In 2025, MENT will take place between February 12th and 15th. Beginning in the late afternoon, the opening night on Wednesday will be traditionally held at Kino Šiška. On Thursday and Friday the conference will take place at Kino Šiška and M hotel throughout the day while the concert programme will begin at Kino Šiška and continue at different venues across the city. On Saturday we start in the evening with a full on dance away with CE/MENT at Kino Šiška.
Applications for MENT 2025 are closed. We are planning to open the applications for MENT 2026 in late Spring.
If you’d like to attend both the conference and the festival, buy one of the available PRO tickets. If you’re interested in just the concerts, buy a festival or day ticket.
Do try to use public transport to come to MENT. We recommend buses and trains.
Ljubljana is located in Central Slovenia. The nearest airport is Ljubljana Jože Pučnik Airport, half an hour by car from the city centre. Other nearby airports are Trieste (Italy, 1h30 by car), Zagreb (Croatia, 1h30 by car), Venice and Treviso (Italy, 2h30 by car) and Klagenfurt (Austria, 1h30 by car). Other nearby cities are Rijeka (Croatia, 2h by car), Graz (Austria, 2h15 by car), Udine (Italy, 2h15 by car), Vienna (Austria, 4h by car), Budapest (Hungary, 4h30 by car), Bratislava (Slovakia, 4h30 by car), Munich (Germany, 4h30 by car) and Belgrade (Serbia, 5h by car).
We recommend using Nomago for airport transfers.
BUS
There are regular LPP public buses all over the city, and you can choose from several taxi services as well. It takes 10 minutes by car or 30 minutes on foot to get from the city centre of Ljubljana to Kino Šiška.
All public buses (LPP) are free during the festival (12.–15. 2.) with the MENT wristband.
Please scan the wristband QR code on the bus for every ride.
Otherwise one bus ride costs 1.30 €. You can pay by card.
BIKE
Use Nomago bikes for 30 minutes for free with the code: MENT25.
The code is valid from February 1st to 20th.
TAXI
A typical ride (from Kino Šiška to Metelkova, about 3.5 km) costs around 6€.
Taxi Metro: (+386) 080 1190 / 041 240 200 / mobile app
Taxi Cammeo: (+386) 01 777 1212
Taxi Laguna: (+386) 080 1233 / 080 1117
Taxi Intertours: (+386) 031 311 311
There are many accommodation options in Ljubljana, but do not delay your reservations. You should know that part of the festival and most of the conference takes place at Kino Šiška (3 km from the city centre). Other venues reserved for Thursday and Friday are located in the city centre.
At Kino Šiška:
Your favourite vegan festival kitchen Veni Vegi Vici is preparing a finger-licking gig for your taste buds, serving up vegan goodness. In front of Kino Šiška on Wednesday, Thursday and Friday. Dober tek!
The double restaurant Maharaja / Himalaja is a haven for Asian cuisine 5 minutes away from Kino Šiška. Maharaja serves Indian while Himalaja serves Nepalese food. At the former, you sit in chairs, and at the latter, you relax on the floor.
Show your delegates badge and enjoy the 10% discount.
The restaurant Štalca pri Vodniku is an authentic Slovenian old school inn just 5 minutes away from Kino Šiška – a perfect spot for those keen on trying traditional culinary specialities.
At Metelkova
Crusty, vegan street food, right in front of Klub Gromka.
Favourite spots around the city as chosen by the MENT team:
Abi Falafel – first restaurant with typical Arabic food in Slovenia
Barbarella bistro – plant based bistro
Da Bu Da – asian fusion
Das ist Valter – traditional Bosnian cuisine
Gostilnica 5-6kg – great pizzas and more
Fari’s – vegetarian & vegan burgers & wraps
Fetiche Patisserie – best sweets in town
Saraj – Bosnian food
Šestica – one of the oldest restaurants in Ljubljana
Vito Maccheroni – pasta bar
Piccola – Pinsa Romana in Ljubljana
Piccola Caffe – vegan bites, snacks and brunch
Parma – the oldest pizzeria in Ljubljana
Trappa – pizzas made from yeast dough
Trappica – pizzas made from yeast dough
Raw Pasta – fresh homemade pastas
Tokyo Piknik – Japanese soul food
Top pizza – local pizza spot
Veganika – vegan bistro
Vida – simple, honest, fresh, seasonal, green and thoughtful
Zanoodle – noodles, dumplings and other specialties