The 2023 edition of the Melodije Istre i Kvarnera festival had four host cities/munincipalities;
Opatija,
Rijeka,
Barban and
Krk. The four host cities would organize five nights with Krk 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 3 placed songs of the current show were revealed with the general ranking winner being announced on the last night in Krk. On 27 March 2023, all competing entries and host cities were revealed. The main show consisted of 18 competing entries. 17 of them were sung in Croatian (mainly in the
Chakavian dialect) and one entry had its lyrics in Italian.
Awards Additional to the main award, these awards were given out: • Best New Artist • Critic's Choice • Čakavski Sabor Award for Best Lyrics • "Nello Milotti" Award for Best Traditional Production • Radio Istra Award for Best Song Production • Radio Rijeka Award for Best Vocal Performance ==Competing entries==