Špancirfest in Varaždin

Saying goodbye to the summer in style with Spancirfest which will be held from 22nd to 31st of August. It brings more than 500 programs; concerts, performances, plays, musical, culinary and children's workshops to small, unexpected surprises on the city streets.

Špancirfest, a cultural and tourist symbol of Varaždin, is the most popular festival in Croatia. It is the first street festival in Croatia and today it is one of the most visited national festival events. The beautiful historical core of Varaždin will once again turn into a big stage full of concerts, plays, street performers, fine and fragrant things, but also works by great designers and artists and products of numerous exhibitors. Špancirfest lives and breathes in Varaždin’s streets and squares, and the street program is still a solid link to today's festival with its roots. Apart from the historical core of Varaždin, whose facades, roofs, towers, streets, squares and parks create an irreplaceable scene, the program of the festival takes place in some streets that have their own special program. The whole pedestrian zone of the city, its streets, squares and parks will turn into a large open-air stage.

Varaždin's streets will be resounded with diverse tones, and music will permeate almost all segments of the festival, offering a variety of genres, interpretations and creations, which will further highlight Varaždin's title as the first Croatian UNESCO City of Music.

During the ten festival days, visitors can expect more than 500 diverse programs, divided into 18 zones, ranging from concerts, street performances, theatrical comedies, creative and artistic creations to content for children and a luxurious exhibition and gastronomic offer.

This year, as part of Špancirfest, the Days of Creative Cities of Croatia will be held. A day (August 28) at Villa Bedeković filled with ideas, inspiration and the opportunity to see how creativity is changing our cities and lives.

Šenoina Street becomes the center of sustainable fashion and design this Špancirfest.

On the PAN stage in the Old Town, this year's Špancirfest will open in grand style with Disco Opera. Forty top musicians from an international revue orchestra will take the audience on an unforgettable musical journey through the golden age of disco and funk.

On the main festival stage: S.A.R.S., Gipsy Kings by Diego Baliardo, Bajaga i Instruktori, Urban & 4 with a string orchestra, Leta štuke and PipsChips&Videoclips.

As part of the international music project "Odyssey", legends of Korean rock will perform for the first time in Croatia, and at Špancirfest itself. The project is also accompanied by the filming of a reality show that promotes Croatia as an attractive tourist destination, so footage of Špancirfest and Varaždin will be shown on Korean television.

During Špancirfest, Varaždin offers an unsurpassed spirit of connection between the festival, the city and thousands of visitors who daily enjoy everything this unique festival has to offer and return to it year after year.