The Croatian music festivals are a series of

music festivals A music festival is a festival, community event with music, performances of singing and instrument playing that is often presented with a theme such as musical genre (e.g., rock music, rock, blues, folk music, folk, jazz, classical music), nation ...

which showcase the top

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n musical acts, in both traditional and contemporary music. They usually involve live performances as well as awards given by festival jurors as well as from the fans. The majority of the festivals release a compilation of the songs entered.

Pop festivals

* Dora **This is the festival which selects Croatia's representative at the

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. It is organized by

Croatian Radiotelevision ''Hrvatska radiotelevizija'' ( HRT), or Croatian Radiotelevision, is a Croatian public broadcasting company. It operates several radio and television channels, over a domestic transmitter network as well as satellite. HRT is divided into three ...

. *

Croatian Radio Festival {{Short description, Annual Croatian festival from 1997 to 2009 The Croatian Radio Festival ( Croatian: Hrvatski Radijski Festival, abbreviated as HRF) was a music festival held annually in Croatia from 1997 to 2009. The festival was first held in 1 ...

**A popular festival which receives coverage on Croatian radio, as it organized by the Croatian Association of Radio and News. Listeners are encouraged to call in to vote for their favourite songs. Unlike other festivals, the Croatian Radio Festival has no permanent home and moves host cities each year. *

Split Festival The Split Festival (officially ''Festival zabavne glazbe Split'' or ''Splitski Festival'') is a pop music festival held annually, in July, in Split, Croatia. It has been held since 1960. It is one of the premier Croatian music festivals. Since its ...

**Begun in 1960, the Split Music Festival is one of the oldest in Croatia. It has a heavy emphasis on the music of

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. * Zagrebfest **The oldest Croatian music festival, Zagrebfest is oriented towards urban chansons and schlagers. It has suffered in recent years as many of the top Croatian pop acts have been from Dalmatia. *

Zadarfest Zadarfest is a music festival held annually since 1993 in Zadar, Croatia. In 2010, it was held in the Višnjik Hall, but was criticized for lack of appeal to the audience. The 2011 edition was moved to Kukljica on a nearby island, but was plagu ...

**A pop music festival held in the coastal city of

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. * Dalmatian Chanson Evenings **Held annually in

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, this festival focusses on the chansons of the Dalmatian region. * Melodije Mostara **Held in

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, this festival primarily draws Croatian singers. It is organized by the city of Mostar and sponsored by

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, the largest Bosnian Croat firm. * Etnofest Neum **Another festival based in Bosnia and Herzegovina, this one takes place in the coastal city of

Neum Neum () is a town and municipality in Bosnia and Herzegovina, located in Herzegovina-Neretva Canton of the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina. It is the only town on the Bosnia and Herzegovina coastline, making it the country's only access to ...

. Unlike in Mostar, Etnofest only features Croatian music and focusses on music with a folk sound. * Marco Polo Fest **A somewhat smaller pop festival held on the island of

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. *

Melodije Istre i Kvarnera Melodije Istre i Kvarnera (in English: ''Melodies of Istria and Kvarner'') is a Croatian song contest, held annually in multiple towns in the Istria, Primorje-Gorski Kotar and Lika-Senj counties. It consists of a competition amongst previously ...

**A festival held in several towns in

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and

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which focusses mostly on the regional music.

Folk festivals

* Festival kajkavske popevke **Held annually in

Krapina Krapina (; ) is a town in northern Croatia and the administrative centre of Krapina-Zagorje County with a population of 4,482 (2011) and a total municipality population of 12,480 (2011). Krapina is located in the hilly Zagorje region of Croatia ...

since 1966, this festival features original songs inspired by the traditional folk music of

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, and sung in the

Kajkavian dialect Kajkavian is a South Slavic supradialect or language spoken primarily by Croats in much of Central Croatia and Gorski Kotar. It is part of the South Slavic dialect continuum, being transitional to the supradialects of Čakavian, Štokavian ...

. * Zlatne žice Slavonije **A festival of both tambura and pop music held annually in Požega in late August or early September.

Rock festivals

* Urban Fest Osijek **Features less traditional Croatian music such as hard rock, alternative rock and electronica. It is held in

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. * Hartera **Festival is held in

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, in former paper factory halls. First festival was held in 2005. and there were two stages - one for rock/alternative and one for electro music. In 2007. it was divided in two days.

Electronic festivals

* Love international festival **Festival is held in

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. * Hospitality On The Beach **Festival is held in

. * SuncéBeat 9 **Festival is held in

. * Soundwave Festival Croatia **Festival is held in

. * Defected Croatia 2018 **Festival is held in

. * Dekmantel Selectors **Festival is held in

. * Seasplash Festival **Festival is held in

Pula Pula, also known as Pola, is the largest city in Istria County, west Croatia, and the List of cities and towns in Croatia, seventh-largest city in the country, situated at the southern tip of the Istria, Istrian peninsula in western Croatia, wi ...

. * Outlook Festival **Festival is held in

. * Dimensions Festival **Festival is held in

. * Unknown Festival **Festival is held near

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Classical

Music Biennale Zagreb Music Biennale Zagreb (, MBZ) is an international festival of contemporary classical music, contemporary music in Zagreb, Croatia, organized by the Croatian Composers' Society. The wikt:biennale, Biennale, founded by Milko Kelemen and held every s ...

**An international festival of

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* Dubrovačke ljetne igre * Musical Evenings in St. Donatus **A classical music festival which takes place in Zadar. * Varaždin Baroque Evenings **A festival of baroque music in the baroque city of

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. * Osor Musical Evenings ** A classical music festival which takes place in Osor on the island of

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English

Radar Festival Radar Festival is a music festival held annually in Croatia since 2007. 2007 festival The festival was held in the Siget neighbourhood of Zagreb, headlined by Kaiser Chiefs, Queens of the Stone Age and Placebo. The groups Howling Bells, Anavrin a ...