Loborfest 2024: Zvuci Zagorja Wins Crystal Baritone

The 16th edition of Loborfest, Croatia's largest polka and waltz festival, concluded in Lobor alongside the celebration of the municipality's holiday. Thousands of visitors from Croatia and Slovenia attended the day‑long program of competitive and revue performances. The band Zvuci Zagorja received the top honor, the Crystal Bariton, together with a €1,000 prize funded by the Lions Club Zagorje, for the best performance. Veseli dečki won the audience award, while Ober‑5, the Gašper Mirnik Ensemble and others received the Golden Bariton. The municipal mayor, Ljubica Jembrih, praised the event, noting growing attendance and the festival's role in preserving folk music tradition across the border region.