Belmužijada
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.
Cottages, B&Bs and hotels near Svrljig, Southern Serbia.
Some stay links are affiliate links. More
Add the free Villagly badge to your own website. It shows visitors you are listed with us and links them straight back to this page.
Get the free badge →Event details come from organisers and can change. Please check with the organiser before you travel.
"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
"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 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
"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
"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
"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 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