Here’s a guide with monthly suggestions on things to do in Kranj – where to eat, drink, shop, the most interesting events and trips, and also things that you definitely should not miss!
We will update the guide every month with new suggestions, so be sure to bookmark this page and visit it again later.
View the February 2026 monthly guide HERE.
January 2026
Food & drinks: Sentiment Restaurant
At this restaurant, every dish is prepared with attention to detail. All flavors and textures are in a tasty balance thanks to seasonal ingredients.
You have the choice of lunch and dinner menus or à la carte dishes. The restaurant at Prešernova ulica 6 is open Monday through Saturday from 11:30am to 9pm, Sundays and holidays by appointment.
Shopping: bookstores in the city
There are three bookstores in the city center of Kranj – Fragmenti, Mladinska knjiga and Knjigarna Ognjišče.
Fragmenti is, among other things, an antique bookshop with a careful selection, combining the love of books with the circular economy. From Prešernova Street, where Fragmenti is located, you can walk to Maistrov trg, where you will find Mladinska knjiga. The popular books there are complemented by gifts and toys.
If you walk to Slovenski trg, you will come to Knjigarna Ognjišče at Koroška cesta 3, which could be called a gift shop, as it offers a wide range of interesting products in addition to books.
Tip for a trip: Kranj trio of self-guided tours
If you prefer to see the sights at your own pace and at a time that suits you, we recommend an independent tour of the Tunnels under old town of Kranj, which are still festively decorated until the end of January, or the bell tower of St. Cantianus or the Cabinet of Inventor Puhar.
We recommend purchasing a single ticket to visit all three. Tours are available every day between 9am and 5:30pm.
You can buy tickets online or at the Kranjska hiša tourist information center (Glavni trg 2), from where you can walk to any of the three sights. Admission is free for children under 3 years of age.
Event: January get-togethers in the town centre
Praznično vzdušje, okrašeno mesto in prijetna druženja ob topli pijači vas v mestnem jedru Kranja pričakujejo tudi v prvem mesecu leta 2026. Pridružite se nam!
Every Friday, the restaurants 400 Gradi, Gostilna (Restaurant) Ivan and Kavarna in cukrarija invite you to spend some time together wit other visitors in front of them, between 4pm and 10pm, when they serve a variety of drinks from their wooden huts.
A festive atmosphere, the decorated town and pleasant gatherings over warm drinks await you in the center of Kranj in the first month of 2026. Join us!
Not to be missed: “In Kranj, we think well in our hearts”
Until January 28, you can still donate (within your means) and help raise funds for families and individuals in need.
The Municipality of Kranj, the Kranj Tourism and Culture Board, the Kranj Youth Friends Society, and the Slovenian Youth Friends Association have joined forces for the seventh year in a row to organize the charity campaign “In Kranj, we think with our hearts.”
Donations can be made to:
→ the bank account of the society Društvo prijateljev mladine Kranj: Delavska hranilnica, SI56 6100 0000 5487 540, reference number SI00 500-1511202 (skenirajte QR code below)
or
→ to the bank account of the Slovenian Youth Friends Association, Zveza prijateljev mladine Slovenije (Delavska hranilnica, SI56 6100 0000 3512 232 with reference SI00 245017) with the reference “V KR DOBRO V SRCU MISLIMO” and the purpose code CHAR.
→ Or you can donate €5 by sending an SMS message with the text KRANJ5 to 1919.
February 2026
Food & drinks: Cheerful street food
For years, the food stands called Prešerna kuhna have been making sure that visitors to Prešeren Fair don’t go home hungry or thirsty.
This time, the cuisine event has two locations for the first time – in addition to the permanent one in front of the Prešeren Theater, the new one will be where one usually finds the open-air market.
For the first time in 35 years, it will be possible to reach this city market from the Main Square. The two locations will be offering two types of cuisine. In front of the Prešeren Theatre, the focus will be on Slovenian cuisine, while the stands at the market will have international cuisine.
See here to find out what you could taste and try there between 10am and 6pm.
Shopping: Fair of home-made arts and traditional crafts
Fairs are one of the activities that used to flourish in Kranj. People came to Kranj fairs from near and far across the Austrian Empire. The weekly grain fair was the largest in the Carniola region and Inner Austria!
We will be reviving memories of the golden age of fairs on February 8 between 10am and 6pm, as stalls selling local products and handicrafts will be set up throughout the city center.
Tip for a trip: guided tours & open doors of cultural institutions
In addition to the rest of the program, the Prešeren Fair will have open doors at cultural institutions and numerous guided tours.
KRANJSKA HIŠA
→ 9.00 – 17.30: Bell tower of St. Cantianus, self-guided tour
→ 9.00 – 17.30: Tunnels under the old town of Kranj – self-guided tour
→ 9.00 – 17.30: Cabinet of the inventor Puhar – self-guided tour
→ 11.00 – 16.00:Tour of the SOS Proteus Information Center, every hour
→10.00, 10.30, 11.00, 11.30, 12.00, 12.30, 13.00, 13.30, 14.00, 14.30, 15.00, 15.30, 16.00, 16.30: Guided tour of the Tunnels under the old town of Kranj
→ 10.00, 11.30, 13.30, 15.30: Guided tour of the old town center
During the Every Day is Prešeren’s Day Festival (February 1–8) and the Prešeren Fair (February 8), the Kranj Tourism and Culture Board is offering a 20% discount on guided tours and visits. The exceptions are the SOS Proteus Information Center and the bell tower of St. Cantianus.
GORENJSKA MUSEUM
→ 12.00: Relics and Shards, Khislstein Castle
→ 14.00: Prešeren – The Poet, Prešeren’s House
→ 15.00: Beautiful Region of Gorenjska, Khislstein Castle
GALLERY OF PREŠEREN AWARD LAUREATES FOR FINE ARTS
→ 15.40–16.30: Tone Stojko: guided tour of the photo exhibition Portraits of Prešeren Award Laureates and Prešeren Fund Award Laureates 2026
PREŠEREN THEATRE
→ 12.00–14.30: Guided tours of the Prešeren Theatre (free tickets)
LAYER HOUSE
→ 11.00: Release of the anthology Ljubo doma (Home sweet home)
→ 12.00: Guided tour of the exhibition Kdo ga ima (Who has it)
Event: Prešeren Fair
Kranj is a city where the romantically tragic spirit of Dr. France Prešeren can be felt at almost every turn – from the house where he lived and died to Prešeren’s Grove, where he is buried.
Prešeren’s Day on February 8 is one of the most famous ways in which the people of Kranj and visitors from near and far pay tribute to the memory of our greatest poet.
Its program lasts all day and includes a wide variety of events and experiences – from performances by folklore groups and a festival of barrel organ players to a concert by Oto Pestner and the Slovenian Octet. See the full program here.
Not to be missed: Every day is Prešeren’s Day
February in Kranj is not only a month of culture because of Prešeren’s holiday, but also because of the 8-day celebration of culture and experiences, which we have named Every Day is Prešeren’s Day.
From 1 to 8 February 2026, Kranj’s cultural institutions invite you to visit them and participate in the events they have prepared for you.
Photos: Mediaspeed.net, Primož Pičulin
