Zagreb nightlife is compact, local and built around the whole week rather than just the weekend. Early evening belongs to the terraces and bars of Tkalčićeva and the Lower Town, and the bars we checked close between 23:00 and 02:00. The clubs start later. Factory rooms such as Depo, Peti Kupe and Boogaloo run Friday and Saturday sessions to 05:00 or 06:00, Aquarius holds the Jarun lakeside, and Tvornica Kulture and Klub Močvara fill the calendar with gigs. Entry is usually €10–20, paid in euros since 2023. Worth knowing: the four night tram lines, 31 to 34, run roughly every 40 minutes, so a late finish usually means a taxi or Bolt.
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For the drinks before and after. Hours, prices and the best nights are on each page.
Zagreb goes out on weeknights too. In one week of October 2026, Klub Močvara listed a film night on Tuesday, a darkwave rave on Wednesday, black metal on Thursday and an indie party on Friday, while Tvornica Kulture had gigs on four days in a row. If you arrive on a Tuesday, you will still find something. Check the listing for the night you are in town.
The clubs live in old industrial buildings, away from the bars. Depo is in the former Katran factory, Vintage Industrial Bar in a former button factory, Močvara in a factory building by the Sava embankment. The warm-up bars are on Tkalčićeva and in the Lower Town, so plan a taxi or tram between the drink and the dancefloor.
The bars close early and the clubs close late. Botaničar shuts at 23:00 and the Močvara bar at 00:00, while Pivana and Booze and Blues run to 02:00 from Thursday to Saturday. Club nights then run to 04:00 at AKC Medika, 05:00 at Peti Kupe and Boogaloo, and 06:00 at Depo and Aquarius. There is a gap in the middle of the night, and most people fill it by going straight to the club.
Depo, Peti Kupe, Boogaloo and Aquarius all list techno nights on Resident Advisor, and Boogaloo books names such as Chris Liebing and Pan-Pot.
Tvornica Kulture has two halls for touring acts, Klub Močvara covers the alternative scene, and Vintage Industrial Bar mixes bands with stand-up.
The Garden Brewery has 20 taps and a garden in the east of the city, and Pivana on Ilica has tap tables and a live music stage.
AKC Medika is a volunteer-run cultural centre, and the KSET student club programme is on the road while its home is renovated.
Gigs start at €5, and a night tram ticket is €1.99.
Aquarius on Jarun has two floors and room for about 2,000 people.
Not for you if you want a walkable club crawl. The best clubs are spread across the city, and the night trams run only every 40 minutes or so.
Beer and terraces. The Garden Brewery is open from 10:00, the art'otel rooftop from 16:00 and the Močvara bar from 17:00.
Gigs start at Tvornica Kulture and Vintage Industrial Bar, between 20:00 and 21:00.
Small clubs begin: Močvara's indie nights and AKC Medika's live nights both start at 22:00.
Club doors open at Depo, Aquarius, Peti Kupe and Boogaloo.
The Močvara bar and many weekday bars close. Pivana and Booze and Blues stay open to 02:00 from Thursday. This is the moment to move.
Peti Kupe and Boogaloo close; Depo and Aquarius run to 06:00.
The former Katran factory is a concrete room built for techno. Insolate All Night ran 23:00 to 06:00 on 9 October 2026 for €15.
Chris Liebing on 16 October, Deep Dish on 21 November and Pan-Pot on 19 December 2026, with tickets from €20 for the last two.
Two halls, Veliki pogon and Mali pogon. Nazareth and Kosheen played in October 2026, and Električni Orgazam is on 7 November.
Darkwave, black metal and indie parties from €5 to €20, with a bar open daily from 17:00 to 00:00.
Twenty taps and a garden under more than 40 trees in Žitnjak, open from 10:00 every day except Sunday, when it opens at 14:00. Free parking.
A Jarun club since 1992, with two floors. The U/OFFU techno night ran 23:00 to 06:00 on 2 October 2026.
Tkalčićeva is about half a kilometre of terraces and bars north of Trg bana Jelačića, with Funk Club in a stone-vaulted basement at number 56 and the rock bar Booze and Blues at 84. Dva Osam, the student-price club, is on Jabukovac up the hill.
Tvornica Kulture and AKC Medika are here, with the rooftop at art'otel on Petrinjska, Bacchus Jazz Bar and Botaničar. Night trams 31, 32 and 34 stop at Trg bana Jelačića.
