Fašinada
Since 1452, the men of Perast have rowed decorated boats out to the man-made island of Our Lady of the Rocks at sunset on 22 July, casting stones into the bay to keep the island growing, in a custom officially inscribed on Montenegro's intangible cultural heritage list.
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"Kotor's old-town waterfront fills at dusk for this lantern-lit parade of individually decorated boats competing on the bay, a distinctly Boka maritime tradition accompanied by live music and communal celebration."
Bokeljska noć
"Every summer's end, the small Adriatic fishing town of Petrovac celebrates with free fish and wine on the seafront, folk concerts, and fireworks over its pine-fringed bay."
Petrovačka Noć
"A multi-day celebration of jazz and blues set on the waterfront of one of the Adriatic coast's most intimate small-pebble beach towns, mixing local and international musicians in the warm open air of the early Montenegrin autumn."
Petrovac Jazz Fest
"Held on Herceg Novi's Music Square since 2017, this klapa festival gathers a cappella ensembles from across the Adriatic region for an evening of traditional maritime harmony rooted in the centuries-old singing traditions of Boka Bay and the Dalmatian coast."
Međunarodni Festival Klapa Herceg Novi
"The small bayside village of Stoliv, famous for its camellia tradition, turns out each autumn for a free chestnut-harvest feast combining local wine, open-fire roasting and a woodland hike through the terraced hillside above the Bay of Kotor."
Stoliv Kestenjijada
"Held every November since 2006 in the tiny bay-shore village of Stoliv, this fortnight-long chestnut harvest festival sees local households serve grilled fish, freshly pressed olives and every possible chestnut delicacy beneath the century-old chestnut groves that once reached to the sea."
Kostanijada