This list includes national holidays observed throughout Bosnia-Herzegovina, plus some major holidays celebrated in certain parts of the country. Many sights and banks close down on national holidays — keep it in mind when planning your itinerary. Note that this isn’t a complete list; holidays can strike without warning.
2017
October 31–November 5: Sarajevo Jazz Fest
November 1: All Saints’ Day (religious festival, some closures)
November 2: All Souls’ Day (religious festival, some closures)
November 21: Dayton Agreement Day (Serbian areas only)
November 25: Statehood Day
December 24–25: Christmas Eve and Christmas Day
December 26: Boxing Day/St. Stephen’s Day (closures)
2018
January 1: New Year’s Day (Nova Godina)
January 2: Second New Year’s Day (Drugi dan Nove Godine)
January 6: Epiphany (Bogojavljenje)
January 7: Orthodox Christmas (Božić)
January 9: Republic Day (only in Serbian areas)
February–mid-March (likely): Sarajevo Winter (arts festival)
March 1: Independence Day (non-Serbian areas only)
March 30–April 2: Western Easter Weekend (Good Friday through Easter Monday)
April 6: Anniversary of the 1992 Siege of Sarajevo
April 6–9: Orthodox Easter Weekend (Good Friday through Easter Monday)
May 1: Labor Day (closures)
May 2: Second Labor Day (some closures)
May 9: Victory Day (Serbian areas only)
May 15–June 16: Ramadan (Muslim holy month)
May 31: Corpus Christi (religious festival; some closures)
June 29–June 30: Mostar Summer Fest (open-air music festival featuring local rock bands)
July (all month): Baščaršija Nights, Sarajevo (summer arts festival)
Mid-July (5 days): International Folklore Festival, Sarajevo (folk dancing)
Mid-July (3 days): Mostar Blues & Rock Festival
Late July: Old Bridge Dives, Mostar (diving competition off the Old Bridge)
Mid-August (8 days): Sarajevo Film Festival
August 15: Assumption Day (Catholic)
August 22: Feast of the Sacrifice (Eid al-Adha, Muslim holiday)
August 28: Assumption of Mary (Orthodox)
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