Founded in 1954, the festival is a traditional summer gala that included opera, drama and dance performances in old, picturesque areas of Split, often for only the price of a daily newspaper.
Osnovan 1954. godine, festival je tradicionalni letnji gala događaj koji uključuje operske, pozorišne i plesne nastupe u starim slikovitim delovima Splita, a cena karata je često jednaka ceni nekih dnevnih novina.