History Weekend 2026
History Weekend (ZgodoVikend) is the largest event at the Park of Military History, traditionally held on the third weekend of September – this year on 18, 19, and 20 September 2026.
Friday, 18 September 2026
10.00 – Introduction of the 2008 generation of conscripts and presentation of recruitment wagons and the Slovenian Armed Forces – Vestirnga 2026
Saturday, 19. September 2026
*10.00–17.00 Open Day of the Stanislav Požar Barracks in Pivka
12.00–15.00 Children’s workshops
**9.00 Walk through History: hike to Primož Hill and visit the interior of the Alpine Wall fortification
10.30 Guided tour of exhibitions and collections of the Park of Military History in Slovenian Sign Language (Komanda, ground floor)
12.00 Guided tour of exhibitions and collections in pavilions A, B and C
15.00 Guided tour of the exhibtion “Arsenal of Heritage – 20 Years: A Phoitographic Journey through the Development of the Park of MIlitary History”
16.00 Lecture by renowned Serbian historian Dr Bojan Dimitrijević: “Yugoslavia and NATO: U.S. Military Aid to Yugoslavia 1951–195”
Depositories of the National Museums (Building D):
10.00–11.00 Independent viewing of collections
11.00 Guided tour of the exhibition “What Remains Is Furniture, What Remains Are Stories: Two Bourgeois Furniture Sets from the National Museum of Slovenia” with Magdalena Mezeg from the National Museum of Slovenia
Admission to the depositories is charged according to their price list – €2/person.
Sunday, 20. September 2026
10.00 Guided tour of the exhibition “The Road to Independence”
10.00 Demonstration drive by the Society of Slovenian Policemen with legendary vehicles of the former Milica
11.00 Dynamic presentation of the Police (Special Unit of the Slovenian Police and Police Air Support Unit)
11.30 Guide tour of the exhibition “mountain-style Caps in Slovenia”
12.00 Fencing demonstration
12.30 Performance by vintage firefighters society from PGD Studeno with a firefighting demonstration
13.00 Dynamic presentation of firefighters
13.30 Dynamic Demonstration by the Ljubljana Mountain Rescue Service
14.00 Demonstration rides of vehicles from the collections of the Military Museum of the Slovenian Armed Forces and the Park of Military History
15.00 Dynamic presentation of the Slovenian Armed Forces (15th Brigade of Military Aviation and Air Defence and 17th Battalion of Military Police of the Slovenian Armed Forces)
15.30 Fencing demonstration
16.00 Guided tour of the exhibtion “Arsenal of Heritage – 20 Years: A Phoitographic Journey through the Development of the Park of MIlitary History”
All-Day Activities (10.00–17.00):
10.00–17.00 Static presentation of the Slovenian Armed Forces
10.00–17.00 Static presentation of the Police
10.00–17.00 Static presentation of firefighters
10.00–17.00 Presentation of the Society of Slovenian Policemen with legendary vehicles of the former Milica
10.00–17.00 Presentation of the Society of Vintage Firefighters from PGD Studeno
10.00–17.00 Presentation of the Rescue Dog Handlers Club Postojna
10.00–17.00 Presentation of the Ljubljana Fencing Club
10.00–17.00 Book fair of military history literature, militaria fair and local products
CHILDREN’S WORKSHOPS (10.00–16.00):
Park of Military History
Notranjska Museum Postojna
Dina Large Carnivore Centre
Ecomuseum of the Pivka Intermittent Lakes
Neotropica
Depositories of the National Museums (Building D):
10.00–11.00 Independent viewing of collections
11.00 Guided tour of the exhibition “Hello! Where Are You?” with Ajda Kozjek from the Technical Muesum of Slovenia
Admission to the depositories is charged according to their price list – €2/person.
