Cittanova Blues Festival

Opening of the Cittanova Blues 2023 photography exhibition // Concert by Greg Black and The Bad Concert //Start: 9 PM at Pub 9

Performances by Sugar Blue (USA) and Bluesmobile Blues Brothers Tribute Band (Italy) // Start: 9 PM at Piazza Grande + Jam session at Pub 9

Performances by Gerry McAvoy's Band of Friends (UK) and The Screaming Wheels (Croatia) // Start: 9 PM at Piazza Grande + Jam session at Pub 9

In addition to the performances by top international and local blues artists on the main stage at Novigrad's main square, concerts will also be held at various other locations throughout the day. You can enjoy your morning coffee with Morning Blues Coffee (10:00 AM - 12:00 PM) and an early evening aperitif with Sunset Blues (6:30 PM - 8:30 PM). After the official concert each evening, there will be jam sessions at Pub 9. Both days will also feature the Cittanova Blues Train tour, which will take you through three wineries with accompanying blues music. Click on the link to purchase tickets!

The Cittanova Blues Festival has turned a new page in the city's musical history. What Boško Petrović successfully started about 30 years ago has returned with a new team at the helm and a redefined blues signature. Winners of the Croatian Blues Challenge in 2018 and 2019, Novigrad residents Denis Makin and Leo Anđelković (The Screaming Wheels) and Davor Hačić, who had the opportunity to prove themselves in the home of the blues, Memphis, in front of a strict blues audience and impressed them, have realized a long-dreamed-of blues festival in Novigrad that will be talked about for years to come.