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Sarajevo Sarajevo ( ), ; ''see Names of European cities in different languages (Q–T)#S, names in other languages'' is the Capital city, capital and List of cities in Bosnia and Herzegovina, largest city of Bosnia and Herzegovina, with a population of 2 ...

Bosnia and Herzegovina Bosnia and Herzegovina, sometimes known as Bosnia-Herzegovina and informally as Bosnia, is a country in Southeast Europe. Situated on the Balkans, Balkan Peninsula, it borders Serbia to the east, Montenegro to the southeast, and Croatia to th ...

Arts and crafts

* Balkan Photo Festival, January *

Beton Fest Beton Fest was an international 3D street art festival held between 2012 and 2016 in Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina Bosnia and Herzegovina, sometimes known as Bosnia-Herzegovina and informally as Bosnia, is a country in Southeast Europe. ...

, July * FEDU, May * PitchWise Festival, September *

Pop Art Festival The Pop Art Festival is an annual art festival held in Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina. It was established in 2017 by the Sarajevo-based cultural association ''Pogon'' in cooperation with the Academy of Performing Arts in Sarajevo, the Historica ...

, May * Pop-Up! Sarajevo, December * Sarajevo Poetry Days, September * Sarajevo Street Art Festival, July * SOS Design Festival, October *

Spiritus Progenitum Spiritus Progenitum was an international humanitarian arts and literary festival held in Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina between 2013 and 2017. It exclusively showcased art and literature from the Former Yugoslavia The Socialist Federal Republic ...

, November *

WARM Festival The WARM Festival, established by the WARM (Foundation), WARM Foundation, is an international festival on contemporary conflicts held annually in Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina. History The WARM (Foundation), WARM Foundation was founded during ...

, June

Culture, heritage and folk

American Folk Blues Festival The American Folk Blues Festival was a music festival that toured Europe as an annual event for several years beginning in 1962. It introduced audiences in Europe, including the UK, to leading blues performers of the day such as Muddy Waters, H ...

Baščaršija Nights Baščaršija Nights (; sh-Cyrl, Башчаршијске ноћи) is an annual cultural festival held every July in Sarajevo, the capital of Bosnia and Herzegovina. Established in 1996, the festival celebrates the city's rich cultural heritag ...

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Five Days of Zagreb in Sarajevo Five Days of Zagreb in Sarajevo () is an annual cultural festival held in Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina that celebrates Croatian culture. It was established in 2009 by Association for Promotion of Culture and Art " Ja BiH.." Zagreb and HKD Napr ...

, June *

Ilidža Folk Music Festival The Ilidža Folk Music Festival (; sr-Cyrl, Фестивал народне музике Илиџа) is the oldest living and premier folk music festival in the Former Yugoslavia. It is held annually in Ilidža, Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina. ...

, July *

Ilidža International Children's Folklore Festival The Ilidža International Children's Folklore Festival () is an annual cultural festival held in Ilidža, Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina Bosnia and Herzegovina, sometimes known as Bosnia-Herzegovina and informally as Bosnia, is a country ...

, June * Sarajevo Irish Festival, March *

Sarajevo Winter Festival The Sarajevo Winter Festival (; sh-Cyrl, Сарајевска зима) is an annual international cultural festival held in Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina, since 1984. It encompasses a wide range of artistic disciplines, including music, thea ...

, December

Film

Al Jazeera Balkans Documentary Film Festival Al Jazeera Media Network (AJMN; , ) is a private-media conglomerate headquartered in Wadi Al Sail, Doha, funded in part by the government of Qatar. The network's flagship channels include Al Jazeera Arabic and Al Jazeera English, which prov ...

, September * Merlinka Film Festival, January *

Pravo Ljudski Film Festival The Pravo Ljudski Film Festival () is an annual human rights documentary film festival held in Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina. The name translates to ''Totally Human''. It was established in 2006 with the goal of promoting socially engaged non-f ...

, November *

Sarajevo Fashion Film Festival The Sarajevo Fashion Film Festival () is an international film festival held annually in Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina. It exclusively showcases fashion films, advertising films, music videos and short documentaries on the fashion industry. It ...

, December *

Sarajevo Film Festival The Sarajevo Film Festival is the premier and largest film festival in Southeast Europe, and is one of the largest film festivals in Europe. It was founded in Sarajevo in 1995 during the siege of Sarajevo in the Bosnian War, and brings internatio ...

