The Učka Fair will be held on Sunday, September 7, 2025, at the Poklon Pass in the Učka Nature Park, from 10:00 AM to 8:00 PM.

The Učka Fair is the largest fair of traditional products from Istria and Kvarner. This year, the fair will once again feature an exhibition and sales area, cultural and entertainment programs, food and beverage offerings, and activities for children. The entertainment program will be led by Mauro Staraj & La Banda band, while Dellboys Band will entertain visitors on the terrace of the Mountain Bar in the afternoon.

EVENT SCHEDULE

MAIN STAGE

11:00 – Accordion School of Niko Poles

12:00 – Folk singers Žejanski kntaduri

12:30 – Folklore Group “Sokol” Buzet

14:00 – Group Veja

16:00 – Presentation of the Boškarin (Istrian ox)

17:30 – Mauro Staraj & La Banda

Host: Robert Ferlin

POKLON VISITOR CENTER

11:30 – UČKA NATURE PARK: Sustainable Agriculture in the Function of Nature Protection

14:00 – VIKI GROŠELJ: “My Encounters with the Himalayas”

MOUNTAIN BAR

12:00 PM – 5:00 PM DELLBOYS BAND

During the fair, visitors can also visit the interpretive exhibit at the Poklon Visitor Center at discounted ticket prices:
– Adults – 6.5 EUR
– Children 7–18 years – 3.5 EUR
– Seniors and students – 4 EUR
*Children under 7 and people with disabilities enter for free.

OUTDOOR THEATRE

Children’s Play: 11:30 AM and 12:30 PM – “The Fox and the Stork” performed by Teatar Naranča from Pula.

GETTING TO THE FAIR

BY CAR

During the 16th Učka Fair, traffic on the road over Učka will be one-way from Istria towards Kvarner from 9:00 AM to 9:00 PM.

Fair visitors can pass through the Učka Tunnel at a sponsored price by presenting a voucher. The sponsored toll price, provided by BINA Istra, is 1.50 EUR.

Visitors coming from the Kvarner side can collect a voucher for the discounted toll price at the exit from the highway when paying at the Vranja toll station (mentioning that they are attending the fair).

Visitors coming from the Istrian side can collect their voucher at the checkpoint in Vela Učka before arriving at the fair. When paying the toll on the way back from the fair, use the lane with manual toll payment (cashier) and present the voucher.

Directions for arriving at the fair from Kvarner:
Pass through the Učka Tunnel – Vranja Toll Station – Vela Učka – Poklon – return via Veprinac.

Voucher collection for the tunnel: At the toll booths when paying the tunnel toll (mentioning that you are attending the fair).

Directions for arriving at the fair from Istria:
Vranja Toll Station – Vela Učka – Poklon – return via Veprinac and pass through the Učka Tunnel.

Voucher collection for the tunnel: At the collection point in Vela Učka or in the Poklon Visitor Centre

Visitors are kindly asked to follow the temporary traffic signs and the instructions of official personnel.

BY BUS

For visitors to the 16th Učka Fair, free bus transport is organized from Opatija (Slatina) to Poklon, provided by company BRIONI PULA.

**Departure from Opatija (Slatina stop):**
9:30 AM, 10:00 AM, 10:30 AM, 11:00 AM, 11:30 AM, 12:00 PM, 12:30 PM, 1:00 PM, 2:00 PM, 3:00 PM, 4:00 PM, 5:00 PM, 6:00 PM.

**Return from Učka (Poklon stop):**
10:45 AM, 11:15 AM, 11:45 AM, 12:15 PM, 12:45 PM, 1:15 PM, 1:45 PM, 2:45 PM, 3:45 PM, 4:45 PM, 5:45 PM, 6:15 PM, 6:45 PM, 7:15 PM, 7:45 PM, 8:15 PM

ON FOOT – HIKING

Organized by the Opatija and Knezgrad hiking clubs, the fair can also be reached on foot. A hiking trip is organized:

From Liganj – gathering at 10:00 AM and departure at 10:15 AM (in front of the headquarters of the Učka Nature Park Public Institution) – expected arrival at Poklon around 12:00 PM.

EXHIBITION AND SALES PROGRAM

Over 50 producers and associations will present their products, services, and crafts at the exhibition and sales stands.

FOOD AND BEVERAGE OFFERINGS

At three food and beverage points, visitors will find a rich offer of local gastronomy, along with a variety of drinks.

Photo by Petar Kurschner
Photo by Petar Kurschner
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Did you know?

The griffon vulture feeding site

…that griffon vultures, endangered in Croatia, are often flying over Učka in search for food? Once they were nesting here, but today their northern-Adriatic population is decreasing and in order to help in their preservation, a feeding site was build in Učka Nature Park, popularly called 'griffon vulture restaurants'.

The „Two towers“ trail

…that in 2018 a trail named „Two towers“ was established, which connects the town tower in Lovran with the Vojak tower on Učka? The trail goes through the existing hiking trail, and alongside there are educational boards that inform visitors on the flora and fauna of Učka.

The Roman cheese

…that it is traditional on Učka to produce the „molded“ sheep cheese of distinctive taste since the Roman Empire time? Its production was standardized due to its use in the nutrition of the Roman legions, while today's cheese made on Učka doesn't differ much from its antique ancestor.

Slavic mythology

…that the Mošćenička Draga's canyon used to be the scenery of sacred beliefs for the first Slavic settlers on the Kvarner area? The local toponyms like Perun, Babin grob and Voloski kuk witness about the old Slavic cult of Perun.