Between December 4th and 6th, the Dom Sportova Sports Hall will be the venue for the 47th Golden Pirouette, once again featuring the greatest figure-skaters in the world. This year’s contest counts for participation at the European and World Championships in figure-skating.

Fans of electronic music, reserve your tickets on time, because the talented Austrian DJ musician, Parov Stelar, is visiting Zagreb for the first time, where he will perform with the rest of his band on December 19th at Boćarski Dom.

Take a tour of the Croatian National Theatre and take a peek into all of its nooks and crannies in order to discover the numerous secrets about the theatre. These interesting tours of the theatre, organized once a month, will be guided by the theatre’s own actors.

If you like to cook, or you would like to become more familiar with the regional diversity of Croatian cuisine, make sure to visit Kuhaona, where top class lecturers will hold specialized culinary workshops, sharing their expansive culinary knowledge and demonstrating various cooking techniques.

On April 11th 2015, Arena Zagreb will be the venue for a performance by the legendary conductor and composer of film scores, Ennio Morricone. He will lead more than two hundred musicians as part of his tour “My Life in Music (50 Years of Music World Tour)”. This will be an overview of his best works.

If you are a fan of hot Brazilian rhythms, make sure to reserve your place at the New Year’s party organized by the Plitvice Motel, where you will enjoy your favourite music and a unique Brazilian style show featuring samba dancers and professional capoeira performers.

If you are physically prepared for running up stairs, sign up for the “Zagrepčanka 512” race, taking place in the 26 storey business tower. The humanitarian race is open to all citizens, including fire-fighters who will compete wearing full protective gear.

Come and see for yourself why Zagreb is visited by an increasing numbers of tourists during the time of Advent; get to know its idyllic side and partake in themed programmes which take place on the streets and squares around the city centre.