Mostar Summer Fest

Mostar Summer Fest is a three-day outdoor music festival held at SC Kantarevac in Mostar, Bosnia and Herzegovina. The event takes place in early July at a sports and recreation centre that serves as a festival ground for large outdoor concerts, with a programme that combines regional Balkan acts with international names.

Format and programme

The festival runs across three evenings at SC Kantarevac, with the main stage presenting a headliner and supporting acts each night. The lineup typically crosses genres — rock, pop, and electronic music have all featured in previous editions — with a tilt towards acts that draw regionally across the Western Balkans. International acts supplement a core of popular Bosnian, Serbian, and Croatian performers.

The outdoor setting works well for early July, when Mostar evenings are warm and the audience can spread across the festival ground. Food and drink vendors operate across the venue on all three nights.

Practical information

Tickets are available through the festival website and partner outlets. Prices and lineup announcements typically come several months before the event — check mostarsummerfest.com for the 2026 programme. Day tickets and three-day passes have historically been available.

SC Kantarevac is located in Mostar, accessible on foot from the city centre and the Stari Most (Old Bridge) area. Mostar is connected by bus from Sarajevo (approximately 2.5 hours), Dubrovnik (around 3 hours), and Split (approximately 4 hours). Accommodation in Mostar is varied; the city has a good range of hostels, guesthouses, and hotels in the old town area.

Tips for visitors

Mostar in early July is hot — daytime temperatures typically reach 35C or above. The festival’s evening programme makes this more manageable, but hydration matters throughout the day. Comfortable flat shoes are recommended as the festival ground at SC Kantarevac can be uneven.

The city itself is worth time before and after the festival. The Stari Most and the old bazaar quarter make up one of the most recognisable historic centres in the Balkans, and the 20-minute walk from SC Kantarevac to the bridge is straightforward.

For more on Mostar and Bosnia and Herzegovina more broadly, see our destinations section.