The wonder of Croatia. Closer than you think.

"A long-running series of evenings gathering Croatia's finest klapa ensembles in the historic fortified villages of Kaštela to preserve the UNESCO-listed multipart singing tradition."

Večeri dalmatinske pisme

"Vela Luka on Korčula island stages weekly summer performances of the Moreška, a dramatic costumed sword dance of Moorish origin unique to this island tradition, in an open-air setting by the waterfront."

Moreška sword dance, Vela Luka

"The inland village of Blato on Korčula presents the ancient Moreška sword dance in its own community tradition, separate from the better-known Korčula town staging, offering an authentic village-scale encounter with this living Dalmatian heritage."

Moreška sword dance, Blato

"The 51st edition of these intimate chamber concerts takes place inside the Romanesque church of the Assumption in the ancient village of Osor, where extraordinary acoustics have shaped a world-class classical music programme since 1976."

Osorske Glazbene Veceri

"In this tiny Dalmatian coastal village, locals race donkeys through narrow cobblestone streets in a knockabout tradition that began in 1952 as a tribute to the working animals of island life, accompanied by food stalls and live music."

Magareće trke u Tribunju

"The Renaissance square and Morosini-Grimani castle of Svetvinčenat, one of Istria's most perfectly preserved medieval villages, provide the stage for knights, archers, horsemen and costumed medieval ladies recreating daily life from the era of Venetian rule."

Festival viteštva Svetvinčenat

"A weekend of old crafts, ethno music, and ecology in the open-air village museum setting of Kumrovec, combining living demonstrations of traditional Zagorje skills with the Bučnica Fest cooking competition."

Eko, etno, fletno festival Kumrovec

"Six local klapa groups serenade the village square in front of the medieval Tar castle in a single open-air evening that distils the a cappella tradition of Dalmatia into an intimate Istrian setting."

Večer klapskih pjesama

"In a uniquely Adriatic twist, musicians perform from the ornate balconies of Mali and Veli Lošinj's 19th-century captain's villas each mid-August, turning the island streets below into a natural open-air concert hall."

Festival Balkona Lošinja

"Every 18 August Omiš harbour erupts into a spectacular re-enactment of the medieval pirate battles between Omiš corsairs and the Venetian fleet, complete with costumes, pageantry, and street food."

Bitka Omiških gusara

"Every 18 August Omiš harbour erupts in a full-scale re-enactment of the medieval sea battle between the notorious Omiš pirates and the Venetian fleet, with period costumes, cannon fire, street food, and live klapa music."

Gusarska Bitka

"Barban's centuries-old ring-tilting race, first recorded in 1696 and revived in 1976, sees sixteen horsemen in Istrian folk costume galloping a 150-metre track to spear a hanging iron ring in just twelve seconds."

Trka na prstenac

"Teams of up to 18 rowers from Neretva river villages race 22 kilometres of the delta in refurbished traditional wooden lađe to Ploce, a centuries-old river custom that draws crowds waving flags along both banks in a celebration of the flat-bottomed boat culture unique to this part of Dalmatia."

Maraton lađa

"A competitive cook-off and tasting festival celebrating bučnica, the beloved Zagorje pumpkin-and-curd strudel, with the coveted Zlatna buča award presented to the best recipe of the year."

Bučnica Fest

"Croatia's most celebrated klapa ensemble, Tomislav Bralić i Klapa Intrade, performs at the open-air Veneranda summer stage in the walled old town of Hvar on a warm August night."

Hvar Summer Festival: Tomislav Bralić i Klapa Intrade

"The medieval salt-pan town of Ston marks its ancient salt-production heritage across three weeks, with specially priced restaurant menus showcasing local dishes, wines and the salt that has made this walled village famous since the 14th century."

Festival soli Ston

"Ston's medieval salt pans, harvested without interruption since the 14th century, are celebrated each late summer with restaurant menus built around the local salt and wines, guided salt-harvest tours, and live music by the ancient walls."

Festival Solana

"International hot-air balloon competition and night-glow spectacle above the Drava riverside meadows of small-town Prelog, drawing teams from as far as Australia and the Americas."

Festival balona na vrući zrak

"Founded in 1969 and held in the small hilltop town of Požega, this is Croatia's oldest and largest tamburitza music festival, drawing over 40,000 visitors to four days of competitions, concerts, folk singing, and wine tasting in the heart of Slavonia."

Zlatne žice Slavonije

"A village-scale three-day cultural and folk tradition festival in Tenja celebrating Slavonian harvest customs, folklore performances, and tamburitza music under the open sky."

"Slavonijo u jesen si zlatna", kulturno-tradicijska manifestacija

"Registered with the International March League, this annual walking festival winds through Otočac's Gacka River valley and on to Gospić, attracting walkers from the Netherlands, Germany, Taiwan, and beyond for multi-distance routes through some of Lika's most unspoilt river landscapes."

Hrvatski festival hodanja

"Week-long celebration of the Kajkavian dialect and Zagorje heritage in its cultural capital, culminating in a festival of newly composed songs performed by leading Croatian musicians."

Tjedan kajkavske kulture

"Lošinj's deep maritime heritage is celebrated each September with traditional sailing regattas, boat exhibitions, and sea-themed cultural events anchored in the island's long history as a centre of Adriatic seafaring."

Losinava

"Poreč revives its Venetian-era heritage each mid-September with the historic Giostra festival, featuring medieval costumes, traditional games, and period music in the old town's streets and squares."

Giostra

"Rovinj venerates its patron saint Euphemia each 16 September with a procession to the Baroque hilltop basilica that bears her name and houses her 6th-century sarcophagus, accompanied by town festivities on the waterfront below."

