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). • 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 ==Competing entries==