Upcoming Holidays and Festivals in Bosnia-Herzegovina
- This list includes national holidays observed throughout Bosnia-Herzegovina, plus some major holidays celebrated in certain parts of the country. Many sights and banks close down on national holidays — keep it in mind when planning your itinerary. Note that this isn't a complete list; holidays can strike without warning.
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2024
January 1: New Year's Day (Nova Godina; closures)
January 2: Second New Year's Day (Drugi dan Nove Godine; closures)
January 6: Epiphany (Bogojavljenje); also Orthodox Christmas Eve
January 7: Orthodox Christmas (Božić)
January 9: Republic Day (only in Serbian areas)
February 7–March 21: Sarajevo Winter (arts festival)
March 1: Independence Day (non-Serbian areas only; closures)
March 10–April 8: Ramadan (Muslim holy month)
March 29–April 1: Western Easter Weekend (Good Friday through Easter Monday; some closures)
April 6: Anniversary of the 1992 Siege of Sarajevo
April 10: Eid al-Fitr (end of Ramadan; some closures)
May 1: Labor Day observed (closures)
May 2: Second Labor Day observed (some closures)
May 3–6: Orthodox Easter Weekend (Good Friday through Easter Monday; some closures)
May 9: Victory Day (Serbian areas only; closures)
June 16: Corpus Christi (religious festival; some closures)
June 28: Feast of the Sacrifice (Eid al-Adha, Muslim holiday; some closures)
June 29–July 1: Mostar Summer Fest (open-air music festival featuring local rock bands)
July (all month): Baščaršija Nights, Sarajevo (summer arts festival)
July 20–21: Mostar Blues & Rock Festival
July 28: Old Bridge Dives, Mostar (diving competition off the Old Bridge)
August 9–16: Sarajevo Film Festival
September 28–October 6 (likely): International Theater Festival ("MESS"), Sarajevo
November 1: All Saints' Day (religious festival, some closures)
November 2: All Souls' Day (religious festival, some closures)
November 6–9 (likely): Sarajevo Jazz Fest
November 21: Dayton Agreement Day (Serbian areas only; some closures)
November 25: Statehood Day (closures)
December 24–25: Christmas Eve and Christmas Day (some closures)
December 26: Boxing Day/St. Stephen's Day (some closures)