Advent celebrations across Croatia: Guide for 2022/2023
December is upon us, which means it’s the season for adventske kućice (advent houses), kobasice (sausages), and Karlovačko (Croatian beer) in the crisp winter air.
All around Croatia, cities, and towns will be celebrating Advent with various activities, performances, ice rinks, children’s programs, Christmas fairs, gastronomy, and outdoor parties.
We summarized a full list of Advent celebrations happening around Croatia for 2022, along with a list of programs on offer, in alphabetic order.
Jump to the city:
- Bjelovar
- Čakovec
- Dubrovnik
- Karlovac
- Marija Bistrica
- Osijek
- Požega
- Pula
- Rijeka
- Šibenik
- Slavonski Brod
- Split
- Varaždin
- Velika Gorica
- Vinkovci
- Zadar
- Zagreb
Let’s visit Croatian advents…
Advent celebrations across Croatia
#1 Bjelovar
December 10, 2022 – January 8, 2023
Program includes:
- Ice skating rink
- Amusement park
- Concerts
- Gastronomy
#2 Čakovec
November 26, 2022 – January 1, 2023
Program includes:
- Concerts
- Performances
- Gastronomy
#3 Dubrovnik
November 26, 2022 – January 6, 2023
Program includes:
- 12 concerts at Stradun
- Holiday workshops and lessons
- Ice skating rink
- Christmas bus for children
- Gastronomy
- “Days of cod” in collaboration with restaurants
#4 Karlovac
December 16, 2022 – December 31, 2022
Program includes:
- Ice skating rink
- Gastronomy
- Concerts
- Sports program
- Educative program
#5 Marija Bistrica
November 26, 2022 – December 31, 2022
Program includes:
- New Year’s Eve at noon
- Advent cinema
- Theater shows
- Children’s weekend
- Spiritual music weekend
- Weekend of Advent customs
- Weekend of Lights
- Christmas concerts
#6 Osijek
December 2, 2022 – December 30, 2022
Program includes:
- Christmas tram
- Gastronomy
- Program for children
- Ice skating rink
- Concerts
#7 Požega
December 3, 2022 – December 31, 2022
Program includes:
- Concerts
- Performances
- Christmas fairs
#8 Pula
November 26, 2022 – January 8, 2023
Program includes:
- Ice skating rink
- Program for children at Park grada Graza
- Performances
- Concerts
- Gastronomy
- Christmas train
- New Year’s Eve
#9 Rijeka
November 26, 2022 – January 8, 2023
Program includes:
- Sea Snowflake ice skating rink
- Christmas fair at Korzo and Trg Republike Hrvatske
- Christmas train for children
- Fund raiser “Kuglice dobrih želja” for young people with disabilities (udruga DIP)
- Advent on Gradina
- Ri gastro Advent
#10 Šibenik
December 2, 2022 – January 1, 2023
Program includes:
- 100% plastic-free Advent (Well done, Šibenik)
- Concerts
- Christmas fair
- Workshops for children
#11 Slavonski Brod
November 26, 2022 – December 30, 2022
Program includes:
- Ice skating rink
- Christmas fair
- Concerts
#12 Split
December 1, 2022 – January 1, 2023
Program includes:
- Christmas fair on Riva
- Music program
- Gastronomy
#13 Varaždin
November 25, 2022 – January 6, 2023
Program includes:
- Gastronomy
- Cultural program
- Christmas train
- House of Santa
- Ice skating rink at Kapucinski trg
#14 Velika Gorica
November 26, 2022 – December 31, 2022
Program includes:
- Ice skating rink
- Gastronomy
- Concerts
- Exhibitions
- Performances
#15 Vinkovci
November 26, 2022 – January 8, 2023
Program includes:
- Christmas fair
- Concerts
- Gastronomy
- Ice skating rink
#16 Zadar
November 24, 2022 – January 7, 2023
Program includes:
- Gastronomy
- Ice skating rink
- Program for children
- Đir po gradu – discounts in many restaurants, shops, museums…
#17 Zagreb
November 26, 2022 – January 7, 2023
Program includes:
- Music events
- Cultural events
- Advent for kids
- Zagreb jingle mingles
- Craft advent
- Zagreb Digital Nomad Very Merry
- Toys in augmented reality
- Toys made in Zagreb
- The light of advent tails
- Zagreb in advent garment
View our other winter holiday posts
- Best spots in Croatia to go sledding PLUS where to buy one and winter vocabulary
- Croatian holiday words and phrases
- Epiphany (Bogojavljenje, Sveta tri kralja)
- How to grow Božićna pšenica (Christmas wheat)
- Nikolinje – Saint Nicholas’ Day
- Silvestrovo and New Year’s Eve in Croatia
- Sveti Stjepan, Štefanje (St. Stephen’s Day)
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