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CultureRijeka Boat Show 2026: 24–27 Sep, Gat Karoline Riječke, €5 entry
The Rijeka Boat Show takes place on Gat Karoline Riječke from 24 to 27 September 2026, open daily from 10:00 to 19:00 (Sunday until 18:00).
CultureGrad od riječi Dubrovnik 2026: 24–25 Sep, TUP Gruž, 3rd edition
The third Grad od riječi at TUP in Gruž, 24–25 Sep 2026: opening on Thursday at 19:00, book fair and children’s programme on Friday.
CultureMediterranean Book Festival Split 2026: 23–27 Sep, Gripe, free entry
The 9th Mediterranean Book Festival (MFK) runs from 23 to 27 September 2026 at Gripe (Osječka 11), with free entry and Jo Nesbø as special…
GuideBrač: Bol and Zlatni rat, the Split ferry, Vidova gora and Blaca
The largest island in Dalmatia is 50 minutes from Split by car ferry and 20 by catamaran.
GuideDubrovnik to Kotor: the Montenegro day trip by bus, tour or car
Kotor is 93 kilometres and one border south of Dubrovnik: 13 to 30 euro by bus, 45 to 70 on a coach tour, two hours…
GuideVenice to Pula, Rovinj, Poreč and Umag by catamaran in 2026
From 1 June to 20 September a fast catamaran links Venice's San Basilio pier with the four Istrian towns in 2 hours 15 to 3…
GuideSplit's best beaches: Bačvice, Kašjuni, Žnjan, the Marjan coves
Sand ten minutes from the palace at Bačvice, the cleanest water and the island view at Kašjuni, shade at Bene, families at Žnjan and Firule…
GuideBest beaches in Dubrovnik: Banje, Buža, Sveti Jakov and Lokrum
Pebbles under the walls at Banje, rock platforms through a hole in the wall at Buža, a quiet bay at Sveti Jakov, family beaches on…
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CultureRijeka Boat Show 2026: 24–27 Sep, Gat Karoline Riječke, €5 entry
The Rijeka Boat Show takes place on Gat Karoline Riječke from 24 to 27 September 2026, open daily from 10:00 to 19:00 (Sunday until 18:00).
CultureGrad od riječi Dubrovnik 2026: 24–25 Sep, TUP Gruž, 3rd edition
The third Grad od riječi at TUP in Gruž, 24–25 Sep 2026: opening on Thursday at 19:00, book fair and children’s programme on Friday.
CultureMediterranean Book Festival Split 2026: 23–27 Sep, Gripe, free entry
The 9th Mediterranean Book Festival (MFK) runs from 23 to 27 September 2026 at Gripe (Osječka 11), with free entry and Jo Nesbø as special…
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The next 120 days at a glance.
18 – 29 September 2026 Varaždin
56th Varaždin Baroque Evenings 202623 – 27 September 2026 Split
9th Mediterranean Book Festival (MFK) 202624 – 27 September 2026 Rijeka
Rijeka Boat Show 202624 – 27 September 2026 Rovinj
Weekend Media Festival 2026 (Weekend.19)2 – 4 October 2026 Trg Vladimira Nazora, Ivanić-Grad
Bučijada, pumpkin festival in Ivanić-Grad2 – 4 October 2026 Trg Stjepana Radića, Gospić
Jesen u Lici, the autumn fair in Gospić3 October – 1 November 2026 Livade, Istria
Zigante Truffle Days 20263 October 2026 Split
95. Mrdujska regata3 – 5 October 2026 Old town of Kastav
Bela nedeja, young-wine fair in Kastav5 – 18 October 2026 Dubrovnik
Good Food Festival 20266 October 2026 Split
Croatia v Spain, UEFA Nations League at Poljud9 – 25 October 2026 Lovran, Dobreć and Liganj
51st Marunada 20269 – 11 October 2026 Zagreb
Open House Zagreb 202611 October 2026 Zagreb
34th Zagreb Marathon16 – 18 October 2026 Tinjan, Istra
ISAP, the international prosciutto fair in Tinjan21 – 25 October 2026 Marina Kornati, Biograd na Moru
Biograd Boat Show 2026 (28th edition)6 – 8 November 2026 Opatija
Opatija Chocolate Festival 20269 – 15 November 2026 Zagreb
24th Zagreb Film Festival10 – 15 November 2026 Zagreb
Interliber 202611 November 2026 Wine regions across Croatia
Martinje, St Martin's Day 202628 November 2026 – 7 January 2027 Zagreb
Advent in Zagreb 2026
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