Events calendar

Location: terrace of the Hotel Kvarner.

Advent is the ideal time to experience Opatija in a romantic festive atmosphere that can be felt at every turn among the elegant fin de siècle villas, in the streets and on the squares lit by Advent lights, with the enticing scents of hot tea, fresh coffee and aromatic chocolate wafting from the town's Vienna-style cafés.

On 1st January, guests of Opatija are invited to the terrace of the Hotel Kvarner, where Opatija's mayor and his closest associates express their best wishes for the coming year in several languages and invite them to visit this town again soon.

Every year, thousands of visitors choose Opatija as a destination to see in the New Year. On 1st January, they are invited to the terrace of the Hotel Kvarner, where Opatija's mayor and his closest associates express their best wishes for the coming year in several languages and invite them to visit this town again soon. The exclusive glass in which the champagne is served on this occasion can be kept as a souvenir of this moment.

The long tradition of health tourism in Opatija is today continued in the town's modern health facilities and high-class wellness centres. These offer complete relaxation and are ideal for solving health issues.

Using an original recipe that combines the sea air, mountain climate and aromatic plants, the Opatija Tourist Board invites all interested visitors to take part in guided active walks and Nordic walking tours. All programmes take place on Saturdays, starting at 10:00 in Angiolina Park.

The long tradition of health tourism in Opatija is today continued in the town's modern health facilities and high-class wellness centres. These offer complete relaxation and are ideal for solving health issues.

The long tradition of health tourism in Opatija is today continued in the town's modern health facilities and high-class wellness centres. This March in Opatija, you will find a wide range of special deals, promotional discounts and attractive wellness packages.

The long tradition of health tourism in Opatija is today continued in the town’s modern health facilities and high-class wellness centres in Opatija and Rijeka which offer complete relaxation and are ideal for solving health issues.

Take advantage of the special offers in participating wellness centers and discover numerous events during March!

Every Saturday guided active walks and nordic walking, start at 10 a.m. in front of Villa Angiolina.

Location: Juraj Šporer Arts Pavillion.

Location: Slatina beach from 10 am to 1 pm.

Bridge tournament.

Lokacija: Veprinac.

Selected concerts from the 10-year-history of Festival Kvarner will be available every Friday at 8:30 pm starting from 1st of May.

The interesting thing about the Kvarner region was and is that the inhabitants of this area did not establish the Kvarner Bay as a new holiday location but rather that the visitors actually "found" this unique area themselves.

Location: Open Air Theater.

Walks through the history of Opatija in the company of interesting figures from the town's past, performances by klapa vocal groups and the Zora folklore ensemble, classic car rides – these are all part of a new free programme entitled Opatija Time Travel.

Exhibition in cooperation with the Croatian Designers Society. Location: Juraj Šporer Arts Pavilion.

Free tour at route: Milenij Hotel - Volosko - Slatina beach - Punta Kolova - Milenij Hotel. Every Tuesday from 7:30 pm to 10 pm.

Free tourist drive in oldtimers every Tuesday from 7:30 pm until 10 pm.

Free tours in oldtimer vehicles: every Tuesday from 7:30 pm till 10 pm.

The unique atmosphere of glamour and parties of the Roaring Twenties will be relived on the lavishly decorated square in front of the Hotel Royal!

The old engines roared pleasantly, guiding us with the beauty of their advanced years into the warm summer nights. Every Tuesday during the summer, in front of the hotel Milenij, the Liburnia Classic Club from Opatija will await the guests with five historic vehicles to take them for a free 25-minute ride around Opatija. A sightseeing tour of sorts with the pleasure of riding in a historic vehicle that nowadays presents a rarity. The guests of Opatija may enjoy this offer in the period from 7:30 p.m. till 10 p.m.

Solo Positivo Film Festival

A series of concerts at the Open Air Theatre

The interesting thing about the Kvarner region was and is that the inhabitants of this area did not establish the Kvarner Bay as a new holiday location but rather that the visitors actually "found" this unique area themselves.

Location: Open Air Theatre, at 8 pm.

Classical music concerts in Remisens Premium Hotel Kvarner.

