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Festival of the Serbian Fiction Film
2012-10-18 - 2012-10-21 | Belgrade Youth Center and Yugoslav Film Archive, Belgrade, Serbia
A unique manifestation in Serbia dedicated to filmmaking in the genre of fantasy, science fiction and horror films – Festival of Serbian Fiction Film is being held this fall from the 18th till the 21st of October at the Belgrade Youth Center and the Yugoslav Film Archives.
This year’s 7th FSFF under the slogan “Apocalypse Now” will feature the latest film achievements of local artists as well as artists from the region and beyond.
The festival includes competitive and regular screening program. The competition part of the festival will include also the films of authors from the exYU region while the review is a part of the festival where fans of such films will have the opportunity to see notable works of foreign authors.

The 8th Kids Fest
2012-10-15 - 2012-10-21 | Unnamed Venue, Belgrade, Novi Sad, Kragujevac, Niš , Serbia
The 8th Kids Fest – Children’s Film Festival is taking place from October 15th till October 21st in Belgrade, Novi Sad, Kragujevac, Niš and other bigger cities around Serbia where kids and their parents will have the opportunity to see the latest films from around the world.
This year the Kids Fest includes films from France, Spain, Denmark, Germany, Norway, Sweden, Czech Republic and Holland, among which are 3D films, selection of films from different international kids film festivals, as well as numerous documentary films about interesting topics.
Among others, kids will have the opportunity to see films „Benny’s coming home“, „Story about a dolphin dreamer”, “Rubber Tarzan 3D”, “War of buttons”, “Secret of the crocodile house”, and many others.
Beside interesting films visitors of the Kids Fest will get numerous gifts, participate in exciting workshops and games.
This year’s Kids Fest is being held in cinemas Cineplexx Delta City, Kolosej, Roda Cineplexx and in the Hall of Dom sindikata in Belgrade, at the cinema Arena Cineplexx in Novi Sad, at the cinema Cineplexx Kragujevac Plaza in Kragujevac and at the cinema Vilin grad in Niš.

"Feast of Love" ballet in Madlenianum
2012-10-14 19:00 - 21:00 (Europe/Belgrade) | Madlenianum, Zemun,Beograd, Serbia
The ballet performance “Feast of Love” is being played on October 14th at half past 7 pm at the Madlenianum scene. Award winning play that won the hearts of the audience in Shanghai and China, “Feast of Love” is finally available to the Belgrade audience at a special offer and 50% of discount.
“Feast of Love” is a modern love story that is realized trough expression of modern dancing and music that enchants with its energy.
The ballet was inspired by Teodora Sujić’s novel “Capsella bursa pastoris”, which imposed as an inevitable and eternal love poem, after a series of choreographic research.
Directing, choreography and set design for the “Feast of Love” was done by Aleksandar Ilic. Leading roles are played by Milan Rus, T. Pingović, I. Kozomara, Ana Ivančević, Smiljana Stokić, Tijana Sebez and Nina Raca. Aleksandra Radonjic is the vocal and Emilia Tairova is the pianist.
The ticket price is 500 RSD, and for the students, high school students, pensioners and disabled the ticket price is 300 RSD.

The Oplenac Grape Harvest
2012-10-12 - 2012-10-14 | Unnamed Venue, Topola, Serbia
In the heart of Šumadija lies Topola at the foothill of Oplenac, the home of the famous manifestation “The Oplenac Grape Harvest” organized each October in honor of grape, wine, vineyards and diligent winemakers, that this year is being organized for the 49th time from October 12th till October 14th.
Since 1958 the Oplenac Grape Harvest has been organized traditionally each year in the central streets of Topola, soon to be accompanied by the manifestation Sabor of Serbian folk art that this year is celebrating the 40th anniversary.
During three days these significant manifestations will occupy the center of Topola, from the Wine Square, Wine Street all the way to Karadjordje’s town at Oplenac, while numerous visitors will enjoy the famous Šumadija hospitality, savory specialties of traditional cuisine and grape and wine tasting.
The Oplenac Grape Harvest is followed by numerous side manifestations such as the competition in wine and rakija tasting, agricultural, fruit and vegetable exhibitions, as well as different cultural and art manifestations aiming to preserve rich cultural tradition and local customs.
Surely the most significant is Sabor of Serbian folk art that has been organized every year since 1972 at the same time as the Oplenac Harvest. The Exhibition of traditional arts and crafts is not to be missed, and if you’re looking for a great atmosphere you’ll surely find it at the International festival “The First Accordion of Serbia“.
And after a great feast and a glass of “Royal wine” discover the rich history of this region.

