Events & entertainment
Spread over the whole year, the events in Dubrovnik can please any type of crowd. The most famous of all - the Dubrovnik Summer Festival - attracts thousands of people every year.
Spend a Night at the Museum
On the annual Museum Night that is happening all over Croatia sometime in January, various museums are opening their doors for the public free of charge.
The St. Blaise Festival
According to legend, St. Blaise supposedly saved Dubrovnik in the 10th century when the Venetian galleys dropped anchor in Gruž and near Lokrum under the pretext that they must renew their water supply before continuing their journey to the Levant.
Homemade jam and marmalade on Stradun
The annual Croatian festival of Jam and Marmalade that is held on Stradun in front of the St. Blaise Church in fall, is a great opportunity to try and buy home made products and to see traditional costumes.
Libertas Film Festival
The Libertas Film Festival is a celebration of film from all over the world in the walls of the ancient walls of Dubrovnik. The festival is normally held through the summer months although in recent years it has moved to the early part of the season. The festival makes the most of the outside cinemas and spaces around the city and apart from featuring Croatian films the festival is well known for highlighting up and coming films and artists from all over the world.
Dubrovnik Summer Festival
The Dubrovnik Summer Festival is more than a festival, it’s a way of life, a time that the whole city comes alive, an event that is looked forward to for a year, quite simply the Dubrovnik Summer Festival is woven into every thread of the city. Every corner of the city becomes a stage, every stone a background and every flight of steps a space for the audience to use, the city is a living theatre.