Series of classical music concerts

145th anniversary of the railway connection of Rijeka with Vienna and Budapest and the 110th anniversary of Opatija`s tramway.

This december Open Air Theatre in Opatija will become a true "winter stage". Opatija’s citizens and visitors are going to enjoy in ice skating just few meters from the sea.

Location: Open Air Theatre.

Opatija's sweetest event on the first weekend in December presents the best Croatian and international chocolate brands, and small specialised manufacturers who produce original chocolate desserts.

Advent is the ideal time to experience Opatija in a romantic festive atmosphere that can be felt at every turn among the elegant fin de siècle villas, in the streets and on the squares lit by Advent lights, with the enticing scents of hot tea, fresh coffee and aromatic chocolate wafting from the town's Vienna-style cafés.

Special carnival events await you this year as part of the Riviera throughout the Century: CARNIVAL – BALLINJERADA program!

The Fair of Franchising, Financial and Consulting Services

Location: Slatina beach.

From June 2nd to October 10th, 2021, the Juraj Šporer Art Pavilion in Opatija, a destination with a century-old health, cultural and tourist tradition, open its doors to an exclusive exhibition of graphic works by one of the greatest names in creative thought of the 20th century - Pablo Picasso and Joan Miró.

Sailing regata (Opatija - Galijola - Opatija)

Opatija's sweetest event on the first weekend in December presents the best Croatian and international chocolate brands, and small specialised manufacturers who produce original chocolate desserts.

Location: hotel Continental, beginning at 5 pm.

Fight Night in Marino Cvetković Sports Hall. Beginning at 8:30 pm.

For many years now, the Liburnia Jazz Festival has been a reference for Croatian and international jazz lovers. On the first weekend in July, it presents established jazz musicians, world-famous artists or promising young musicians whose talent has not yet been internationally discovered.

Artistic Crafts Fair. Organized by Alpe Adria Expo. Location: Slatina beach.

The Jazz Ex Tempore is an intercultural and educational project which deals with traditional music heritage.

20:30, Center Gervais

The traditional ceremony of putting up and lighting the Christmas tree is a very special moment in every part of the world – London, New York, Paris, Sidney, Prague, or Berlin…

For more then thirty years, this exciting race of self-made vehicles that run on ball-bearings (known locally as "balinjere" – hence the name) instead of wheels, down Opatija's main street, to the delight of thousands of spectators, has always been the original attraction of the carnival in Opatija.

Location: Crystal Ballroom Kvarner (Hotel Kvarner). Concert (J. Kaiser Quartet of J. Haydn and Quartet by L. van Beethoven) performed by Zagreb Quartet. For additional information please visit www.opatija-tourism.hr.

A series of concerts at the Open Air Theatre

Location: Open Air Theatre.

Sailing regatta. Organized by Opatija Sailing club.

Fair of Croatian wines and dishes. Location: Slatina beach. Organized by Adria Expo.

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Sailing regatta

Can you imagine a better entry into December, a month of great events, than the Chocolate Festival?

Worlds finest combinaton of music, light and taste

Location: Grand hotel Adriatic, beginning at 8 pm.

Milenij Grand Hotel 4 opatijska cvijeta (Four Opatija Flowers)

You can choose among 3 routes (3, 6 or 12 km) Gathering begins at 9:30 A.M. in front of the Villa Angiolina and start of walking will be at 10 A.M. After walking at 1:30 P.M. will be organized a lunch for all participants.

Concert, oldtimer exhibition.

Parade at 10:30 am. Location: Slatina. Concert at 11:00 am.

For many years now, the Liburnia Jazz Festival has been a reference for Croatian and international jazz lovers. On the first weekend in July, it presents established jazz musicians, world-famous artists or promising young musicians whose talent has not yet been internationally discovered.

Location: Marino Cvetković Sports Hall.

Location: Cristal Sall, Remisens Premium Hotel Kvarner.

This year`s wonderful Christmas ambience on Open Air Theatre as an ideal location for arrival of St. Nicholas and ceremony of gift giving for children.

Can you imagine a better entry into December, a month of great events, than the Chocolate Festival?

