Once again this year, between the 2nd and the 29th of July, the Zagreb Summer Evenings, one of the oldest summer festivals in the city, will feature numerous concerts by renowned musicians from all over the world. The first Festival of Operetta and Musicals will also take place as part of this music event in the Upper Town.

Just three days after the Lady Gaga concert on November 5th, the Arena will be the venue for a concert by the charismatic musician Sting. His third performance in Zagreb will feature backing by the renowned Royal Philharmonic Orchestra of London.

On the 2nd and 3rd of July, Zagreb will be host to the first international competition of ballet dancers “Mia Čorak Slavenska”. Apart from contestants from ten countries, numerous ballet pedagogues, masters, as well as theatre and ballet school directors are also expected to arrive in Zagreb during the competition.

With backing by the Symphony Orchestra of the Croatian Radio and Television (HRT), and three domestic musicians, the best choir singers in Croatia will perform at the Prima Ars Fest, the national festival of choir singing, on July 3rd. The festival will provide the Zagreb audience with an opportunity to hear the members of the newly founded Girls’ Choir of Croatia perform for the first time.

Once again, this summer, Zagreb’s citizens and numerous tourists will have an opportunity to enjoy various events at Stross, the popular city walkway in the Upper Town, where various cultural happenings will be ongoing until September 12th.

It has been officially confirmed – the legendary band Guns N' Roses will perform in Zagreb on September 24th. They will hold a concert at Zagreb’s largest hall, the Arena, as part of their European tour. Tickets have been on sale since early June.

A promotional film, “Advent in Zagreb”, by the Zagreb Tourist Board was chosen as the best tourism spot at Tourfilm – an international festival of tourism films in the Italian town of Lecce.

Throughout the summer, the atrium of the Croatian Natural History Museum in the Upper Town will be the main stage of Zagreb’s popular Amadeo club scene, which will feature daily concerts, theatre plays, and projections of the best films from all over the world.