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01.05.2015 Cres Folk evening

Location: Frane Petrića Square.

01.06.2013 Cres Brudetijada (Fishstew)

Fishstew cooking competition.

01.06.-16.06.2013 Cres Cherry Days
01.06.-08.06.2013 Cres Sailing Week
01.06.2016 Cres Tourism Day
01.06.-30.09.2019 Cres Butega - Cres Village Shop

Exhibition of native products and delicacies. In addition to tasting, it is possible to buy them, learn from the guide how they have been produced. It will be held every tuesday and friday in Cres town.

01.07.2013 Cres Joining the EU

Croatian Island Product and Butega - Cres Village Shop.

01.07.-31.08.2014 Cres Cres Butega

Every Wednesday and Friday the Cres Butega is held.

01.08.-20.08.2014 Cres Fig Days

A gastronomic event.

02.05.-05.05.2013 Cres Charity Boat Race

Lions International (District 126 Croatia).

02.05.2015 Cres Whose lamb is the best?

Location: Kimen Hotel.

02.07.-07.07.2015 Cres Sailing Week

Organized by "Vjetar" Association, Rijeka

02.08.-30.08.2013 Cres Butega - Cres Village Shop

Exhibition of local products, every Friday.

02.09.2017 Cres Triathlon
02.11.-03.11.2019 Cres Cres & Lošinj Trail Weekend

Cres & Lošinj Trail Weekend is a trail race consisting of two separate stages with three difficulty categories: Long, Middle i short.. The competitors can choose which category they want to participate in and choose one or both days of this unique trail event. They can choose different categories for each day.

02.11.-03.11.2024 Cres Cres & Lošinj Trail
Cres & Lošinj trail race is a two-stage trail running race that is taking place on beautiful islands of Cres and Lošinj in the northern Adriatic Sea. The first day event...
02.12.-31.12.2017 Cres Cres Advent
For additional information, please visit official website of the Town of Cres Tourist Board....
02.12.2023-01.01.2024 Cres Cres Advent
Festive magic with hundreds of lights, seasonal decorations, and entertaining programmes will enchant Cres from December 2nd to December 31st. A special surprise awaits visitors on December 29th when Neno...
03.07.-04.07.2015 Cres Tides of Youth
03.09.-24.09.2013 Cres Croatian Island Product

Exhibition of local products, every Tuesday.

04.04.-11.04.2023 Cres Easter in Cres
Easter week in Cres brings numerous events, guided tours, a treasure hunt and a theatre show for the youngest, as well as a woolen Easter egg felting workshop, great music...
04.07.-27.08.2015 Cres Cres Culture Evenings

Cres Culture Evenings is a summer culture event promoting cultural heritage of the city of Cres and thus making summer nights more entertaining: classical music concerts, gospel concerts, museum night and other culture events.

04.11.-06.11.2023 Cres Cres & Lošinj Trail Weekend
Cres & Lošinj Trail Weekend is a trail race consisting of two separate stages with three different length categories: PURPLE, BLUE and GREEN. The participants choose the category and register for...
05.07.2012 Cres Museums Open Doors

Sacred works of the monastery cultural heritage. Location: Franciscan monastery at 9 pm.

05.07.-26.07.2013 Cres Butega - Cres Village Shop

Exhibition of local products, every Friday.

05.07.2013 Cres Soul & Blues Concert in the wood

Location: village Filozići.

05.08.-07.08.2012 Cres SEMENJ

Concerts by TBF, Neno Belan and klapa Burin.

05.08.-07.08.2013 Cres Semenj

Three-day long folk fest.

05.08.-07.08.2014 Cres Cres Fair
For additional information please visit official website of the Town of Cres Tourist Board....
05.08.-08.08.2015 Cres Semenj - a traditional folk feast

Semenj is an old Croatian word meaning fair and was written Samanj but was mainly mispronounced Semenj. This fair has grown into a real festivity - a traditional folk feast.

