Location: Eco-Ethno Village Čažin Dolac, Tugare

Date: 4 - 5 October 2025

This year, once again, the historic Poljica Republic will host LegendFest – a festival of legends, myths, and folk tales – organized by the Zagreb-based association Val Kulture in cooperation with the Local Committee of Tugare.

Last year, LegendFest was held in the ethno village Dolovi in Srijane (Upper Poljica), while this year the festival moves to the eco-ethno village Čažin Dolac in Tugare (Central Poljica) and will take place on 4 and 5 October.

The focus of this year’s festival will be Croatian traditional instruments, and in addition to lectures and concerts on the topic, visitors will also be able to enjoy the LegendExpo exhibition and the LegendFair, where local family farms will offer their homemade products.

All information about the festival is available at the link: https://www.valkulture.hr/en/projects/

PROGRAMME

SATURDAY, 4 October 2025 | 16:00 – 22:00

16:00 – 22:00

LegendExpo Exhibition

Venue: Local Committee Building 

Organizer: Val Culture Association

16:00 – 22:00

LegendFair

Venue: Kneževa ledina 

Demonstration of traditional shoemaking (opanci) and wicker basket weaving – Ljilja Vojić

Local family farms, homemade products

16:00 – 22:00

Medieval knights’ duel re-enactments and equipment display

Venue: Novakovica dvor 

Organizer: Knights Order of St. Nicholas Varaždin

16:00 – 22:00

Traditional archery workshop for visitors

Venue: Guvno 

Organizer: Klis Archers

16:30 – 17:00

Festival opening

17:00 – 18:00

Lecture: Katarina Dimšić

Winter carolling traditions in Croatia

Venue: Jurišić Palace 

18:00 – 19:00

Lecture & presentation: Jure Miloš & Ivan Barać

Ganga – history, types and performance

Venue: Jurišić Palace

19:00 – 19:30

Lecture & presentation: Dominik Šćurić

Basics of bagpipes

Venue: Jurišić Palace 

19:30 – 20:00

Lecture & presentation: Drago Draguzet

Playing the Istrian sopele – introduction to traditional instruments

Venue: Jurišić Palace 

20:00 – 21:00

Concert of traditional instruments: Zvuci kraja

Venue: Jurišić Palace 

21:00 – 22:00

Concert: ImaginnalD

Celtic traditional music

Venue: Jurišić Palace 

SUNDAY, 5 October 2025 | 16:00 – 22:00

16:00 – 22:00

LegendExpo Exhibition

Venue: Local Committee Building 

Organizer: Val Culture Association

16:00 – 22:00

LegendFair

Venue: Kneževa ledina 

Demonstration of traditional shoemaking (opanci) and wicker basket weaving – Ljilja Vojić

Local family farms, homemade products

16:00 – 22:00

Medieval knights’ duel re-enactments and equipment display

Venue: Novakovica dvor 

Organizer: Knights Order of St. Nicholas Varaždin

16:00 – 22:00

Traditional archery workshop for visitors

Venue: Guvno 

Organizer: Klis Archers

16:00 – 17:00

Lecture: Zoran Karlić

Istrian bagpipes in tradition

Venue: Jurišić Palace 

17:00 – 18:00

Lecture: Tihomir Ivancan

Traditional folk instruments

Venue: Jurišić Palace 

18:00 – 19:00

Lecture: Snježana Kordun

Children’s games of Poljica

Venue: Viewpoint 

Organizer: Poljica Literary Association “Knezovića kuća”

19:00 – 19:30

Traditional singing of Gornji Poljica

Venue: Jurišić Palace 

19:30 – 20:00

Performance: Klapa Šuflerini from Mjesočić

Venue: Jurišić Palace 

20:00 – 21:00

Concert: Lidija Bajuk

Guest: Jadran Jelić

Venue: Jurišić Palace