"Rapska Fjera"

The manifestation was organized for the first time in 2002, as a three-day long Medieval festival. It is held in the old town nucleus, several hundred participants take part – local population and the Monte Giardino group from the Republic of San Marino (60 persons).

It is a presentation of medieval craftsmen and trades: Rab crossbowmen, town guards, coopers, shoe-makers, goldsmiths, stone-masons, basket weavers, dress-makers; washers “in the old way”, fishermen (nets repairing and live-coal candles), ship repairers (kalafati), bakers, wood-engravers, silk-painters, artists, blacksmiths, coin minters, lace-makers; with the participation of Glagolitic shops, ethnic households spinning and processing wool, as well as a rural household demonstrating flour processing under the grindstone, bread preparation and baking under the baking lid; cooking on the open fire or grill; then porcelain welders, all accompanied by medieval music melodies, rich dishes cooked from ancient recipes, with the whole town adorned in ancient style.