Ilica has the courtyard of Swanky Monkey Garden at number 50, OUT Rooftop at 16 and the beer hall Pivana at 222. Peaches & Cream is on Krapinska, near Trešnjevački trg. A relaxed start to the night.
The densest cluster of club nights in the city: Boogaloo, Peti Kupe, Depo, Klub Močvara and Vintage Industrial Bar. It is a taxi-or-tram area, not a walking one.
Aquarius has run on the Jarun lakeside, in the south-west of the city, since 1992. The lake is a sports and leisure park built for the 1987 Universiade, so the club is a destination and a taxi ride from the centre.
Masters sits next to the Maksimir tennis centre, and The Garden Brewery is in Žitnjak, less than a ten-minute drive from the centre. Both are destinations, not a stop on a crawl.
Resident Advisor lists 18+ for the nights we checked at Depo, Peti Kupe, Aquarius and Masters. Bring ID. We found no published dress code for the main clubs. The doors are ticket-led: Boogaloo and Peti Kupe sell presale tickets on Entrio, and Depo and Masters sell on Resident Advisor.
Expect €10–20 for a club night. Recent examples: €15 for Depo's Insolate night, €15–20 for Chris Liebing at Boogaloo, €12 in advance and €15 at the door for AKC Medika's Obeka night, and €5 for an indie party at Močvara. We found no published cover charge for the bars on our list. Presale is usually cheaper than the door.
Four night tram lines run after the day network stops: 31 (Črnomerec–Savski most), 32 (Prečko–Borongaj), 33 (Mihaljevac–Savišće) and 34 (Ljubljanica–Dubec). Timetables average about one tram every 40 minutes, and a night ticket costs €1.99. Bolt and Uber both operate in Zagreb.
| Club entry | €10–20 |
| Beer in a club | about €3–5 |
| Cocktail | about €8–12 |
| Cloakroom | Check on arrival |
| Night tram ticket | €1.99 |
| Taxi across town at night | about €8–15 |
| Late-night food | about €3–6 |
| Hostel bed, weekend | about €25–40 |
A craft beer or two in the early evening, a €5–10 gig or club ticket and a €1.99 night tram home.
Two drinks on Tkalčićeva, a €15 club ticket, a few drinks inside and a shared taxi.
A headline night at Boogaloo or Depo with €20–33 on the door, drinks, food, a cloakroom and a taxi each way.
Tvornica Kulture, Močvara and AKC Medika change completely from night to night, and several clubs only open on Friday and Saturday.
Močvara gigs were €12 in advance and €16 at the door, AKC Medika €12 against €15, and Boogaloo's early-bird tickets sold out for Chris Liebing.
31, 32, 33 and 34 run after the day network stops. Trg bana Jelačića is served by 31, 32 and 34.
A 60-minute ticket costs €0.93 at a kiosk and €1.33 from the driver. The night ticket is €1.99 either way.
It is open daily from 17:00 to 00:00, with or without an event.
KSET on Unska 3 is closed for renovation, and its KSET50 programme is being held at Vintage Industrial Bar, Dva Osam, Močvara, Melin and other venues.
Zagreb's first electric tram followed in 1910, and the network is now 116 km long.
Trg bana Jelačića is the hub: ten lines stop there, including night lines 31, 32 and 34.
The Jarun club opened in 1992 and has a summer branch at Zrće beach, which DJ Mag ranked 48th in 2024.
The Medveščak creek was covered in 1898, and the street was renamed in 1913 after the historian Ivan Tkalčić.
Between 04:00 and 06:30 depending on the venue. Depo and Aquarius ran to 06:00 on recent Friday nights, Peti Kupe and Boogaloo to 05:00, and AKC Medika to 04:00.
Tkalčićeva for early-evening bars, Savska and Trnje for clubs. Jarun has the lakeside club Aquarius.
Yes: lines 31, 32, 33 and 34, roughly every 40 minutes. A night ticket costs €1.99.
Usually €10–20. Recent tickets range from €5 for an indie party at Močvara to €33 for a headline gig at Boogaloo.
18+ on the nights we checked at Depo, Peti Kupe, Aquarius, Masters and Močvara. Bring ID.
Yes, since 1 January 2023.
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