Events Archive

21. 2. - Carnival Ball - Restaurant Kvarner - 20.00
22. 02. - Egg – hunting Day - old custom of hunting eggs accompanied by accordion playing
25. 02. - Ash Wednesday - The last Carnival day

TUE 24.02. Sv. John Most - from 15:00 - Traditional GAME "ON RUH"
Buzet Burning of Carnival Dummy - Fountain Square - 17:00 - carnival closing ceremony

The traditional local games "bacanje roga" (throwing of the horn) is an integral part of Lent that is Lent festivities. On “Ash Wednesday”, the day after Shrove Tuesday, men compete in throwing of wooden bats or “bačuka” as close as possible to the ox horns. It is thrown in a number of stages and "Bacanje roga" the game takes place from the top to the bottom of the Motovun hill in the heart of Istra ( Istria).

Carnival in Rovinjsko Selo, Istra ( Istria ) - burning od Pust (carnival dummy) and grand fiesta
Rovinjsko Selo - from 20.00 to 03.00

February 24th - Pust Carnival Trial, fun&dance with band Prijatelji (fFriends)
Main square & Cinema Hall

Days od Carnival celebrations in Groznjan, Istra (Istria)!
Organizer: TO Groznjan

H.K.D. Franjo Glavinic dance studio and "Allegro" from Rovinj in Rovinj, MM center
Guests: Students of ballet school Carlotta Grissom from Umag, Rhythmic gymnastics club "Roxanne" and a students of music school , "Vladimir Nazor from Rovinj.

Porec, Istra (Istria) Carnival Parade - February 22nd, 14:00 - 16:00

Carnival promenade through Pula: Tržnica-Portarata-Forum-Circolo
Party at Circolo

Eighth Ucvirkenfest culinary event, which affirms the traditional Istrian dishes from ucvirki (scraps)