Things to do in Kamnik

14 activities, venues and outings in Kamnik, from theatres and live music to parks and tours.

Ranked with the travel guide's picks and well-known places first.

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Big Pasture Plateau (Velika Planina)
Velika planina (Big Alp) is Slovenia's biggest mountain pasture and offers some great views, hikes and also mountain bike tours (including freeride downhill). Bikes may be rented at the tourist information, however, if you plan tougher tours, especially down the hill, bring a suitable bike. In winter, you can also ski here. You can also walk over to Mala planina (Small Alp), where you find serviced mountain huts which also offer food and sleep possibilities (names and contact information in sleep section, please verify whether they are open before relying on them!)
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Dom Kulture Kamnik
Home to contemporary culture, has theatre shows, concerts, etc. Visit website for program.
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Filmski večeri v Arboretumu
Open air movie screenings in the arboretum park, confirmed for 2023, done for five years already. In greneral, movies are usually screened as original versions with Slovenian subtitles, but you might want to double check. Shown on a meadow, chairs available, but you can also bring something on your own. A small cafeteria with offerings is available. Tickets are sold at the ticket counter for Arboretum Volčji Potok, at the Domžale city cinema ticket counter and online at vstopnice.arboretum.si and www.kd-domzale.si and kd-domzale.mojekarte.si.
€7 for one person, €28 for five
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Golf Arboretum
One of Ljubljana's golf courts is in the Kamnik municipality, next door to the park Arboretum.
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Grintovec
One of the higher mountains, consequently a more demanding hike.
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Kamniški vrh
Finding your way is not always easy, so you may want to bring a map with you. Kamniški vrh is a hike which is popular amongst locals for a short trip (you can reach it in 1 hr 30 min from Slevo, probably about 2 hr from the valley).
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Kamniško sedlo
This saddle at the very northern end of the municipality offers a great view both to the South and to the North. On the latter, it is the boundary to Logarska dolina, a lovely greenish further valley, which separates you from the Austrian border (which is at about 3-4 km airline distance). You can hike in that direction via the hut "Frischaufov doma na Okrešlju" (1 hr 30 min from Kamniško sedlo, evelation 1396 m) The next peaks you can reach from here are Brana (1 hr 30 min to reach an elevation of 2252 m) and Planjava (2 hr to reach an elevation of 2394 m).
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Kul petek (Culinary Friday)
During peak summer season, there is live music and food and drink stands in Park Evropa.
Fridays in summer starting 19:00
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Letni bazen pod skalco
The municipal open air swimming pool, used by local clubs for training, too.
only open in summer, usually around 10-18 (have to check locally)
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Origo Center
Climbing and trampoline halls, laser arena, sauna and salt chamber
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Terme Snovik
Spa complex, 9 km out of town. Indoor and outdoor pools, water slides, dry and steam sauna, frigidarium (-5 °C), etc. Accessible on two buses a day on weekdays, but only one on Saturday and none on Sunday.
€10 for all day pass, additional €5 for sauna
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Kamfest
Kamfest is a summer arts festival held every year over a week or more in August at the grounds of the Mali grad and surroundings, with concerts, arts performances, workshops and other events.
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Kraljev hrib paintball
Kamniška Bistrica 2, 1242 Stahovica
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Tunjice zdravilni gaj (holistic healing grove)
Tunjice 12
Daily 10:00-17:00, closed on public holidays

Listings from the Wikivoyage guide to Kamnik (CC BY-SA 4.0).