Dekmantel Selectors (Tisno, Croatia) 2027

Dekmantel Selectors returns to The Garden in Tisno from 20 to 24 August 2027, running five days of limited capacity programming on the Dalmatian coast. The festival is the Croatian arm of Dekmantel, the Amsterdam label and festival, and its guiding principle is stated plainly by the organisers: bigger is not always better, and some things flourish most when kept small.

The site is split into areas that each hold a distinct sound. Daytime runs on seaside sets at the Beach Bar and immersive listening at the Magnolia, and as the sun drops Voodoo takes over for deeper frenzy, The Nest handles earth shaking experiments and the Beach Main carries waterside euphoria. Boat parties sail each day, captained by clubs, radio stations, labels and collectives, and there is an island party that takes some of the biggest names on the bill to a remote spot.

When night falls the festival moves to Barbarella’s Discotheque, the open air club outside Tisno where sets run until sunrise. The 2026 edition marked ten years of Selectors. Tickets for 2027 were on sale before any line up announcement, which is how the festival has always worked. Zadar and Split airports are both around an hour away. For curation over scale, it is the Croatian music festival that sets the bar.