Zagreb International Folklore Festival, that continues the tradition of festivals organised from time in between the two World Wars, has been held since 1966 with objective to present and affirm traditional culture and folklore of numerous local and international participants from all continents. It gathers a wide public and folklore connoisseurs and nowadays, it has become a part of global movement led by the UNESCO that aims to safeguard and promote cultural heritage. The Croatian Ministry of Culture and the City of Zagreb pronounced it as festival of national significance and it has European Festival Association label, EFFE 2019-2021. With guest ensembles from different continents 56th IFF (2022 July, 20-24) will present the theme “Traditional heritage between Central Europe and Mediterranean” and it will showcase the values of ethnographic and folklore creativity in the modern life of the European Union.