Festivals and events: A year-round celebration in Marina

With the peaceful Marinus Beach Hotel serving as a quiet retreat, visitors can experience local culture and the true spirit of daily life on each visit. Sail through Marina's calendar and discover events that are perfect for every kind of traveler.

April events

• St. Duje's Day in Split - As spring arrives, embrace the patron saint of Split. The day features cultural events, concerts, and a festive mass that represents a celebration of this vibrant city.
• Easter Celebrations in Marina - The town's cultural society ensures that Easter traditions remain strong with a procession of Jesus' crucifix and a gastronomic offering of Easter fare.
• Marina Art and Craft Fair - The artisans and handcrafters of the area are showcased in a fair that offers visitors the perfect opportunity to acquire souvenirs and mementos of their visit.
• Spring Flower Festival in Trogir - As the town blossoms, the Spring Flower Festival moves into the streets of Trogir with floral displays and workshops in a setting that offers something for the whole family.
• Šibenik Gastronomy Week - Get a taste of local flavors, as restaurants across Šibenik present special menus and cooking classes, letting their culinary creations reveal the gastronomic wealth of the region.

Merry May

• The Marina Spring Festival kicks off the tourist season with a sampling of local cuisine, local music, and life at its most leisurely.
• Trogir Historic Fest brings the Middle Ages back to life with knights, costumes, and jousting. All this while gourmets and oenophiles delight in the Christmas-meets-sampling feel at the Split Wine & Food Festival.

Jubilant June

June is all song and dance in Marina and abouts. Split Summer Festival and Marina's Klapa Music Night are all about local music, from Dalmatian a capella to the creme of the national crop. Šibenik Dance Festival is three weeks of performances, displays, and competitions across a full spectrum of dance styles performed everywhere there is an audience to be found.

Just splendid July

From the legendary Ultra Europe festival invading Split to the iconic celebration of sailing and a Croatian wonderful life at the traditional Marina Yacht Week and the wonders of imagination on stage during the Šibenik International Children's Festival, July in Marina is a tapestry of music, culture, and maritime heritage.

All aboard for August

August has Marina hopping with centuries-old tradition as Marina's Fisherman's Night and the solemn send ’em off Sinj Alka Tournament are united in their old-fashioned appeal. Add to that a touch of sophistication with Hvar Wine Festival and the picture is of a little area that’s seeing it all; with each event so completely and exactly its own.

The almost nine months of the year provide the stage for numerous marathon and half marathon events, while in August you can take in the Tera Mater (Mother Earth) Environmental Film Festival and September brings with it the Split Film Festival, the Marina Olive and Wine Harvest Festival, and the Trogir Antique Fair, ensuring that the season of plenty is marked in the region with a broad celebration that includes the newest cinematic innovations.

And then October

Then October arrives to plays host to the Marina Autumn Festival, the Split Gourmet Expo, and the Trogir Historic Reenactment, bringing with it a close to the festival season and all the more focus upon culinary delights, history, and jazz music in particular, making that an ideal time for a visit that is tranquil yet marked by broadening. You can see that making Marina your base for a time of repose and being practically beside it all is nothing less than a rather unique way to combine the tranquility of a coastal town with that of some of Europe's most appealing festivals and events, promising enriching experiences that are suitable for visitors, young and old, of every inclination.