EVENT CALENDAR LOPAR 2026

JANUARY

30/01 Museum Night 2026
31/01 Departure of the Little Lopar Carnival Groups to the Children’s Carnival Parade in Rijeka

FEBRUARY

05/02 Small Carnival Workshop for Children
– Multimedia Hall at 6:00 PM

07/02 Children’s Carnival Party with an Interactive Entertainment Program
– Lopar Sports Hall at 5:00 PM

13/02 Children’s Carnival Parade through the Village at 10:00 AM
Children’s Party
– Sports Hall Square, Lopar at 11:00 AM

15/02 Little Lopar Carnival Groups Touring the Village from 8:00 AM
Welcome for the Little Lopar Carnival Groups
– Sports Hall Square, Lopar at 3:00 PM

Departure of the Big Lopar Carnival Groups to the International Carnival Parade in Rijeka

17/02 MESOPUST (Carnival Day)
Big Lopar Carnival Groups Touring the Village from 8:00 AM
Welcome for the Big Lopar Carnival Groups and Live Music Entertainment
– Sports Hall Square, Lopar at 5:00 PM

MARCH

19.03. – “Little Red Riding Hood in Traffic” – children’s theatre play
Sports Hall Lopar, 10:00 AM

21–22/03 Memorial Five-a-Side Football Tournament “KEKO & ANDRIJANO”
28/03 Eco Action “LET THE ISLANDS BE BETTER”

– Coastal and Seabed Clean-Up from 8:00 AM

APRIL

06/04 Easter Breakfast with a Cultural and Artistic Program
(folklore, traditional singers, dance school)
– Sports Hall Square, Lopar from 11:00 AM to 1:00 PM

07/04–24/04 Earth Day Activities

10–11/04 Memorial Five-a-Side Football Tournament “KEKO & ANDRIJANO”

25/04 Motorcycle Blessing and Opening of the Biker Season (MK Rab)
26/04 “KRIŽEVO” – Votive Procession of Parishioners
– Departure from Lopar at 6:00 AM

MAY

01.05. May Day Gathering with a concert by the Rab Volunteer Fire Department Brass Band
– 06:00 AM – St. Christopher Square

03.05. GEO DAY, OPENING OF THE SWIMMING SEASON AND SAND SCULPTURE FESTIVAL
– Guided Geopark tour from 10:00 AM – 02:00 PM
– Concert “DesotoAcustic”, catering offer, children’s animation… Paradise Beach, 02:00 PM – 05:00 PM

04.05. Exhibition of works by Mirna Sišul, “Exhibition of Recent Painting”
– from 04.05. – 02.06., Rab Gallery

06.05. Organized Free Guided Tour of the Old Town
– 10:00 AM, Municipium Arba Square 8

09.05. Rab Town Day
– Knight tournament of the Rab Crossbowmen Association

13.05. Organized Free Guided Tour of the Old Town
– 10:00 AM, Municipium Arba Square 8

14.05. Small Reading Room (CZKiS)
– Multimedia Hall from 06:00 PM

16.05. RAB MTB MARATHON

20.05. Organized Free Guided Tour of the Old Town
– 10:00 AM, Municipium Arba Square 8

22.05. Rab Cake Festival
– from 22.05. – 24.05.

25.05. Small Mountaineering School (CZKiS)

23.05. – 06.06. OCTOPUS DAYS in Lopar hospitality venues

28.05. – 31.05. MTC Felix Arba 2026 – international women’s motorcycle event
– special motorcycle program with a grand final concert on 31.05., Rab waterfront

29.05. School Day – sports competitions (CZKiS)

29.05. – 12.09. Daily animation at Paradise Beach, Livačina and Mel

30.05. Knight Tournament of the Rab Crossbowmen
– St. Christopher Square at 08:30 PM, Rab

JUNE

01.06. – 28.08. SUMMER FOR KIDS – programme of various events for children (CZKiS)

01.06. – 05.06. Roller Skating School for Children – LZD (CZKiS)
– Sports Centre playground from 06:00 PM

02.06. – 01.09. Tuesday children’s animation at Paradise Beach
– 09:00 AM – 10:00 AM – in front of San Marino Resort

03.06. Organized Free Guided Tour of the Old Town
– 10:00 AM, Municipium Arba Square 8

03.06. Exhibition of works by Željko Jančić Zec, “Site-specific installation”
– from 03.06. – 30.06., Rab Gallery

04.06. ŠTOKALJFEST – fishing festival dedicated to Lopar octopus (školjka / hobotnica)
– from 07:00 PM – Paradise Beach, in front of San Marino Camping Resort

06.06. Rab Triathlon – Alpe Adria Cup

08.06. Organ Festival “Petar Nakić” – Elizabeta Zalović
– 09:00 PM – Church of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary

– 09:00 PM – Church of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary

10.06. Organized Free Guided Tour of the Old Town
– 10:00 AM, Municipium Arba Square 8

11.06. Creative Sea-Themed Workshop for Children – LZD (CZKiS)
– Kapić Park from 06:00 PM

11.06. Organ Festival “Petar Nakić” – Renata Bauer
– 09:00 PM – Church of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary

15.06. Organ Festival “Petar Nakić” – Nela Šarić, Tea Kulaš
– 09:00 PM – Church of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary

17.06. Organized Free Guided Tour of the Old Town
– 10:00 AM, Municipium Arba Square 8

18.06. Scents and Flavours of the Island of Rab – Interactive Workshop at the RABPUR Family Farm on the Theme: IMMORTELLE AND LAVENDER
– from 18.06. – 19.06.

