Zrce 2022 is Hotting up Already! Are You Joining Us?

Posted in   Uncategorized   Updated on February 14, 2023    By Dexter Jones  

The last 10 years or so has seen Zrce beach become a leading destination for some of the Worlds finest electronic music festivals. The immense Zrce beach superclubs are home to a variety of globally recognised festivals.

Zrce hosts many different types of musical genres and attracts party goers from over 60 different nations on a regular season. 

It really is a varied bunch and we wanted to give you the low down on 5 of our favourite Zrce festivals for you to enjoy in 2022! 

In no particular order, we will begin with the student’s favourite getaway, Spring Break Zrce.

nightime at Aquarius club for Spring Break Zrce

Spring Break Zrce 2022

Dates - 03-06 June 2022

The students on the continent sure know how to celebrate the beginning of their summer holidays in style. 


For over a decade now students from all over continental Europe have flocked to Zrce to let leash for the beginning of Spring Break! 


These days absolutely no expense is spared by the Zrce festival promoters and over the years we have seen the artistic programme attract impressive lineups of EDM and commercial dance superstars! 


The students will return for Zrce 2022!
Drine view of Hideout Festival at Noa Beach Club Zrce

Hideout Festival - Zrce 2022

Dates -  03-07 July 2022

Hideout festival is certainly regarded as one of Europe’s leading electronic music festivals and has been based at their spiritual home of Zrce beach since 2011. 

Hideout festival runs for 5 jam-packed days and nights, bringing only the biggest DJs in the House, Bass and Techno dance scenes to the island of Pag.

10,000 eager ravers annually descend onto Zrce Beach, where a handful of the world’s top rated venues get taken over for a week of open air, dancing under the stars  Zrce bliss.

Hideout is as much a festival as it is a week-long test of human party stamina. You can party from sunrise until sunrise and then until the sun rises again – and many people do. 

Zrce 2022 is an extra-special years as Hideout Festival celebrate their 10th birthday
Daytime party at Fresh Island Festival

Fresh Island Festival - Zrce 2022

Dates - Mid July 2022 (TBC)

If your music tastes are more aligned with Hip Hop and RnB Fresh Island Festival will certainly be your cup of tea! 


Fresh Island Festival was launched in 2012 on Zrce and immediately reached an important spot in Europeans’ hearts, being a must-attend event in the summer. 


The festival has formed into a full week hip hop/RnB & afrobeats holiday with pre and after parties, pool parties and off the hook boat parties. 


All the boxes ticked here, that’s for sure. See you at the Fresh Island Zrce 2022 edition.
Confetti maching going off at Kalypso Club at Barrakud festival

Barakud Festival - Zrce 2022

Dates - 07-12 August 2022

Barkakud festival is another event that has a long history on the party shores of Zrce beach. 

Barakud comes with dark techno and rolling house sounds perfectly primed to explode in the Zrce beach venues!  

Each Zrce club is programmed to bring a different sound to the Barrakud Croatia festival so be ready to party hard through the day into the early sunrise hours!

Night view of Aquarius arena at Sonus festival

Sonus Festival - Zrce 2022

Dates - 21-25 August 2022

Expect nothing less than international headliners, local heroes, underground superstars and only the finest new-comers to the Techno scene.

Expect more than 60 artists to create the most incredible daytime vibes, intense techno open air raves and those never ending after hours all over Zrce beach.

If you speak to anyone about Sonus Festival on Zrce beach, you will soon find out that this is, without doubt, one of the ‘must-do; festivals operating in Croatia right now. 

And mix that with the fact that the guys from the Techno juggernaut Timewarp promote this event you can see why everyone is ‘raving’ about it! In a nutshell, if you like your Techno this is the one! 

Sonus Festival is one of our favourites at Novalja Local and we are already booking a week off to attend the Zrce 2022 party! 

About the author

Dexter arrived in Novalja in 2011 after living in Ibiza for many years. He's a digital media and electronic music strategist who promotes prominent events all over Europe. He met a local girl, Jelena, and they now have two beautiful boys. With a long-standing involvement in Croatian tourism Dexter has now turned that passion into a Novalja focussed blog.


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