05.08.-07.08.2016 Cres Semenj / Cres Fair
05.08.-07.08.2017 Cres Cres Fair
For additional information please visit official website of the Town of Cres Tourist Board....
05.08.-07.08.2018 Cres Cres Fair

Exhibition of native products

05.08.-07.08.2019 Cres Semenj - Cres Fair
05.08.-08.08.2021 Cres Semenj - a traditional folk fest in Cres
Semenj is a real tourist event. This fair has grown into a real festivity - a traditional folk feast that begun on 5th August (the festivity of St Mary of...
05.08.-09.08.2022 Cres Cres Fair
A well-known song says that every place has its own feast day, but not many feasts go far back to the 16th century. One such feast is the Semenj of...
05.08.-08.08.2023 Cres Semenj - Cres Fair
The first Cres semenj (Cres fair) was held all the way back in 1543! To the people of Cres and nearby lands, Cres fair was the time of trading and...
05.08.-07.08.2024 Cres Cres Fair
Cres semenj, as the fair is called in the local dialect, and is traditionally associated with the feast of St. Mary of the Snow, was first mentioned in the Decree...
06.06.2015 Cres Fish Stew Festival

The Cres Fish Stew Festival is designed as a team competition in making a traditional dish – fish stew. Location: Frane Petrića Square.

06.07.-07.07.2013 Cres Wool Story

Wool Workshop and Exhibition.

06.09.2012 Cres Museums Open Doors

Sacred works of the monastery cultural heritage. Location: Franciscan monastery at 8:30 pm.

06.09.-27.09.2013 Cres Butega - Cres Village Shop

Exhibition of local products, every Friday.

07.01.-13.02.2018 Cres Cres Carnival
07.06.-22.06.2014 Cres Cherry Days on the Island of Cres
For additional information please visit official website of the Town of Cres Tourist Board....
07.09.-28.09.2014 Cres Croatian Island Product

Every Sunday.

08.06.2012 Cres Brudetijada (brodetto event)

Gastronomic feast of cooking fish dishes.

08.06.2013 Cres Goulash Fest
08.07.-29.07.2013 Cres Harmony Singing Groups in Cres

Performance of Harmony Singing Groups in Cres, every Monday.

08.08.-15.08.2013 Cres Cres Fig Days
09.05.2015 Cres Children's Olympiad
09.07.-29.07.2012 Cres "Theather at Pjaceta"
09.07.-30.07.2013 Cres Croatian Island Product

Exhibition of local product, every Tuesday.

09.08.2012 Cres Movie evening at the cloister of monastery of St. Francis

At 9 pm.

10.06.2012 Cres Opening ceremony of Cres Cultural Evenings

At 8:30 pm.

10.06.-16.06.2012 Cres Days of Cherries
10.06.-16.06.2012 Cres ORC Meditterranean championship
June 11th at 7:30 pm - ceremonial opening with klapa "Burin" and parachut jumpers Location: Frane Petrića Square....
10.07.-21.07.2013 Cres Theatre at Pjaceta
For additional information please visit official website of the Town of Cres Tourist Board....
10.07.-20.07.2014 Cres Theatre at Pjaceta
For additional information please visit official website of the Town of Cres Tourist Board....
10.08.2014 Cres Nautical concert

Location: Islet of Koludarac - Uvala Engleza (Englishmen`s Cove).

11.05.2013 Cres Cleaning of coastal area and seabed in Martinšćica and Miholašćica
11.05.-14.05.2021 Cres Days of Cres lamb

Days of Cres lamb and olive oil, event on which all the restaurants on the island take part. Restaurants offering various lamb delicacies make this event particularly popular.

11.07.2015 Cres Beach Party
12.07.2013 Cres Soul & Blues Concert in the wood

Location: village Filozići.

12.08.-26.08.2013 Cres Harmony Singing Groups in Cres

Performance of Harmony Singing Groups in Cres, every Monday.

