Food festivals in Sarajevo worth planning a trip around, by month.
Food festivals in Sarajevo worth planning a trip around, by month.
Bascarsijske Noci runs through July in Sarajevo's Ottoman quarter, with music, theatre and food stalls every evening since 1996 across Bascarsija.
Focus: Bosnian street food, music
Tip: Free entry to outdoor events; the food stalls along Bravadziluk run after 20:00.
Sarajevo Film Festival runs Sarajevo's biggest week each August, with open-air screenings around the National Theatre and pop-up food across Bascarsija.
Focus: Festival pop-up food and Bascarsija stalls
Tip: Late-night cevapi runs on Bravadziluk during the festival; book accommodation 6 months out.
Sarajevo Beer Festival runs late September at Zetra Olympic Center, pouring Sarajevsko Pivo and Balkan craft producers across two days; confirm current.
Focus: Bosnian and regional craft beer with food
Tip: Confirm the current edition on the festival's Instagram before travel; buy the pass online ahead.
Sarajevo Bee Festival on Trg Oslobodjenja is the open-air beekeeping fair bringing highland Bosnian beekeepers to the central square, with honey.
Focus: Bosnian honey, mead, honey pastries
Tip: The fair runs as multiple editions through the year; the September edition catches the autumn highland honey harvest.
Sarajevo Wine Weekend is the city's October food and wine festival, pulling Herzegovinian winemakers and Bosnian gastronomy under one roof for the weekend.
Focus: Wine, Bosnian and Herzegovinian gastronomy
Tip: The Herzegovinian Zilavka producers from Mostar and Citluk are the ones to seek out.