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16 Culture & Events
Culture & Events
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Antonija Gospić
Special events
10.06 Friday - 11.06 Saturday
Festival of the Amateur Culture and Creativity
- F.A.K.K.
D-3/4, Dom hrvatske mladeži - Mihovila Pavlinovića bb,
Student Centre Božo Lerotić, Deputy Palace (Providurova
palača). A plethora of music, art, workshops, film and
hands on do it yourself activities are up for grabs. Hand
made products will be exhibited by amateur artists, attend
workshops on hand embroidery and stencil art, learn how
to make graphite stencils by using Photoshop and more.
Amateur films from the 10th RAF Festival will be screened.
Wind down with the ‘chill sessions’ after 22:00. QOpen
12:00 - 22:00. J
23.06 Thursday - 24.06 Friday
Tango Festival
A-3, Arsenal, Trg bunara 1, tel. (+385-23) 25 38 20.
Love Latino and tango? Then get into the swing of this dance
bonanza as performance groups and pairs strut their stuff
at the 2nd edition of this event. Passers by are more than
welcome to join in and even learn from the best!
23.06 Thursday - 25.06 Saturday
The 1st Jadera Urban Music Fest
D-3, Perivoj kraljice Jelene Madijevke i Park Kapetanski.
Three days of home grown talent is what this event is all
about. The opening is reserved for the finals of the Zadar
guitar playing contest followed by legendary punk/rock party
animals Psihomodo Pop. The second day brings In Ruff and
Go Mars from Osijek, Postolar Tripper, Kawasaki 3p and the
almighty rock larrikins Let 3. The icing on the cake is on day
3 with bands E.N.D., Sexymotherfuckers, the Dubioza kolektiv
and Partibrejkers.
24.06 Friday - 02.09 Friday
Feštice
Zadar returns to the past on Fridays, organising mini festivals,
or feštice, to bring the original spirit of Dalmatia to the week’s
big night out. In the Old Town, stalls spring up selling fresh,
simple, fishy food and bevanda - white wine and water, a
popular drink in hot weather. Dalmatian acapella groups
(klapa) brighten the atmosphere in the konobas (traditional
fishermen’s reataurants) and wander the streets adding to
the general warmth and gaiety.
27.06 Monday - 30.06 Thursday
Get EXITed music festival
Zrće beach, Novalja, Pag.
An additional event has been added to Papaya’s scorching
summer calendar with Get EXITed. Consider this the appetiser
to one of the world’s largest festivals, the EXIT festival in Novi
Sad, Serbia. This open air event will have you bopping day
and night with some of the finest DJ’s turning the tables and
coming our way. Q Tickets 150kn at www.eventim.hr.
30.06 Thursday - 04.08 Thursday
The 17th Zadar Summer Theatre
C-3, Deputy’s Palace (courtyard), St Dominic’s Church
(D-3), Hrvatsko narodno kazalište Zadar, Široka ulica 8,
tel. (+385-23) 31 45 86, hkk-zd@zd.t-com.hr. One of the
city’s traditional summer events with theatre performances
and musicals to be held in the evenings, set amidst historical
grandeur. A repertoire of local and foreign art performances
are scheduled. This year’s programme is divided into two:
Part 1 presents a drama and dance programme whilst
Part 2 is the musical programme called The Contemporary
Music Festival.
Some of the concerts this summer:
21.07. Jazz Hondo at 21:30
25.07. Andromeda Turre Quintet at 21:30
28.07. Saskia Laroo Project at 21:30
04.08. Marcelo Godoy & Nelson Latif at 21:30
Q Tickets 50kn and available at the box office.
06.07 Wednesday - 13.07 Wednesday
The 6th Garden Festival - Back to our roots
Petrčane (near Zadar), tel. (+385-23) 36 47 39, www.
thegardenfestival.eu/hr/. Petrčane is a beautiful little
fishing village. It’s 900 years old with pine forests, old
cottages and villas on the sea front. When summer hits, the
Garden Festival attracts 1000’s and tickets are limited. The
line-up is huge with DJ’s from all over the world; the festival
runs for 8 days and nights, it includes the Argonaughty
boat cruise which is a great party voyage out over the
open sea by day and at night in particular, the entire place
is a buzz. You cannot miss this amazing experience. Visit
www.thegardenfestival.eu/en/ for all info, including DJ’s
and stages.
