Event Schedule for 2025

SUBMARINER WEEKEND

Submariner Weekend 2025 will take place on April 12 and 13, marking the 14th anniversary of the arrival of the P-913 Zeta submarine from Montenegro. This traditional themed event offers visitors a diverse and exciting programme every year at the start of the tourist season. The event is organised in close cooperation with numerous former Slovenian submariners from the Association for the Preservation of Submarine Tradition, who strive to maintain awareness of the long and rich history along the eastern Adriatic coast and the important role of Slovenian submariners.

Visitors will once again be welcomed by former submariners from the association at the submarine and the exhibition on Yugoslav submarining, and they will accompany them inside the submarine. Visitors to the Military History Park will have a unique opportunity to learn all the details and secrets of the submariner profession, as well as about life and work beneath the sea surface, directly from those with first-hand experience. A special feature of this year’s seventh Submariner Weekend will be a guided tour of the police boat P-111, which was transported from Koper to the Military History Park in 2022.

INTERNATIONAL MINIATURES FESTIVAL “SVET V MALEM” (THE WORLD IN MINIATURE)

The Military History Park will host the International Miniatures Festival “Svet v malem” (The World in Miniature) on Saturday, May 24. At the 17th traditional gathering of model makers and scale modellers, organised by the Svet v malem Association, which will take place in the Military History Park for the fourth consecutive year, last year saw the participation of as many as 158 creators from several European countries. In addition to local participants, competitors from Croatia, Italy, Hungary, and Austria, as well as Germany, the Czech Republic, Poland, Slovakia, and Bosnia and Herzegovina, competed in various categories, with a total of 527 models exhibited. The dynamic museum event will be enriched by a flea market featuring models and modelling accessories, books, and children’s workshops demonstrating model-making techniques, which attract a large number of young enthusiasts every year. Various local and international modelling associations will also be presented.

ZGODOVIKEND (History Weekend)

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

As an introduction to the diverse programme of ZgodoVikend, the traditional Vestirnga 2025 will take place on Friday. As part of this event, the Defence Administration will conduct an introduction for military conscripts of the 2007 generation, who, just like past generations, will arrive on richly decorated recruitment wagons.

Saturday’s events will begin with a hike to Primož, featuring a thematic lecture at the former Italian underground fortress of the Alpine Wall and a guided tour of its interior. Visitors will then have the opportunity to take part in various guided tours of exhibitions and collections as part of an expanded programme, while the youngest attendees can enjoy a range of creative workshops. As part of the accompanying programme, the Stanislav Požar Barracks will host an open day, where visitors will experience what it’s like to ride in a tank and get a glimpse into the life of a soldier in the Slovenian Armed Forces.

Sunday’s museum atmosphere will be enriched by numerous expert-guided tours of various permanent and temporary museum exhibitions, providing participants with deeper insights into the themes and backgrounds of individual exhibits and collections. In collaboration with partner museums, a diverse selection of workshops and animations will be held, presenting selected historical topics in an educational and entertaining way for younger visitors. The programme will also include film screenings, a mini fair of military history literature, an exhibition of vintage vehicles, as well as static and dynamic presentations by the Slovenian Armed Forces, Civil Protection, fire brigades, and the Police.

One of the main highlights of ZgodoVikend will be the sunday demonstration drives of vehicles from the operational collection of the Slovenian Armed Forces Military Museum and the Military History Park.

The organisers reserve the right to make programme changes.