Sea Star Festival Umag

The Sea Star Festival has held the title of the second most visited festival in Croatia, and since its first edition, which took place in 2017, it has been building the trust and love of the audience that comes to Umag from as many as 40 different countries with its brilliant and precisely designed list of performers.

The combination of fantastic music in top production, the ideal landscape of the Istrian city of Umag, the Adriatic Sea, untouched natural beauty and superb gastronomy are the perfect recipe for the start of summer.

The first edition of the festival won the Ambasador music award as the Best New Festival and entered the Top 10 at the European Festival Awards in two categories - Best New and Best Medium Festival. Sea Star is officially part of the ‘Exit family’ group of festivals – the largest of these is, of course, Exit Festival in Novi Sad, Serbia.

The 8th Sea Star at the Stella Maris Lagoon will take place from Thursday 28th to Sunday 31st May 2026, marking the beginning of another long festival summer.

Along with hip-hop icon Xzibit, DJ deity Boris Brejcha will also arrive at Sea Star, and a special artistic performance Emergency EXIT will be held in collaboration with the EXIT festival, Boom and the renowned European troupe La Fura dels Baus, for which music will be composed by a respected name of the electro scene - Satori. New York DJ star Layla Benitez and electro wunderkind from Serbia Lanna are also coming to the Main Stage of the festival. The first regional names of the Electric Waves Stage were also announced: DJ Labud, Herya, INKA, Kim Ono, Lottie, Marcel, Marin Biočić and Sunny Sun.

Sea Star Gang is joined on a wave of great success by the young Serbian singer Amna, the Trila hip-hop master Grše, the owner of millions of trap hits Hiljson Mandela, the cult representatives of the Belgrade underground Prti Bee Gee and the pioneers of the ping-pong genre TBF. Blackout Showcase w/ Phat Phillie will be held on the Main Stage, and Bore Balboa, Macha Ravel, TNG, Bejbe, Noti Limun and Tibor will join the Gang in the Nautilus Arena.

Sunbathing during the day and dancing in the evening that will last until the early hours of the morning, Umag is an ideal choice for the beginning of summer. The magical lagoon will shine again this year with the May sun and the performances of numerous performers.

Stunning location, world renowned artists and outstanding productions make this festival a must see!