Sveta Eufemija

"On the feast day of Rovinj's patron saint, whose sarcophagus miraculously beached itself on the town shore in 800 AD according to legend, the baroque hilltop church of St Euphemia opens its doors for processions and celebrations that have united the fishing community since the early medieval period."

Sv. Eufemija - Feast of Saint Euphemia

"The near-deserted hilltop village of Oprtalj, with its crumbling Venetian loggia and frescoed church, briefly comes alive each autumn for a chestnut festival celebrating the harvest of the surrounding forests with tastings, roasting, and local wine from the Istrian interior."

Dani marunice - Chestnut Festival Oprtalj

"A centuries-old white-wine fair rooted in the 1400 Kastav town statute, Bela nedeja celebrates the first pressing of belica, the indigenous Kastav white grape, with craft stalls, folk traditions, old trade demonstrations, and a lively village market in the medieval old town."

Bela nedeja

"The small hilltop village of Tinjan hosts this international prosciutto fair each October, bringing together around 40 producers from across Europe to celebrate one of Istria's most prized traditional cured meats."

ISAP Sajam Pršuta

"Hum, celebrated as the world's smallest town with a permanent population, holds its annual brandy festival in late October to review Istrian grappa and biska from the surrounding hills, with tastings in stone-walled cellars."

Festival Istarskih Vina Grappa

"Hum, officially the world's smallest town with a population of around 20, hosts an annual brandy tasting festival drawing producers from across Istria and neighbouring regions into its single fortified street of stone houses, creating a uniquely surreal scale of celebration."

Festival istarske grape

"In the tiny wine village of Momjan, St Martin's Day brings vine-growers and visitors together for the ritual blessing and first tasting of the new wine, with cellars in Momjan and nearby Buje throwing open their doors."

Martinje u Momjanu

"Vodnjan, a small Istrian town with a large Venetian-era loggia and a remarkable collection of saintly relics, hosts an annual international showcase of freshly pressed olive oils from across the Adriatic region, with guided tastings, producer talks, and a celebrated local oil culture stretching back to Roman times."

Dani mladog maslinovog ulja - Days of New Olive Oil

"Poreč honours its patron saint Maurus each 21 November with religious ceremonies at the Euphrasian Basilica and traditional civic festivities in the old town on the shortest days before Advent."

Festa Sv. Maura

"The annual feast of Poreč's patron saint Maurus, celebrated on 21 November since early Christian times, centres on the magnificent 6th-century Euphrasian Basilica, a UNESCO World Heritage Site, with solemn mass, procession and community gathering in the old town."

Sv. Mauro - Feast of Saint Maurus

"A small-town St Barbara's Day producers' market on the riverside promenade of Mursko Središće, showcasing local Međimurje food and craft traditions on the feast day of the miners' and vintners' patron saint."

Sajam proizvoda na šetnici Sv. Barbare

"The oldest and most respected klapa competition in Croatia, held since 1967 in Omiš's stone courtyards, celebrates the UNESCO-protected Dalmatian a cappella tradition across ten evenings."

Festival dalmatinskih klapa Omiš

"The medieval hilltop art-colony village of Grožnjan, with a year-round population of only a few hundred, transforms each mid-July into an open-air jazz stage where international musicians perform in its stone-walled squares and courtyards."

Jazz is Back BP Festival

"An intimate seaside klapa evening in the small Dalmatian town of Vodice, where UNESCO-protected a cappella harmony spills out over the harbour under warm summer skies."

Večer dalmatinskih klapa Vodice

"Korčula's ancient sword dance, performed in costume on a small-town square, re-enacts a battle between rival kings in a tradition unique to this Dalmatian island and staged for visitors every Thursday throughout the summer."

Moreška

"Croatia's oldest and largest medieval fair, rooted in a 1364 royal tribute, fills Rab's stone old-town streets with 700 costumed participants, crossbow knights, and artisan workshops for three saint's day nights."

Rabska Fjera

"The oldest medieval fair in Croatia, dating to a 1364 royal proclamation, fills Rab's walled old town with crossbowmen, costumed craftspeople, a recreated fishing village on the beach, and the whole island of 3,000 people dressed for the occasion."

Rapska fjera

"A beloved international jazz festival that animates the lanes and squares of Bale, one of Istria's most beautifully preserved small medieval villages, with outdoor performances each early August."

Last Minute Open Jazz Festival

"Sali's 50-year-old island festivity centres on Tovareća mužika, a unique donkey-inspired percussion tradition listed as Croatian intangible cultural heritage, alongside donkey races, fishermen's nights, and harbour feasting on Dugi Otok."

Saljske užance

"The courtyard of Svetvinčenat's Morosini-Grimani castle becomes a medieval stage each August, with knights' tournaments, falconry, archery, fire shows, and craft workshops brought by some 20 European historical associations."

Srednjovjekovni Festival Svetvinčenat

"The small harbour village of Veli Lošinj celebrates the Adriatic mussel with a dedicated summer festival of seafood tastings, local wine, and live music on the waterfront of one of the Lošinj archipelago's most charming coves."

Veli Lošinj Mussel Fest

"Since 1967 every second Sunday of August, the cobbled street of Grisia in Rovinj's old town becomes an open-air gallery where local and visiting artists display paintings, sculpture and crafts among the stone facades."

Grisia

"On the eve of the Assumption, the hilltop village of Vižinada fills its old-town square with the aromas of traditional Istrian sweet pastries and cakes, celebrating a craft pastry heritage rarely found outside local homes."

Slatka Istra