Zagreb Events

Zagreb Restaurant Week

A nation-wide event, some of the best restaurants in Zagreb take part and offer value-for-money meals. Find a restaurant by checking the event website.

Date: 24 March 2023 - 02 April 2023
Venue: Restaurants across Zagreb.
Website: http://tjedanrestorana.com/
Cost:

Various.

Croatia Open

The last weekend in April sees an international rowing regatta come to Zagreb.

Date: 15 April 2023 - 16 April 2023
Venue: Lake Jarun.
Website: https://worldrowing.com/event/2023-croatia-open
Cost:

Free to spectate.

Dance Week Festival

The Dance Week Festival is Croatia’s primary international festival showcasing contemporary dance, movement theatre and mime. Organised by the Institute for Movement and Dance, the annual festival provides a platform for choreographic living legends and upcoming performers to share ideas.

Date: 01 June 2023 - 30 June 2023
(Date to be confirmed)
Venue: Various venues.
Website: https://www.tjedansuvremenogplesa.com/
Cost:

Various.

Animafest Zagreb

Animafest Zagreb is one of Europe's longest-running festivals celebrating animated film. The organisers reckon that this is the friendliest gathering place for filmmakers and fans of all different genres and categories of animated film. Throughout the festival week, the art and production of animated film are promoted through various perspectives, with an emphasis on the output of European filmmakers. Recent productions, retrospectives and film competitions are prominent in a programme which also includes exhibitions, lectures and panel discussions.

Date: 05 June 2023 - 10 June 2023
Venue: Various screening venues in Zagreb.
Website: http://www.animafest.hr/en
Cost:

Various.

International Folklore Festival

This five-day festival sees participants from various European countries don national costumes to perform folk dances in Zagreb.

Date: 01 July 2023 - 31 July 2023
(Date to be confirmed)
Venue: Various venues including Trg Bana Jelačića.
Website: https://msf.hr/en/
Cost:

Free.

Martinje (St Martin's Day)

Wine and Catholicism come together on Saint Martin's Day, which falls at the end of the wine-growing season. On this day, ritual feasts are held, in which the traditional dish is roast goose. The new season's wine is blessed in ceremonies which are often quite elaborate, taking the form of a 'christening' in which the expected cast of characters - godfather, priest and so forth - is present. Martinje festivities take place in the centre of Zagreb and in the vineyard towns and municipalities of Zagreb County.

Date: 11 November 2023 - 11 November 2023
Venue: Zagreb and its wine district.
Cost:

Generally free.

Fašnik (Carnival)

The big pre-Lent carnival parade in Zagreb takes place on Shrove Tuesday, a celebration known locally as 'Fašnik'. The name refers to a character who is the Doer of Evil, he who is to blame for everything that went wrong during the previous year. Traditionally, Fašnik (his straw effigy, at least) is burned, drowned or hung. High-spirited revellers in fancy dress and masks congregate during the morning in front of Zagreb’s cathedral, before setting off on a noisy, colourful parade through the city. Feasting is an integral part of the day and the traditional dishes include sauerkraut, corn paste (žganci), roast beef, turkey or goose. Doughnuts (krafne) satisfy any remaining appetites.

Date: 05 February 2024 - 18 February 2024
(Date to be confirmed)
Venue: Streets of Zagreb.
Cost:

Free.