Zadar Summer Theatre Festival
June-July
Taking place across a range of venues inside the city, this month-long event presents a series of theatre and dance performances from both Croatian and international drama groups.
The Garden Festival
June
Run by the owners of The Garden Bar in downtown Zadar, this boutique music festival attracts a host of big-name DJs and live music acts from across the dance music genre. It takes place just outside of town, on the beach in the little village of Petrčane, and fans come from across Europe to dance the weekend away.
The Night of the Full Moon
July
This annual one-night-only event is dedicated to Croatian culture and happens on the midsummer full moon. Residents switch off their lights and gather along the Riva River which is illuminated by candlelight. Boats sell traditional Croatian food, and music and folk dancing goes on long into the night.
Musical Evenings in St Donat
July
St Donat Church is the main venue for this long-running festival of medieval, Renaissance and baroque music.
Fig Festival
September
Celebrating the scrumptious fig in all its culinary uses, this festival hosts a programme of food markets in the centre of town, selling – of course – fig products, as well as cooking demonstrations and fig-based food-tasting events.