Sarajevo Irish Festival

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]

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

References
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  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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