12.08.-16.08.2015 Cres Fig Days

Fig Days is held in Franje Petrić Square in Cres in August when anything made of figs is on offer such as fig brandy, various fig liqueurs, jams and marmalades, fig bread, dried figs and different cakes. Restaurants also offer fresh figs and fig products.

12.09.2015 Cres Goulash event
12.10.-14.10.2018 Cres Kvarner Swim Challenge

The first organized swim challenge between Cres Island and Kvarner Region mainland (start from Cres to Brseč and Mošćenička Draga).

12.12.-13.12.2014 Cres Santa Lucia Cup
13.07.-25.07.2015 Cres Theatre at Pjaceta
13.08.-27.08.2013 Cres Croatian Island Product

Exhibition of local products, every Tuesday.

13.09.2014 Cres Feast of mussels and tug of war
14.01.-15.01.2023 Cres Free Sightseeing Tour: Cres
As part of the national project "Meet Croatia", the Association of Tourist Guides in Town of Cres takes citizens and all visitors on free sightseeing tour of:Cres Free tour: Olive...
14.01.-14.02.2024 Cres Cres Carnival
Traditional carnival festivites in Cres   Photo by Vladimir Franolićhttps://www.visitcres.hr...
14.05.-25.06.2013 Cres Croatian Island Product

Exhibition of local products, every Tuesday.

14.06.-15.06.2013 Cres Dance of Beli
For additional information please visit official website of the Town of Cres Tourist Board....
14.08.2015 Cres Mussels Feast
15.01.-18.02.2017 Cres Cres Carnival
Organized by Town of Cres Tourist Board...
15.01.-22.02.2023 Cres Carnival in Cres
Traditional carnival festivites in Cres   Photo by Vladimir Franolićhttps://www.visitcres.hr...
15.07.-31.07.2015 Cres Exhibition of Folk Residential Arhitecture Cres

Location: Cres Museum.

15.07.2017 Cres Summer Carnival
15.07.-16.07.2023 Cres Summer Carnival in Cres
The carnival has a very long tradition on Cres. Its original, winter edition is usually attended by locals, who wear masks and have a great time. In order to include...
15.08.2012 Cres Water games and Fig Day
15.08.2013 Cres Water Games and Fish Party
15.08.2015 Cres Water games
15.08.2016 Cres Water Games

Beginning at 9 pm.

16.06.-20.06.2022 Cres Via Apsyrtides Trail
Long distance trail on islands of Cres & Lošinj   Photo by Vladimir Franolićhttps://viaapsyrtides.hr...
16.07.-17.07.2022 Cres Cres Summer Carnival
Cres Summer Carnival will be held on Saturday, July 16th, 2022, starting at 8 p.m.! Visit Cres and have a great time at Cres Summer Carnival! https://www.visitcres.hr...
16.08.2012 Cres Museums Open Doors

Sacred works of the monastery cultural heritage. Location: Franciscan monastery at 9 pm.

17.08.-23.08.2020 Cres Creski kaić - Days of Maritime Heritage and Tradition

With a rich entertainment and educational program, the "Creski kaić" event will remind us how people lived by the sea and from the sea in Cres in the period before the appearance of plastic boats and motor boats.

17.08.-21.08.2021 Cres CREScendo Music Festival
The 13th Crescendo Music Festival brings together local, national, and international artists to celebrate music and art at various locations on the island of Cres from August 17th to August...
17.10.2015 Cres Cres Trek
17.11.-24.11.2012 Cres IOM European Championship 2012. - Cres

Croatian IOM National Class Association has a pleasure to invite you to the 2012 IOM European Championship. Regatta will be held in Town of Cres - Camp Kovačine, on island Cres well known for several major IMS/ORC championships.

17.12.2012-03.01.2013 Cres Christmas and New Year`s Fair

Cres Associations and local entrepreneurs are going to expose its occasional Christmas products, as well as renowed Cres`s delicacies. Location: Frane Petrić Square.

18.05.2013 Cres Cres Museum - Exhibition: Inhabitants of Cres

Opening ceremony of exhibition in occasion of the International Museum Day.

