Wat er het hele jaar speelt in Zagreb, Kroatië

Topdrukte — Snow Queen Trophy, Advent in Zagreb

• Festival

  Snow Queen Trophy

  2–10 jan · meestalSportevenementDruk

  World Cup slalom races on Sljeme, the mountain above the city, usually in the first week of January. Mild winters have cancelled it more than once, so check before planning around it. Bron ↗

Nog steeds bezig: Advent in Zagreb (28 nov – 7 jan)

Tussenseizoen — schoolvakanties in 3 van de markten die de plek vullen, een gewone maand

In februari begint er niets nieuws.

Rustig — reizigers noemen het rustig, Spring (Easter) holidays in Kroatië

• Festival

  Festival of Lights Zagreb

  18–22 mrtLicht & vuur

  Five evenings of free light installations and projections across the Upper and Lower Towns in March. A good reason to come before spring, when the city is otherwise quiet. Bron ↗

• Feestdag

  Easter

  5–6 aprSluitingen

  Easter Sunday and Easter Monday are public holidays: most shops close, churches overflow for Holy Week services, and families gather for long lunches. On the coast many restaurants and guesthouses open for the season around this weekend, while others stay shut until May. Bron ↗

Topdrukte — Easter, Spring (Easter) holidays in Kroatië

In april begint er niets nieuws.

Nog steeds bezig: Easter (5–6 apr)

Rustig — reizigers noemen het rustig, schoolvakanties in 4 van de markten die de plek vullen

• Festival

  Cest is d'Best

  28–31 meiKunstenfestival

  A free street festival of performers, music and acrobats on stages through the centre over four days around the end of May. It has run for thirty years and is the start of Zagreb's outdoor season. Bron ↗

Topdrukte — INmusic Festival, Summer holidays in Kroatië

• Festival

  INmusic Festival

  22–24 junDrukBoek vroeg

  Three days on an island in Lake Jarun, with a campsite next to the stages and the tram back into town running late. It is the one weekend Zagreb hotel prices behave like the coast's. Bron ↗

Nog steeds bezig: Cest is d'Best (28–31 mei)

Druk — Summer holidays in Kroatië, schoolvakanties in 7 van de markten die de plek vullen

• Seizoen

  The city leaves for the coast

  15 jul – 25 augSchoolvakantiesSluitingen

  Zagreb empties towards the Adriatic for high summer and a good share of the bars and kitchens simply shut for a few weeks. Terraces are free; half the places you wanted are not open.

Druk — Summer holidays in Kroatië, schoolvakanties in 7 van de markten die de plek vullen

In augustus begint er niets nieuws.

Nog steeds bezig: The city leaves for the coast (15 jul – 25 aug)

Druk — schoolvakanties in 3 van de markten die de plek vullen, een van de beste maanden qua weer

• Festival

  World Theatre Festival

  5–30 sep · meestalKunstenfestivalBoek vroeg

  Big-name international theatre and dance productions in the city's houses through September. Tickets for the headline companies go quickly, so book when the programme is announced. Bron ↗

Druk — All Saints at Mirogoj, schoolvakanties in 4 van de markten die de plek vullen

• Seizoen

  Fog in the Sava basin

  15 okt – 31 dec · meestalMistseizoenRisico

  Cold air pools between Medvednica and the river and the city sits under grey for days at a time. The funicular up to the Upper Town is the cheap trick: it often comes out above it.

• Feestdag

  All Saints at Mirogoj

  30 okt – 2 nov · meestalNationale feestdagDruk

  For All Saints' Day families fill Mirogoj, the arcaded city cemetery, and after dark it glows with thousands of candles. A public holiday, and traffic around the cemetery is heavy for several days. Bron ↗

Topdrukte — All Saints at Mirogoj, Advent in Zagreb

• Festival

  Advent in Zagreb

  28 nov – 7 janKerst & nieuwjaarDruk

  Not one market but twenty-five sites, from Ban Jelacic square up through the Upper Town and into a wartime tunnel. It was voted Europe's best three years running and the city has built its winter on it. Bron ↗

Nog steeds bezig: Fog in the Sava basin (15 okt – 31 dec (meestal)), All Saints at Mirogoj (30 okt – 2 nov (meestal))

Topdrukte — Advent in Zagreb, Winter (Christmas) holidays in Kroatië

In december begint er niets nieuws.

Nog steeds bezig: Fog in the Sava basin (15 okt – 31 dec (meestal)), Advent in Zagreb (28 nov – 7 jan)