18.06. KANTUNI
– from 18.06. to 24.06.

18.06. Organ Festival “Petar Nakić” – Borna Barišić
– 09:00 PM – Church of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary

20.06. Klapa Festival POSLE KAMPANELA
– in front of St. John the Baptist Church in Lopar at 09:00 PM

22.06. Children’s Fishing Competition – 1st Round – LZD (CZKiS)
– Lopar Ferry Port from 06:30 PM

24.06. “IVANJA” – Lopar Parish Day and Lavender Day
– in front of St. John the Baptist Church in Lopar

24.06. Organized Free Guided Tour of the Old Town
– 10:00 AM, Municipium Arba Square 8

25.06. Rab Music Evenings – Opera Regoč
– 09:00 PM – Church of the Holy Cross

29.06. Feast of St. Peter and Paul “Petrova”
– concert of Rab klapa groups with a special programme
– 08:00 PM – Church of St. Peter and Paul, Supetarska Draga

29.06. Exhibition of Works by Ivan Midžić – “Solo Exhibition of Paintings and Drawings”
– from 29.06. – 23.07., Pik Gallery, Rab

30.06. – 03.07. SAND SCULPTURE FESTIVAL 2026
Competition for the best sand sculpture and best sand-themed photograph – Paradise Beach
– Winners announcement and final concert on 03.07. at 07:00 PM

JULY

16/07 PUMIDOFEST – Gastro Festival Dedicated to Lopar Tomatoes
– Mul Plateau, Lopar from 7:00 PM

25/07 RAB FJERA – Feast of St. James, Town of Rab
26/07 RAB FJERA – Feast of St. Anne, Town of Rab
27/07 RAB FJERA – Feast of St. Christopher, Patron Saint of Rab, Town of Rab

28/07 Classical Music Concert – Vito Ivanjek
– In front of the Church of St. John the Baptist at 9:00 PM
– Pik Gallery at 8:30 PM

30/07 Fishermen’s Night
– At the Mul plateau, Lopar from 7:00 PM

31/07 Rab Music Evenings – Zagreb Quartet
– 9:00 PM – Church of St. Cross, Town of Rab

AUGUST

05/08 Commemoration of Victory and Homeland Thanksgiving Day and Croatian Veterans’ Day

06/08 Fishermen’s Night at Livačina Beach
– 7:00 PM

09/08 “LOPAR NIGHT” – Presentation of Old Lopar Customs and Crafts
– Kapić Park & Mul Plateau, Lopar from 7:00 PM

15/08 FEAST OF THE ASSUMPTION (VELIKA GOSPA)
– Holy Masses in the Church of the Blessed Virgin Mary, Lopar

23/08 KLAPA AT SUNSET – Klapa Concert on the Waterfront
– Lopar Harbor, promenade at 7:00 PM

27/08 Children’s Fishing Competition
– Lopar Ferry Port

SEPTEMBER

05/09 Motorcycle Rally MK Rab
08/09 NATIVITY OF THE BLESSED VIRGIN MARY (MALA GOSPA)
– Pilgrimages to the Church of the Blessed Virgin Mary, masses, entertainment program, food and market offer
– Lopar Harbor from 9:00 AM

13/09 ECO ETHNO FEST
– Dvoranski Square, Lopar from 6:00 PM

26/09 RAB PARADISO TRAIL – Trekking Race (Croatian Trekking League)
– Start & finish at Paradise Beach, in front of San Marino Resort

27/09 World Tourism Day Celebration & Closing of the Sand Sculpture Festival
27/09 ARBA TRAIL – Race within the Project Rab Archaeological Traces
– Start in front of Hotel Carolina at 11:00 AM

OCTOBER

15/10 International Walking Day
– Organized Walking Tour (Epario Trail)

24/10 Epic Rides Rab – Cycling Race
– Start & finish in the Town of Rab

NOVEMBER

14/11 Creative Workshop for Adults
– Multimedia Hall, Lopar

20/11 World Children’s Day – Sports & Entertainment Program
– Lopar Sports Hall

22/11 Science Workshop for Children
– Multimedia Hall, Lopar

DECEMBER

03/12 Creative Workshop for Children
– Multimedia Hall, Lopar at 6:00 PM

06/12 Pilgrimage and Holy Mass at St. Nicholas Chapel, Cape Sorinj
– 9:00 AM Pilgrimage
– 11:00 AM Gathering with refreshments at the Fishermen’s House, San Marino Marina
– 4:00 PM Gift Distribution for Children – Lopar Sports Hall

13/12 Creative Decoration-Making Workshop
– Multimedia Hall, Lopar at 6:00 PM

19/12 Christmas Fair & Arrival of Biker Santas
19–20/12 Charity Advent Five-a-Side Football Tournament
– Lopar Sports Hall

21/12 “In Anticipation of Christmas” – Cultural and Artistic Program
– Lopar Sports Hall

NOTE: The organizer reserves the right to change the program.