SEPTEMBER 8, 2026
What’s worth seeing, hearing and experiencing in Zagreb today?
Zagreb’s cultural scene is especially lively today, with design, literature, contemporary art, dance and live music all on the programme.
Here are a few things we think are worth discovering.
🎨 ZAGREB DESIGN WEEK
Design takes over Zagreb
📍 Around Zagreb
🕘 From 9:00
Zagreb Design Week opens today, bringing exhibitions, creative projects, fashion, architecture and design to venues across the city.
The first week is spread across around 30 partner locations, turning galleries, studios, showrooms and other creative spaces into a city-wide design trail.
Our pick: Don’t think of it as one exhibition — pick a few locations and explore Zagreb through its creative scene.
📚 FESTIVAL OF WORLD LITERATURE
A day for readers — and curious minds
📍 HNK2, Fraktura & other locations
🕐 From 12:00
The final days of the Festival of World Literature bring writers and readers together for conversations, book presentations and encounters with authors from Croatia and around the world.
Today’s programme includes several events, including conversations with Vlaho Bogišić, Barbara Matejčić, Igor Štiks, Juan Mihovilovich and Marinko Koščec, Francesca Melandri and Daniel Kehlmann.
Our pick: If you enjoy literature, this is one of those days when Zagreb’s cultural scene is worth following.
🌍 ANTROPOCEN: NOVO DOBA ČOVJEKA
When art asks what we are doing to the planet
📍 Ethnographic Museum, Trg Mažuranića 14
🕕 Opening today at 18:00
🎟️ Free admission
Artist Ivana Ožetski’s new exhibition explores the impact of human activity on the planet, using discarded objects and waste as a starting point for questions about responsibility, nature and the world we share.
The exhibition opens today and runs until November 8.
Our pick: A thoughtful choice if you want something beyond the usual museum visit.
🩰 ANGELS’ ORDERS — THE RILKE PROJECT
Poetry meets contemporary dance and electronic sound
📍 Zagreb Dance Center, Ilica 10/1
🕖 19:00
Pablo Girolami’s new work brings Rainer Maria Rilke’s poetry into the world of contemporary dance and electronic music.
The performance takes inspiration from Rilke’s First Elegy and transforms poetry into movement, rhythm and sound.
Our pick: One for the evening if you are looking for something different from a traditional theatre performance.
🎵 GUSGUS
Electronic music tonight
📍 Tvornica Kulture
🕘 21:00
Icelandic electronic group GusGus brings its distinctive blend of electronic, alternative and dance music to Zagreb tonight.
A good choice for visitors who want to experience Zagreb after dark — and hear something beyond the usual tourist programme.
MORE TO DISCOVER
These are just a few of today’s picks. Zagreb has exhibitions, performances, concerts and other events happening throughout the city.
Check back tomorrow for another Zagreb Daily Special.
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