8 festivals in 1 city, soonest first.
8 food festivals with a guide across 1 city in Croatia, in date order from today. Each opens the festival page with dates, what to eat and what to book around it. How these cities compare with the rest: the city food festival index.
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Advent in Split runs from late November to 7 January across Pjaca, Obrov, Đardin, Mertojak and Prokurative, where an ice rink sits beside the food stalls.
TipFritule are sold near Obrov, the ice rink is on Prokurative, and on Đardin an Advent candle is lit every Saturday.
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Split Underground is a two-day tasting festival in the cellars of Diocletian's Palace with unlimited tastings, over 200 wines, spirits and delicacies and live music; the 2025 edition ran 12 and 13 December.
TipEntry is by timed slot every 30 minutes from 16:00 to 20:30, and the organiser suggests a visit of up to two and a half hours.
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Vino Dalmacije is an annual wine festival at the AC Hotel Split where Dalmatian winemakers, restaurateurs, wine merchants and sommeliers meet wine lovers; the 2026 edition ran 13 and 14 March.
TipThe 2026 ticket cost €30, sold through the festival website, and the programme included seven wine workshops led by sommeliers and wine experts.
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The Oyster Festival marks St Joseph's Day on 19 March and ran to 22 March in 2026 in Ston and Mali Ston, with oyster dishes to sample, local wines and traditional singing and dancing.
TipEntry to Ston's town walls was free from 20 to 22 March 2026; Mali Ston is about 55 km from Dubrovnik, roughly an hour's drive.
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Vinski podrum fills the cellars of Diocletian's Palace for two days in April with premium Croatian wines and delicacies to taste, winemakers to talk to and a music programme; the 2026 edition ran 17 and 18 April.
TipVisit Split lists the festival as organised by Slobodna Dalmacija and points to the organiser's page for hours and tickets, so check it before you go.
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Sudamja is the eleven-day feast of Saint Domnius, Split's patron, from 30 April to 10 May in 2026, with Taste of Split at Prokurative and SlatCroFest in the cellars of Diocletian's Palace.
TipSudamja Day is 7 May, with a procession and Holy Mass on the Riva and an evening concert; Taste of Split ran 2 to 6 May and SlatCroFest 1 to 3 May in 2026.
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Taste of Split turned Prokurative square into an open-air stage for Split and Dalmatian flavours from 2 to 6 May 2026, with a cake contest, a chef show, a wine masterclass and a soparnik workshop.
TipOn the opening Saturday, 11:00 to 13:00, Split restaurateurs and hoteliers serve traditional dishes at the Splitska trpeza for voluntary donations.
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Split's late August Roman revival in Diocletian's Palace opens with the Pompa Imperialis and brings the Harpastum ball game to the Peristyle.
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