This year, we celebrate 30 years of the International Music Festival Jazz Fest Sarajevo, which was first held in August 1997.

As the oldest international music festival and one of the most important cultural events in Bosnia and Herzegovina, Jazz Fest Sarajevo has, over its history, presented hundreds of concerts featuring more than 1,000 musicians from 65 countries around the world. The festival has showcased over 130 musicians from Bosni aand Herzegovina and organised more than 250 educational programs. In 2019, Jazz Fest Sarajevo received the EJN Award for Adventurous Programming.

This year’s edition, Jazz Fest Sarajevo 2026, will take place from November 4 to 7. The festival will also feature Music Meeting, Jazz Fest’s educational program for young musicians from Bosnia and Herzegovina and Europe.