Split Summer Festival

Split Summer Festival is an art festival building its national and international reputation ever since the mid 20th century. Next to the Dubrovnik Summer Festival, it is a festival with the longest and shiniest tradition of the classical spectrum of performing arts (opera, drama, ballet, concert), spreading in time the array of events: from Jazz concerts and film festivals, to exhibitions, performances and street theatre. The most persistent and the strongest organisation of the festival is the Croatian National Theatre in Split, the national theatre representing a crucial key venue in the cultural life of Split, and the vital point of the theatre life of Croatia as a whole. Citizens and visitors can look forward to more than 60 opera, drama, ballet, and concert performances, as well as film screenings, art exhibitions, and other accompanying programs on 14 stages across Split. Visual art exhibitions, film programs, and literary evenings further enrich the Split Summer Festival, reaffirming its status as the central cultural event of the summer in Split.