Pirin Folk
/september/

Each year Sandanski hosts the Pirin folk Festival.

Balkan Youth Festival
/september/

BALKAN YOUTH FESTIVAL “THE BALKAN YOUTH”, Sandanski, Bulgaria. BYF is the biggest international youth event in South-East Europe and every year it is organized by youngsters. The main goal of the BYF is: to assist young people from Bulgaria, and the Balkan and European states in the achievement of their aspirations to get to know each other, to exchange information, to expand the network of contacts in various fields related to their interests and problems, skills, and opportunities for participation and collaboration.