Špancirfest (pronounced [ʃpaŋtsir̩fɛst]) is a street festival that is held every year since 1999 in Varaždin, Croatia, and lasts for 10 days.[1]
It begins at the end of August, and ends at the beginning of September. During these days Varazdin regularly hosts over a 100,000 tourists coming from all over Croatia and the surrounding countries. Varazdin's inner ring is turned into an all out entertainment zone. Concert stages, entertainment zones, shopping kiosks and eateries are erected and street performers, musicians, and all kinds of artists line the streets.
This Street Festival is made out of several little Festivals:
The Festival contains about 300 subprograms.
Over the last 14 years numerous many well known artist from Croatia, former Yugoslavia and all over the world have participated in the festival such as:
|
| ||
|---|---|---|
| History | Siege of Varaždin (1527) · Varaždin Generalate · 1776 Fire · Croatian Royal Council · Varaždin County (1850–1924) · Liberation of the Varaždin barracks (1991) · Varaždin County |
|
| Memorials and landmarks | Old City · County Palace · Patačić Palace · Prašinski–Sermage Palace · Town Hall · Croatian National Theatre · Town Museum · Cemetery | |
| Church buildings | Cathedral · St. Nicholas Church · Franciscan monastery and St. John the Baptist Church · Ursuline monastery and Nativity of Jesus Church · Capuchine monastery and Holy Trinity Church · St. Florian Church | |
| Culture | Špancirfest · Varaždin Baroque Evenings · Town Guard · Good Shepherd Festival | |
| Education | ||
| Sport | ||
| Nature | ||
