Melodije Istre i Kvarnera 2022

The Melodije Istre i Kvarnera 2022 was the 52nd edition of the annual Melodije Istre i Kvarnera, a song contest held annually in multiple towns in the Primorje-Gorski Kotar county of Croatia. The show was held between 22 and 25 June 2022, and presented by Robert Ferlin, Mario Battifiaca and Uršula Tolj. Andrej Baša served as the artistic director for the competition.

Format
The 2022 edition of the Melodije Istre i Kvarnera festival had three host cities/munincipalities; Kastav, Malinska and Rijeka. The three host cities held four nights with Rijeka hosting the last two shows with the grand final. The artistic director for the competition was Andrej Baša.

Each of the ticket holders for the live shows received a voting ballot where they could cast their votes for the main public's award. Each night, after all performances, the top three placed songs of the current show were revealed with the general ranking winner being announced on the last night in Rijeka.

On 7 April 2022, all competing entries and host cities were revealed. The main show consisted of 19 competing entries, all of them were sung in Croatian (mainly in the Chakavian dialect).

Awards
Additional to the main award, these awards were given out:
 * Best Newcomer
 * Critic's Choice
 * Čakavski Sabor Award for Best Lyrics
 * "Nello Milotti" Award for Best Traditional Production
 * Novi list "Beseda" Award
 * Online Voting Award
 * Radio Istra Award for Best Song Production
 * Radio Rijeka Award for Best Vocal Performance

First night
The first show was held in Kastav.

Second night
The second show was held in Malinska.

Third night
The third night was held in Rijeka. It served as a main dress rehearsal prior to the final thus no voting occurred.

Fourth night
The fourth and final night was held in Rijeka.

Special guests
The special guests of Melodije Istre i Kvarnera 2023 included:


 * Singers / musicians: Erik Balija, Lado Bartoniček, Tamara Brusić, Božidarka Matija Čerina, Andrina Frleta, Mladen Grdović, Duško Jeličić, Martina Majerle, Đani Maršan, Daniel Moscarda, Nevia Rigutto, Mauro Staraj and klapa Tić
 * Politicians: Mayor of Kastav Matej Mostarac, mayor of Malinska Robert Anton and the mayor of Rijeka Goran Palčevski.