| Music Festival Name: | Kao nekad pred Božić |
| Location: | Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina |
| Years Active: | 1999 – present |
| Dates: | 6 December |
Kao nekad pred Božić (English: As it used to be before Christmas) is an annual one-day christmas music festival held in Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina.[1] It was established in 1999 as a joint venture by Croatian and Catholic cultural and religious organizations in Bosnia and Herzegovina.[2] The founder of this festival is Marijo Pejic.[3] The festival is held in the Dom Mladih.[4] It hosts numerous renowned church choirs, folklore groups and contemporary pop musicians. Guests and performers have included Goran Karan, Oliver Dragojević, Dražen Žerić, Klapa s Mora, Rajko Dujmić and others.[5] [6]
Apart from hosting a large christmas music concert, the festival also hosts numerous folklore and cultural groups that present traditional folk dances and kolos from Bosnia and Herzegovina, Croatia and the diaspora.[7] [8]