International Music & Dance festival SARAJEVO 2024

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11 August, 2025

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Sarajevo, BOSNIA & HERZEGOVINA

All Performing Arts

from 152 €

4 days

Director: Z.S.&WOFA

Deadline:

June 8, 2025

Participation Info

 With pleasure we INVITE you (folk groups, Choral groups and orchestras, art schools, ballroom dance groups, modern dance groups,  majorette teams), (children, youth and adults groups) to participate on  International music & Dance  festival “SARAJEVO 2024 ” 08 – 11 August 2025 – Sarajevo, Bosnia & Herzegovina   

  The intention of our invitation  and the Festival light motive is to present the cultural tradition of different countries and to provide an opportunity for the members of groups to get together, to establish friendships and culture presentation trough dance and music.

 

GENERAL RULES:

  • We invite all groups (folklore, majorettes, orchestra, brass bands, choirs, etc) to participate in the festival, who can conjure up a magical cultural atmosphere with their program in the middle of Baščaršija, the heart of Sarajevo,
  • Groups must send an application form and a short description of their activities in word format and a photo no later than April 15th.
  • The festival will take place if there are at least 100 registered participants. In the event of an excessive number of registered participants, the chief selector of the festival will announce the decision on the selected groups by April 25th at the latest.
  • Groups must arrange their own transportation to and from Sarajevo. If you are traveling to Sarajevo by plane or train, the organizer will help you organize local transport if necessary
  • There is no age limit for participants
  • The exact program and schedule of performances will be created after receiving all applications, depending on the number of participating groups. Each group has 1 performance lasting 10-12 minutes.
  • Depending on the type of groups registered, the performances will take place in different locations: on the platform in front of the Town Hall in Baščaršija, in the hotel congress hall and in the Cathedral of the Heart of Jesus

Accommodation Info

  • Participation in the festival is €152/person and includes 3 nights at 4* Hotel in the centre of Sarajevo on a half-board basis. 

Upon payment of the participation, the organizer offers you:

  • 3 nights with breakfast in HOTEL on a half-board basis (breakfast and dinner)
  • Tourist tax
  • Opening night and entertainment with live music
  • Licensed tourist guides when visiting the sights of Sarajevo
  • Organization of the festival and accompanying program
  • Registration fee and necessary infrastructure for performances (room rental, sound system, lighting, etc.)
  • WOFA coordinators of the program and their support before and during the festival
  • Festival board and certificate for participation in the festival
  • Advertising of the festival (local advertising, advertising of the event via FB and Instagram pages…)
  • A souvenir for each group
  • Gratis 1 Spot on every 30

Surcharges:

  • Supplement for a single room – €20 per person per day (optional)

Payment details:

– By APRIL 15th a reservation in the amount of €30/PERSON must be transferred to the organizer TRR (of course, the reservation will be deducted from the total amount at the end)

– An advance payment of €70/PERSON must be paid by June 15th, 2024

Program Info

  • THURSDAY, 08. 08. 2025

Arrival of groups in Sarajevo between 3 and 4 p.m. and accommodation of all participants in the Hotel in the very heart of Sarajevo. After settling in, there will be a free afternoon, which you can take advantage of for an individual walk around the city, and after dinner, the opening night of the Festival and a big party for all participants with live music will follow in the hotel hall.

Festival participants will be accommodated in an excellent location, just a few steps from lively Baščaršija, where a walk through the ancient cobbled streets is a journey through time, where curious eyes feast on colorful shops and stalls with souvenirs and copper crafts, where the intoxicating smell of čevapcici and freshly baked buns, burek and pies under the honeycomb Hotel is only 300 meters from Baščaršija and the Sebilj fountain. It offers free Wi-Fi in all areas and a shared lounge where you can relax. Free parking and a restaurant are also available within the accommodation, where very hospitable waiters will serve you breakfast and dinner. Each room has carpeted floors, cable TV, a seating area and a private bathroom with a bath or shower and free toiletries. Towels are also provided. The hotel offers accommodation in 2, 3 or 4 bedded rooms.

  • FRIDAY, 09. 08. 2025

After breakfast, in the company of a local tourist guide, we will go on a tour of the heart of Sarajevo, Baščaršija.

In Sarajevo, as a multicultural capital, we will be able to see the old Jewish temple, the old Orthodox church and the Catholic cathedral. One of the symbols of the city is also the Town Hall (Viječnica) and the Markale city market with a local offer of fresh produce, products, spices and handicrafts. We will be able to visit and take photos in front of the eternal fire, which is dedicated to those who fell during the Second World War.

All these buildings are located in the immediate center of the city, next to many parks, squares and bridges over the Miljacka River. Among the most famous is certainly the Latin Bridge, which from 1918 to 1992 was called Princip Bridge after the assassin Gavril Princip.

In the city center you can discover something new every day… take long sips of water from the Sebilj well, which proverbially means that you will definitely come back there again. Of course, we recommend that you enjoy Bosnian cuisine without a bad conscience and SARAJEVO DANCE AND MUSIC excessive calorie counting. Try the local delicious čevapčiče in a bun with cream cheese, as well as a variety of traditional Bosnian sweets, sweet baklava, meat bureks and cheeses from the oven. Treat yourself to Bosnian coffee served with sugar cubes or traditional Sarajevo beer and brandy. In the late afternoon, the 2nd festival evening will follow, when we will show part of the rich culture of different countries with the performances of cultural groups in Baščaršija itself. The performances will take place on the platform in front of the town hall, each group must have a 10-12 minute program prepared. SARAJEVO DANCE AND MUSIC

  • SATURDAY, 10. 08. 2025

We will wake up to the very interesting 3rd day of the festival, because after breakfast there will be a concert in the mighty Cathedral of the Heart of Jesus.

This will be followed by a free day, during which you can see famous Bosna is spring, which is located 12 km southwest of Sarajevo, under Mount Igman and is considered one of the most beautiful sights in the country. You can visit the Skakavac Waterfall, 12 km away, which, with its 98 meters, is the highest and above all the most beautiful waterfall in Bosnia. We also recommend a visit to the Zetra Olympic Hall, the War Tunnel or the AVAZ Tower, which at 176 meters is the tallest building in Bosnia.

A unique experience will be a gondola ride to Mount Trebević. When you arrive at the top of Trebević with the renovated gondola, the lower station of which is only 500 meters away from the hotel, you will be able to enjoy a wonderful view of Sarajevo.

When you had enough of the views, we recommend checking out the abandoned Olympic bobsleigh track. It was built in 1984, when the city hosted the Winter Olympics, but today it is hidden in nature and covered with graffiti.In the evening, the 3rd festival evening follows with performances, closing party for all participants and awarding of certificates

  • SUNDAY, 11. 08. 2025

After breakfast, time for a relaxed coffee in the hotel cafe, and around 10 a.m. the return to your home land.

Excursion Info

  • In Sarajevo, as a multicultural capital, we will be able to see the old Jewish temple, the old Orthodox church and the Catholic cathedral. One of the symbols of the city is also the Town Hall (Viječnica) and the Markale city market with a local offer of fresh produce, products, spices and handicrafts. We will be able to visit and take photos in front of the eternal fire, which is dedicated to those who fell during the Second World War
  • Upon arrival other excursions will be provided

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