Featured image: Dubrovnik Good Food Festival/Grad Dubrovnik
The Dubrovnik Good Food Festival returns from 5 to 18 October 2026, filling the city’s autumn calendar with street food, guest chef dinners, cooking workshops and outings into the surrounding countryside. Some events are made for an evening out, while others invite visitors to spend a day learning about the food and traditions of the Dubrovnik region.
FOODravanje opens the festival at Lazareti, where street food stalls will be accompanied by DJs and live music from 5 to 11 October. Željko Bebek performs on the opening night, TBF takes the stage on Friday and Giuliano & Diktatori close the week on Sunday. Later in the festival, Dubrovnik Beer & Bites Fest brings craft beer, food and concerts to the Dubrovnik Beer Company from 16 to 18 October.
What stands out at the Dubrovnik Good Food Festival
Several events take visitors beyond the Old City. On 9 October, a foraging workshop in Ljubač ends with a lunch prepared by Croatian chef Ana Ugarković. The following morning, a guided walk along Napoleon’s Road leads from the Gajina viewpoint to Trsteno Arboretum. Brunch will be served in an olive grove after the walk. The outing is free, but reservations are required.
The workshops offer a closer look at regional recipes. Participants can learn to make skorup cake, a traditional cake made with almonds and a rich dairy product called skorup, or prijesnac, a speciality from Župa Dubrovačka made with cheese and eggs. Other sessions cover hrostule, crisp fried pastries, and the preparation of marinated fish.
On the final day, a workshop in Župa Dubrovačka begins with a visit to lemon gardens and continues with the preparation and tasting of simulata, a traditional local delicacy.
For those who would rather sit down to dinner, the programme includes evenings with chefs Stiven Vunić, Mario Mihelj, Matija Bogdan and Tibor Valinčić. There are also dinners featuring guest chefs from abroad, including an evening devoted to Spanish flavours. Each dinner has its own price and booking arrangements.
A long table on Stradun
One of the festival’s best-known events returns on Saturday, 17 October. For the Dubrovnik Table, hotels, restaurants, bakeries, pastry shops and winemakers will bring their food and wine to a communal table on Stradun.
Food vouchers cost €8 and wine vouchers €4, with all proceeds going to charity. Voucher sales are scheduled from 9 to 11 am, followed by the official opening at 11 am.
Participating restaurants will also serve special festival menus throughout the two weeks. Festival breakfasts, desserts, tastings and excursions add more ways to take part in the Dubrovnik Good Food Festival, even for visitors who cannot attend one of the main events.
Dubrovnik Good Food Festival 2026 programme
Monday, 5 October
Dub Pub Gastro Quiz
FOODravanje: Željko Bebek
Tuesday, 6 October
Art on a Bottle painting workshop
FOODravanje: DJ performance
Wednesday, 7 October
Traditional under the bell dinner
FOODravanje: DJ performance
Thursday, 8 October
Vinorel painting workshop
Evening of Kvarner Flavours with chef Stiven Vunić
FOODravanje: DJ performance
Friday, 9 October
Wild Feast with Ana Ugarković
From Traditional to Specialty Coffee workshop
FOODravanje: TBF
Saturday, 10 October
Walk along Napoleon’s Road and brunch at Trsteno Arboretum
Natali Garden BBQ Experience
Evening of Dubrovnik and Istria with an Istrian truffle presentation
FOODravanje: Zdravko Čolić tribute band
Sunday, 11 October
Dinner with chef Mario Mihelj
FOODravanje: Giuliano & Diktatori
Tuesday, 13 October
Skorup cake workshop
5 Courses to the Top dinner with chef Matija Bogdan
Wednesday, 14 October
Prijesnac workshop
Evening with chef Tibor Valinčić
Thursday, 15 October
Hrostule workshop
Vinorel painting workshop
Taste the Mediterranean dinner with guest chefs Giacomo Sacchetto and Mate Matić
Friday, 16 October
From Traditional to Specialty Coffee workshop
Marinated Fish workshop
Taste the Mediterranean dinner with guest chefs Ilane Tinchant and Petar Obad
Dubrovnik Beer & Bites Fest
Saturday, 17 October
Dubrovnik Table
Impression in Clay ceramics workshop
Natali Garden BBQ Experience
Evening of Spanish Flavours with guest chefs Carlos Ripoll and Hector Guardia
Dubrovnik Beer & Bites Fest
Sunday, 18 October
Picnic in an olive grove
From Lemon to Simulata workshop
Dubrovnik Beer & Bites Fest
Throughout the festival, 5 to 18 October
Restaurant specials, festival breakfasts, sweet offerings, gourmet excursions and tastings.
12 to 18 October
“Only Croatian” fair.
For event times, prices and reservations, see the full programme from the Dubrovnik Tourist Board.
