STORY: Hundreds of accordionists gathered on the shores of Lake Bled in Slovenia on Sunday (May 10) at the country's annual accordion festival.

The highlight of the festival saw around 450 accordionists play Slovenian folk favourites on the banks of the picturesque mountain lake.

Except for a break during the Covid-19 pandemic, the accordion festival has been running every year since 2013.

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SHOWS: LAKE BLED, SLOVENIA (MAY 10, 2026) (REUTERS - Access all. Music Not Cleared for Use. Please Check with the Applicable Collecting Society or Relevant Rights Holders in Your Territory Regarding Clearance of Any Sound Recordings.)

1. VARIOUS OF ACCORDIONISTS PLAYING ON SHORE OF LAKE BLED

2. CHILD WITH ACCORDION

3. SPECTATORS LOOKING ON

4. (SOUNDBITE) (Slovenian) ACCORDION PLAYER, NIKO POLES, SAYING:

"Your hair stands on end. Yes, it's not every day and let's love this, let's love Slovenian music and also that 450 people gather on this beautiful Sunday and also every year."

5. CROWD

6. (SOUNDBITE) (Slovenian) MAYOR OF BLED, ANTON MEŽAN, SAYING:

"Indescribable feelings. Almost 500 accordionists next to the island in the middle of the lake and for them to play the song Otocek sredi jezera (Little Island in the Middle of the Lake) for the heart, for the soul and for all of us who are here today."

7. CHILDREN WITH ACCORDIONS

8. VARIOUS OF ACCORDIONISTS PLAYING