The festival will feature culture, tradition, education and entertainment, and Italy is this year's partner country. Bosnia and Herzegovina, Poland, Slovenia, Estonia and Hungary are also taking part, as are the Croatian lace centres - Hvar, Pag, Sveta Marija, Sikirevci, Ozalj, Krizevci, Primosten, Lepoglava, and the Slovenian Cultural Society Triglav from Split.
"Through the festival, we present culture, our rural area, and we must utilise all that as tourism potential," said Lepoglava mayor Marijan Skvaric.
European Heritage Days will be marked as part of the festival and Lepoglava will offer visitors numerous events highlighting the link between the cultural and the natural heritage.