The Nights in Old Ljubljana Town is an international festival run by Imago Sloveniae, a public interest institute, and traditionally presented during the last week of August. The concerts are held at more than ten, mostly open-air venues in the old city centre. The festival, whose thematic concept is based on serious and underrepresented music genres, including jazz, ethnic music, chanson and classical music, offers an overview of contemporary musical output and performance practices in these genres.

Soprano Nika Gorič graduated from the University of Music and Performing Arts in Graz and completed her master’s and PhD at the Royal Academy of Music in London, where she received the Queen’s Commendation for Excellence. Recent performances include Aricie in Hippolyte et Aricie, Gilda in Rigoletto, and Italian singer in Capriccio. She debuted with the Philharmonia Orchestra and premiered works by Vito Žuraj. Nika has performed at Wigmore Hall, Klavier Festival Ruhr, and BBC Radio 3.

Nika Hölcl Praper is a Slovenian photographer who dedicated her career to photography after earning a degree in sociology and philosophy. She focuses on concert photography, art, and culture, particularly in the Carinthia region. She actively participates in projects that connect art and education. Her work explores the interplay of ethics and aesthetics, as well as the boundaries between light and darkness.

Nika Sole is a versatile musician, puppeteer and singer, who absorbs ethnic music elements into her musical expression. Together with different international ensembles and colleagues, she blends traditional ethnic music styles with her own authored music and the poetry of France Prešeren, Feri Lainšček, Srečko Kosovel, Alma Karlin and other Slovenian poets. 

Nikki Louder is a chaotic noise rock trio from the Kamnik area, which has played over 200 shows all over the former Yugoslavia region as well as a bunch of tours in Central Europe and the UK. "They are like a beautiful dream where Rudimentary Peni meet Shellac meet the Ex. Wow! Skronk perfection!" John Robb, Louder Than War

Niko Novak was a member of the punk rock band Dicky B. Hardy and the renegade duo Incurabili. As a singer-songwriter hummingly recounts his sadly colored songs in a restrained bardic manner.

Nikola Matošić is a Slovenian double bassist, jazz musician, and cultural organizer from Ljubljana, born in 1978. Initially self-taught, he later studied at workshops and a private music academy in Linz. He plays a key role in the Slovenian jazz scene, organizing legendary jam sessions at Jazz Club Gajo. He has collaborated with many local and international musicians and is a member of Swingatan, a group blending gypsy jazz, swing, and Slavic influences.

Nikolaj Sajko graduated in cello performance at The Academy of Music in Ljubljana in the class of Ciril Škerjanec and completed his Master of Science at the same institution. He perfected his performance further at postgraduate studies at the Anton Bruckner Private University in Linz. He was awarded the Klasinc diploma and Antonio Tarsia prize; other important achievements come from national and international competitions for young musicians in Gorizia, Lienz, Zagreb and Ljubljana. He was a member of the Gustav Mahler Youth Orchestra and the World Youth Orchestra. Since 2006 Nikolaj is an assistant solo cellist in the Slovene National Theatre Maribor Symphony Orchestra and a professor at the Conservatory for Music and Ballet in Maribor. Since 2012 he is a program leader of Chamber music series Carpe artem.

Nimaš Izbire is a Slovenian collective and internet label from Ljubljana, focused on electronic and alternative pop music. Founded by DJ Gabriele Steffe, they organize underground events like Štrom and Krom. Starting as a DIY streetwear brand, they evolved into a community of designers, DJs, and artists aiming to reshape Slovenia’s cultural scene beyond mainstream aesthetics.