Sarajevo Beer Festival

Sarajevo Beer Festival is an annual beer festival held in Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina.[1] Established in 2012, the festival is held annually over 3 days as a showcase event for various beer producers.[2] In addition to domestic and foreign brews, the festival features live music performances each evening. It has become the largest beer festival in Bosnia and Herzegovina and third largest in the former Yugoslavia, behind the Belgrade Beer Fest and the Macedonia Beer Festival in Prilep.[3] The festival venue is the 17 acre (70,000 square meter) open-air former speed skating ring and encompassing park that makes up part of the Zetra Olympic Center.[4]

Sarajevo Beer Festival
Genrerock, pop, world music, electronic music
DatesThree days, in summer each year.
Location(s)Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina
Years active2012 - present
Websitewww.sarajevobeerfestival.com

History
# Year Location Dates Headliners Guests Notes
1 2012 Metalac[5] 8–9 June The Beat Fleet, Partibrejkers, Rambo Amadeus, Sunshine, Zoster, Disciplinska komisija, DJ Focho, El Mano[6] The pilot edition of the festival was organized in the Metalac open-air theatre in downtown Sarajevo. It was the only edition to last two days. All of the subsequent editions lasted three.
2 2013 Zetra Olympic Center[7] 14–16 June SARS, Hladno pivo, Kiril Džajkovski, Skroz, Damir Urban, Dvadesetorica, dZihan & Kamien, Van Gogh[7] The 2013 edition was the first to be held at the open-air former speed skating ring and encompassing park that makes up part of the Zetra Olympic Center.
3 2014 Zetra Olympic Center[8] 30 May–1 June Majke, Magnifico, Bombaj Štampa, Bad Copy, The Beat Fleet, Let 3, Cubismo, Letu štuke, Frenkie[8] The 2014 edition was the first to promote beer outside of the Former Yugoslavia.
4 2015 Zetra Olympic Center[9] 29-31 May Crvena jabuka, Partibrejkers, Pochko and the New Primitives, Jinx, Dječaci, Bajaga i Instruktori, Tanja Jovičević, Van Gogh The musical program was expanded to include daily gigs and concerts instead of only evening ones.
5 2016 Zetra Olympic Center[10] 14-16 July Bolero, Prljavo kazalište, Dubioza kolektiv, Pips, Chips & Videoclips, Električni orgazam, SARS, Sassja, Psihomodo Pop, Kultur Shock[10] The musical program was interrupted by rain, but continued two hours later.
6 2017 Zetra Olympic Center[11] 20-22 June Kiril Džajkovski, Edo Maajka, Dubioza kolektiv, Helem nejse, Whoo See, SARS, Perpetuum Mobile, Parni valjak, Projekat rakija[11] The musical program included a hip hop set for the first time.
7 2018 Zetra Olympic Center[12] 20-22 June Bombaj Štampa, Letu Štuke, Kultur Shock, Crvena Jabuka, Hladno pivo, Faithless, Obojeni program, Hladno pivo, TBF[12] The musical program included an EDM set for the first time.

References
  1. About - official website
  2. Sarajevo Beer Festival - Sarajevo Travel
  3. Zašto pola miliona ljudi dođe na Belgrade Beer Fest - glas.ba
  4. Na haloo Sarajevo Beer Festivalu i ove godine sjajni koncerti domaćih i regionalnih bendova - klix.ba
  5. 2012 Sarajevo Beer Festival musical program and dates - official website
  6. 2012 Sarajevo Beer Festival musical program - official website
  7. 2013 Sarajevo Beer Festival musical program and dates - Klix.ba
  8. 2014 Sarajevo Beer Festival musical program and dates - frontal.ba
  9. 2015 Sarajevo Beer Festival musical program and dates - official website
  10. 2016 Sarajevo Beer Festival musical program and dates - official website
  11. 2017 Sarajevo Beer Festival musical program and dates - Oslobođenje
  12. 2018 Sarajevo Beer Festival musical program and dates - Oslobođenje
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