Everything is ready for the sixth edition of Sea Star in Umag! Officially the second most attended festival last year, Sea Star is opening its doors again and transforming the Stella Maris lagoon in Umag into a grand dance floor from May 23 to May 26!
Tens of thousands of visitors from many countries around the world will attend the festival, with a furious lineup led by world-renowned music names including Baby Lasagna, Ofenbach, John Newman, ARTBAT, Deborah De Luca, Hot Since 82, Joker Out, Buč Kesidi, INIKO, Grše, Kuku$, Senidah, Devito, Victoria from Måneskin, Angelina Mango, z++ and many, many more. This year, Sea Star will amaze with the most impressive festival production so far, bringing the spirit of the biggest Exit stages to the Stella Maris lagoon!
Everything kicks off with a special Welcome Party and ends at noon on Sunday!
Sea Star Festival will once again launch the new festival and summer season with a rich program and energetic performances by more than 80 musicians on several festival stages located right by the Adriatic Sea.
Welcome Party // Thursday, May 23
Sea Star will open its doors for the sixth time on Thursday, May 23, with a sunny welcome filled with healing music provided by CACAO Я:EVOLUTION, which will present a natural high zone in collaboration with Ada Divine Awakening and EXIT festivals. The magnificent Welcome Day party experience will be ensured by the maestro of conscious music and sound medicine visionary – Mose, and the ecstatic DJ Tebra along with music visionaries Mr. Forest and Donnie Darko, who will bring organic techno and house inspired by shamanic and Arabic melodies and African rhythms to the lagoon.
Day 1 // Friday, May 24 from 19:00
Doors will open at 19:00, and the main festival program starts at 20:00. On the first of the two main festival days, the lineup at the Tesla Main Stage is led by Italian techno queen Deborah De Luca, tech-house masters ARTBAT, hot DJ Hot Since 82, the unique INIKO, and young talent Lanna. Regional rock sensations Joker Out, Buč Kesidi, and Keni Nije Mrtav will also perform on the main stage. The Nautilus Arena will host trap superheroes such as Grše, Kuku$, hitmaker z++, young rhythm masters tam & Jymenik, rising star Rouzi, and Zevin and Thicc Boi. The Electric Waves stage will feature Pablo Panda, Kali, Samo Tako b2b Korak, DBFB, Inner Sense, and Ivan Erjavac.
Day 2 // Saturday, May 25 from 19:00
Doors will open at 19:00 when the festival program begins. The main stage on Saturday is reserved for young Californian producer and DJ Ian Asher, hitmaker John Newman (Hybrid DJ set), top DJs Ofenbach, Eurovision favorites Baby Lasagna and Angelina Mango, and the highly talented Vimoksha. The main stage will also feature part of the trap gang: Senidah and Devito, and regional DJ masters Vanillaz and Thicc Boi. Victoria, DJ Gumja, Estella Boersma, DJ Jock, Katalina, and Lucius Light will electrify the Nautilus stage, while Alessio, Elena Mikac, Recep, Igz b2b Eloc, Marin Biočić, Marcel and Ana Uzelac b2b DJ Evan will rule the Electric Waves stage.
Closing Party // Sunday, May 26 until 12:00
The festival will conclude with a Closing Party, which will last until noon on Sunday, May 26, hosted by DJs on the Electric Waves stage.
Entry
Entry Times:
- Friday, 24.05., 19:00 – 03:00
- Saturday, 25.05., 19:00 – 03:00
Festival Tickets and VIP GOLD Tickets
Wristband checks will be in effect from 19:00 to 03:00. A festival ticket or a VIP ticket allows for one entry into the festival grounds during this time. If you exit after 19:00, you will need to purchase a valid ticket for re-entry.
In addition to festival security, the police will control the entry to avoid bringing prohibited items and substances into the festival. Entry for vehicles into the festival zone will only be possible with appropriate accreditation.
