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Jazz is Back BP Festival

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.

13 Jul to 19 Jul 2026 · Annual, mid-July
Grožnjan, Istria, Croatia
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