The bustling walled city of Dubrovnik hosts one of the oldest European festivals that annually, during 47 summer days, presents rich and vibrant theater, ballet, opera, classical music, jazz, visual arts, film and folklore program. Crucial for the success of the Festival is its longevity and continuously high artistic standard, but also the Festival’s concept, which makes it different from numerous others. Unlike the majority of summer festivals, the Dubrovnik Summer Festival doesn’t use open-air venues as mere visual attractions and only as sets. The space is decisive in creating a theatrical event, so the festival catalog, during nearly 7 decades of existence, comprises approximately 120 various venues! Festival believes that the City (including the residents) is a major co-creator of the Festival’s artistic product and that the artistic production is a matter of the deepest public interest. Member of the European Festivals Association since 1956.