Traditional manifestations


St. Martin's day


Sv. Martin na Muri
St. Martin's day celebration is along with St. Vincent's celebration the traditional celebration in Kaikavian region. It is traditionaly the day when must becoms wine, and gets baptised. ...


Domjanic's nights


Adamovec
The Nights of Dragutin Domjanić is a traditional cultural manifestation held in Adamovec, a village next to Zagreb. Dragutin Domjanič was a city judge, member of Academy of Sciences, president of Matica hrvatska association,  and Kaikavian poet! ...


502 years old tradition - Holy Sunday


Ludbreg
Holy Sunday % Ludbreg fair is tradition that started at least in 1513. then Ludbreg became a pilgrim centre, which granted by the Bulla of Pope Leo X. ...


Onion days


Donja Dubrava
The manifestation "Onion days" is actually a thanks-giving celebration to the summer for its fruits. You can get organic and non-organic vegetables and its products, Kaikavian specialties like Mlinci, and try traditional Kaikavian gvierc-drink. It is held in the Zalan-hall in the beautifull centre of Donja Dubrava. ...


Struklijada


Zabok
Štrukli - tradional Kaikavian pastry exists in many variations: baken, cooked, salty, sweet, with fruits.. Zagorje-Varaždin county decided to raise it on another level and organised  Štruklijada - traditional manifestation where Zagorje restoaurant, bakeries compete in creating the best štrukli!  Date: 23.5.2015. 15:00 ...


Holy Mass in Kaikavian literary language


Komin
Holy Mass in Kaikavian literary language is held every year in Komin, in the beautifil Church of the Holy Three Kings. Date: 24.5.2015, 19:00 ...


Samobor Carnival


Samobor
Samobor, a city with a touch of freshness of Alpes, has one of the oldest and biggest carnivals in Croatia called "Samoborski fašink". First written sources about the carnival are in Kaikavian literary language dating from 1827.. It is held every year in February, when ruling over the city goes to carnival figures Sraka, Princ, Sudec i Fiškal. Along with carnival through Samobor, there are exhibitiipons, concerts, worhskops for kids and of cource the carnival ball. ...


Podravye motives


Koprivnica
19. - 21.6.2015.  ...


The Festival of Kaikavian comedy - Days of Mladen Kerstner


Ludbreg
The Festival of Kaikavian comedy - Days of Mladen Kerstner is being held every year in November in honor of Mladen Kerstner in Ludbreg. Mladen Kerstner from Ludbreg created in the 70s the most popular Kaikavian TV-serial called Gruntovčani, and thus contributed a lot to further development of Kaikavian langauge and culture that was in these times largely under-represented in public media. ...


St. Vincent's day - Vincekovo


Sveti Martin
St. Vincent's day is an old and important Kaikavian tradition which is celebrated in the whole of Kaikavian region, around 22nd of January. ...


Varaždin Baroque Evenings


Varaždin
Varaždin Baroque Evenings are held in beautiful authentic spaces like castles and churches in Varaždin but also outside of the city. They explore and present baroque European music, but also present fine arts, literature and gastronomic specialties during grape harvest in Kaikavian region. ...


Bučijada - Pumpkin Festival


Ivanić-Grad
Oil made of pumpkin seeds or dried/roasted pumpkin seeds are a part of Kaikavian tradition. In Ivanić-grad is this tradition celebrated at the the start of Autumn with a manifestation called Bučijada. ...


Holy mass in Kaikavian language


Dubranec
On 4.10.2014 not far away from Zagreb and Velka Gorica, in Dubranec (Vukomeričke Gorice) a holy mass in Kaikavian language will be held. ...


Days of Kaikavian word


Zlatar
Days of Kaikavian Word is a traditional manifestation with cultural happenings in Zlatar and its surrounding (e.g. Belec), in the 2nd half of september. A great opportunity to visit this part of Zagorje and experience its cultural and spiritual heritage. ...


Week of Kaikavian Culture


Krapina
One week every year in Krapina at the end of summer is dedicated to Kaikavian culture - this year from 3. to 11.9.2016. It is a great occasion to visit this small, almost Alpine city north of Zagreb, and to take a walk on its streets and on the narrow trails around Krapina. Neanderthal Museum is located near Krapina too. ...


Picokijada in the Rooster Town


Đurđevec
Date: 24.-26.6. 2016 ...


"Štrki i Čaplje"


Podturen
Cultural & artistic association Podturen is very engaged in keeping tradition alive, material and immaterial from times immemorial! Among other activites, they create fanatstic wooden masks for carneval, known under the name "Storks and herons" Thus ancient Kaikavian heritage, wooden masks that originate in some different archaic moments, still can be seen as part of living tradition in Medjimurje. Contact: Ivan Zrna ...



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