Three Croatian titles competing at Clermont-Ferrand International Short Film...
21 December 2019 – Short films Imbued Life, Toomas Beneath the Valley of the Wild Wolvesand The Flood have been included in the international competition program of the renowned Clermont-Ferrand Film...
View ArticlePrljavo kazaliste & Novi fosili on Zagreb’s main square for NYE celebrations
Ban Jelacic Square (photo credit: Julien Duval/ZTB) ZAGREB, 23 December 2019 – One of the biggest open-air New Year’s Eve parties will take place on Ban Jelacic Square in the Croatian capital on 31...
View Article5000 portions of bakalar dished out in Split for free in Christmas Eve tradition
(Photo credit: SKMER) SPLIT, 24 December 2019 – Thousands of portions of bakalar (dried cod) have been served for free in cities across Croatia in what has become a traditional Christmas Eve gesture....
View ArticlePixies to play Croatia in August
(Photo: Pixies/Official) ZAGREB, 27 December 2019 – Cult American alternative rock band the Pixies will return to Croatia in 2020 to perform. Six years after entertaining the Croatian public with...
View ArticleNew Year’s Eve: Croatian bands, food & more in Zagreb’s Strossmayer Square
Fuliranje ZAGREB, 28 December 2019 – Fuliranje (Fooling Around) Gourmingle in Strossmayer Square, which is the most popular event at Advent in Zagreb, is preparing a big New Year’s Eve bash with...
View ArticleThe Killers to headline Zagreb’s INmusic
The Killers (Photo: Raph_PH/Creative Commons) ZAGREB, 30 December 2019 – One of the biggest bands of the 21st century, The Killers, will make their Croatian debut appearance at INmusic festival #15 in...
View ArticleVIDEO: Learning some Croatian superstitions
Daniel learns some Croatian superstitions Originally from Los Angeles in the United States, Daniel is hitchhiking from France to Vietnam. During his adventure, Daniel stopped by Croatia where he spent...
View ArticleVIDEO: The latest Croatian top 10 singles chart
Petar Grašo & Zlatko Dalić (Photo: Podravka.hr) 3 January 2020 – Counting down the current official Croatian Top 10 singles, according to the Croatian Discography Association’s Top40 list. 10. Nova...
View ArticleBob Geldof & The Boomtown Rats coming to Croatia
The Boomtown Rats (Press) Zagreb, 7 January 2020 – The Boomtown Rats, led by frontman Sir Bob Geldof, will perform in Croatia in March. The Boomtown Rats will play at Hala in Zagreb on 14 March 2020....
View ArticleRijeka Carnival to take place from 17 Jan – 26 Feb
(Photo: Rijeka Carnival) RIJEKA 7, January 2020 – One of the most colourful and fun periods of the year will get underway in Rijeka in ten days time. The famous Rijeka Carnival, which is now in its...
View ArticleHideout announces second wave of artists to celebrate 10 years in Croatia
Hideout Popular Croatian festival Hideout announce a whole host of fresh names set to perform at the sun-soaked festival this summer which will be held on 21-25 June. Celebrating ten years strong on...
View ArticleAustralian-Croatian artist to exhibit in Zagreb to coincide with Australia Day
Artist Vesna Peko-Luketić ZAGREB, 8 January 2020 – A celebrated Australian artist of Croatian descent will exhibit in the Croatian capital Zagreb to coincide with Australia Day later this month. The...
View ArticleKarlovac tourist traffic up after successful Advent
Advent in Karlovac KARLOVAC, 10 January 2020 – The Magic of Meeting – Advent in Karlovac – once again proved that it is one of the most important and visited tourist events in the Croatian city of...
View ArticleNew Louis Vuitton design catches eye of Croatians
Luxury brand Louis Vuitton has released a new sweatshirt in their latest collection which has caught the attention of Croatians. The new collection launched ahead of the Lunar New Year features the...
View ArticleThe Lumineers to play Zagreb’s INmusic festival
The Lumineers (Photo: David Lee/CC) Platinum folk-rockers The Lumineers join the impressive INmusic festival #15 line up featuring The Killers, Beck, and Deftones. The Lumineers gained worldwide...
View ArticleSeljacka buna reenactment in Donja Stubica on 8 Feb
(Photo: Press) 14 January 2019 – Thousands of people from all over Croatia are expected to converge on the town of Donja Stubica in February to witness the reenactment of the famous Croatian-Slovene...
View ArticleLove International 2020 Croatia line-up announced
Love International (Photo: Press) Love International is back in Tisno this summer, following on from last year’s sold out edition. And for the very first time, as part of the 5th anniversary...
View ArticleGetting to the bottom of saying ‘hi’ in Croatian
(Photo credit/fotvijesti.com) By: Tea. B Whilst we know that sometimes it can be hard to say ‘goodbye’, who would think saying ‘hi’ in Croatian was not as simple as it seemed. ‘Bok’ or ‘Bog’, depending...
View ArticleZagreb Philharmonic Orchestra to perform in Rome to mark Croatian EU presidency
ZAGREB, Jan 21 (Hina) – The Zagreb Philharmonic Orchestra is giving a concert in Rome this Thursday, 23 January, to mark the beginning of the Croatian six-months presidency of the Council of the...
View ArticleSome of the more ‘interesting’ Croatian surnames revealed
(Photo credit: Marko Lukunic/PIXSELL) According to the last census, there were over 33,000 surnames registered in Croatia. Whilst surnames like Horvat, Knežević, Kovačević and Babić were among the most...
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