Holy Week Korcula 2026

Vela setemana (Holy Week) in the town of Korčula is marked by solemn processions in which members of the town’s three confraternities take part. Dressed in traditional tunics, they carry richly decorated torches (candles), ceremonial staffs (cereferales) and candelabras, offering a unique insight into the centuries-old traditions of Korčula’s confraternities in the days leading up to Easter.

Vela setemana in the town of Korčula is listed in the Register of Protected Cultural Heritage of the Republic of Croatia as an item of intangible cultural heritage. Today, three confraternities are active in Korčula: the All Saints’ Confraternity (founded in 1301), the Confraternity of St Roch (1575), and the Confraternity of the Blessed Virgin Mary of Consolation – of the Girdle (1603).

In 2025, the Korčula Town Tourist Board, in cooperation with the confraternities, became a member of the European Network of Holy Week and Easter Celebrations, opening new opportunities for the promotion of Vela setemana at the European level.

MASSES AND PROCESSIONS – HOLY WEEK 2026

March 29 at 7:00 AM

Sunday – Palm Sunday; Church of All Saints, town of Korčula

March 29 at 10:00 AM, St. Mark’s Cathedral, town of Korčula

Sunday – Palm Sunday; Mass and procession

March 29 at 6:00 PM, Church of All Saints, town of Korčula

Sunday – Palm Sunday; Low Mass and procession of the All Saints brotherhood

March 30 at 6:00 PM, St. Mark’s Cathedral, town of Korčula

Monday – Holy Monday; Mass and procession of the St. Roch brotherhood

March 31 at 6:00 PM, St. Michael’s Church, town of Korčula

Tuesday – Holy Tuesday; Mass and procession at St. Michael’s Church

April 1 at 7:00 AM, St. Mark’s Cathedral, town of Korčula

Wednesday – Holy Wednesday; procession to St. Liberan Church (approx. 2 km from the town of Korčula)

April 1 at 6:00 PM, St. Mark’s Cathedral

Wednesday – Holy Wednesday; Solemn Mass and procession, Lamentations

April 2 at 6:00 PM, St. Mark’s Cathedral, town of Korčula

Thursday – Maundy Thursday; Mass, washing of the feet ceremony (of the All Saints brethren)

April 3 at 6:00 PM, St. Mark’s Cathedral, town of Korčula

Friday – Good Friday; Mass and procession of brotherhoods around the Old town

April 4 at 4:00 AM, St. Mark’s Cathedral, town of Korčula

Saturday – Holy Saturday; “Along the hills” procession

April 4 at 8:00 PM, St. Mark’s Cathedral, town of Korčula

Blessing of water and fire

April 5 at 10:00 AM, St. Mark’s Cathedral, town of Korčula

Sunday – Easter Mass and procession

April 6 at 6:00 PM, St. Michael’s Church, town of Korčula

Easter Monday – Solemn Mass and procession