 15 September, Slovenia observed the Return of Primorska to the Motherland Day.

A major success for Slovenian gastronomy: Michelin inspectors awarded Hiša Franko two stars again, already for the third time.

The summer holidays are almost over and on Thursday schools opened for about 270,000 basic and upper secondary school pupils.

Slovenia will host the Volleyball Men’s World Championship between 26 August and 7 September. This is the most visible and prestigious volley competition in the world.

The focus of this year's Bled Strategic Forum (BSF), which will be held between August 29 and 30 under the title 'The rule of power or the power of rules', will be the discussions about the repercussions of Russian aggression against Ukraine and the crisis of multilateralism. Parallel to the main event, the Young Bled Strategic Forum (Young BSF) will also take place from August 26 to 29 in Ljubljana and Bled.

The Guardian has released five of the best sustainable holidays across Europe, ranking Slovenia and its Green Wellness Route, a 322-kilometre cycling route connecting Slovenian health resorts, in the first place.

The American TV network, CNN, ranked Piran among Europe’s most beautiful towns. On its CNN Travel website, which focuses on travelling, CNN highlighted that this "mini Venice" is one of the prettiest towns on the short Slovenian coast.

Probably every day of the year is dedicated to a certain topic. Thus, we have days that celebrate mountains, poetry, walks, beer, etc. Ice cream lovers also have their own special day on the 3rd Sunday in July. What do official statistics show about this topic?
EU Member States produced 3 billion litres of ice cream in 2020. The biggest producer was Germany. In 2021, Slovenia imported almost EUR 16 million of ice cream and exported over five times more.