Day-by-day: Where to party during Sarajevo Film Festival (2025)

Check out our day-by-day party recommendations throughout the Sarajevo Film Festival below.

Five things you should know

1. Garden of Dreams will host two rooftop parties, featuring Hardt Antoine (Aug 15th) and Jennifer Cardini (Aug 16th).
2. German veteran DJ Tom Novy will perform at Delikatesna radnja on August 18th.
3. Spanish house music superstar David Penn will perform at the Heineken Summer Lounge on August 21st.
4. The inaugural NastyGrooves Festival will take place in the garden of B-Planet / Baristta Flower in Skenderija, featuring dozens of local and regional DJs throughout the week.
5. Giant SFF closing party will take place on August 22nd in front of the Eternal Flame, headlined by NY-based Layla Benitez.

Learn more about…

• SFF Programme @ Akademija Obala
• SFF Programme @ B-Planet / Baristta Flower (NastyGrooves Festival)
• SFF Programme @ Delikatesna radnja
• SFF Programme @ Hemingway’s Bar
• SFF Programme @ Kawa
• SFF Programme @ Silver & Smoke
• SFF Programme @ Summer Lounge

Friday, Aug 15th

• Hardt Antoine, After Affair, Cielo Hemon @ Svjetlost Rooftop
• Isane, Stellar, Dizzy Dee @ Heineken Summer Lounge
• Talaz, Calkins @ Kawa
• Bonjasky, Calkins @ Silver & Smoke
• 2odd, BYNNS, Surrender Discipline @ B-Planet / Baristta Flower
• Sammer @ Delikatesna radnja
• Alexander de Funk @ Akademija Obala
• Zuba @ Hemingway’s Bar

Saturday, Aug 16th

• Matinée street party @ Branilaca Sarajeva
• Jennifer Cardini, Bonjasky @ Svjetlost Rooftop
• Feđa Knajdl, Alexander de Funk, Dizzy Dee @ Heineken Summer Lounge
• Coem, Alain, 2odd @ Silver & Smoke
• New Millenium @ Delikatesna radnja
• AKSA, Nino, Rub A Dub @ B-Planet / Baristta Flower
• Calkins @ Kawa
• Monologue @ Akademija Obala
• Isane @ Hemingway’s Bar

Sunday, Aug 17th

• DJ Soul b2b Merakoon (R&B Night) @ Heineken Summer Lounge
• Edib B @ Silver & Smoke
• Prufrock, Alexander de Funk @ Delikatesna radnja
• Stellar @ Akademija Obala
• Dynnotik @ Kawa
• Aneema, Forest People, Marla Felis @ B-Planet / Baristta Flower
• Heat @ Hemingway’s Bar

Monday, Aug 18th

• Fox & Recht (Yugoton) @ Heineken Summer Lounge
• Tom Novy @ Delikatesna radnja
• Yngod b2b Paulo @ Akademija Obala
• Not Yet, Alen Aladin @ Kawa (the party continues at Silver & Smoke!)
• Doel, Alis @ Hemingway’s Bar
• Axon, Black Shark, Thermoton @ B-Planet / Baristta Flower

Tuesday, Aug 19th

• Yngod & friends @ Heineken Summer Lounge
• Coem, Alain, 2odd @ Silver & Smoke
• DJ Strana Muzika @ Hemingway’s Bar
• Dizzy Dee @ Akademija Obala
• Brigitte Belling @ Delikatesna radnja
• Alain, Coem @ Kawa
• Bauk, Djuna, Edib D @ B-Planet / Baristta Flower

Wednesday, Aug 20th

• TEDDY-O, Not Yet, Calkins @ Heineken Summer Lounge
• Machado, Eela @ Silver & Smoke
• Yugoton @ Delikatesna radnja
• Armin Di High, Dendon, Ena Smajić @ B-Planet / Baristta Flower
• Ryo, Six Beats @ Kawa
• Asimin Asanof @ Akademija Obala
• Anima, SaraS @ Hemingway’s Bar

Thursday, Aug 21st

• David Penn, Isane, Alexander De Funk @ Heineken Summer Lounge
• Ivus, More Than You @ Silver & Smoke
• Peppe Le Funk @ Delikatesna radnja
• Subtly Praised @ Akademija Obala
• Calkins, Eela @ Kawa
• Not Yet @ Hemingway’s Bar
• Azrim, Machado, Skipix @ B-Planet / Baristta Flower

Friday, Aug 22nd

• SFF closing party with Layla Benitez, After Affair, Doel, Lubnya @ Eternal Flame (the party continues at Silver & Smoke!)
• Hator, Stellar, Dizzy Dee @ Heineken Summer Lounge
• Alexander de Funk @ Akademija Obala
• Anya @ Delikatesna radnja
• Hator @ Kawa
• Feđa Knajdl @ Hemingway’s Bar
• DĀWŪD, Ivus, More Than You @ B-Planet / Baristta Flower

Saturday, Aug 23rd

• Calkins @ Hemingway’s Bar
• Calkins, Zael @ Silver & Smoke
• One Last Dance with AKSA & Friends @ B-Planet / Baristta Flower