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Festival of Queer and Feminist Culture Smoqua
Festival of Queer and Feminist Culture Smoqua is held in Rijeka, Croatia, since 2017. The main organiser is Lesbian Organisation Rijeka – LORI, with Association PaRiter as partner since Smoqua's beginnings, and several other feminist and artistic organisations from Rijeka in the early years.

Smoqua is a combination of art and activism, gathering artists and activists from Croatia and abroad with the aim of promoting queer and feminist culture and questioning social prejudices and “inviting” to reflect on them. In three days of mingling and a diverse programme in Croatian and English, the audience can feel and “dive” into queer and feminist culture through: exhibitions, panel discussions and talks, workshops, theatre plays, research presentations, drag shows, performances, games and other interactive contents.

The first Smoqua was held in 2017 and was part of the Kitchen of Diversity programme within European Capital of Culture 2020.

More about smoqua

 * LORI official web page
 * Smoqua 2022 promo video on LORI YouTube channel
 * Smoqua 2022 throwback on LORI YouTube channel
 * gsg.hr about smoqua
 * rijeka.hr - LGBTIQ+ flags in Rijeka
 * martinmayhew.com - Rijeka and Brighton - my home towns