The Melodije Istre i Kvarnera 2023 was the 53rd edition of the annual Melodije Istre i Kvarnera, a song contest held annually in multiple towns in the Istria and Primorje-Gorski Kotar counties of Croatia.
The show was held between 19 and 24 June 2023, and presented by Lena Stojiljković and Borna Šmer.
The 2023 edition of the Melodije Istre i Kvarnera festival had four host cities/munincipalities; Opatija, Rijeka, Barban and Krk.
17 of them were sung in Croatian (mainly in the Chakavian dialect) and one entry had its lyrics in Italian.
It served as a main dress rehearsal prior to the final thus no voting occurred.