Kotor Festival of Theatre for Children
When
Where
Official website
Tickets
The Kotor Festival of Theatre for Children has been turning Kotor's Old Town into a stage for young audiences every July since 1993, and holds the status of a cultural event of national importance. The 2026 edition — the thirty-fourth — runs from 2 to 10 July under the slogan "Jeste li čuli… lete laste, pozorište raste".
The 2026 programme brings fifteen theatre productions, twelve of them in competition, from Montenegro, Croatia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Serbia and Spain. Around the performances runs a dense accompanying programme: films, exhibitions, concerts, dance and daily workshops for children.
What makes the festival special is how completely it takes over the town. Shows and events spread across the Summer Stage, the Cultural Centre "Nikola Đurković", Cinema Square, the Creative Hub in the old prison building and the squares of the Old Town itself, so for nine days children genuinely own Kotor's stone streets.
The festival runs 2–10 July 2026. Around ninety percent of the programme is free of charge, with the remainder at symbolic prices; details are published at kotorskifestival.me.
Since 1993
A festival of national importance that has run every summer for more than three decades.
15 productions, 5 countries
The 2026 edition hosts ensembles from Montenegro, Croatia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Serbia and Spain.
The whole town plays
Stages spread from the Summer Stage and Cinema Square to a creative hub in the old prison.
Daily kids' workshops
Children join hands-on workshops every day alongside films, concerts and exhibitions.
Almost entirely free
Around ninety percent of the programme costs nothing, the rest a symbolic price.
2 July
Festival opening in Kotor's Old Town
2–10 July
Fifteen productions — twelve in competition — from Montenegro, Croatia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Serbia and Spain
Daily
Children's workshops, films, exhibitions, concerts and dance across the festival venues
Venues
Summer Stage, Cultural Centre "Nikola Đurković", Cinema Square, Creative Hub (old prison) and Old Town squares
Old Town, Kotor