Classical music concerts in Operetta.

Opatija's sweetest event on the first weekend in December presents the best Croatian and international chocolate brands, and small specialised manufacturers who produce original chocolate desserts.

Location: Hotel Royall, beginning at 8 pm.

Festival of Croatian Independent Theatres

As in earlier years, during the traditional Coffee Festival, this beverage will be the topic of all Opatija hotels, restaurants, coffee shops and bars.

Location: Slatina beach. Organized by Alpe Adria Expo.

Franchising Exhibition in Opatija

Organized by ŠRK Jadran Opatija.

For many years now, the Liburnia Jazz Festival has been a reference for Croatian and international jazz lovers. On the first weekend in July, it presents established jazz musicians.

The unique atmosphere of glamour and parties of the Roaring Twenties will be relived on the lavishly decorated square in front of the Hotel Royal!

Sailing Regatta. Organized by Opatija Sailing Club.

Days of chocolate are part of the project Winter in Opatija. Main event will be held at the Small Open Air Theatre where chocolate manufacturers are going to present their products.

Opatija's sweetest event on the first weekend in December presents the best Croatian and international chocolate brands, and small specialised manufacturers who produce original chocolate desserts.

Carnival Parade with vehicles on ball bearings instead of wheels.

Terrace of the Imperial Hotel

Opatija's Coffee Festival presents this popular aromatic beverage in a variety of ways.

Festival of wind orchestras.

Taste specialities made with local ingredients during this unique culinary event that combines traditional and modern cuisine. Come to Opatija and enjoy excellent food!

Location: Remisens Premium Kvarner Hotel at 9 pm.

Location: Summer stage at 9 pm.

Locations: Golden Hall of the Hotel Imperial and Crystal Hall of the Hotel Kvarner.

Location: Sports Hall M. Cvetković at 8 pm.

Start at noon.

Varied, delicious, fragrant, sophisticated, based on healthy local ingredients – this is the Gourmet Story of the Opatija

Taste specialities made with local ingredients during this unique culinary event that combines traditional and modern cuisine. Come to Opatija and enjoy excellent food.

RetrOpatija returns Opatija in the best years of the last century. The spirit of the past will turn the center of Opatija in the oasis of swing, rockabilly, rock and roll and mariachi and disco music.

Location: port of Opatija.

Varied, delicious, fragrant, sophisticated, based on healthy local ingredients – this is the Gourmet Story of the Opatija Riviera and Rijeka, which will enchant you with its seductive aromas from 10 May to 19 June 2016.

Location: Hotel Kvarner, at 8 pm. Free entrance.

Location: Marino Cvetković Sports Hall.

Car, Boat and Tourism Fair. Location: Slatina beach. Organized by Adria Expo.

Location: Slatina beach.

Location: Hotel "Kvarner".

The musical and theatrical spectacle.

Location: Remisens Premium Hotel Kvarner at 9 pm.

Musical and theatrical spectacle

NICOLA FASANO, the famous Italian DJ and producer is coming to Angiolina Opatija This Friday 11.8.

Young Wine Celebration. Location: Kvarner Hotel.

The 23rd Individual World Senior Championship will be held in Opatija, Rijeka under the organization of Chess club Rijeka.

Location: Gervais Centar, beginning at 8 pm.

A parade on Opatija's main street presents all the diversity of children's creativity and playfulness. Location: Ulica Maršala Tita, beginning at 1 pm.

Bridge competition. Location: Milenij Grand Hotel "4 opatijska cvijeta". Organized by Bridge club Opatija.

Opatija's Coffee Festival presents this popular aromatic beverage in a variety of ways.

Gastronomy event

Every year, the "Our World is Music" festival brings together several renowned wind orchestras from the Alps-Adriatic region, which represent in their music the places and countries they come from.

For the celebration of the 60th Anniversary of the Open Air Theatre, movie projector will light up the big screen on the big stage with the scenes from the 1997's american romantic drama TITANIC directed by James Cameron . Titanic was one of the most visited movie from the golden ages of movies projected on the big summer stage

145th anniversary of the railway connection of Rijeka with Vienna and Budapest and the 110th anniversary of Opatija`s tramway.

