Head to Buje this weekend for the 117th grape days

The city of Buje is preparing another edition of Grape Days, which offers an extremely comprehensive program. It is a historical event that marked the grape harvest in the areas of Bujština.

Although times have changed and the harvest started earlier, it still adheres to tradition and gives all importance to what our ancestors nurtured. The event is dedicated to one product from the mentioned destination, namely grapes and wine.

Grape Days, Photo: TB Buje

The return to tradition this year will be specially marked with the setting up of stands in Istarska Street (from the city administration to the clinic), as it used to be.

The traditional festival will take place on the third weekend in September, that is, from September 15 to 17. It will be full of sports, art, culture, animation, entertainment, music and eno gastronomy.

Grape Days, Photo: TB Buje

Various bands, orchestras, brass bands, vocal groups, and DJs will perform. On Friday, the repertoire includes Malvazija band, Pop Gunz, DJ Dazz, DJ Nikola z Kukurini, Les Babettes & The 1000 Streets’ Orchestra, on Saturday Oscar & Noemi, Bura band, brass band ZT Buje, the brass band “Arcobaleno Junior, Ilija Ludvig, Dj Rubikon, Noćni Skok and Vatra, while on Sunday the Replay Band, the group Bukaleta and Four Tenors will perform.

Grape Days, Photo: TB Buje

The mentioned music program will be held in the afternoon and evening hours, while during the day the rest of the program will be filled with various other contents.

The artistic part of the event will include Children’s Ex-tempore, and the youngest will be able to enjoy the workshop of making t-shirts with grape colors.

Grape Days, Photo: TB Buje

The sports program will be filled with various sports tournaments, competitions, and demonstration training for sports such as soccer, indoor soccer, fishing, hunting, tennis, volleyball, bocce, karate, handball, wrestling, and archery.

Among the other highlights of the event, it is worth mentioning the hunting dog show, the mori cantada tournament, the briškola and trešeta tournament, and the parade of allegorical carts. What will certainly be interesting is the gastronomic part, especially mushroom kettles and other dishes which could be found on many stands. 

Grape Days, Photo: TB Buje

The crostata made from 2023 berries will be delicious, of which the proceeds from the sale will exclusively go for humanitarian purposes, and a walk through the wine cellars with brass music organized for wine lovers.

All of the above will attract a lot of attention. However, the most visited part of the event will definitely be the Great Raffle, which this year is even bigger with an incredibly large prize fund of 13,800 euros, as part of which the payment of the main prize, that is, the raffle in the total amount of 10,000 euros, is planned.

Grape Days, Photo: TB Buje

Entrance to the event and its concerts is completely free.