Baščaršija Nights are the major cultural event, that is, the major summer cultural festival in Sarajevo and Bosnia and Herzegovina. It takes place every year from 1-31st July in the Central Stage at the plateau across the Town Hall building and various other open-air stages in Sarajevo.
Naturally, the major part of the programme runs in the old part of town – Baščaršija, brimming with cultural and historic monuments. Owing to a high-quality programme, attractive open-air venues and free admission, all programmes recorded high attendance. During the month, there are 40-50 various cultural programmes running which are visited by around 150,000 people.
There is a diversity of programmes: opera, ballet, theatre plays, rock concerts, oriental-style love-songs, visual art exhibitions, literal eves, children programmes, classical and popular music concerts, film screenings, folk dances…