Organized by Alpe Adria Expo. Location: Slatina beach.

Dramatic musical show.

Opatija is a piece of heritage left by the Austro - Hungarian Monarchy for whose courtiers it was the favourite place of rest.

Music programmes at Hotel Milenij terrace

After five years pausing, one of the most significant initiatives of the youngsters of Opatija, the urban music festival BARUFE will be held on the Open Air Theatre in Opatija.

Walks through the history of Opatija in the company of interesting figures from the town's past, performances by klapa vocal groups and the Zora folklore ensemble, classic car rides – these are all part of a new free programme entitled Opatija Time Travel.

Sailing regatta.

20:30, Gervais centre

Location: hotel "Kvarner".

Festival of sensual dances

Open Air Theatre in Opatija, 9 p.m.

Location: Marino Cvetković Sports Hall.

This year's 16th edition of the Jazz Ex Tempore event will be held in Opatija, from 14th to 16th of October, and is dedicated to foreign musicians who live and work in Croatia.

Bridge Tournament. Organized by Opatija Bridge Club. Location: Milenij Grand hotel 4 opatijska cvijeta.

During this event, Opatija's hotels and restaurants work together to make the town an even more appealing gourmet destination.

100 km through Kvarner.

Salsa festival

During this event, visitors will have the chance to learn more about Opatija's history and some of its secrets, and to see for themselves why this town has become and has remained a favourite destination for many celebrities, as well as to feel the spirit of the time when Opatija began its rise to the throne of European tourism.

Location: Remisens Premium Kvarner Hotel at 9 pm.

Sailing Regatta. Organized by Opatija Sailing Club.

Race of homemade vehicles on ballbearing wheels. Start at noon.

2nd Festival of Professional Independent Theatres and Theatre Troupes in Croatia.

Fair of young wine and autocthone delicacies.

From 07:30 am untill 11 am.

Location: Open Air Theatre (popular feast).

The Lumière brothers, who used to film in Opatija; Isadora Duncan, who danced inspired by the fluttering of palm leaves in the breeze; the Empress Sissi, who officially never visited Opatija, but used to hide here in a villa in the company of a lover – all of them, and many other famous people from the history of this town, come back to life in mid-July during the Imperial Town festival, which combines music and theatre at various locations, transforming Opatija into one big stage for a fantastic spectacle with thousands of visitors.

This year's edition of the Jazz Ex Tempore project explores sounds of the "Northern Silence" - it deals and compares a Croatian and Norwegian music tradition, interpreted by the language of Jazz.

This musical event presents traditional Croatian vocal groups in a different way, as they sing famous carnival songs in the rhythm of the polka. Location: Marino Cvetković Sports Hall.

Location: Summer Stage, beginnig at 9 pm.

Science Fiction Festival

Location: Marino Cvetković Sports Hall, beginning at 7:30 pm. Free entry.

Two of Europe's centres of culture and tourism, Vienna and Opatija, continue their long relationship based on a mutual historical, social and cultural heritage.

Traditional croatian music

Location: Open Air Theatre. Organized by Adria Expo.

Opatija is the perfect destination for a magical Easter holiday. Enjoy a variety of Easter programmes, the attractive Easter Fair and musical entertainment programmes while your little ones take part in the various imaginative activities organised for them.

Musical and theatrical spectacle

Science Fiction Festival

Series of classical music concerts

Two of Europe's centres of culture and tourism, Vienna and Opatija, continue their long relationship based on a mutual historical, social and cultural heritage. This connectedness was the basis for Vienna Week, an event during which Opatija's cafés offer typical Viennese sweets such as the famous Sachertorte, and restaurants prepare culinary specialities to traditional recipes.

Location: Sports Hall M. Cvetković at 8 pm.

The Independent Theatres Festival is a national theatre event which brings together more than a hundred top actors, directors and other theatre professionals from all over Croatia.

This exciting race of self-made vehicles that run on ball-bearings instead of wheels, down Opatija's main street, to the delight of thousands of spectators, has always been the original attraction of the carnival in Opatija. Location: Maršala Tita Street, start at 10 am.

