
Focus
The event will take place from 20-22 September 2023. Runners can already register for the event and choose between six distances: 10, 15, 25, 50, 80, and 120 kilometers. This way, pure beginners in trail running and experienced ultra-marathoners will be able to find a distance that suits them and their running fitness.
The Julian Alps Trail Run by UTMB is the only Slovenian running event that is part of the UTMB® World Series. The UTMB World Trail Running Series brings together the best trail-running events in the world. This puts the Slovenian Trail Run and Kranjska Gora alongside iconic outdoor events and destinations such as the Lavaredo Ultra Trail in the Italian Dolomites and the Ultra Trail de Mont Blanc in Chamonix, France.
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Most important events
Sport Event
Ski Flying World Championship in Planica
Organized in Spring / March
Hosted by FIS
Planica is the traditional venue for the finals of the Ski Jumping World Cup visited by tens of thousands of people every year. It is the largest sporting and entertainment spectacle in Slovenia.
Sport Event
Alpine Ski World Vitranc Cup
Organized in February or March
www.pokal-vitranc.com
Kranjska Gora has been hosting the best alpine skiers from all over the world for more than 50 years in a row now. An ideal location, weather conditions, and excellent performance of the competition organizers make this event unique.
Sport Event
Julian Alps Trail Run Kranjska Gora
Organized in September
Hosted by UTMB
Julian Alps Trail Run by UTMB is the only Slovenian event, which is a part of the UTMB World Series! You will discover the incredible alpine trails and the amazing trail running community. Definitely worth a visit.
Adrenaline
Sport Event
Spartan Race Kranjska Gora
Organized in Spring / May
Hosted by I feel Slovenia
This is the race the athletes never forget. The curse takes them through Planica, Triglav National Park, Kranjska Gora skiing slopes… Great food, peaceful surroundings, beautiful nature! This will surely be an amazing event for years to come!
Sport Event
Red Bull Goni Pony Kranjska Gora
Organized in June
Hosted by Red Bull
Definitely the most fun and popular sporting event in Slovenia. Every year, the event is attended by more than a thousand cyclists with vintage “Poni” bikes, who set off on an extremely steep and difficult route of the Vršič pass. Retro clothes, legendary Pony bikes, and crazy fun.
Sport Event
Red Bull 400 Planica
Organized in September
Hosted by Red Bull
One of the most demanding cross-country races in Slovenia takes place on the Planica 250 m ski flying device where brave competitors compete in the most difficult 400 meters in the world.
Sport Event
Bike Assault On Vrsic
Organized in September
Tourism Association Kranjska Gora
If you are not afraid to cycle 13.5 km of track with an altitude difference of 801 meters, with a maximum slope of 10.8% and an average slope of 7.25%, join more than a thousand enthusiastic cyclists on the first Saturday in September. The attack on Vršič is not only a race but also a traditional gathering of friends, families, couples…
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Social event
FIS World Snow Day Planica
Organized in January
Hosted by Planica Nordic Center
An unforgettable event for children of all ages. Sports and entertainment in one of the most beautiful winter ski resorts in this part of Europe.
Social event
Parkelj fest Podkoren
Organized in December
Hosted by Tourism Kranjska Gora
In the fire spectacle, “parkeljni” of three countries, Slovenia, Austria, and Italy, gather in the village Podkoren – 350 and more. The tradition back to ancient times, to pre-Christian times when people believed that dead souls returned to this world in winter. For a long time, these terrible black men have been the companions of St. Nicholas, who, in accordance with Christian values, endows hard-working children, while “parkeljni” haunt naughty ones.