Editing Zagreb (section)

===Performing arts===

[[File:Croatian National Theatre in Zagreb in 2018.jpg|thumb|left|[[Croatian National Theatre in Zagreb|Croatian National Theatre]]]]
[[File:Dvorana Vatroslav Lisinski cijela 7 rujna 2008.jpg|thumb|left|[[Vatroslav Lisinski Concert Hall]]]]

There are about 20 permanent or seasonal theatres and stages. The [[Croatian National Theatre in Zagreb|Croatian National Theater in Zagreb]] was built in 1895 and opened by emperor [[Franz Joseph I of Austria]]. The most renowned [[List of concert halls|concert hall]] named "[[Vatroslav Lisinski Concert Hall|Vatroslav Lisinski]]", after the composer of the first Croatian opera, was built in 1973.

The [[World Theatre Festival (Zagreb)|World Theatre Festival]] and [[International Puppet Festival]] both take place in Zagreb in September and October.<ref name=zagrebfests>{{cite web |title=Festivals and Annual Events in Zagreb, Croatia |website=Zagreb.com |url=https://www.zagreb.com/v/festivals/ |access-date=14 December 2021 |archive-date=14 December 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211214104240/https://www.zagreb.com/v/festivals/ |url-status=live }}</ref>

''Animafest'', the World Festival of [[Animation|Animated Film]]s, takes place every even-numbered year, and the ''Music Biennale'', the international festival of [[avant-garde music]], every odd-numbered year. It also hosts the annual ''[[ZagrebDox]]'' [[documentary film]] festival. The ''Festival of the Zagreb [[orchestra|Philharmonic]]'' and the flowers exhibition ''Floraart'' (end of May or beginning of June), the ''Old-timer Rally'' annual events. In the summer, theatre performances and concerts, mostly in the Upper Town, are organized either indoors or outdoors. The stage on Opatovina hosts the ''Zagreb Histrionic Summer'' theatre events.

Zagreb is also the host of ''Zagrebfest'', the oldest Croatian [[pop music|pop-music]] [[music festival|festival]], as well as of several traditional international sports events and tournaments. The ''Day of the City of Zagreb'' on 16 November is celebrated every year with special festivities, especially on the [[Jarun]] lake in the southwestern part of the city.