The Day of Sv. Duje, the patron saint of Split, takes place each year on May 7th. The event brings together roughly 10,000 people and the celebration lasts for days. Here is the full program for May 2017.
May 1, 2017
11:00 Labor Day Celebration – Marjan Park-Forest
20:30 KUD Brodosplit Concert – Riva
May 2, 2017
9:00-14:00 Days of Health – Hygiene – Vukovarska 46 (through May 5th)
17:00 Split Words – Central Library: Department for Children and Youth
20:30 Party Sv. Kriza – Uvodica sirina
20:30 KUD Jedinstvo Concert – Riva
?? Sudamja Cup – Sport Field of the Archdiocese Seminary (through May 5th)
?? My Split – Library Trstenika
May 3, 2017
9:00-20:00 Mediterranean Book Festival – Big Sports Hall at Gripe
16:00 Storyboard and Workshop for Kids “My Split” – Library Trstenik
20:30 Party for Sv. Kriza – Uvodica sirina
20:30 KUD Filip Devic Concert – Riva
May 4, 2017
All Day Gastro Get Festival for Sv. Duje – Get
All Day Presentation of the project of the OS Pojisan Elementary School and the Ethnographic Museum Split “The Growth of Then and Now” – OS Pojisan
10:00 A solemn session: Children’s City Council of the City of Split – Banovine Atrium
11:00 Exhibition “BROD – CROATIAN CULTURAL HERITAGE” – Our naval heritage in the art, language and musical expression of the pupils from O.Š. “Marjan” Split – Croatian Maritime Museum
12:00 Placing the flag on the bell – Bell at Sv. Duje
17:30 Artistic Workshop “Our Sv. Duje” – Library Spinut
18:00 Opening of the exhibition “New research of the Split cathedral”- Skočibucic-Lukaris Palace
18:30 The poets of “The Dream of Culture” in honor of Sv. Duje – Library Brodarica
19:00 Šotobraco Split – KUD Jedinstvo – City streets and squares
20:00 Ivo Tijardović: SPLITSKI AKVAREL Director: Krešimir Dolenčić – HNK Split
20:00 Grand opening of Tourist Palace – Riva
May 5, 2017
All Day Gastro Get Festival for Sv. Duje – Get
10:00 All of Split for Sv. Duje – Riva
12:00 Awards ceremony for graduates – Foyer HNK Split
17:30 Art Workshops “My Gulls” – Library Ravne njive
18:00 Art Workshop “Children’s Belfry” – Central Library Department for Children and Youth
18:00 “Sv. Duje” – Library Meje
18:00 “Bračko ča sv. Duje” – Central Library
18:15, 19:00, 20:00 “Split Moti”- high school students from the HNK to the Riva with the accompaniment of brass music, the dance of Split high school students – the asylum group Azil – Trg Gaje Bulata, Riva
19:00 Opening of the Forum Naronitanum Exhibition – Gallery Diocletian
18:00 Presentation of the book “Saints and sailors” – Institute for Scientific and Artistic Work of HAZU Split
18:30 Opening of the 42nd Flower Fair “Flower Art” – Gallery of Fine Arts
20:00 „Splićanke“ directed by Ivana Lea Leme – City Youth Theatre
20:00 “Maslina”, a thematic exhibition of 70 Croatian artists – Old Town Hall
May 6, 2017
All Day Gastro Get Festival for Sv. Duje – Get
All Day Sudamje Fair – Riva
9:00 & 14:00 International Swimming Competition “Grdelina Sveti Duje” – SC Pool Poljud
10:00-12:00 42. Flower Day Morning devoted to children – Đardin
10:00 International Judo Tournament – St. Duje 2017 – Gripe
11:00 Three Little Pigs – City puppet theater
12:00 The 26th anniversary of the protest before Banovina – Banovina
18:00 The opening of the gala dinner – Cathedral St. Domnius
19:30 Klapa – City streets and squares
21:00 Lighthouse Disco – Gat Sv. Nikole
May 7, 2017
All Day Gastro Get Festival for Sv. Duje – Get
10:00 The ceremonial procession and the holy mass – Peristil/Riva
12:30 The eight-legged legendary race: Oxford-Cambridge-Split – City Split
12:30 Party with food and drink – Fish Market
13:30 Winners of the Oxford-Cambridge-Split – Peristil
17:00 The performance of Povist o ‘Split III dil – GKL Split
18:00 Humanitarian Action “Dina za moje dijete“ – Riva
19:00 Traditional Split tombola – Riva
20:30 Concert “Sv. Duje zvon zvona …” Fireworks – Riva
May 8, 2017
20:00 Ivo Tijardović: SPLITSKI AKVAREL Director: Krešimir Dolenčić – HNK Split
May 9, 2017
9:00 Raising the European Flag on the Day of Europe – Marjan Park-Forest
9:30 Olive planting – Marjan Park-Forest
10:00 Mali Dan Marjana – Marjan Park-Forest
12:00 Jumbo jumps with flags (European, Croatian and City) on the occasion of Europe Day – Riva
18:00 Opening of the exhibition of the sculptor Krun Bošnjak – Palace Skočibucic-Lukaris
19:00 Program of KUDs of Split National Minorities “Home is where the song is” – Youth House
May 12-14, 2017
International Veterans Handball Tournament Adriatic Cup – Gripe
May 14, 2017
10:00 Day of Marjan – Park-Forest Marjan
