Photo: Tourist Board of Osijek-Baranja County

An original ethnic folklore event of the Slavonia region

Djakovo, June 19 –  July 5, 2026 | 8:30 - 23:00

Place: The City of Djakovo - The Strossmayer Park

The 60th Djakovo Embroidery Festival (Croatian: 'Đakovački vezovi') is a well-established event of the original ethnic folklore held every year in Djakovo, a small city in the Slavonia region in Eastern Croatia.

The event has an international character as it gathers original folk groups from around the world. It primarily cultivates and maintains the tradition and authenticity of this region and other parts of Croatia: national costumes, folk dance, traditional combing, horse breeding, and local gastronomy.

The accompanying program features a variety of exhibitions, equestrian performances with Lipizzaner horses, traditional wedding carriages, and a range of other cultural and tourist events. Equestrian sports lovers will find satisfaction at the Hippodrome, where international equestrian competition is held every year.

In addition to the participants in folklore and dance, there are presentations from producers of famous Slavonian specialities like kulen, shepherd's pie, čobanac, fish stew (fish paprikash), and winemakers. Fine artists and musicians will try their hand at folk church singing in St. Peter's Cathedral.

The programme of the final three days of the Djakovo Embroidery Festival 2026:

3 July 2026 (Friday)

21:00 The opening ceremony of the 60th Djakovo Embroidery Festival - Strossmayer Square in front of St. Peter's Cathedral
22:30 Music program

4 July 2026 (Saturday)

18:30 International folklore pageant - Stage in Strossmayer Park
22:00 Music program

5 July 2026 (Sunday)

8:30 Procession through the streets of Djakovo – from Mali Park (Small Park) to Strossmayer Park (folklore associations, traditional wedding carriages, equestrians).
10:30 International folklore pageant / Performance of guest groups - Stage in the Strossmayer Park.
11:30 Croatian folklore pageant - Stage in Strossmayer Park.
17:00 Slavonia and Baranja folklore pageant - Stage in Strossmayer Park.
20:00 The closing ceremony 'Slavonijo, zemljo plemenita' (The generous land of Slavonia), where the organizers will celebrate and award the best traditional  costume presentation.
23:00 Music program

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