When will the Renaissance Festival in Koprivnica take place in 2026?

The festival will be held from August 20 to 23, 2026.

How are the workers coping with the high temperatures?

To avoid the strongest sun, they get up at half past five in the morning and work until one in the afternoon.

Who provided the workers with meals?

Komunalac provided the workers with a daily meal.

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At 37 Degrees, They Set the Stage for the City's Biggest Spectacle

B.J. · Prije 2h | 2 min

Preparations for the Renaissance Festival in Koprivnica are underway in unbearable heat, with workers adjusting their schedules to avoid the hottest part of the day.

Summary

Workers at Koprivnica's Bašča are preparing the scenery for the Renaissance Festival starting on August 20.
Due to temperatures exceeding 37°C, their workday starts at 5:30 AM and ends at 1 PM.
The workers' biggest challenge is the sun, and Komunalac has provided them with a daily meal.

Koprivnica's Bašča is taking on a Renaissance look, but preparations for this year's festival are not without challenges. Workers setting up the scenery are facing temperatures exceeding 37 degrees Celsius, and as they told us, the sun is their biggest problem.

Schedule Adjusted Due to Heat

The team on the ground has been in action for three days now. To avoid the worst of the heat, their workday starts unusually early. "We get up at half past five in the morning and work until one because of this sun," one worker told ePodravina. He added that there is no shortage of work, but everything is progressing. "It's going slowly," he commented briefly.

Meal from Komunalac and Deadline by August 20

The workers also revealed that they are provided with a daily meal. "Komunalac gave us a meal a day to eat," the same worker said. All the work should be completed by August 20, 2026, when the festival begins and runs until August 23. Part of the festival program will also take place in the very center of Koprivnica this year.

Although there is still much work ahead, the ramparts of Bašča are already showing signs of a major event in the making. If everything goes according to plan, the city center will once again briefly come alive in the spirit of the Renaissance in two weeks.