Voucher Exchange for Wristbands
Avoid festival crowds and exchange your voucher on time. Exchange locations for regular and VIP Gold vouchers will operate on Thursday 23.05. from 19:00 to 23:00, and on Friday 24.05. and Saturday 25.05. from 11:00 to 03:00. One-day tickets do not need to be exchanged for wristbands; you can go directly to the entrance with them.
Cashless System at the Festival
Sea Star festival introduces the Sea Star card equipped with modern contactless technology. Using the card for cashless payments, you can pay for drinks and food. You can buy your card at any festival cashier marked TOP UP and load it with a certain amount of money. The deposit for the first payment is 1.5 EUR, the minimum first payment is 5 EUR, and the maximum is 500 EUR. Each subsequent payment is rounded to 1 EUR (e.g., you cannot pay 7.5 EUR).
After ordering your favorite drink or food, you can pay by simply touching the card reader at each bar. You can also check your balance by touching the card reader at any time, just be careful that no one is paying for their order at that moment to avoid the amount being deducted from your card.
Refund
Funds on the card can be refunded in any remaining amount, and the refund must be made before leaving the festival or on Sunday 26.05. by 18:00 at a location near the Electric Waves stage. Full information can be found on the official festival website.
Sunny Periods and Favorable Weather Conditions
In addition to furious performances by world and music names, the new summer and festival season will launch with favorable weather conditions, as we expect pleasant sunny periods in the lagoon with daily temperatures up to 22 degrees.
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SSF Woov App
All key festival information is at your fingertips again this year in the Sea Star Woov app. All you need to do is install the app on your phone and follow all the festival information.
Social Activism at Sea Star – Bridge Conference Arrives
The sixth edition of the Sea Star festival on Friday, May 24, at 18:00 on the Electric Waves stage, brings a special panel titled “Umag, as a host of a new global music conference”, which is an ideal introduction to the conference to be held in 2025 as part of the festival.
The conference will be called “Bridge 2025: Leap into the Future,” and its goal is to break boundaries and build bridges between the North, East, West, and South with the help of key figures in the music industry.
Find out more about social activism at Sea Star here.
Festival Rules
Below is a list of items you can bring to the festival, as well as a list of those you cannot bring through the festival gates.
Allowed:
- Backpacks (school backpack size is the maximum)
- Hats and caps
- Lighters
- Mobile phones and tablet devices
- Sunglasses
- Cigarettes
- Small umbrellas
- Raincoats
- Contact lens cleaning drops
- Cameras and camcorders (with approved press accreditation)
- Insulin (with diabetes documentation and personal documents)
- Medicines (with the original doctor’s report and original packaging)
Prohibited:
- Drugs and narcotics
- Knives and other weapons
- Bottles and cans
- Instruments
- Food and drinks purchased outside the festival boundaries
- Tents
- Pets
- Large umbrellas
- Blankets
- Selfie sticks and GoPro sticks
Lost and Found
The Lost & Found counter is located near the main top-up location close to the main festival entrance. After the festival ends, it will be at the Umag Police Station, Jadranska cesta 11.
Tickets
A limited contingent of festival tickets is available at a pre-final price of 59 euros, and VIP Gold festival tickets at 150 euros. One-day regular tickets are available for 34 euros, and one-day VIP Gold for 80 euros. The pre-final price of festival tickets is lower than the final price, which will be in effect on the day of the festival. All ticket information is available here.
Registered for EXIT New Year’s Action
If you registered your Sea Star gift ticket after purchasing the EXIT ticket, you need to show the EXIT voucher or EXIT hard copy ticket at the festival entrance. Just don’t lose your EXIT ticket as it is your entry to the EXIT festival in July.
This year’s Sea Star festival will be realized with the support of the Croatian Tourist Board, the Istrian County, the city of Umag, the Umag Tourist Board, the Istrian County Tourist Board, and Plava Laguna.
