Sarajevo Irish Festival

{{Short description|Annual cultural event}}

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| genre = Cultural festival

| date = 16–18 March

| frequency = Annual

| location = Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina

| years_active = 2015–2020

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| area = Bosnia and Herzegovina

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| website = {{URL|sarajevoirishfestival.com}}

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The Sarajevo Irish Festival ({{langx|bs|Sarajevski irski festival / Сарајевски ирски фестивал}}) was an annual festival held in Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina that celebrated Irish culture.{{cite web|url=https://sarajevo.travel/en/things-to-do/sarajevo-irish-festival/795|title=Sarajevo Irish Festival|publisher=Sarajevo Travel}}{{cite web|url=http://www.stpatricksfestival.ie/events/int-event/sarajevo_irish_festival_20171|title=Sarajevo Irish Festival|publisher=stpatricksfestival.ie}} The festival was established in 2015 and was held for three days around and including St. Patrick's Day.{{cite web|url=http://furaj.ba/2-sarajevo-irish-festival/|title=2. Sarajevo Irish Festival|date=16 April 2023 |publisher=furaj.ba}}{{cite web|url=http://www.filmofil.ba/sarajevo-irish-festival-od-16-18-marta/|title=Sarajevo Irish Festival od 16. do 18. marta|publisher=filmofil.ba}} It was founded by Irish expatriates in Bosnia and Herzegovina in cooperation with the Bosnian Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Culture Ireland.{{cite web|url=http://www.sarajevoirishfestival.com/sarajevo-irish-festival-team/|title=Sarajevo Irish Festival team|publisher=official website}} The festival hosted Irish theatre companies, screens Irish films and organizes concerts of Irish folk musicians.{{cite web|url=http://ba.n1info.com/a86629/Vijesti/Kultura/Poceo-Sarajevo-Irish-Festival.html|title=Počeo Sarajevo Irish Festival|publisher=N1 Televizija}}{{cite web|url=http://www.filmofil.ba/sarajevo-irish-festival-od-16-18-marta/|title=Sarajevo Irish Festival od 16. do 18. marta|publisher=filmofil.ba}} 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.{{cite web|url=https://www.klix.ba/magazin/pripremljen-bogat-program-za-ovogodisnji-sarajevo-irish-festival/170307062|title=Pripremljen bogat program za ovogodišnji Sarajevo Irish Festival|publisher=klix.ba}}{{cite web|url=http://lgbti.ba/intervju-conor-horgan-film-o-panti-bliss-je-o-tome-kako-licno-jeste-politicko/|title=Conor Horgan: Film o Panti Bliss je o tome kako lično jeste političko|date=15 March 2017 |publisher=lgbti.ba}}{{cite web|url=http://avaz.ba/lifestyle/kultura/225274/veceras-otvaranje-sarajevo-irish-festivala|title=Večeras otvaranje Sarajevo Irish Festivala|publisher=avaz.ba}}