Stari Grad 2400 Celebrations and Days of the Bay Festival

This year marks the 2,400th anniversary of the founding of Faros by Greek settlers. It’s Stari Grad’s official entry into recorded history, although there was actually an Illyrian settlement in place already. If only they’d also written things down, we’d probably need 3,000 candles on the cake this year!

So big celebrations in Stari Grad over the summer with lots of wine, music and cultural events – including into September, when they’ll hold the official commemoration and a festival of traditional wooden sailing boats. What fun!

Stari Grad 2400 Summer events programme

Festival Days in the Bay / Dani u Vali programme

Wednesday, September 7, 2016
5,30 pm – 9 pm Scientific Assembly FAROS AND STARI GRAD PLAIN, first session, Croatian Dome (Čitovnica)

Thursday, September 8, 2016
9 am – 2 pm Scientific Assembly FAROS AND STARI GRAD PLAIN, second session, Croatian Dome (Čitovnica)
4 pm – 9 pm Scientific Assembly FAROS AND STARI GRAD PLAIN, Croatian Dome (Čitovnica)
8 pm – 10 pm „Days of open decks“ guests hang out with crews of traditional boats, waterfront
11 pm – 2 am Sailor’s club – Repasaž Jazz Quartet, restaurant Vala

Friday, September 9, 2016
9 am – 1 pm Scientific Assembly FAROS AND STARI GRAD PLAIN, third session, Croatian Dome (Čitovnica)
9,30 am – 1 pm Opening of the 1st International Festival “Days in Bay – Stari Grad 2016”, ceremonial procession, parade performance of Stari Grad Brass Orchestra
11 am – 2 pm Promenade cruising and traditional boats sailing along the Stari Grad bay
12 noon Opening of the exhibition “Croatian traditional fleet in Morbihan Bay” (Festival maritime village on the waterfront)
11 am – 1 pm and 4 pm – 7 pm Children workshop and presentation “Construction of a traditional ship” (Festival maritime village on the waterfront)
4 pm – 7 pm Scientific Assembly FAROS AND STARI GRAD PLAIN, fourth session, Croatian Dome (Čitovnica)
5 pm – 7 pm „Days of open decks“ guests hang out with crews of traditional boats, waterfront
6 pm – 8 pm Lectures about Croatian maritime heritage (Festival maritime village on the waterfront)
9 pm Opening of the exhibition “Faces of Faros”, Stari Grad Museum
8,30 pm – 10 pm KUD Filip Dević concert, Tvrdalj Square
10 pm – 11 pm „A dance of sails and lights“ , traditional boats night parade
11 pm – 2 am Sailor’s club – Repasaž Jazz Quartet, Vala restaurant

Saturday, September 10, 2016
8,30 am Mass for the sailors, church of St Nicholas
10 am – 1 pm Performance of island of Hvar amateur bands and cultural associations, Tvrdalj Square
10 am – 1 pm traditional sailing regatta „Days in Bay“ (Stari Grad Bay)
10 am – 1 pm Children workshop and presentation “Construction of a traditional ship” (Festival maritime village on the waterfront)
11 am Unveiling ceremony of a island of Paros monument in Vorba park, promenade performance of Imotski Brass Orchestra
12 noon Model boats regatta (alternatively at 5 pm)
5 pm – 7 pm  performances of Island of Hvar amateur bands and cultural, Tvrdalj Square
4,30 pm – 5,30 pm Lectures about Croatian maritime heritage (Festival maritime village on the waterfront)
6 pm – 7,30 pm final parade of traditional ships, start at the entrance to the Bay
8 pm – 9 pm The closing ceremony of festival “Days in Bay – Stari Grad 2016”
Regatta winners’ announcement, awards and recognitions ceremony.
8 pm – 11 p „Days of open decks“ guests hang out with crews of traditional boats, waterfront
9 pm – 11 pm Imotski Brass Orchestra concert, Tvrdalj
11 pm – 2 am Sailor’s club – Repasaž Jazz Quartet, Vala restaurant

Sunday, September 11, 2016
10 am Unveiling ceremony of tablet Island of Paros Streets, promenade performance of Stari Grad Brass Orchestra