Convention Agenda:

Friday 9. September

• Early Registration and pick up registration packets in registration room at Grandvid hotel

Saturday 10. September

• Pez Show at 6. Otroski bazar
  • 7.00 am- leaving from hotel
    (attendees who won’t have  their tables can leave the hotel later)
  • 7.30 am- arrival to ballroom and Pez exhibitors set up (you must wear your convention badge and your helpers must be convention registered).
  • 9.00 am- Show open to general public.
  • 19.00 pm- Show closed and return to hotel.

• In the evening registration for new attendees and pick up registration packets in registration room at Grandvid hotel

Sunday, 11. September

• Pez Show at 6. Otroski bazar
  • 7.00 am- leaving from hotel
    (attendees who won’t have their tables can leave the hotel later)
  • 7.30 am- arrival to ballroom and Pez exhibitors set up (you must wear your convention badge and your helpers must be convention registered).
  • 9.00 am- Show open to general public.
  • 19.00 pm- Show closed and return to hotel

• In the evening registration for new attendees and pick up registration packets in registration room at Grandvid hotel

Monday 12. September

• Arrival of new attendees
• Lunch and dinner with other Pez collectors
• Room hooping in the evening

Tuesday 13. September

• Trip to Skocjan and Lipica

At 8.00 am we will take bus from hotel to town Skocjan. There we will have guided tour inside Skocjan Karst caves that they just reopened for public after many years. After lunch we will also go to the Lipica Stud Farm that is the cradle of all Lipizzaner horses in the world. Its rich history is reaching back to the year of 1580.

Wednesday 14. September

• Tour around city Ljubljana in the morning

Ljubljana is a capital city of Slovenia and a city of culture. Castle on top of the hill, numerous museums and theatres, sculptures on every corner and small cafés along river Ljubljanica are just a few attractions. With dragons protecting the town through centuries it managed to retain traces from all periods of its rich history. Here also new meets with old in the most elegant way. With a tour around old part of Ljubljana you will get to know it even better.

• Seminars from 1.00 pm to 4.00 pm

• Designing mold of Pez dispenser seminar
• PEZ made in Slovenia seminar by Ivan Jurjevic

• Charity auction at 18.00 pm
• Pez Bingo at 19.30 pm

Come and try your luck in 20 Bingo games and win great prize packages. Every package will also include special Convention Bingo pin (only 20 pins made). Bingo is for convention registered only.

Thursday 15. September

• Trip to town Ptuj and Sempeter

We will go to visit part of Slovenia where PEZ toys were produced from 1970 to 2004. We will go to town Ptuj that is the oldest town in Slovenia and town Sempeter, see castle, provincial museum, famous wine cellar and Roman necropolis that is one of most important remains of Roman era in Central Europe.

Friday 16. September

• PezBarbeque

At Ivan’s house we will spend the day in nature, have barbeque, different Pez activities and have a lot of fun. We will have tables for all attendees where you can put your Pez for exhibition or sell. For those accompanying Pez collectors that would like to take a little break from Pez, we will offer a walk to the river or forest, where with little luck we will find some medical herbs and mushrooms that can be included in our menu. Ivan’s wife Irena will also explain art technique of drawing paintings on glass. Anyone who will decide to take part in our ‘art class’ can make a painting on glass with motive of their favourite Pez character. We will also frame them for you. For food and drink through day will be taken care of. We will try different traditional Slovenian food and our 200 years old wine cellar that will be opened all day. On the evening we’ll have PezParty with traditional Slovenian music. Return to the hotel is expected in the evening. PezBarbeque is for convention registered only.

Saturday 17. September

• Trip to Venice in Italy

At 7.00 am we will leave the hotel and go to Italy. In Venice we’ll have tour around city and see Piazza San Marco, drive along Grand Canal and much more. We will have dinner for gourmets on the way back. Arrival at the hotel is expected late in the evening.