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Mimosa Festival

Sixteen-day carnival-folk festival in Herceg Novi dedicated to mimosa blossoms, music, masquerade, fish and wine by the sea.

February 12 – 27, 2027· 20:00Herceg Novi Riviera & Igalo plateau (main stage)
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About the event
The Mimosa Festival is a carnival-folk event held every February in Herceg Novi since 1969. The festival combines parades, masquerades, concerts by regional performers, gastronomic festivities and sports competitions in a city whose mild winter climate is the natural habitat of yellow mimosa. This is the 58th edition of the event.

Line-up

Vlado GeorgievNeda UkradenJugotonExodusiToćTropico bendSergej ĆetkovićTap 011Funky GIvan GavrilovićJelena Rozga

Program

The opening of the 58th Mimosa Festival is scheduled for Friday, February 12, with a concert by Vlado Georgiev at 20:00. The next morning, on Saturday, February 13 from 09:00, the traditional Mimosa Harvest – Feast of Mimosa, Fish and Wine begins along the Herceg Novi riviera. That same evening from 20:00, the program features Mask Night with Jugoton and Neda Ukraden, and from 21:00 a masquerade with Exoduses, Toć and Tropico bend. On Valentine's Day, February 14 from 20:30, an Evening of Wine and Love is staged with a concert by Sergej Ćetković. The following weekend brings the 10th International Carnival from 20:00, and from 21:00 a musical journey into the nineties – Dance 90s with performances by Tap 011, Funky G and Ivan Gavrilović. The finale of the 58th Mimosa Festival is scheduled for Saturday, February 27: The Trial of the Carnival begins at 20:00, and the closing concert by Jelena Rozga at 21:00.

Why come

The Mimosa Festival is one of the longest-running tourist events in Montenegro and the region. The Feast of Mimosa, Fish and Wine on the riviera attracts around 20,000 visitors every year. The festival offers a blend of carnival tradition, performances by well-known regional artists, a gastro program and sports competitions – all in a winter town by the sea, while mimosa already yellows the slopes of Mount Orjen.

Why go

What to expect

Mimosa Harvest, Fish and Wine

Traditional feast along the riviera with fish and wine, which attracts around 20,000 visitors every year.

Carnival parades and masquerades

City music, majorettes, trombonists and masked revelers parade through the city, and masquerades last late into the night.

Regional music performers

Each edition brings a series of concerts by well-known regional pop and rock performers on open-air stages.

International Carnival

The jubilee 10th International Carnival with carnival groups from the region and beyond in the focus of the second weekend.

Winter feast by the sea

The festival takes place in Herceg Novi in February, when mimosa yellows the shores of the Bay of Kotor while the rest of the Adriatic is still quiet.

Festival since 1969

One of the oldest and longest-running tourist festivals in Montenegro, marking its 58th edition in 2027.

Programme

What happens when

February 12 – 27, 2027 · 20:00

Day 1

Friday, February 12

  1. 20:00Opening – Vlado GeorgievGrand opening of the 58th Mimosa Festival with a concert by Vlado Georgiev on the plateau in Igalo.
Location

Where it takes place

Venue

Herceg Novi Riviera & Igalo plateau (main stage)

Igalo plateau & Šetalište Pet Danica, Herceg Novi

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Getting there

Events take place along the Herceg Novi riviera and promenade, with the main stage on the plateau in Igalo. Herceg Novi has a bus station with connections to destinations throughout the region and Europe; regular bus lines from Bar run to Herceg Novi. The city harbor Škver (Pet Danica Promenade) receives vessels for arrival by boat. Tourist info bureaus operate throughout the festival in Igalo, at Škver and at the bus station.

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