It’s nearly time for the final outing of the year with 2025 just around the corner. In Zagreb, revellers are spoiled for choice – parties and gatherings covering all vibes and genres are vying for your presence during the countdown into the New Year. Here are our picks for six of the most enticing!
Musical marathon at Močvara
Zagreb's alternative haven, situated by the bank of the Sava, will see DJ Mario Kovač spinning tunes for an incredible eight-hour set. From behind the decks, he’ll guide clubbers through an intriguing and tasty blend of genres and styles, with classic rock from bands like AC/DC and Queen sitting in the mix alongside pop, Eurotrash and ex-Yugo New Wave. Things get going at 10pm, with the strongest going on all the way through the night into the early hours of 6am.
Tickets are available for a pre-sale price of €12 here; rising to €16 on the door.
Where: Klub Močvara, Trnjanska struga 34
When: December 31, 10pm
Admission: €12 pre-sale; €16 on the door
Two floors at Tvornica Kulture
One of Zagreb’s best nightclubs and concert spaces is offering two vibes in one. Tvornica Kulture (‘The Culture Factory’) will make full use of its two event spaces – the big and small ‘plants’ – as it sees in the New Year. On the main floor, DJs Indy, Kiki B and Sin will spin up a dancing vibe with party pop and rock anthems, while the collective Trepaj il’ Krepaj present the best cuts from the domestic and foreign rap, trap, hip-hop and R&B scenes. Doors open at 8pm, while things kick off in earnest at 9pm and will go on into the early hours of the New Year morning.
Tickets are available here for €18, and €20 on the door (if there are any tickets left!)
Where: Tvornica Kulture, Pavla Šubića 2
When: December 31, 9pm
Admission: €18 pre-sale; €20 on the door
Official celebrations at Trg Bana Jelačića
A rich line-up awaits on the city’s main square as part of the official Advent and City of Zagreb NYE celebrations. Beginning with a music playlist at 7pm, Zagreb’s singer Miach kicks off the first of five performances on the stage at 8.30pm. She’ll be followed by the revered Croatian diva Josipa Lisac from 9.15pm, before Croatian rap star Hiljson Mandela takes the mic at 10.15pm. Eurovision starboy Baby Lasagna, who topped the audience vote and placed second overall at the famous song contest this year with his entry Rim Tim Tagi Dim, will entertain from 11.15pm. Finally, Split-based star Grše – who dropped 2023’s undisputed Croatian song of the summer Mamma Mia – takes over at 12.15am to start 2025 on the right foot.
Where: Trg bana Josipa Jelačića
When: December 31, 7pm
Admission: FREE
Rock, rock and more rock at Hard Place
Billed as the ‘Only True Rock and Roll NYE Party in the City’, there’s nothing complicated about what’s on offer – rock music, and only rock music, all through the night. The first part of the night will see two bands – Burex and Yellow Submarine – perform a selection of domestic and worldwide staples before DJ Dabi takes over the entertainment from behind the decks. The party will rock from 8pm until 5am.
Hard Place is taking good care of its guests, with welcome drinks, midnight champagne, food platters, and even goulash and coffee in the morning all included in the price of admission. Pre-sale tickets are available here for €30, rising to €35 on the door.
Where: Hard Place, Hrvatske bratske zajednice 4
When: December 31, 8pm
Admission: €30 pre-sale; €35 on the door
Eighties in the dark at Dva Osam
Veteran Zagreb DJ Tomi Phantasma is combining two of his staple events for NYE celebrations at the legendary Dva Osam (formerly known as Jabuka), 80's Party and Dark Side. After doors open at 9pm and guests are treated to welcome drinks, he’ll be behind the console serving up a mix including 80's classics from Depeche Mode, Simple Minds, Human League, with a darker vibe provided by Joy Division, The Cure and Nick Cave.
Pre-sale tickets for €17 are available here, with the price of admission rising to €20 on the door.
Where: Dva Osam, Jabukovac 28
When: December 31, 9pm
Admission: €17 pre-sale; €20 on the door
Future Scope at Boogaloo
The Future Scope NYE party involves two floors of entertainment at Boogaloo. On the Big Floor, dual headliners Christian Craken and Du’Art lead the party charge towards 2025. Craken is a Bulgarian DJ, producer and record-label owner who has become a popular returning guest to Zagreb, while Portugal’s Du’Art has influenced a number of DJs who have established names in their own right, including DJ Rush and Ben Sims – but a whole host of other jockeys will take over all the way until noon the next day. The more intimate small floor is reserved for the old school of the capital’s DJ scene, including names like Mr. DJ Daria and a B2B set from Senno and Sin.
Tickets (and a full breakdown of all the other DJs performing at this event) are available here for €35.
Where: Boogaloo, Ulica grada Vukovara 68
When: December 31, 10pm
Admission: €35