The great manifestation called the Cultural Summer of Zvornik

Zvornik

Zvornik is a city on the Drina river in northeastern Bosnia and Herzegovina, located south of the town of Bijeljina in Bosnia and Herzegovina. The town Mali Zvornik lies directly across the river in Serbia, and not far north is Loznica.-History:Zvornik is first mentioned in 1410, although it was...

, Bosnia and Herzegovina

Bosnia and Herzegovina

Bosnia and Herzegovina , sometimes called Bosnia-Herzegovina or simply Bosnia, is a country in Southern Europe, on the Balkan Peninsula. Bordered by Croatia to the north, west and south, Serbia to the east, and Montenegro to the southeast, Bosnia and Herzegovina is almost landlocked, except for the...

, usually starts on August 2 and lasts for about six days. Its main objective is to become a traditional cultural event which will open the doors of Zvornik for recognized cultural values.

The festival was first held in August 2001 as a local event and until now (2008) it grew up to one of to biggest festivals on the Balkans

Balkans

The Balkans is a geopolitical and cultural region of southeastern Europe...

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In 2007, famous singers such as Neda Ukraden

Neda Ukraden

Neda Ukraden is a famous Serbian pop-folk singer across all of the former Yugoslavia, whose professional career stretches back over 30 years. She sings in the ijekavian form of the Serbo-Croatian language....

 and Sandi Cenov

Sandi Cenov

Aleksandar "Sandi" Cenov, also known simply as Sandi, is Croatian pop singer who was popular in early 1990s. His first album was released in 1992.In the 2005 elections for Zagreb City Assembly he was one of the candidates on the list of Tatjana Holjevac....

 participated, but in 2008 this festival managed to feature some of the most notable stars from former Yugoslavia

Yugoslavia

Yugoslavia refers to three political entities that existed successively on the western part of the Balkans during most of the 20th century....

, like Zeljko Joksimovic

Željko Joksimovic

Željko Joksimović or often credited Zeljko Joksimovic is a popular Serbian singer, songwriter and producer. He is also well known in Bulgaria, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Montenegro, Macedonia, Croatia, Slovenia, Greece, Germany, Austria and other European countries...

, Hari Mata Hari

Hari Mata Hari

Hari Mata Hari is a popular music band from Bosnia and Herzegovina. Hari Mata Hari is the stage name for the singer Hajrudin "Hari" Varešanović. The group originated from the city of Sarajevo, the capital of Bosnia and Herzegovina. The group has performed over 1,000 concerts and sold 5,000,000...

, Van Gogh, Marinko Rokvic

Marinko Rokvic

Marinko Rokvić is a Bosnian Serb folk singer, born in Bosanski Petrovac, popular in Serbia and Bosnia and Herzegovina...

 and others.

Music is not the only thing that this fest offers, there is also a regatta

Regatta

A regatta is a series of boat races. The term typically describes racing events of rowed or sailed water craft, although some powerboat race series are also called regattas...

 on the river Drina

Drina

The Drina is a 346 kilometer long river, which forms most of the border between Bosnia and Herzegovina and Serbia. It is the longest tributary of the Sava River and the longest karst river in the Dinaric Alps which belongs to the Danube river watershed...

, a fun marathon and many cultural events and competitions during day and night.