As the air-conditioned interiors of museums are particularly appealing on hot summer days, consider spending an August day in Zagreb on a visit to the Ethnographic Museum, and cool off with fire in an informative and interesting exhibition of the same name.

If you are not among those who will explore Zagreb map-in-hand or as part of a guided tour, we suggest a visit to the Zagreb City Museum. There, you can explore the city through a prism of its onetime vistas captured in a series of photographs displayed in an exhibition entitled “Memories of Zagreb – photographs from the 19th century album”.

After an excellent concert in Zadar in 2008, Lenny Kravitz is once again coming to Croatia. This time he will perform at the Zagreb Arena, on November 17th, when he will be promoting his latest studio album as part of his European tour “Black and White Europe”. Zagreb is the only city in the region included in this tour.

Aficionados of theatre can expect yet another appealing event in Zagreb: the 1st Croatian Theatre Festival of independent theatres and theatre troupes. During the festival, visitors will have an opportunity to see 38 plays between the 1st and the 4th of September, and learn much more about theatre itself, including its promotion and upcoming projects in a diverse concurrent programme.

You do not know how to spend a family summer in Zagreb? Easy! Parents can enjoy all that the city has to offer, while their children can attend an informative and unforgettable five-day programme, “Wild Summer”, organized at the Zagreb ZOO each week until early September.

Do you and your family enjoy playing golf? If so, you are ideal candidates for a family golf tournament that will take place on August 7th at the Golf & Country Club Zagreb. In case this date does not fit your agenda, choose a date that suits you; the club is open every day and it offers numerous possibilities.

If you are intrigued by the valuable excavations of the late antique necropolis located in the village of Zmajevac in Baranja County, but do not have an opportunity to visit them in person, we suggest you check out Zagreb’s Archaeological Museum. There you can view the large multimedia exhibition dedicated to the aforementioned excavations, which will immerse you in the magical, and often mystical, world of archaeological research.

As a continuation of a traditionally entertaining August at Jarun Lake, early September promises even more. During the first two days of September, the “Sea of Zagreb”, Jarun Lake, will be the venue for several beach-volleyball tournaments. Aside from the major international Jarun Erste Open tournament, which will take place between the 9th and the 11th of September, there will also be five smaller beach-volleyball tournaments. Come swimming and enjoy top-class beach-volleyball!