The start of autumn in Novigrad will be marked by the 8th Mediterranean Cup in Majorette Sport on September 21 and 22.
Novigrad will host, for the second time, an international competition of talented girls of various ages who will impress the audience not only with the competitive program in the Sports Hall but also with a Saturday parade through the streets of the old town center at 6:30 PM and a dance show on the Great Square behind the bell tower at 6:50 PM.
For the first time, the POKAL in traditional majorette dance, this time the NOVIGRAD POKAL 2024, will take place. This competition will be held on September 21st in the morning, and the most successful teams in the parade and large baton formation will be awarded by Mayor Anteo Milos at a Gala concert on the Great Square after the dance show.
Fifteen teams from Croatia, Serbia, Montenegro, and Switzerland are expected to attend. The majorettes will compete in three age groups - cadets, juniors, and seniors - in categories such as solo, duo/trio, mini, and large formations, as well as parades. In their performances, they will use props like batons, pom-poms, baton flags, flags, and even two to three different props and stage sets in their dances. They will perform around 200 choreographies, with up to 100 performances each day of the competition.
The organizers of this sports event are the Croatian Association of Majorette Teams (HUMT) and the European Majorette Team Association (EMTA), under the auspices of the City of Novigrad - Cittanova.