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The Punch Festival (in Slovene phonetically also Panč festival) is the most visited stand up comedy festival held in Ljubljana, Slovenia. The festival started in 2008. [1] The festival now attracts around 1.200 people. From 2011 on, it is held twice per year as the Summer and Winter Punch.

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References

  1. Poletni festival Panč že peto leto zapored na Ljubljanskem gradu, Dnevnik,