Regional cultural festivals and heritage events held across Central Europe

Various cultural and traditional events took place across Slovenia, Croatia, Germany, and Serbia. In Slovenia, Mokrice Castle hosted an art exhibition from an international painting colony, while Muretinci Castle combined an art exhibition with a traditional distilling event.

In Croatia, several regional festivals celebrated heritage. The Kinč Festival in Dekanovec focused on traditional crepe-paper flowers, and the Vratišinec Vesele vurice event highlighted Međimurje song and dance. In Zagreb, the Council for National Minorities organized a major showcase of cultural creativity involving over 500 participants from various ethnic minorities. Other local celebrations included the Mičevac Town Day and the 20th Pjesmarica naših mamica in Ivanovec.

In Germany, Matica hrvatska in Munich held a two-day event in Laimer Anger dedicated to Croatian literature, history, and the Glagolitic script. In Serbia, the 20th Kragujevac Anti-War Film Festival (KRAF) celebrated two decades of promoting peace and regional reconciliation through cinema.