Renaissance Festival in Koprivnica – Croatia

23 – 26 August , 2018

About the festival

Historical mega-spectacle – Renaissance Festival – is a great showcase of late middle Ages historical facts mixed with the originality of the city of Koprivnica, Podravina area and Croatia manifested through knight games, music and crafts famous for the area at the time.

The spectacle itself is a true example of developing of European identity of the city and the region throughout history and it today gathers renaissance festival participants from almost 10 European countries.

The old town of Koprivnica is a silent and mystical witness of past time that hides interesting secrets, way of life, wars and trade of the local people back then.

And what’s great – you’ll be in position to find out it all if you decide to visit this beautiful city.

The Renaissance Festival is the biggest spectacle related to the past in this area of Europe and it mostly describes events from 15th and 16th century.

1000 originally costumed participants from Croatia, Slovenia, Italy, Hungary, Slovakia, Czech Republic, Austria, Germany, Russia and Poland will make you outstanding performances you’ll definitely remember.

Knights and the food, Middle Ages crafts, entertainers – you’ll find them all in Koprivnica in August.

Basic Info

When: 23 – 26 August , 2018

Where: Koprivnica, Croatia

Map: Koprivnica on Google Maps

Hotels: Hotels in Koprivnica

Official Website: renesansnifestival.hr

Programme, food and useful information

Programme starts in 11am in the city centre from where participants and guests are heading to the bastion that is surrounded with medieval tents, devices, tools, camps and the entire sight is just magnificent.

The food is another great feature of the festival. Old recipes that chefs will make on the spot are something you definitely won’t forget.

Among the other, meals made of nettle will have the special place as the city itself got its name based on this plant (Kopriva in Croatian stands for a nettle).

This 4-day event is annually visited by 50.000 visitors, and year after year this number rises.

Near the locality of the festival is a huge parking area which is great for all who are planning to come by car, and since the festival takes place in the center of the city, you’re able to see other great things besides the festival that Koprivnica city is offering.

About Koprivnica

Koprivnica was first mentioned in 1272 in a document by prince László IV and declared a free royal town by king Lajos I in 1356, and flourished as a trading place and a military fortress since.

It is a city in northern Croatia – the capital of the Koprivnica-Križevci county.

In 2011 the city administrative area had a total population of 30,854, with 23,955 in the city itself.

The city is roughly 120km north-east of country’s capital Zagreb, 280km south-west of Budapest and 290km south of Vienna.