Marko Polo FestivalMarko Polo Festival

31st edition · 27 November 2026

Marko Polo Festival

Songs and wine

Korčula, Croatia

45
days
09
hours
14
minutes
35
seconds
Festival programme
Programme

The festival evening

  1. A klapa group sings in front of the church, the audience on stone steps

    Friday, 27 November · 20:15

    An Evening of Klapa and Wine

    Dalmatian song in the heart of town, sung by klapas Ošjak (Vela Luka), Sorelo (Zagreb), Liron (Mostar), Kumpanji (Blato), Koštil (Pupnat) and Ivo Lozica (Lumbarda). After the concert, stay on at the same venue for a wine tasting. Admission is free.

    Korčula Culture Centre

Bronze Marko Polo Korčula 1254 medal

Thirty years of the Grand Prix

Since 1996, the stage beneath the Korčula walls has crowned thirty winners. Some of them:

  1. 1997Vinko Coce
  2. 2000Tereza Kesovija
  3. 2002Neno Belan i grupa FijumensiKa’vanna
  4. 2009Matko JelavićKapetane
  5. 2010Neda UkradenDalmacijom zagrljeni
  6. 2018Mile PerkovSuze za Dalmaciju
  7. WinePZ Pošip ČaraMarko Polo Pošip, a multiple Grand Prix winner
All editions in the Archive
Video

The festival on stage

A moment from the winning night: the 2018 Grand Prix live beneath the walls.

Mile Perkov · Suze za Dalmaciju · Grand Prix 2018

Call for new songs

Your song on the Korčula stage

The call for new songs of the 32nd edition opens on 1 January 2027. Prepare your song — Korčula is waiting.

Archive

Thirty editions

  1. 1st edition1996
  2. 1997
  3. 1998
  4. 1999
  5. 2000
  6. 2001
  7. 2002
  8. 2003
  9. 2004
  10. 2005
  11. 2006
  12. 2007
  13. 2008
  14. 2009
  15. 2010
  16. 2011
  17. 2012
  18. 2013
  19. 2014
  20. 2015
  21. 2016
  22. 2017
  23. 2018
  24. 2019
  25. 2020
  26. 2021
  27. 2022
  28. 2023
  29. 2024
  30. 30th edition2025
The festival-night audience in golden light

Thirty summers, the same picture: stone, sea and songs carrying across the riva.