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Praznik mimoze
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Praznik mimoze

58th Praznik mimoze in Herceg Novi, 12–27 February 2027: Fešta mimoze, ribe i vina, maskenbals, X International Carnival and concerts from the opening with Vlado Georgiev to the finale with Jelena Rozga.

February 12 – 27, 2027Herceg Novi, Igalo, Kumbor, Đenović, Baošići
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About the event
Praznik mimoze is a carnival, entertainment and folk festival with which Herceg Novi every February celebrates the flowering of mimosa and the arrival of spring. The festival was founded in 1969 by the Tourist Association of Boka and the municipality of Herceg Novi, and has been held every year since.
Praznik mimoze

The 58th Praznik mimoze takes place from 12 to 27 February 2027. The programme was announced by the Tourist Organisation of Herceg Novi and JUK Herceg fest: during sixteen festive days the programme includes concerts by regional performers, the traditional Fešta mimoze, ribe i vina, maskenbals and the X International Carnival. Along with the main programme, the organisers also announce dozens of entertainment, sports and cultural events.

Main programme

Main programme

The festival opens on Friday, 12 February, at 8 pm with a concert by Vlado Georgiev on the plateau in front of the Igalo hotel. On Saturday, 13 February, from 9 am there is the traditional mimosa harvest along with the Fešta mimoze, ribe i vina in Kumbor, Đenovići and Baošići – Neda Ukraden performs in Baošići, and Filip Aleksić in Đenovići. The same evening at 8 pm begins Night of Masks outdoors with Jugoton and Neda Ukraden, and at 9 pm a maskenbal with Exoduse, Toć and Tropico bend.

For St. Valentine's Day, on Sunday, 14 February, from 8.30 pm there is Wine and Love Evening with a concert by Sergej Ćetković. On Saturday, 20 February, at 8 pm the X International Carnival takes place, and from 9 pm the Dance 90s concert featuring Tap 011, Funky G and Ivan Gavrilović.

The finale is on Saturday, 27 February. At 8 pm begins the traditional Trial of the Carnival, which symbolically sends away the troubles of the past year, and from 9 pm Jelena Rozga performs on the plateau in front of the Igalo hotel.

The event programme is also published on the official website praznikmimoze.me.

Why come

Why come

Praznik mimoze is an opportunity to experience Herceg Novi in the off-season, when the city celebrates the arrival of spring with processions, music, food and wine outdoors, while the rest of the coast is still quiet.

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What to expect

Tradition since 1969

The festival was founded by the Tourist Association of Boka and the municipality of Herceg Novi in 1969; in 2027 it is held for the 58th time.

Fešta mimoze, ribe i vina

Saturday, 13 February: mimosa harvest and fešta in Kumbor, Đenovići and Baošići, with concerts by Neda Ukraden and Filip Aleksić.

X International Carnival

Saturday, 20 February, from 8 pm: costumes, masks and carnival atmosphere, followed by the Dance 90s concert.

Concerts by regional performers

Vlado Georgiev opens the festival, Sergej Ćetković, Neda Ukraden, Tap 011, Funky G and Ivan Gavrilović perform, and the closing concert is by Jelena Rozga.

Trial of the Carnival

Saturday, 27 February, at 8 pm: the Carnival is burned as the culprit for the past year's troubles.

Programme

What happens when

February 12 – 27, 2027

Opening

Friday, February 12

  1. 20:00Grand opening – Vlado Georgiev concertConcert that opens the 58th Praznik mimoze.Venue: Plateau in front of Hotel IgaloDetails
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Herceg Novi, Igalo, Kumbor, Đenović, Baošići

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Getting there

Events are spread along the Herceg Novi riviera – in the centre of Herceg Novi, on the plateau in Igalo, as well as in Kumbor, Đenovići and Baošići. Herceg Novi has a bus station with regular services, and the nearest airports are Tivat (about 20 km) and Dubrovnik-Čilipi in Croatia (about 30 km), while Podgorica Airport is about 133 km away. For arrival by car from the direction of Kotor and Tivat, the Lepetane–Kamenari ferry is also used, which shortens the journey around the bay.

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