🌸 Spring and Easter on Cres – experience the island through customs, nature, and local flavors! 🌿🐣
We invite you to enjoy a variety of events on Cres this April, May, and June – from Easter traditions and guided walks through centuries-old olive groves, to creative workshops, regattas, live music, and a grand celebration of 180 years of tourism on the island!
📅 EASTER WEEKEND | April 18 – 21
🔹 Friday, April 18
⛪ Good Friday Procession
🕖 7:00 pm, Church of St. Mary the Great
🔹 Saturday, April 19
🌿 Walk through Cres’ olive groves – free guided tour (HR/EN)
🕙 10:00 am, Frane Petrić Square (by the fountain)
🎨 Felted Easter egg workshop – for kids and adults!
🕛 12:00 pm, Ruta Association (Zazid 4A)
⛵ CresX2 Regatta – sailing race for two-person crews
🔹 Sunday, April 20 – Happy Easter!
🕢 7:30 am, 10:30 am, 7:00 pm – Easter mass, Church of St. Mary the Great
🕘 9:00 am, 7:00 pm – Easter mass, Monastery of St. Francis
🔹 Monday, April 21 – Easter Monday
🎶 Easter gathering with klapa Burin
🕦 11:30 am, Frane Petrić Square
🍰 Tasting of traditional Easter sweets – pinca and šiširek
📅 CONTINUATION OF SPRING EVENTS ON CRES
🚴 April 17 – 4Islands MTB Epic Series
Start and finish of the most challenging stage will be in Frane Petrić Square, Cres.
🎉 April 26 – Cres Lamb & Cheese Festival
🕔 5:00 pm, Frane Petrić Square
🍖 Traditional lamb dishes, Cres cheese and lamb salami tasting
🎨 Wool felting workshop
🎤 Music by Luka Nižetić
🍽️ Cres on a Plate
🔸 May 3 – Guided walk through olive groves with olive oil tasting
🔸 May 10 – Traditional sweets and live music
🔸 May 24 – Wild sage field walk and Cres honey tasting
⛵ May 10 – 11 – Cres Flying Dutchman Cup 2025
Regatta of modern FD sailing boats
🏃 May 17 – Griffon Trail – new trail race on Cres
8, 15 and 26 km routes through the island’s stunning landscapes
🎶 May 24 – 25 – International Bagpipe Festival
📍 Nerezine and Orlec
🔍 May 30 – Treasure Hunt in Beli
Workshops and games for kids in a historical setting
🎉 June 1 – Cres Tourism Day
Celebrating 180 years of tourism on the island
🎤 Concert: Jelena Rozga
⛵ June 2 – 8 – Creski kaić – Days of Maritime Heritage
📍 Traditional wooden boat regatta, local games and tournaments, music, food, and fun
🌐 More information: www.visitCres.hr
✨ Experience Cres this spring – through customs, gastronomy, and nature. Welcome! 💐