18.07.2015 Cres Summer Carnival in Cres

The Vežgani carnival group from Cres is traditionally the most numerous group at the Rijeka Carnival grabbing everybody's full attention. Besides the group from Cres an ever larger number of groups from abroad (Italy) also take part in it.

19.07.2012 Cres "CRES A PORTER"

Fashion show.

19.07.2012 Cres Movie evening at the cloister of monastery of St. Francis

At 9 pm.

19.07.2014 Cres Summer Carnival
19.08.-21.08.2016 Cres Crescendo Music Festival

Location: Summer cinema Cres.

19.10.-20.10.2018 Cres Triathlon Cres - Lošinj
For additional information, please visit official website: www.creslosinjtriathlon.com....
20.04.-01.05.2014 Cres The lamb delicacies of the Croatian Islands
For additional information please visit official website of the Town of Cres Tourist Board....
20.07.2013 Cres Summer Carnival
For additional information please visit official website of the Town of Cres Tourist Board....
20.07.2019 Cres Summer Carnival

A carnival gathering a large number of carnival groups is staged in Cres every year. The Vežgani carnival group from Cres is traditionally the most numerous group at the Rijeka Carnival grabbing everybody's full attention.

20.07.2024 Cres Cres Summer Carnival
The carnival has a very long tradition on Cres. Its original, winter edition is usually attended by locals, who wear masks and have a great time. In order to include...
20.08.-22.08.2015 Cres CREScendo Music Festival
For additional information please visit official website of the Town of Cres Tourist Board.  ...
20.09.2012 Cres Museums Open Doors

Sacred works of the monastery cultural heritage. Location: Franciscan monastery at 8:30 pm.

20.09.-26.09.2015 Cres Days of Frane Petrić
21.06.-09.09.2024 Cres Cres Summer Events
The diversity and large offer of events on the island of Cres, created on the basis of natural resources, gastronomy, culture and tradition, attracts and delights an increasing number of...
21.07.2012 Cres Summer carnival
21.07.2018 Cres Summer Carnival
21.08.-22.08.2014 Cres Crescendo Music Festival
For additional information please visit official website of the Town of Cres Tourist Board....
21.08.2016 Cres Thriatlon
21.09.2013 Cres Cres Trek
22.04.-30.04.2014 Cres Days of Cres lamb and olive oil

A large number of restaurants on the island will offer meals made of lamb.

22.04.-30.04.2019 Cres Days of Cres lamb and olive oil

Days of Cres lamb and olive oil is event on which all the restaurants on the island take part. Restaurants offering various lamb delicacies make this event particularly popular. The last day of this event is held in the city of Cres. Besides lamb delicacies visitors can taste olive oil and different olive products.

22.06.2013 Cres Cres-a-porter
22.06.-28.06.2014 Cres Sailing Week
22.08.-23.08.2013 Cres Crescendo Music Festival
For additional information please visit official website of the Crescendo Music Festival....
22.09.-28.09.2013 Cres Frane Petrić Days
22.09.-28.09.2024 Cres 32nd Days of Frane Petrića
The 32nd Days of Frane Petrić is an international scientific and cultural event being held in Cres, Croatia, from September 22nd to 28th, 2024. Organized by the Croatian Philosophical Society...
23.04.-30.04.2013 Cres Days of Cres Lamb and Olive Oil
23.09.-29.09.2012 Cres Days of Frane Petrić
24.05.2015 Cres Internation Festival of Bagpipes
24.06.2012 Cres Traditional feast in Stivan

Day of St. John. Location: Stivan.

24.06.2013 Cres Ivanja, Stivan and Loznati
24.06.-28.06.2015 Cres Cherry Days

Cherry Days is held in Franje Petrić Square in Cres in June when anything made of cherries is on offer such as fresh cherries, cherry brandy, cherries in brandy, liqueurs, jams and marmalades. Restaurants also offer cakes and meals made of cherries.

