The most famous Croatian professor, the animated character of Professor Balthazar, is now available as an iPhone game for both children and adults. To get it, one must only download a simple application to enjoy Balthazargrad.

As part of their current “Once in a Lifetime Tour”, British band Sade and their charismatic lead vocalist, Sade Adu, will hold a concert at the Zagreb Arena on November 22nd. They will be promoting their sixth studio album, “Soldier of Love”.

Between the 15th and the 25th of September, Bundek Lake will once again be the venue for the 4th edition of Rujanfest. Aside from a diverse culinary selection, visitors can expect yet another entertaining event featuring performances by numerous popular musicians and bands from all over Croatia and the wider region.

A visit to Zagreb’s surroundings does not necessarily entail the mere characteristics of an excursion. If you like classical music and you will be in Zagreb during late September, make sure to head to Samobor, the tourism jewel of Zagreb County, where the 36th Samobor Music Autumn and the 8th International Competition of Young Musicians “Ferdo Livadić” will be taking place between September 24th and October 8th.

Between the 5th and the 11th of September, for the 44th consecutive year, Zagreb will once again be host to some of the best known Croatian and global puppet theatres, which will present themselves during PIF: an international puppet theatre festival. Aside from plays, the festival will feature an array of workshops, exhibitions and seminars about puppetry.

Besides the popular exhibition “Fliers of the Great Sky”, the Croatian Natural History Museum is concurrently presenting another interesting exhibition, “Animalism in the work of Vladimir Filakovac”. Both exhibitions will remain open until the end of the year.

Between the 10th and the 18th of September, the Maksimir Tennis Centre, located in eastern Zagreb, will be the venue for a traditional 7th Zagreb Ladies Open. This large international tennis tournament will feature around fifty professional female tennis players from all over the world.

Among the array of major names from the world of music that will be visiting Zagreb this autumn, the Oregon folk-rock sensation, Fleet Foxes, will perform at Tvornica kulture on November 14th. Critics and audiences regularly compare the band to legends such as Stills Nash & Young, Simon & Garfunkel, and even the Beach Boys.