Annual cultural event
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]
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