Inter folk festival “Bosiljkovanje“ is an
international festival of folklore
organized by Cultural- artistic youth society “Bosiljak“ from Derventa. The
festival has been held for the first time in 1996, and since then it is
organized every year in the mid of October, and lasts for three days in three
towns.
The first day of the manifestation is held in
Derventa, in the Sports Hall or Cultural Center, and the remaining two days it
is held in some of the neighboring towns- Doboj, Srbac, Šamac, Brod or
Pelagićevo.
The part of the manifestation that takes
place in Derventa, begins with a defile of the participants along the town
streets, and ends with the festival of the societies on the central stage.
Five to seven folklore or artistic societies
from entire Europe, which perform one or two choreographies, participate on the
manifestation.
Since 2008, “Bosiljkovanje” can be found on
the International Calendar of Folklore Festivals- CIOFF and it is one of the
biggest folklore festivals in Bosnia and Herzegovina. In the period from 1996
to 2015, around 130 societies from different parts of Europe participated on
the festival.
“Derventa Ethno” Exhibition. Since 2013,
within “Bosiljkovanje”, the Public Institution “Tourist Organization of
Derventa Municipality” organizes an exhibition “Derventa Ethno” in Derventa.
The aim of the exhibition is presenting the old rustic objects and machines,
handicrafts, souvenirs, works of art, as well as food and drinks of Derventa
area.
Organizer contact:
Cultural-artistic Youth Society “Bosiljkak”
Svetog Save bb
74 000 Derventa
00 387 (0)53 331 833