Comedy Festival Launches in Croatia

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The first ever Comedy Fortress Festival is launching 12th-14th July 2019 in Croatia with Dylan Moran topping the bill of the comedy extravaganza. The festival takes place Friday through Sunday, at the stunning open air stage of St. Michael’s Fortress, Šibenik, Croatia.

Festival headliner is the great Dylan Moran (Black Books, Shaun of the Dead) with his latest highly acclaimed show, Doctor Cosmos. Shappi Khorsandi (Live at the Apollo, 8 Out of 10 Cats), Nish Kumar (The Mash Report), 2018 Edinburgh Comedy Award winner, Rose Matafeo (Funny Girls) and Edinburgh Comedy Award 2018 Best Newcomer Nominee, Russian comedian Olga Koch all feature on the line-up and are joined by Jimeoin.

Olga Koch

Other guests include English comedian Kai Humphries and Kiwi comedian Javier Jarquin with his popular card-trick-with-comedy show, Card Ninja and two comics from the region are featuring – Croatian Vlatko Štampar, and Nikola Silić from Belgrade.

Rooted in a medieval fortress within the renaissance Croatian town of Šibenik, the first ever Comedy Fortress Festival will give audiences and comedians the full package – a comedy festival with great shows, excited audiences, and stunning views. Swim in the Adriatic, visit nearby islands, journey through the breath-taking scenery of the national parks, taste the best-of-the-best local seafood and enjoy top-class comedy in the evening. Summers don’t get better than this.

Comedy Fortress Festival is brought to you by Fortress of Culture – Šibenik, London Calling Comedy,Aquarius Records and Soho Theatre.

Comedy Fortress Festival’s partner Amadria Park Resort offers a special discount for festival guests: upon buying a ticket for the festival you will receive a discount code to enter when booking accommodation on the Amadria Park Resort website, with a saving up to 15% of the total price when booked before 31 March and 10% if you book after.

The nearest airports to the festival are Split and Zadar and local coaches run from the airports to the city, where you can catch services to Šibenik. Further travel details are available on the Soho Theatre website.

Earlybird Weekend tickets are £60.00

For tickets and more information click here! 

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