''Festival dalmatinskih klapa Omiš'' (Croatian for Omiš Festival of Dalmatian Klapa) is a

music festival A music festival is a community event with performances of singing and instrument playing that is often presented with a theme such as musical genre (e.g., rock, blues, folk, jazz, classical music), nationality, locality of musicians, or h ...

klapa Klapa music is a form of traditional a cappella singing with origins in Dalmatia, Croatia. The word ''klapa'' translates as "a group of friends" and traces its roots to littoral church singing. The motifs in general celebrate love, wine (grapes), ...

singing held annually in

Omiš Omiš (, Latin and it, Almissa) is a town and port in the Dalmatia region of Croatia, and is a municipality in the Split-Dalmatia County. The town is situated approximately south-east of Croatia's second largest city, Split. Its location is wh ...

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. It has existed since 1966, and it is the most important klapa event.

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* Music festivals in Croatia Dalmatia Recurring events established in 1966 Croatian folk music Omiš Music festivals in Yugoslavia {{Croatia-stub