ZgodoVikend (History Weekend)

ZgodoVikend is the largest event at the Park of Military History, traditionally held on the third weekend of September – this year on 19, 20, and 21 September 2025.

The rich programme of ZgodoVikend will already begin on Friday with the traditional Vestirnga 2025. As part of the event, the Defence Administration will introduce military conscripts of the 2007 generation, who will – just like in the past – arrive decorated on recruitment wagons.

The Saturday programme starts with a hike to Primož, accompanied by a thematic lecture in the former Italian underground fortress of the Alpine Wall and a guided tour of the fort’s interior. As part of the extended programme, visitors can join various guided tours of the collections and exhibitions, while the youngest will enjoy a range of children’s workshops.

As part of the accompanying programme, an open day at the Stanislav Požar Barracks will also take place, where you can experience a tank ride and learn what life in the uniform of the Slovenian Armed Forces is like.

Sunday’s museum pulse will be enriched with numerous expert-guided tours of permanent and temporary exhibitions, giving participants a deeper insight into the content and background of individual exhibits and collections. In cooperation with partner museums, a varied set of workshops and activities will also be organised, through which selected chapters of history will be presented to children educationally and entertainingly.

The programme will be further enhanced by film screenings, a small fair of military-historical literature, an exhibition of vintage vehicles, and static and dynamic presentations by the Slovenian Armed Forces, Civil Protection, Fire Brigades, and Police. One of the highlights of ZgodoVikend will be demonstration rides of vehicles from the operational collection of the Military Museum of the Slovenian Armed Forces and the Park of Military History.

PROGRAMME of ZgodoVikend:
Friday, 19 Sept 2025
10.00 – Introduction of the 2007 generation of conscripts and presentation of recruitment wagons and the Slovenian Armed Forces – Vestirnga 2025

Saturday, 20 September 2025, from 9.00 to 18.00

*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 of 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)

11.00 Opening of the guest exhibition of the Slovenian Armed Forces Military Museum: Artillery in brief and presentation of the restoration of the German field howitzer leFH 18/40

12.00 Guided tour of exhibitions and collections in pavilions A, B and C 

13.00 Guided tour of the exhibition War until the End: the Rijeka–Trieste Operation in April and May 1945

15.00 Opening of the guest exhibition of the Regional Archives Koper: Tomos speeds into (oblivion) archives

Depositories of the National Museums (Building D):

10.00–14.00 Independent viewing of collections
14.00–15.00 Guided tour of the collections from National Museum of Contemporary Histroy of Slovenia  and National Museum of Slovenia 
15.00–16.00 Independent viewing of collections

Admission to the depositories is charged according to their price list – €2/person.

Sunday, 21 September 2025, from 9.00 to 18.00

**9.30 Walk through history: hike to Primož Hill and visit of the interior of the Alpine Wall fortification

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)

12.30 Performance by vintage firefighters society from PGD Studeno with a firefighting demonstration

13.00 Dynamic presentation of PGD Postojna

14.00 Demonstration rides of vehicles from the collections of the Slovenian Armed Forces Military Museum 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)

16.00 Guided tour of the exhibition Saving Lives Together (guided by Srečko Šestan, Commander of the Civil Protection of the Republic of Slovenia)

17.00 Guided tour of the new exhibition War until the End: the Rijeka–Trieste Operation in April and May 1945

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 Vintage Car Enthusiasts Club Balila
10.00–17.00 Demonstration of knife forging – Kruška Blacksmithing
10.00–17.00 Luka’s Den mobile barber shop Shavy
10.00–17.00 Book fair of military history literature, militaria fair and local products

10.00–16.00 CHILDREN’S WORKSHOPS

Park of Military History
Notranjska Museum Postojna
Dina Large Carnivore Centre
Ecomuseum of the Pivka Intermittent Lakes
Computer Museum

Depositories of the National Museums (Building D):

10.00–17.00 Smiling and moving pictures – children’s workshop National Museum of Contemporary Histroy of Slovenia
10.00–11.00 Independent viewing of collections
11.00–11.30 Happiness and joy in the photographs of Marjan Ciglič – guided tour of the National Museum of Contemporary Histroy of Slovenia 2025 depository exhibition
11.30–12.00 Guided tour of National Museum of Contemporary Histroy of Slovenia collections
12.00–17.00 Independent viewing of collections

Admission to the depositories is charged according to their price list – €2/person.

ADMISSION
On the day of the event, the regular price list of the Park of Military History applies – Price List 2025.

VISIT OF THE INTERIOR OF THE SUBMARINE OR POLICE BOAT
Advance booking is MANDATORY at +386 31 775 002 or [email protected].

ACCESS AND PARKING – Sunday, 21 September 2025
We recommend a sustainable arrival by train – Pivka railway station is only a 15-minute walk from the Park.

If arriving by car:
– free parking will be available in designated car parks,
– between 11.00 and 17.00 a free shuttle service will run between the car parks and the Park.
We recommend arriving on time, as activities will be lively from the early morning!

NOTICE
The event will be photographed and filmed. Photographs and recordings will be used for promotional purposes of the Park of Military History. Visitors agree that in case of audio or photo recording of the event, they themselves may also be recorded.
The organiser does not guarantee for lost or damaged items of visitors.
Visitors must follow the instructions of the organiser’s security service.

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*Stanislav Požar Barracks, Kolodvorska 59, 6257 Pivka (1 km from the Park towards Ilirska Bistrica)
** The hike is suitable for all generations. The participation fee for the hike is €5. Children up to 6 years can join for free. To visit the interior of the underground fortification on Primož, please bring torches. Hiking shoes and clothing are recommended. Parking is available at the Park of Military History. Participation is at your own risk. In case of bad weather, the hike will be cancelled.