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Sarajevo Sarajevo ( ; cyrl, Сарајево, ; ''see names in other languages'') is the capital and largest city of Bosnia and Herzegovina, with a population of 275,524 in its administrative limits. The Sarajevo metropolitan area including Sarajevo ...

Bosnia and Herzegovina Bosnia and Herzegovina ( sh, / , ), abbreviated BiH () or B&H, sometimes called Bosnia–Herzegovina and often known informally as Bosnia, is a country at the crossroads of south and southeast Europe, located in the Balkans. Bosnia and H ...

Arts and crafts

* Balkan Photo Festival, January * Beton Fest, July *

FEDU FEDU ( bs, Festival dječije umjetnosti / Фестивал дјечије умјетности) is an annual children's art festival held in Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina. It is held in May, lasts for six days and showcases extensive performing ...

, May * PitchWise Festival, September * Pop Art Festival, May * Pop-Up! Sarajevo, December * Sarajevo Poetry Days, September * Sarajevo Street Art Festival, July * SOS Design Festival, October * Spiritus Progenitum, November * WARM Festival, 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, Howl ...

Baščaršija Nights Baščaršija Nights (also known as Nights of Baščaršija; Bosnian, Croatian and Serbian: ''Baščaršijske noći'' / Башчаршијске ноћи) is the biggest culture festival in Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina. Taking place througho ...

, July * Five Days of Zagreb in Sarajevo, June *

Ilidža Folk Music Festival The Ilidža Folk Music Festival ( bs, Festival narodne muzike Ilidža / Фестивал народне музике Илиџa) is the oldest living and premier folk music festival in the Former Yugoslavia. It is held annually in Ilidža, Sarajevo, ...

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Ilidža International Children's Folklore Festival The Ilidža International Children's Folklore Festival ( bs, Međunarodni festival dječijeg folklora Ilidža / Међународни фестивал дјечијег фолклора Илиџa) is an annual cultural festival held in Ilidža, Sar ...

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Sarajevo Irish Festival The Sarajevo Irish Festival ( bs, Sarajevski irski festival / Сарајевски ирски фестивал) is an annual festival held in Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina that celebrates Irish culture. The festival was established in 2015 and ...

, March * Sarajevo Winter Festival, December

Film

Al Jazeera Balkans Documentary Film Festival The Al Jazeera Balkans Documentary Film Festival - AJB DOC is an annual international documentary film festival that is based in Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina. Its first edition was held from 21–25 September 2018. The festival was establishe ...

, September * Merlinka Film Festival, January * Pravo Ljudski Film Festival, November * Sarajevo Fashion Film Festival, 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 internati ...

, August * Sarajevo Youth Film Festival, September * VIVA Film Festival, May

Food

* BeeFest * Coffee Fest Sarajevo, February * Sarajevo StreeAt Food Festival, July

Politics and activism

* OPEN Fest Sarajevo, January * Open University of Sarajevo, November

Religion

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

Theatre and Performing arts

* Ballet Fest Sarajevo, September * InterDance Fest, May * Juventafest, 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, 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 larg ...

, November * Sarajevo Beer Festival, July * Sarajevo Chamber Music Festival, August * Sarajevo Evenings of Music, May * Sarajevo International Guitar Festival, April * Sonemus Fest, April–May * Orfej (Sarajevo - East Sarajevo), April {{DEFAULTSORT:Festivals in Sarajevo * Sarajevo-related lists Annual events in Bosnia and Herzegovina