It’s finally September and finally time to start celebrating Stari Grad’s big 2400th birthday. With a list of activities from jazz music to vintage boats, here is the full birthday bash, running from September 6-11.
Tuesday, 6 September
20.30 Exhibition Opening: Jagoda Buić [Stari Grad Museum]
Wednesday, 7 September
17.30 – 20.30 Opening of the international conference Pharos and Stari Grad Plain [Town Library and Reading Room]
Thursday, 8 September
9.30 – 14.00 International conference Pharos and Stari Grad Plain [Town Library and Reading Room]
14.00 Presentation of the book "Pharos: the establishment of the ancient city" [Town Library and Reading Room]
20:00 – 22:00 Days of the open decks: socialising with crews participating at the Festival of the sea and sailors Days in the Bay
23.00 – 02.00 Repasaž Jazz Quartet [Sailor's Club]
Friday, 9 September
09.30 – 13.00 International conference Pharos and Stari Grad Plain [Town Library and Reading Room]
10.00 Opening of the Festival of the sea and sailors Days in the Bay
11.00 – 14.00 Promenade sailing of the boats in the Stari Grad Bay
12:00 Exhibition Opening: Croatian traditional fleet in the Gulf of Morbihan [festival tent]
16.00 – 18.45 International conference Pharos and Stari Grad Plain [Town Library and Reading Room]
17:00 – 19.00 Days of the open decks: socialising with crews participating at the Festival of the sea and sailors Days in the Bay
18.00 – 20.00 Lectures on the Croatian maritime heritage [festival tent]
20.30Exhibition Opening: Faces of Pharos [Stari Grad Museum]
20.30 – 22.00 Concert: KUD Filip Dević [Tvrdalj Square]
22.00 - 23.00 Dance of the sails and light: night parade of the boats
23.00 – 02.00 Repasaž Jazz Quartet [Sailor's Club]
Saturday, 10 September
08.00 Mass for seafarers in the church of St Nicholas
11.00 Ceremony of unveiling of the monument on the millennial connections of Stari Grad and Paros, the gift from island Paros [Vorba Municipal Park]
12.00 Model Boats Regatta [Novo riva]
16.30 – 17.30 Lectures on the Croatian maritime heritage [festival tent]
17:00 – 18:30 The final parade of the boats of the Days in the Bay Festival
18.30 Velika teća – gastro event by the Association of the restaurateurs of Stari Grad [Novo riva]
20.00 – 21.00 The closing ceremony of the festival Days in the Bay [Tvrdalj Square]
20:00 – 23:00 Days of the open decks: socialising with crews participating at the Festival of the sea and sailors Days in the Bay
21.00 Concert: Croatian Brass Orchestra - Imotski [Tvrdalj Square]
23.00 – 02.00 Repasaž Jazz Quartet [Sailor's Club]
Sunday, 11 September
10.00 Unveiling ceremony of the Island Paros Street, promenade performance of the Stari Grad Brass Orchestra [Tvrdalj Square]
