Mandarić recalled that last year's edition was declared the tourist event of the year, noting that this year's festival would be officially opened on 5 July at a ceremony outside the Đakovo Cathedral.
Around 10,000 participants are expected to attend, and the most attractive part of the programme - a ceremonial procession of folklore ensembles - will be held on 7 July. Participating in the procession will be 2,400 members of some 60 folklore troupes from Croatia, the USA, India, Switzerland, Austria, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Serbia and other countries. The procession will also include horse-drawn wedding carriages and riders, Borko said.
On 30 June, 31 children's folklore troupes, with around 1,200 members, will walk in a procession through the city centre.
Đakovački Vezovi is one of the biggest folklore festivals in Croatia and Europe, established in 1967.