The wonder of Serbia. Closer than you think.

"The Bunjevac harvest thanksgiving custom of Dužijanca, in which the last sheaf of wheat is woven into a wreath and carried to church in a procession of participants in traditional costume and flower-decked carriages, celebrated in the village of Bajmok near Subotica."

Dužijanca u Bajmoku

"Serbia's national violin gathering takes place in the small Šumadija village of Pranjani, where master fiddlers and young contest players compete across three days in a tradition rooted in the region's rich folk-music heritage."

Sabor violi​nista Srbije

"A three-day wine ball in the small southern Serbian town of Vlasotince, where the best local wines and winemakers are judged alongside folk song contests, a wine-queen pageant and the spirited tradition of swimming for a wine barrel."

Vinski bal

"Every August in plum-growing country, more than fifty producers and distillers gather at this three-day fair in the small Toplica town of Blace to celebrate the Serbian plum in every form, from fresh fruit to slivovitz."

Šljivijada

"One of Serbia's oldest wine-harvest festivals, held since 1930 in the small baroque town of Sremski Karlovci, filling its pedestrian streets with Bermet wine, grilled sausages, folk music and decorated carnival floats each autumn."

Grožđebal

"In the picture-perfect old village of Mrčajevci, teams slow-cook wedding cabbage in clay pots over open fires to compete for the title of Serbia's finest svadbarski kupus, surrounded by folk concerts and agricultural displays."

Kupusijada

"Founded in 1933 and held in the birthplace village of language reformer Vuk Karadžić, this is Serbia's oldest cultural gathering, drawing scholars, folk dancers and storytellers to a weekend of Serbian language celebration and living heritage."

Vukov sabor

"Serbia's most celebrated grape-harvest festival, held since 1962 beneath the royal Oplenac hill in the small wine town of Topola, where local winemakers parade their harvest alongside folk troupes and traditional Šumadija costumes."

Oplenačka berba

"A long-established saint's-day fair held in this small Morava valley market town, combining livestock trade, folk goods and street entertainment on the feast of Sts Peter and Paul."

Petrovački vašar

"A blueberry harvest celebration in one of Serbia's smallest and most remote mountain villages on the southern slopes of Vlasina plateau, showcasing wild-gathered berries, local produce and folk customs."

Dani borovnice

"A Pannonian village maize festival held on the last Sunday of July in the fertile flatlands of South Banat, celebrating the corn harvest with cooking contests, folk music and rural craft displays."

Dani kukuruza

"A traditional outdoor gathering at the Točak excursion site marking the feast of Ognjena Marija (Fiery Mary), with exhibitions of traditional foods, folk songs and a celebration of this Braničevo village's water-spring customs."

Sa izvora bistre vode

"Running since 2006 at the Pastirište sports ground in Svrljig, this sabor of healthy food and village crafts centres on belmuž, a traditional shepherd's polenta made with sheep's cheese, served alongside folk music and old-craft demonstrations."

Belmužijada

"Held in Novo Miloševo's village park during the Sveti Ilija patron-day feast, this beloved Banat tradition sees bakers compete with the most extravagant sweet and savoury strudel variants in the region."

Štrudlijada

"A village patron-saint gathering in Brzan near Batočina on the feast of St Elijah (Ilindan), combining an outdoor goulash cook-off with folk dancing and the communal rituals of a traditional Serbian slava sabor."

Gulašijada - Sabor Sveti prorok Ilija

"A three-day accordion gathering set in the spa village of Sokobanja where players from across Serbia and the region compete and perform traditional folk music in an intimate Balkan hill-town atmosphere."

Harmonikaški skup u Sokobanji

"A cross-border folk and arts gathering in the tiny Vojvodina village of Orom, dedicated to erasing internal and national borders through community music, dance and shared tradition."

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