Top 10 Music Festivals in Croatia, 2020 (with dates & costs)

Here is a list of the top 10 music festivals in Croatia this year! Some are already quite well known, and others are still fairly new, but each will surely be enjoyed by true music lovers of all genres!

1 . Ultra Europe 2020 - Split, July 10-12, 2020

This is definitely the most popular EDM, electronic, house music festival in Croatia. It’s organized every year in Split (this year it will be held at Poljud Stadium).

Some of the headliners are: Afrojack, Armin van Buuren, David Guetta, DJ Snake, Galantis, Marshmello, Pendulum Trinity.

The festival starts at 7:00pm on July 10, and the cost for a 3-day ticket is around 170EUR. You can buy them here: https://www.festicket.com/

2. Hideout Festival 2020 - Zrće Beach in Novalja (Pag Island), June 21-25, 2020

This year the Hideout Festival celebrates its 10th anniversary! The festival will take place in the most popular clubs on Zrce beach: Papaya, Aquarius, Euphoria, Noa and Kalypso.

This Electronic, House and Techno music festival will host DJ stars like Andy C, Chase & Status, Hannah Wants, Hot Since 82, Jamie Jones, and more.

The price for a standard 5 day ticket is 175 EUR. You can purchase tickets here: https://www.hideoutfestival.com/tickets/

3. INmusic Festival 2020 - Lake Jarun, Zagreb, June 22-24, 2020

This year, the very popular INmusic Festival will celebrate its 15th birthday! This great music festival with wonderful vibes will be held at Lake Jarun in Zagreb.

So far, the multi talented artist Beck and the alternative rock band Deftones, have confirmed their attendance.

A 3 day festival ticket costs 60 EUR + transaction fees. There is also a 7 day camping ticket, which costs 33 EUR + transaction fees. They can be purchased here: https://www.inmusicfestival.com/en/shop/tickets

4. Sea Star Festival 2020 - Stella Maris, Umag, May 22-23

The 4th edition of Sea Star Festival will take place in Umag (which is in northwest part of the Istrian region). A welcome party will be held on May 21, and a closing party will be organized on May 24.
This festival celebrates EDM, Electronic, House, Multi-Genre and Techno music. The lineup for 2020 is Amelie Lens, Tijana T, Dubioza Kolektiv, Meduza, Umek and many others.

The cheapest “Early Bird Weekend Ticket” costs around 45 EUR on this site: https://seastarfestival.eventgenius.co.uk/

5. Outlook Origins Festival 2020 - The Garden Resort, Tisno, July 30 - August 4, 2020

This year, for the first time, Outlook Festival will be moved from Pula’s Fort Punta Christo, to Tisno’s Garden resort. Outlook Festival is famous for Dubstep, Dub & Reggae, Drum & Bass and the Jungle and Grime scene.

The festival will host these popular music artists: Calibre, D Double E, Flava D, Goldie, Mala, Mungo's Hi Fi and Zed Bias.

1 Early bird ticket costs around 155 EUR and you can purchase here: https://outlookfestival.com/

6. Defected Croatia 2020 -The Garden Resort, Tisno 6-11 August

This festival, also called “6 days of house hedonism” will host some of the most popular DJs in the world. Names like Armand van Helden, Roger Sanchez, Eats Everything, Derrick Carter and others will definitely heat up Croatian summer nights.

The ticket for 6 days and 7 nights festival costs around 290EUR on https://defected.com/croatia/booking

7. Dimensions Festival 2020 - The Garden Resort, Tisno 13-18 August

Similar to Defected Croatia, Dimension Festival will move locations this year. Instead of Pula, the festival will be held in Dalmatia, in three different locations.

1. A fortress-top Amphitheatre in Sibenik,
2. The Garden Resort in Tisno
3. Barbarella’s Discotheque

They will host some of the most popular DJs of Bass, Electronic, House, Reggae, Techno and Urban music.

The headliners are: Floating Points, Helena Hauff, DJ Stingray, Karenn, dBridge, Surgeon, and others.

The ticket for early birds costs around 155 EUR and you can purchase online, here: https://dimensionsfestival.com/

8. Fresh Island Festival 2020 - Zrće Beach, Novalja (Pag Island), July 4-9, 2020

Fresh Island Festival is one of Europe's most popular urban beach festivals organised on Island Pag (at Zrce Beach). The festival will be held in the open air venues of the following clubs: Papaya, Aquarius, Kalypso and Rocks.

Hip-hop, R&B, Afrobeats, trap, and grime music fans will be able to enjoy listening to some of these headliners who confirmed their attendance: Wizkid, DaBaby, D-Block Europe, Tim Westwood and Dj Semtex.

The tickets for the whole week of the festival cost around 200EUR and can be purchased online, here: https://www.festicket.com

9. Sonus Festival 2020 - Zrće Beach, Novalja (Pag Island), August 16-20, 2020

Like every year, Sonus Festival will take place in Novalja at the famous beach Zrce (at the well known clubs Aquarius, Kalypso and Papaya).

This year, the 5 days, open-air, all night celebration will host popular house and techno DJs: Richie Hawtin, Seth Troxler, Charlotte De Witte, Amelie Lens, Chris Liebing, and many more.

The cheapest tickets go for 173 EUR, and can be purchased online, here: https://www.sonus-festival.com/tickets/

10. Hospitality On The Beach 2020 - The Garden Resort, Tisno, July 9-13, 2020

This drum and bass festival will be organised on the beautiful shores of Tisno's Garden Resort. This year, the festival will host well known drum & bass DJs from all around the world.

The headliners are: Andy C, Noisia, Camo & Krooked, London Elektricity, Kings of the Rollers, Black Sun Empire etc.

The tickets are available on https://www.hospitalityonthebeach.com/ and cost around 220EUR for the 5 day event.

So, there you have it - the top 10 music festivals in Croatia for 2020! Music lovers unite to enjoy some of the best bands, singers and DJs, for days on end (not to mention, in some of the most beautiful surroundings possible!).