Saljski užanci, Jure Mišković
08.07 Friday - 11.08 Thursday
The 51st Musical Evenings in St Donatus’s
B-3, St Donatus’s Church, St. Anastasia’s Cathedral,
St. Francis’ Church, Forum (Croatian National Theatre
Zadar, Široka ulica 8), tel. (+385-23) 31 45 52, www.
donat-festival.hr. If you enjoy the ambience of music within
a holy setting, then this international music festival which
combines music and beautiful old church architecture will
delight you. The event will host numerous local ensembles
and solo artists as well as renowned performers of chamber
music from abroad. It’s considered one of the most important
cultural events on the Zadar calendar. Q Box office Open
11:00 - 13:00, 17:00 - 19:00. Sat 11:00 - 13:00. Sundays
only at the concert venues. Tickets 40 - 80kn available at
the box office.
20.07 Wednesday
Adria Air Race Zadar
Riva. Top Gun eat your heart out as Zadar is home to this
multiple aircraft competition where the rules are oh soooo
stringent. Competitors compete against the clock and are
judged on performance. From loops and rolls, the manoeuvres
are breathtaking. If you missed the last Air Race in Dubai, then
descend towards Zadar for a heavenly thrill.
23.07 Saturday
Millenium Jump
B/C-4, Obala Petra Krešimira IV, Riva. When in Zadar do
as the Zadrani do! And the majority of locals will all be here
for this growing event which is being held for the fourth year
in a row. It’s the Millennium Jump where over 1500 people
form a joint line and on the word ‘go’ jump into the water
forming a domino effect. It looks spectacular from the air!
The line ranges from the Sea Organ through to the Faculty
of Humanities and Social Science.
24.07 Sunday - 27.07 Wednesday
Feel Free Festival
Aquarius Zrće, Novalja, www.aquarius.hr/zrce/en/.
Dutch dynamo Laidback Luke takes the spotlight with his
electro-house rhythms and does everything to make the
audience move to his blockbuster beats. Fellow countryman
DJ Chuckie whose hit ‘Let the Bass kick in Miami’ returns after
his mesmerizing performance last year. Avicii from Sweden
may be the baby of the group but this emerging talent has
already worked with David Guetta and Roger Sanchez, electro
and house are his forte. Q Tickets 150kn.
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UB 40
27.07 Wednesday - 28.07 Thursday
Jazz and Wine Days
A-3, Arsenal, Trg tri bunara 1, tel. (+385-23) 25 38 20.
What a complimentary blend as visitors can sample the vast
range of local wines amidst some soothing jazz tunes. The
ZZ Quartet (Simone Zanchini from Italy plays the accordion
with Croatian Ratko Zjača, a jazz guitarist who has played with
the likes of Randy Brecker and Benny Bailey) will perform at
the opening and the second day will see bossa nova group
the Dino Rangel Trio.
28.07 Thursday - 29.07 Friday
KalelargArt
A street art festival that includes dance and theatre
performances, blues and jazz concerts, fine art, monodramas,
street acrobats, jugglers and magicians. This is where art is
taken to the people; it is held across a range of city locations
and at various times from dusk till dawn.
01.08 Monday - 03.08 Wednesday
Beat the Heat
Aquarius Zrće, Novalja, www.aquarius.hr/zrce/en/.
Another smashing festival with three world class DJ’s.
Dutchman Dash Berlin opens the festival with his progressivetrance
mixes, his hit singles are, ‘Till the Sky Falls Down’ and
‘Man on the Run’. Benny Benassi, the Italian electro/house DJ
will whet your appetites as he spins the tables on day 2 whilst
Sander Van Doorn blasts the colossal speakers at Zrče with
his fusion of trance and house for the finale. Show starts at
22:00. Q Tickets 150,00kn.
06.08 Saturday
The traditional Fishermen’s Čeprljandska
fiesta
Ugljan, Island Ugljan. When on the island of Ugljan, do as
the Ugljani do! They sure know how to put on a feast and
this traditional event is rich in music, sporting contests, and
culinary presentations of Dalmatian and island specialties.
Just as a note, the town of Ugljan, which is the biggest on
the island of Ugljan, is famous for having the most hours of
sunshine in the Zadar Aquatorium. So let it shine!
06.08 Saturday - 13.08 Saturday
15th International Festival of Contemporary
Theatre
The City Forum, St. Donatus’ Church, St Dominic’s
Church. This is the meaning of “Zadar snova”, a rather more
avant-garde cultural festival, held for the eighth time between
6-13 August. Expect modern dance, new film, exhibitions and
workshops in comic strips, theatre, humanitarian events,
music and drum’n’bass DJs and more. Unmissable!
Zadar In Your Pocket
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Summer 2011