{"id":27010282,"date":"2026-03-01T11:14:27","date_gmt":"2026-03-01T10:14:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/topvisit.eu\/announcement-of-the-60th-dakovo-embroidery-festival\/"},"modified":"2026-03-10T11:23:26","modified_gmt":"2026-03-10T10:23:26","slug":"announcement-of-the-60th-dakovo-embroidery-festival","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/topvisit.eu\/en\/announcement-of-the-60th-dakovo-embroidery-festival\/","title":{"rendered":"Announcement of the 60th \u0110akovo Embroidery Festival"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Today, \u0110akovo embroidery represents one of the most recognizable manifestations of authentic folk folklore in Croatia. Its origins date back to the summer of 1967, when   2. and on July 3, organized for the first time as a tourist and cultural event, at the initiative of Dr. Zvonimir Ben\u010devi\u0107. In 2023, they were declared the Tourist Event of the Year &#8211; confirmation that they successfully preserve tangible and intangible heritage, enrich the tourist offer and strengthen the identity of the local community.  <\/p>\n\n<p>The special feature of Vezovi is that the entire city becomes a stage \u2013 every home and every resident is part of the celebration. The event takes place on the first weekend in July, and in addition to a rich folklore program from Slavonia, Baranja, Western Srijem and guest groups from abroad, it includes equestrian performances, exhibitions, a festive procession and the inevitable selection of the most beautifully worn folk costumes. In its 60 years of existence, \u0110akovo\u010dki vezovi has grown into one of the largest festivals of folklore creativity in Croatia.  <\/p>\n\n<p><strong><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Schedule of the final days of the 60th \u0110akovo Embroidery Festival: <\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n\n<p><strong>3. 7. 2026. (Friday)<\/strong><\/p>\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>21:00 \u2013 Opening Ceremony \u2013 Strossmayer Square in front of the cathedral<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>22:30 \u2013 Music program<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n<p><strong>4. 7. 2026. (Saturday)<\/strong><\/p>\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>18:30 \u2013 International Folklore Festival \u2013 Stage in Strossmayer Park<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>22:00 \u2013 Music program<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n<p><strong>5. 7. 2026. (Sunday)<\/strong><\/p>\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>8:30 \u2013 Ceremonial procession through the streets of \u0110akovo<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>10:30 \u2013 International folklore festival<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>11:30 \u2013 Croatian folklore festival<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>17:00 \u2013 Folklore Festival of Slavonia and Baranja<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>20:00 \u2013 &#8220;Slavonia, noble land&#8221; \u2013 Contest for the best worn national costume<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>23:00 \u2013 Music program<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n<p>All additional information and a detailed program can be found on the official event website <a href=\"https:\/\/www.djakovacki-vezovi.hr\/\">www.djakovacki-vezovi.hr<\/a>, and if you want to explore \u0110akovo on your own, a digital guide is available <a href=\"https:\/\/topvisit.eu\/en\/dakovo-the-heart-of-slavonia\/\">here<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Today, \u0110akovo embroidery represents one of the most recognizable manifestations of authentic folk folklore in Croatia. Its origins date back to the summer of 1967, when 2. and on July 3, organized for the first time as a tourist and cultural event, at the initiative of Dr. Zvonimir Ben\u010devi\u0107. In 2023, they were declared the [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":27010281,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_et_pb_use_builder":"off","_et_pb_old_content":"","_et_gb_content_width":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[156,116],"tags":[],"dipi_cpt_category":[],"class_list":["post-27010282","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-event","category-news-2"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/topvisit.eu\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/27010282","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/topvisit.eu\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/topvisit.eu\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/topvisit.eu\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/topvisit.eu\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=27010282"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/topvisit.eu\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/27010282\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":27010286,"href":"https:\/\/topvisit.eu\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/27010282\/revisions\/27010286"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/topvisit.eu\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/27010281"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/topvisit.eu\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=27010282"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/topvisit.eu\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=27010282"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/topvisit.eu\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=27010282"},{"taxonomy":"dipi_cpt_category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/topvisit.eu\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/dipi_cpt_category?post=27010282"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}