Lead-up events 

Tuesday, May 5th, 2026
7 pm – Blagoje Bersa Concert Hall, Trg Republike Hrvatske 12
Concert Glazba, ljudi, tradicije: tragom istraživanja Grozdane Marošević

Friday, June 19, 2026
8 pm – Church of Saint Blaise, Zagreb
Concert Agnec Božji
Lado Ensemble

Friday, June 26, 2026
6 pm – Bogdan Ogrizović Library and Reading Room, Preradovićeva 5
Panel discussion: Kliški uskoci – from past to future
participants: Mile Barić, Mihovil Glavina, dr. sc. Ivana Kurtović Budja
Filip Ninčević, dr. sc. Tvrtko Zebec

Monday, June 29, 2026
6 pm – Bogdan Ogrizović Library and Reading Room, Preradovićeva 5
Panel discussion Resilience and sustainability of heritage – Festivals as a way of transmission
Participants: Vidoslav Bagur, dr. sc. Naila Ceribašić, Mark Forry PhD, MSc. Ljubica Gligorević, Matej Vinarić, dr. sc. Tvrtko Zebec

Thursday, July 2, 2026
7 pm – Special Police Gallery, Trg žrtava fašizma 1
Exhibition opening Planjke – Vugli – Cifre. Documenting the wooden architecture of Turopolje region – old and new materials in dialogue
Authors: Maja Ergović and Sanja Lončar
The exibition is open until July 22nd

Friday, July 3, 2026
7 pm – The Macedonian Cultural Information Center in Zagreb, Andrije Hebranga 4
Exibition opening Greetings from Macedonia – photos of Macedonian groups on Zagreb International Folklore Festival
Authors: Msc. Ivona Opetcheska-Tatarchevska and Bojana Poljaković Popović
The exibition is open until July 19th

Saturday, July 4, 2026
12pm  – Cultural centre Dubrava, Dubrava 51a
Exibition opening Following the paths of Croatians – A traditional mark of Croatian Catholic women from Bosnia and Herzegovina with a presentation and tattoo workshop
Authors: Nikola Franjić and Irena Mrnjavac
The exibition is open until July 31st

Tuesday, July 7, 2026
6 pm – Ethnographic museum, Trg Mažuranića 14
Exibitions opening Itinerant Pucará Bull – Ambassador of Peruvian Highlands and Shipibo – Konibo. Portraits Of My Blood.
Exhibitions are open until August 16th

Wednesday, July 8, 2026
7 pm – Kristofor Stanković Gallery, Ulica sv. Ćirila i Metoda 5
Exibition opening Ethnographic heritage of Knin region through the lens of Andrija Matković
Author: Zoja Radić
The exhibition is open until July 17th

Thursday, July 9, 2026
8.30 pm – Atrium of the Klovićevi dvori Gallery, Jezuitski trg 4
Concert White Moonlight
Tamara Obrovac Transhistria ensemble
Tickets on CoreEvent

Friday, July 10th, 2026
5 pm – Cultural and information center, Preradovićeva 5
Documentary screening Kolo Slavuj „Oganj gori“

Saturday, July 11, 2026
3 pm – 9 pm – Music pavilion Zrinjevac
Pop-up exhibition Stories from the kitchen wall handicraft
The Museum of Bećarac

5 pm – Music pavilion Zrinjevac
Kitchen wall handicraft making workshop
The Museum of Bećarac
All ages

8 pm – Music pavilion Zrinjevac
Concert Sviraj svirče, nemoj stati!
Author: Matej Vinarić

Saturday, July 18, 2026
9.30 am – 11 am, City center
Folklore Promenade
Performances of folklore groups on the Jelačić Square stage

5 pm – Music pavilion Zrinjevac
Traditional dance workshop for children
For ages 5-10

6 pm – Gornjogradska gimnazija Hall, Katarinin trg 5
Dance workshop with Francis Feybli

6.30 pm – Music pavilion Zrinjevac
Performances of folklore groups

7.30 pm – Trg bana Josipa Jelačića
Performances of folklore groups

9 pm – Gradec plateu
Concert of folklore groups

11 pm – Gradec plateu
Dance with us workshop

7 pm – Donji Andrijevci
Zagreb IFF outside of Zagreb
Performances of international folklore groups

8 pm – Vrbovec
Zagreb IFF outside of Zagreb
Performance of an international folklore group

Sunday, July 19, 2026
9 am – 10 am, City center
Folklore Promenade

10 am – Zagreb Cathedral
Holy Mass for Festival Participants

5 pm – Music pavilion Zrinjevac
Workshop of beaded bracelets
For ages 8-14

6 pm – Gornjogradska gimnazija Hall, Katarinin trg 5
Dance workshop with Francis Feybli

6 pm – Music pavilion Zrinjevac
Concert of the ethno band Balkalar

7 pm – Gradec plateu
Concert of folklore groups

7 pm, Pleternica
Zagreb IFF outside of Zagreb
Performances of international folklore groups

The organizer reserves the right to change the program.