24.08.2013 Cres Triathlon
24.09.-01.10.2023 Cres 31st Days of Frane Petrić
Philosophical lectures, presentations and round table on theme "Cres in Renaissance"https://www.visitcres.hr...
25.05.2013 Cres Day of the Vrana Lake
25.07.2013 Cres Granceta Crab Fest
25.07.2014 Cres Granceta Fest
25.08.2012 Cres Cres Triathlon 2012.
25.09.2016 Cres Cres Trail
26.04.-02.05.2015 Cres Days of Cres lamb

Restaurants offering various lamb delicacies make this event particularly popular. The last day of this event is held in the city of Cres.

26.04.-01.05.2018 Cres Days of Cres lamb and olive oil
PROGRAMME: April 26th Cres Konoba KUMPANIJA – Lamb under the lid Restoran BELONA – Grilled lamb with polenta Restoran NONO FRANE – Lamb „al forno“ Restoran SANTA LUCIA – Lamb Chops Restoran MISTRAL, ACI marina Cres...
26.07.2012 Cres Museums Open Doors

Sacred works of the monastery cultural heritage. Location. Franciscan monastery at 9 pm.

26.07.2013 Cres St. Anna`s Day

Location: village Vidovići.

26.09.-30.09.2022 Cres 30th Days of Frane Petrić
The international academic and cultural symposium Dani Frane Petrića represents a unique event consisting of three segments: an international symposium about Frane Petrić, an international symposium about a chosen interdisciplinary...
26.10.2013 Cres Time Change Party
26.11.2022-01.01.2023 Cres Cres Advent
Advent programme in Cres The novelty of this year's Cres Advent is that in addition to the main city square, the April 20th Street Promenade (Šetalište 20. travnja), will become the...
26.12.2012 Cres Christmas Concert

Concert by klapa "Teha" and friends. Location: Cres Parish church.

26.12.2013 Cres Christmas in Cres
26.12.2015 Cres Christmas in Cres - concert
27.01.-28.01.2023 Cres Museum Night: Cres Museum
This year the theme of the Museum Night is "Museums are important!"Across the region, interesting programmes are prepared for all sort of museum audiences.On this occasion, from 6 p.m. entrance...
27.04.2013 Cres Club Skin - Diving Challenge
27.04.-01.05.2020 Cres Days of Cres lamb and olive oil - CANCELLED

Once more, Days of Cres lamb and olive oil, event on which all the restaurants on the island take part. Restaurants offering various lamb delicacies make this event particularly popular. The last day of this event is held in the city of Cres. Besides lamb delicacies visitors can taste olive oil and different olive products.

27.04.-02.05.2022 Cres Days of Cres lamb and olive oil
PROGRAMME: April 27th 2022 - LOZNATIRestaurant Bukaleta - Breaded lamb April 28th 2022 - CRESRestaurant Belona - Grilled lamb with polentaRestaurant Nono Frane - Lamb „al forno“Restaurant Porta Bragadina - Lamb liver...
27.04.-02.06.2024 Cres "Taste of Cres"
From April 27th to June 2nd, the "Taste of Cres" project this year focuses on the top local products of the Cres Island, with each week dedicated to a different...
27.05.-05.06.2023 Cres Cres kaić - Days of Cres Maritime Heritage and Tradition
"Cres kaić - Days of Cres Maritime Heritage and Tradition" is a seven-day cultural and sport and entertainment event aimed at preserving and valorising the intangible cultural heritage of the...
27.05.-02.06.2024 Cres Creski kaić
Creski Kaic is is an event whose main goal is to preserve and valorize intangible cultural heritage in terms of the traditional way of life of the island of Cres...
27.07.-17.08.2013 Cres Tramuntana Days
PROGRAMME: 27.07. - Opening Ceremony of Tramuntana Days; performers from the Festival MIK -Melodies of Istria and Kvarner 10.08. - Community Evening of Tramuntana 17.08.- Closing Ceremony of Tramuntana Days (theatrical performance) For...
27.08.-04.09.2022 Cres Rock Memorial Live (rock concerts)
PROGRAMME: Saturday, August 27th 2022, Arti Bar at 9 p.m. - Sexymotherfuckers   Saturday, September 3rd 2022, Arti Bar Po' metra crijevahttps://www.visitcres.hr...
27.09.2012 Cres Movie evening at the cloister of monastery of St. Francis

At 8:30 pm.