Musical and theatrical spectacle.

Summer gala concerts at the Hotel Milenij Terrace

Bridge Tournament. Organized by Opatija Bridge Club. Location: Milenij Grand hotel 4 opatijska cvijeta.

Science Fiction Festival

International majorettes competition

RetrOpatija is a musical time machine in which swing, rockabilly, rock, jazz and electric disco music merge together to create a fantastic party dedicated to the key decades and musical styles of the twentieth century.

Sailing regatta. Organized by Opatija Sailing Club.

Location: Remisens Premium Hotel Kvarner, at 8 pm.

Location: KTC Gervais.

Location: Slatina beach.

Location: Marino Cvetković Sports Hall.

Each year the festival acts as guest in towns of Istria and Kvarner, the regions that cover three different counites in the west part of Croatia. It is a festival based on ethnic music. Location: Summer Stage.

On the occasion of 170 years of tourism in Opatija, the concerts „Svi u disco˝ and „Kool & the Gang˝ will be held on the Slatina beach at 9.30 pm.

Opatija's romantic era lives again with the Imperial Town event

Science Fiction and Fantasy Festival

The Liburnia Film Festival presents the best documentary films by Croatian filmmakers and producers from the last year.

The 4rd „Vienna Week“ in Opatija will take place from 21-26 October 2013. For seven days the occasion will feature exclusive gastronomic delights, a round-table with renowned experts from Vienna and Opatija, an exhibition, musical evenings and dancing nights, children’s workshops and a charityevent. The grand highlight of the Vienna Week is the elegant “Viennese Ball” on Saturday, 26. October 2013

Operas and concerts of classical music

5th traditional exhibition of camelia growers.

Festival of Professional Independent Theatres and Theatre Troupes in Croatia.

Location: Preluk.

Location: Open Air Theatre.

Comb back your hair, groom your moustache, style your "mullet" with grease, take your best bell-bottoms, Hawaiian shirts and ruffle dresses out of your closet, dust off your dancing shoes, and recall your Saturday Night Fever steps, because at the end of June retro-party is back in town.

Open Air Theatre in Opatija, 9:30 p.m.

Location: Veprinac - Učka.

Science Fiction and Fantasy Festival.

For the fifth time the city of Opatija organizes jointly with the city of Vienna «Viennese Ball» in Opatija.

To this date, Jazz Ex Tempore has involved over 30 artists from 20 countries all over the world, who during their stay in Opatija held about 25 open workshops. The music created during the project won three National Discography Awards “Porin” for jazz music, and it has been presented on concert tours in Croatia, United Kingdom, Italy, Bulgaria, Netherlands, Serbia, Bosnia and Herzegovina and Slovenia.

20th International Cosmetic Fair. Locations: Hotels Kvarner, Imperial and Bristol.

Crafts and Applied Arts Fair. Organized by Alpe Adria Expo. Location: Slatina beach.

For the last thirty years, this exciting race of self-made vehicles that run on ball-bearings (known locally as "balinjere" – hence the name) instead of wheels, down Opatija's main street, to the delight of thousands of spectators, has always been the original attraction of the carnival in Opatija.

Liburnicon is a festival which gathers fans of science fiction, fantasy, advanced science disciplines, history and mythology.

The Liburnia Film Festival is the first documentary film festival in Croatia. For visitors from abroad, films are shown with English subtitles.Culture correspondents selected the LFF as the one of the most significant cultural event in the Kvarner region.

Bridge tournament

Location: Milenij Grand hotel 4 opatijska cvijeta.

Hotel Kvarner, 21:00

Liburnia Film Festival (LFF) is the first documentary film festival in Croatia and the only festival screening only the latest in Croatian documentaries.

Operas and concerts of classical music

During the Fireworks Festival, the sky over Opatija is lit up by fantastic artistic creations. Fireworks launched from a pontoon floating in the sea off the coast fill the sky with magnificent colours.

Location: Remisens Premium Hotel Kvarner at 9 pm.

