Zagreb Kom 7, or Zagreb's 7th International Chamber Music Festival, is expected to lure many lovers of this music genre to Zagreb between 12th and 20th October. The festival programme includes over 25 concerts and features a line-up of prominent musicians who will perform in one of the most beautiful concert halls in Europe – the concert hall of the Croatian Music Institute.

Even before the tickets went on sale, the mere announcement that the Duke Ellington Orchestra was coming to Zagreb caused quite a stir among those who would come to the Lisinski Concert Hall on 4th October and enjoy some of the biggest hits by one of the greatest jazz composers of all time.

Video portraits of assorted American movie stars and artists, such as Brad Pitt, Sean Penn, Ditta Von Teese and many other famous attention grabbers, will certainly motivate many to come to the Klovićevi Dvori Gallery where a multimedia exhibition by Robert Wilson will take place between 8th October and 11th November under the title – HD Video Portraits.

This is as original as it gets! Zagreb is the only city in the world in which the city’s old street water pumps have had a total makeover. They now boast colourful appearances, mostly depicting motifs from Zagreb, while they continue to serve not only as sources of drinking water but as veritable alfresco art exhibits. When in Zagreb try to find at least one, or better still, find them all with the help of a mobile phone application, and then pick your most fun public source of drinking water!

The Dubliners, one of the best known Irish folk bands which has spread the glory of Irish folk music at the international level, have promised to come back to Zagreb. On 14th September they will play in the Veliki Pogon Hall of Tvornica Kulture (Culture Factory).

Following appearances in numerous European cities, a big religious spectacle, Credo Musical, is due to take place in Zagreb on 13th and 14th October at the Dražen Petrović Basketball Centre. Organized by the Cenacolo community, the musical has a line-up of some hundred performers who will treat the Zagreb audience to a true religious extravaganza.

The biggest feline gathering in the world, World Cat Show, will take place in Zagreb on 27th and 28th October. According to the organizer, this will be the biggest cat fest this year. The Zagreb Arena, the event’s venue, will be host to over 1,500 cats coming from over 30 countries around the world.

To celebrate its 25th anniversary, the Mimara Museum has decided to give its visitors a treat: exquisite masterpieces from its rich holdings. The exhibition titled “Three Topics from the Mimara Museum Holdings” was opened in mid-July and it will offer visitors a chance to see some delightful works of art until 14th October.