, August *

Sarajevo Youth Film Festival The Sarajevo Youth Film Festival (), also known as OFF Sarajevo, is an annual film festival held in Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina. It is held in September and showcases an extensive variety of feature, animated and short films from around the ...

, September *

VIVA Film Festival The VIVA Film Festival is an annual documentary and short film festival that is based in Sarajevo and in 19 cities in Bosnia and Herzegovina. The festival showcases international films with ecological, natural hereligious, touristic themes, as we ...

, May

Food

* BeeFest *

Coffee Fest Sarajevo Coffee Fest Sarajevo is an international coffee festival that is held annually in Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina. The festival was established in 2014 by the ''Profesional'' Association in cooperation with the Bosnian Ministry of Trade. Festiva ...

, February *

Sarajevo StreeAt Food Festival The Sarajevo StreeAt Food Festival () is an annual international street food festival held in Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina Bosnia and Herzegovina, sometimes known as Bosnia-Herzegovina and informally as Bosnia, is a country in Southeast ...

, July

Literature

Bookstan Bookstan is an annual international literary festival held in Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina, celebrating literature, culture, and intellectual exchange. Launched in 2016, the festival attracts authors, publishers, critics, translators, and lit ...

, June

Politics and activism

OPEN Fest Sarajevo OPEN Fest Sarajevo was the largest libertarian festival in Europe. Its two editions were held in Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina in 2016 and 2017. It was dedicated to the promotion of ideas of liberty and human rights. Furthermore, it promoted ec ...

, January *

Open University of Sarajevo The Open University of Sarajevo, () was a non-profit experimental platform for interactive education, social activism, and public debate. Themes that the school has dealt with include Neo-Marxism, Yugoslavism, Third wave feminism, Post-Colonialis ...

, November

Religion

* Kao nekad pred Božić, December * Sarajevo Ramadan Festival, Ramadan

Theatre and Performing arts

Ballet Fest Sarajevo Ballet Fest Sarajevo (; sh-Cyrl, Балет Фест Сарајево) is an annual international ballet festival held in Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina. Established in 2010 by the Sarajevo National Theatre and the Sarajevo Ballet, the festiva ...

, September * InterDance Fest, May *

Juventafest Juventafest is an annual international theater festival held in Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina, that celebrates youth theater. The festival typically takes place in September and showcases performances by young theater artists from Bosnia and He ...

, September * Lutfest (''East Sarajevo''), May * MESS International Theatre Festival, October * Smile of Sarajevo Theatre Festival, May * Teatarfest, April

LGBTQ

Merlinka Festival The International Queer Film Festival Merlinka or Merlinka Festival is an annual LGBT-themed film festival which is annually organized in Belgrade (since 2009), Sarajevo (since 2013) and Podgorica (since 2014). The Belgrade edition is organized ...

, January * Sarajevo Pride, August–September

Music

* Dva Super Dana, April *

Festival 84 Festival 84 ( / Фестивал 84) was a music festival organized by the team behind Exit (festival), EXIT festival in Serbia. Its debut edition was held on 15–18 March 2018 at the site of Jahorina ski resort, Jahorina Ski Resort, on Jahori ...

, March *

Jazz Fest Sarajevo The Jazz Fest Sarajevo ( Bosnian, Croatian and Serbian: ''Sarajevski džez festival'' / Сарајевски џез фестивал) is an international music festival held annually during the first week of November in Sarajevo and is the lar ...

, November *

Garden of Dreams The Garden of Dreams ( Nepali:स्वप्न बगैंचा, Newar language : म्हगसया क्यब), also, the Garden of Six Seasons, is a neo-classical garden in Kaiser Mahal Kathmandu, Nepal, built in 1920. Designed b ...

, June * Sarajevo Beer Festival, July * Sarajevo Chamber Music Festival, August * Sarajevo Evenings of Music, May *

Sarajevo International Guitar Festival The Sarajevo International Guitar Festival () is an international multi-day classical guitar music festival which annually takes place in Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina. It was established in 2011 and is the only festival of its kind in Bosnia ...

, April * Sonemus Fest, April–May * Orfej (Sarajevo - East Sarajevo), April {{DEFAULTSORT:Festivals in Sarajevo * Sarajevo-related lists Annual events in Bosnia and Herzegovina