In the celebration year that marks 170 years of tourism in Opatija we present a project that was created in collaboration with the Livingstone association and the Croatian Museum of Tourism.

Traditional International Bridge Tournament. Organized by Opatija Bridge Club.

The International Carnival Parade is the jewel in the crown of the carnival festivities on the Kvarner and even further afield. Competitions in imaginativeness, humour and originality, fireworks of colours and shapes result with a parade of hundreds of allegorical floats, thousands of masks and uncountable number of domestic and foreign observers. Location: Korzo, beginning at noon.

Location: Gervais Centre

Every Tuesday from 07:30 am untill 10pm, in front of the hotel "Milenij".

Ljetna pozornica, Opatija u 21.30h

Location: Milenij Grand hotel 4 opatijska cvijeta.

5th Review of beekeeping in Primorje-Gorski kotar County. Location: Marino Cvetković Sports Hall.

This truly special and symbolic event organised by the Milenij Hotels this year takes place for the second time in Opatija on 26 November 2016 at 5 pm.

Advent is the ideal time to experience Opatija in a romantic festive atmosphere that can be felt at every turn among the elegant fin de siècle villas, in the streets and on the squares lit by Advent lights, with the enticing scents of hot tea, fresh coffee and aromatic chocolate wafting from the town's Vienna-style cafés.

Location: in front of the Milenij hotel, from 10 am to 1 pm.

Exhibition of the Croatian souvenirs. Location: Slatina Beach.

Locations: Opatija, Brseč and Mošćenička Draga.

World Tourism Day - costumed sightseeing through the history of Opatija and free entrance to Croatian Museum of Tourism.

Operas and concerts of classical music

Location: Kulturno-umjetnički dom Zora, from 10 am to 1 pm and 5 pm to - 7 pm.

Location: Milenij Grand hotel 4 opatijska cvijeta.

A parade on Opatija's main street presents all the diversity of children's creativity and playfulness. In carefully designed masks, made with much effort and patience, hundreds of children from all over Croatia and abroad will walk on the route from the square in front of the market hall to Slatina Beach.

International basketball tournament for veterans. Location: Marino Cvetković Sport hall.

Millions of sparks falling from the sky, the sound of the sea and the sounds of music - this is the Fireworks Festival in Opatija during which you can experience the spectacle of Opatija sky.

RetrOpatija returns Opatija to the best years of the last century. The spirit of the past will turn the center of Opatija in the oasis of swing, rockabilly, rock and roll and disco music.

Location: Continental Hotel

Gastro event

Bridge Tournament. Organized by Opatija Bridge Club. Location: Milenij Grand hotel 4 opatijska cvijeta.

International Bridge Tournament. Location: Milenij Grand Hotel "4 opatijska cvijeta". Organized by Bridge club Opatija.

Location: Continental hotel, beginning at 7 pm.

Accession of Croatia to the EU.

The centre of Opatija will become a stage, the numerous specially decorated shop windows will provide the backdrop, and the temporarily closed main street will be turned into a pedestrian zone for the biggest event in town: the popular RetrOpatija, which in the last two years has paid tribute to the most fun periods in the town's history.

Chocolate… a word that everyone says with love.

Location: Hotel Continental, beginning at 6 pm.

Luxuriously decorated streets and squares, an ice skating rink, and various musical and theatrical performances at numerous magnificent locations are just a small part of the enchanting Advent in Opatija programme.

Location: Slatina Beach.

Procession.

Exhibition on the Slatina Beach.

3rd International Open Tournament. Location: Milenij Grand Hotel "4 opatijska cvijeta".

Open Air Theatre in Opatija, 9:30 p.m.

Open Air Theatre in Opatija, 9 p.m.

Bridge Tournament

Location: Hotel Adriatic, at 8 pm.

Concert by Parni valjak. Location: Open Air Theatre.

Location: Open Air Theatre.

New Year`s Eve Party at the Open Air Theatre.

Location: Opatija Open Air Theatre.

Location: Open Air Theatre.

The New Year's Eve Party in Opatija is always a special event, and is also the highlight of the winter programme, which starts at the beginning of December.