Cherry Pop Festival is back for its 5th edition! 🍒
The 5th Cherry Pop Festival will take place October 22–24, 2026, in Zagreb, Croatia.
This year, we’re once again bringing together film, art, sexuality, and all the conversations that happen somewhere meÄ‘u nama – between us, around us, and sometimes just behind the curtain.
Expect films, discussions, art, and encounters that explore intimacy, relationships, sexuality, and everything that makes them complicated, funny, uncomfortable, exciting, and very much human.
The full festival program is coming soon. Stay tuned, and we’ll see you in October!
CHERRY POP UP: NEIGHBOURHOOD INTIMACY
What happens when art, film, and neighbors sit down at the same table and decide to talk about intimacy? The answer came through the program Cherry Pop UP: Neighborhood Intimacy, a new initiative that took place from April 2nd to 18th. Through it, Cherry Pop expanded from the city center straight into Zagreb’s neighborhoods, among people, into everyday life.
All activities were free and open to the public, with a focus on creating a safe, inclusive space for conversation and the exchange of experiences..
RECAP OF 4TH CHERRY POP FESTIVAL
During three days of festival audience could enjoy in bold films, art, talks and performances that explore love, identity and the beauty of being unapologetically yourself.
Through its inclusive and interdisciplinary program, the festival’s fourth edition invited audiences to ask the question behind its theme: “A tko si ti? / Who are you?” – creating a safe space for reflection, openness, and connection.
Who are the winners, which short films have we shown, what were the panel topics, and much more is available in our recap.Â
ABOUT CHERRY POP FESTIVAL
The Cherry Pop Festival promotes open dialogue about the phenomenon of human sexuality in all its aspects. It merges the context of art, education, and discursive content through film and the accompanying program. The festival includes a short film competition and an interdisciplinary academic and discussion program, the Pan-Erotikum.
The Festival’s fourth edition explored identity, sexuality, and inclusivity, creating a space where women and marginalized groups can embrace their bodies and desires freely, free from stigma.
The 5th edition of Cherry Pop Festival will take place from October 22nd to 25th, in the Dokukino KIC in Zagreb, Croatia.Â
Sex is communication, and Cherry Pop is a space for conversation. Let’s talk!
