Sarajevo Irish Festival
GenreCultural festival
Date(s)16–18 March
FrequencyAnnual
Location(s)Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina
Years active2015–present
AreaBosnia and Herzegovina
Websitesarajevoirishfestival.com

The Sarajevo Irish Festival (Bosnian: Sarajevski irski festival / Сарајевски ирски фестивал) is an annual festival held in Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina that celebrates Irish culture.[1][2] The festival was established in 2015 and is held for three days around and including St. Patrick's Day.[3][4] It was founded by Irish expatriates in Bosnia and Herzegovina in cooperation with the Bosnian Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Culture Ireland.[5] The festival hosts Irish theatre companies, screens Irish films and organizes concerts of Irish folk musicians.[6][7] The festival has hosted numerous Irish artists, filmmakers, theatre directors and musicians such as Conor Horgan, Ailis Ni Riain, Dermot Dunne, Mick Moloney, Chloë Agnew and others.[8][9][10]

References

  1. ↑ "Sarajevo Irish Festival". Sarajevo Travel.
  2. ↑ "Sarajevo Irish Festival". stpatricksfestival.ie.
  3. ↑ "2. Sarajevo Irish Festival". furaj.ba.
  4. ↑ "Sarajevo Irish Festival od 16. do 18. marta". filmofil.ba.
  5. ↑ "Sarajevo Irish Festival team". official website.
  6. ↑ "Počeo Sarajevo Irish Festival". N1 Televizija.
  7. ↑ "Sarajevo Irish Festival od 16. do 18. marta". filmofil.ba.
  8. ↑ "Pripremljen bogat program za ovogodišnji Sarajevo Irish Festival". klix.ba.
  9. ↑ "Conor Horgan: Film o Panti Bliss je o tome kako lično jeste političko". lgbti.ba.
  10. ↑ "Večeras otvaranje Sarajevo Irish Festivala". avaz.ba.
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