27.09.2014 Cres Cres Trek
For additional information please visit official website of the Town of Cres Tourist Board....
27.09.-28.09.2023 Cres World Tourism Day in Cres
On the occasion of World Tourism Day, the Tourist Board of Cres is organizing a free guided tour and wool felting workshop:Free Cres city guided tour and felting workshopTour includes:Visit...
27.09.2024 Cres World Tourism Day on the Cres Island
On September 27th, World Tourism Day is celebrated worldwide to raise awareness of the importance of tourism and its social, cultural, economic and other values. Experience the beauty and rich history...
28.01.2022 Cres Museum Night 2022: Cres Museum
PROGRAMME: from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. - presentation of the new, supplemented edition of the book "Cres Churches and Chapels"https://nocmuzeja.hr...
28.06.2012 Cres Movie evening at the cloister of the monastery of St. Francis

At 8:30 pm.

28.06.2013 Cres Apsyrtides 2013

Exhibition of photographs of flora and fauna of the Island of Cres. Location: Arsan Palace.

28.06.-30.06.2024 Cres Cres - Isle of Wonders
Cres - Isle of Wonders is the first island fantasy convention in Croatia. Over three days, the historical core of the town of Cres with it's impressive centuries-old architecture, Moise...
28.08.2013 Cres "Frane Petrić" Chess Tournament
28.10.-29.10.2017 Cres Cres - Lošinj trail weekend

Over 500 competitors take part in this race that connects two islands, split into three categories: Challenger, Active, and Light.

29.03.-01.04.2024 Cres Easter in Cres
Easter week in Cres brings a number of events, guided tours, a workshop on felting wool Easter eggs, great music and sweet Easter delicacies.https://www.visitcres.hr...
29.04.-05.06.2023 Cres Taste of Cres
One of the highlights of the Cres Island is the local cuisine, which is simple but of great quality and taste, and made with local ingredients - primarily lamb and...
29.09.2012 Cres "CRES TREK 2012."

Trek races in Croatian treking league.

29.10.2017 Cres Cres Trek
29.10.-31.10.2022 Cres Cres & Lošinj Trail Weekend
Cres & Lošinj Trail Weekend is a trail race consisting of two separate stages with three different length categories: PURPLE, BLUE and GREEN. The participants choose the category and register...
30.04.2024 Cres International Jazz Day
In celebration of the 13th anniversary of UNESCO's International Jazz Day, top-notch music programmes will once again be held this year at various locations. The programmes will consist of live...
30.05.2015 Cres Day of Vrana lake
Location: Vrana Lake   Organized by Town of Cres Tourist Board ...
30.05.-06.06.2022 Cres "Creski kaić"
With a rich entertainment and educational programme, the "Creski kaić" event will remind us how people lived by the sea and from the sea in Cres in the period before...
30.08.2012 Cres 5th CREScendo Music Festival

Jazz festival.

30.08.2012 Cres Movie night at the cloister of monastery of St. Francis

At 9 pm.

30.08.2015 Cres Triathlon
30.08.-06.09.2021 Cres Creski kaić - Days of Cres maritime heritage and tradition
Creski kaić - Days of Cres maritime heritage and tradition is a seven-day event... The main goal of the project is to preserve and valorize intangible cultural heritage in terms of...
30.11.-31.12.2024 Cres Cres Advent
This year, Advent in Cres will shine with a special holiday sparkle! In addition to the main town square, additional locations will be decorated for the occasion, and the 20th of...
31.07.2013 Cres Semenj Chess Tournament
31.12.2012 Cres Mid - day New Year`s Eve Party

Farewell to the Old Year open air party at noon. Location: Frane Petrić Square.

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