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Record Store Day in Zagreb, Croatia

Two dates to know: Record Store Day Black Friday is Friday, November 29, 2026, and the next main Record Store Day is Saturday, April 17, 2027.

What is Record Store Day?

Record Store Day is an annual event built around independent record stores. The main event traditionally lands on the third Saturday of April each year; Record Store Day Black Friday is traditionally held the day after US Thanksgiving. Both days bring exclusive, limited-run vinyl and CD releases sold only at participating independent shops — not big-box retailers, and not mail order until the in-store exclusives sell through. Because pressings are limited, popular titles can sell out within the first hour, which is why a line-early culture has grown up around the day even at shops that are otherwise quiet on a weekday morning.

Tips for the day

  • Arrive early. At busy shops, lines for popular titles can start well before opening.
  • Bring cash. A cash line often moves faster than card on a shop's highest-volume day of the year.
  • Check each shop's own site or Instagram in the week before the date — participating shops post their own opening time, line policy, and which exclusive titles they've ordered in.
  • Release lists are first-come, first-served and vary store to store. A title in stock at one shop may not show up at another, even across town.
  • Expect one-per-customer or per-household limits on the most in-demand titles.
  • Not every independent record store participates every year, and allocations vary shop to shop — confirm directly with the shop rather than assuming based on a past year.

Shops to check in Zagreb, Croatia

Independent record shops open in Zagreb, Croatia right now. We don't yet track which specific shops participate in Record Store Day or what they've ordered in for a given year — check each shop's own site or Instagram close to the date for their exclusive-release list, opening time, and line policy.

  • Analogni Zvuk

    Open Hours not listed

    Cozy secondhand shop east of the center specializing in Yugoslav-era pressings (Jugoton, Suzy, PGP RTB, RTVL); in-store turntable for checking condition before you buy.

    2 sources

  • Aquarius Music Shop

    Open Hours not listed

    Central Zagreb shop for new releases across all media plus classical and jazz; runs the online store Cedeterija. Reviewer: 'The best Vinyl shop in Zagreb.'

    2 sources

  • Croatia Records - Music Shop

    Open Hours not listed

    Retail shop of Croatia Records, successor to the legendary Jugoton label -- the historic ex-Yugoslav pressing powerhouse still based in Zagreb. Reviewer: 'a really nice small record shop... especially if you are looking for Croatian music.'

    2 sources

  • Dancing Bear

    Open Hours not listed

    New-vinyl specialist sourcing worldwide releases plus Croatian and former-Yugoslav pressings; part of a small Croatian chain with sister branches in Split and Osijek.

    2 sources

  • Dirty Old Shop

    Open Hours not listed

    Small shop and indie label near the Free Bird/Woodstock cluster on Tratinska; new and used vinyl, concert tickets, t-shirts, jewelry and memorabilia for rock, metal, hip-hop and other alternative music.

    2 sources

  • Free Bird Music

    Open Hours not listed

    Largest used-media store in Zagreb, stocking 25,000-35,000 vinyl records alongside CDs and DVDs; LGBTQ+ friendly. 'Amazing used selection of vinyl. Proper diggers paradise.'

    2 sources

  • Karma Vinyl

    Open Hours not listed

    Buys and sells used gramophone records; strong ex-Yugoslav pressings alongside Western collectibles. 'The best used records shop in Zagreb. Pleasant and friendly owners.'

    2 sources

  • Maldoror

    Open Hours not listed

    Rock/metal specialist mixing vinyl with band t-shirts and apparel (700-900+ designs); reviewers call it the best place in Zagreb for music fans of the genre.

    2 sources

  • PDV Record Store

    Open Hours not listed

    Part of the Pločnik concept -- more than a record store, described by the operators as a lifestyle/concept shop; a bit outside the tight city-center cluster but reviewers say it's worth the walk.

    2 sources

  • ROXY

    Open 9am–2pm today

    Used CD and second-hand shop on Savska cesta with a smaller vinyl corner; no phone published, contact by email only.

    2 sources

  • Woodstock Record Shop

    Open Hours not listed

    5,000+ LPs and singles plus CDs and DVDs on Tratinska, specializing in 60s-80s rock, pop, jazz and prog/psych. 'A very eclectic collection of vinyl and some good prices.'

    2 sources

See the full record store listing for Zagreb, Croatia.