List of cultural events in Croatia
Major cultural events in Croatia
| Period | place | designation | Content |
|---|---|---|---|
| February March | All of Croatia | Carnival events (In Croatia, carnival is also known as "fašnik" or "maškare") | Carnival , the biggest move takes place in Rijeka instead |
| April | Zagreb | Days of Croatian and International Music (dani hrvatske glazbe) | Biennale , chamber music concerts, modern music |
| 19.-24. April | Split | Marulićevi dani | Croatian theater festival |
| May | Zagreb | Zagrebački književni razgovori (Literary Conversations in Zagreb ) | Meeting of international writers |
| 19.06. – 03.07. | Šibenik | International Children's Festival (Međunarodni djećji festival) | Art by and for children, e.g. B. Puppet shows , children's theater |
| June 23-30 | Zagreb | Eurokaz | International theater festival of the new theater |
| July 12-17 | Veliki Tabor Castle | Tabor Film Festival | international short films |
| July August | Đakovo | Đakovački vezovi | Folklore Festival |
| July August | Zagreb | Zagreb Summer Festival (Zagrebački ljetni festival) | Chamber music, symphony concerts , jazz and the music scene |
| July August | Motovun | Motovun Film Festival , international film festival | Short films, independent productions, documentaries |
| July August | Pula | Pula Film Festival, film festival | National and international films , in the ambience of the arena ( amphitheater ) in Pula |
| July August | Kaštela (near Split ) | Večeri dalmatinske pisme (Dalmatian song recitals) | |
| August 01-07 | Zagreb | Modern Dance Week (tjedan suvremenog plesa) | Modern dance art |
| August | Varaždin | Špancirfest | Derived from the German word "walk". Street festival. Performance , dance , acrobatics , theater , music ... |
| 08/01 - 09/15 | Poreč | Concerts in the Euphrasian Basilica | Sacred and secular music |
| 08.08. – 15.10. | Zadar | Concerts in the Cathedral of St. Donatus | Chamber music, symphony concerts, church music |
| July 10th - August 25th | Dubrovnik | Dubrovnik Summer Festival (Dubrovački ljetni festival) | Croatian and international theater performances and concerts, director: Christoph Campestrini |
| 08/14 - 09/12 | Split | Splitsko ljeto (summer festival in Split) | Theater performances, operas and concerts |
| 16.08. – 01.09. | Krk | Summer performances | Classical concerts, music scene |
| 19.-23. August | Zagreb | International Folklore Festival (Međunarodna smotra folklora) | Folklore performances on Jelačić Square in Zagreb |
| August | Sinj | Sinjska alka , jousting games | Knight games with a centuries-old tradition. Riders in the typical military costumes of the Dalmatian hinterland, which go back to the Turkish wars. |
| August September | Zagreb | International Puppet Theater Festival - PIF | international puppeteer festival |
| September | Dubrovnik | Festival Julian Rachlin & Friends | Annual gathering of the best classical virtuosos in the Kneževi dvori (Ducal Palace with excellent acoustics). |
| September | Krapina | Week of kajkavic culture and songs (Tjedan kajkavske kulture i popevke). Festival of great cultural importance for the northern Croatian region. | Folklore, choral music, art exhibition, |
| September | Vinkovci | Vinkovačke jeseni (Vinkovci Autumn Festival) | folklore |
| September 20 - October 5 | Varaždin | Baroque music evenings (Barokne glazbene večeri) | Concerts |
| October November | Zagreb | Zagreb Salon (Zagrebački salon) | Themed exhibitions |
| 11-14 November | Pula | International music stand (Međunarodna glazbena tribina) | Modern concerts from the Alps and Adriatic region |