Top events in Sarajevo: December 12-18

December in Sarajevo is a synonym for good fun, and here we recommend the most interesting events to attend during the period December 12 to 18.

2019/12/11

The ninth edition of the Coca-Cola Sarajevo Holiday Market (December 4, 2019 – January 13, 2020) will offer terrific domestic products and souvenirs, as well as some outstanding gigs, culinary specialties and fun for the whole family.

The annual Winter Book Fair will offer some great titles at Collegium Artisticum from December 11 to 23.

Jurislav Korenić Days, a theater festival that will be bringing some terrific plays and book promotions to Chamber Theater 55, will run from December 12 to 19.

Urban & 4, the popular band from Rijeka, will perform at Cinemas Sloga on December 13; and, for opera lovers, we recommend the premiere of the opera Don Carlo at the National Theater on December 14.

Have a look at the most interesting events taking place over the next seven days:

 

Festivals:

  1. Coca-Cola Sarajevo Holiday Market

    Coca-Cola Sarajevo Holiday Market

    Festival

    Maršala Tita bb, Sarajevo | Map

    DECEMBER 2. 2020 - JANUARY 13. 2021: Festival Once again, the holiday season in Sarajevo will be made all the richer with the 10th edition of the Coca-Cola Sarajevo Holiday Market – a cheery family event that will run from December 2, 2020 to January 13, 2021 at Hastaha... More

  2. Days of Jurislav Korenić

    Days of Jurislav Korenić

    Festival

    Maršala Tita 55/II, Sarajevo | Map

    DECEMBER 12 - 19: Festival Jurislav Korenić was one of the founders and main initiators of creating the Little Theater, now known as Chamber Theater 55. Jurislav served as Theater Director from 1958 to 1966 and directed 44 different plays for... More

Events:

  1. 23 Dec
    Čerkez Karasevdah Band

    Čerkez Karasevdah Band

    Dec 23 / 21:00 / Carlsberg Holiday Pub, Sarajevo / Coca-Cola Sarajevo Holiday Market / Live Music

    Nermin Alukić - Čerkez is singer whose singing brings the original interpretation of Sevdah, traditional Bosnian music. His emotional performances often bring listeners to tears, but also to the most beautiful smiles and joy. More

  2. 11 Sep
    Sarajevo Jazz Guerilla

    Sarajevo Jazz Guerilla

    Sep 11 / 22:00 / Jazzbina Sarajevo, Sarajevo / Live Music

    Those who love quality gigs know that the best jazz band in town is Sarajevo Jazz Guerilla, which contributed greatly to the creation of a post-war Sarajevo jazz scene. More

  3. 11 Dec
    23 Dec
    Annual Winter Book Fair

    Annual Winter Book Fair

    Dec 11 - Dec 23 / 10:00 / Collegium Artisticum, Sarajevo / Fair

    This book fair is a traditional manifestation which offers a great titles of books from December 11th to 23rd. More

  4. 13 Dec
    Urban & 4

    Urban & 4

    Dec 13 / 21:00 / Cinemas Sloga, Sarajevo / Concert

    Damir Urban is a singer from Rijeka, Croatia, a town that is today well known for its rock scene, where he founded his first band La Bellona as the bassist and main songwriter. More

  5. 13 Dec
    Bombaj štampa

    Bombaj štampa

    Dec 13 / 21:00 / Aquarius Vils, Sarajevo / Concert

    Bombaj štampa is the pop-rock group from Sarajevo dating from 1982, which, together with Zabranjeno Pušenje and Elvis J. Kurtovich & His Meteors, participated in creating a new movement known as New Primitivism More

  6. 14 Dec
    Premiere: Don Carlo

    Premiere: Don Carlo

    Dec 14 / 19:30 / National Theater, Sarajevo / Opera

    Against the wishes of the Spanish King Philip II, his son and heir, Don Carlo, has traveled incognito to Fontainebleau, where negotiations are under way for a peace treaty between Spain and France. More

  7. 14 Dec
    Neo Stereo

    Neo Stereo

    Dec 14 / 21:00 / Carlsberg Holiday Pub, Sarajevo / Coca-Cola Sarajevo Holiday Market / Live Music

    Neo Stereo is a band of wide-ranging Funk, Pop and Rock repertoires and with positive energy that they selflessly share in their performances with the audience, they make audience dance and give them a real night to remember. More

  8. 14 Dec
    Ilija Đoković & G.Edd

    Ilija Đoković & G.Edd

    Dec 14 / 23:00 / Silver & Smoke, Sarajevo / Party

    Djokovic has worked with some of the most notable names on the scene with the likes of Paul Kalkbrenner, Nina Kraviz, Solomun, Dixon and Loco Dice among others. More

  9. 16 Dec
    Christmas Concert by Pontanima

    Christmas Concert by Pontanima

    Dec 16 / 20:00 / Saint Vincent de Paul Church, Sarajevo / Concert

    In cooperation with the German Embassy Pontanima will host a Christmas Concert. In addition to the choir’s symphonies of religions and cultures Pontanima will also perform Christmas carols. More