12. (SR)ETNO SELCE - ETHNO FESTIVAL

30. May. 2025. to 31. May. 2025.
Event location: 
Selce
Start time: 
18:00

 

This is an event that opens a window into the interior world of a small coastal town, showing its particular customs, products and traditions, as well as its precious cultural and historical heritage. You cannot fail to fall in love with the charm of Selce, and the best time to do so is during the (Sr)etno Selce event, when you can experience all the above at the same time. Folk customs and traditions are presented to visitors in a way that is interesting for the young, while giving older generations the opportunity to remember them with nostalgia. Visit Selce and experience its local traditions first-hand!

Program

May 30th and May 31st, 18:00 - 23:00

  • Music and entertainment program at 3 locations: Center, Polača, Štirna (by the old well)
  • Traditional and eco products fair,  local souvenirs by artist Marijan Mavrić - along the waterfront
  • Outdoor food and drink offerings - Center
  • Exhibition of old items and handicrafts  'A peek into Selce's past' – Center
  • Presentation of traditional crafts and forgotten skills  - fishnet weaving, washing clothes the old fashioned way on 'perilo', traditional sewing machine, presentation of making homemade pasta
  • 18:00 – 20:00 Children's program - workshops and animation – Harmica
  • 18:00 – 20:00 Sailing on traditional wooden boat - guc – port
  • 18:00 – 20:00 Wine & Paint – Štirna (by the old well)
  • 20:00 – 23:00 Foto exhibition – Selce – Štirna (by the old well)
  • from 18:00 Traditional Selce gastro specialities by Tunar – Štirna
  • from 19:00 Presentation of traditional bocce - Polača

May 30th, Friday

  • 18:00 Participation of associations in the preparation of brudit in cooking pots – Centre
  • 19:00 Performance by local folklore sections: „Neven“, „Vatroslav Lisinski“ i „dr.Antun Barac“
  • 20:00 Performance by the vocal group 'Tramuntana'
  • 21:30 Performance by Karin Kuljanić, Battifiaca & Robert Grubišić

You will be eintertained by: trio Crikvenica, KUD „Neven“, KUD „Vatroslav Lisinski“, KUD „dr.Antun Barac“, klapa sveti Jakov, klapa Kala, sastav Kontra

May 31st, Saturday

  • 19:00 Taking a group photo of Selce residents in traditional folk costumes
  • 19:30 Parade of the participants in traditional folk costumes
  • 20:00 Traditional straw beating demonstration accompanied by 'selačko kolo' – a traditional Selce's folklore dance
  • 21:00 Performance by the vocal group CAMBI