The 44th BEMUS
2012-10-11 08:00 - 2012-10-21 20:00 | Unnamed Venue, Belgrade, Serbia
The 44th Belgrade Music Festival is being organized from October 11th till October 21st on several locations in Belgrade, under the slogan “The Siege of Belgrade”, with guest performances of numerous renowned soloist musicians and orchestras, while the significance and necessity of the Bemus and similar festivals will be discussed at the conference of regional festival representatives, representatives of the European Festival Association and the European Commission.
The manifestation will be opened on October 11th by the “No Borders Orchestra” led by the conductor Premil Petrović and the solo pianist Simon Trpčeski.
A series of concerts is taking place at the Ilija M. Kolarac Foundation, so October 13th is reserved for the concert of the pianist Aleksandar Madžar who will perform all six Bach partitas for the piano, while the French ensemble “Les art Florison” will perform the cantatas by Marc-Antoine Charpentier on October 14th.
The St. George Strings and the Ensemble for New Music “Construction Site” will be performing a composition for trio and chamber string ensemble of Srdjan Hofman on October 15th.
On the next day visitors of the Bemus will enjoy the attractive program prepared by the LP Duo (Sonja Lončar and Andrija Pavlović), Stencil Duo (Hans-Peter Stencil and Fokker Stencil) and the Belgrade String Orchestra “Dušan Skovran”.
The Bemus audience will also have the unique opportunity to hear once again, and for the first time at Bemus, the legendary Paco de Lucia.
The entire program of the 44th Bemus is about to be published, and the tickets for scheduled concerts can already be purchased.

The 21st Festival of Ethnological Film
2012-10-11 - 2012-10-15 | Unnamed Venue, Belgrade, Serbia
The 21st International Festival of Ethnological Film is taking place from October 11th till October 15th, organized by the Ethnographic museum in Belgrade, and on that occasion visitors can see the latest ethnographic and anthropological films.
Traditionally, the festival will present films in two categories – 21 film in the competition part, as well as 15 films in the informative section. Expert jury chose films from 25 countries that will present the latest trends and current topics in the field of ethnological film.
Three domestic films: Mile sa Ade (Mile of Ada), Central and The Balkan Diary: Bulgaria, will be presented in the competition part of the program.
Upon completion of the competition part of the festival awards for the best local film, for best foreign film, as well as the Grand Prix Dragoslav Antonijević for best film will be awarded.
During the festival, the audience will have the opportunity to see retrospective of films with appearances of a number of distinguished guests, and to attend a series of workshops and lectures.

Pumpkin Days
2012-10-11 - 2012-10-14 | Unnamed Venue, Kikinda, Serbia
The manifestation Pumpkin Days is taking place this year for the 27th time in honor of chunky pumpkin from October 11th till October 14th in Kikinda.
Traditionally the central event of the manifestation is the competition for the heaviest and the longest pumpkin that is taking place on Saturday, October 13th, starting at 4 p.m.
Faithfull visitors of the Pumpkin Days are looking forward to “Banatski fruštuk” (Banat style breakfast) – competition in preparation of traditional breakfast where gastronomic specialties of Kikinda and Banat will fill the tables, while the professional chefs will compete in preparation of different pumpkin dishes.
The youngest ones will enjoy different activities such as carnival, making pumpkin masks and costumes, “Pumpkin games” – relay race with a pumpkin, competition in fast eating of pumpkin seeds.
Evenings are reserved for great music and entertaining program with the performances of the biggest music stars – Vlado Georgijev, who is performing on Saturday, the band Zemlja Gruva, performing on Sunday, while the young star Ana Bebić is holding a concert on Friday.

"North Fairy Tale" ballet in Madlenianum
2012-10-08 19:00 - 21:00 | Madlenianum, Belgrade, Serbia
Ballet “North Fairy Tale”, directed by Staša Zurovac and made on the music of Edvard Grieg, which was composed to Henrik Ibzen’s play “Peer Gynt”, opens the new season in Madlenianum opera and theater on October 8th.
The Madlenianum opera scene will present a fairly tale interpretation of eternal love and self-knowledge, accompanied by love, suffering and awaiting of the beloved one. Ibsen’s drama and Grieg’s music follow Peer Gynt’s, the leading character’s path of growing up and self-discovery, through numerous unusual situations, landscapes, encounters with people, leading him to the moment of maturity.
The leading roles are played by ballet dancers Miloš Marjan as Peer Gynt, Bojana Žegarac as Solveig, Olga Olćan as Anitra, Sanja Ninkovic as Ingrid, Danica Arapović as Mother Ase.
Vocal soloists are Nenad Nenić, baritone, Tanja Obrenovic, mezzo-soprano and Jasmina Stojković, the soprano in the vocal role of Solveig.
The Madlenianum orkrestar, under the baton of maestro Stanko Jovanović is performing the outstanding Greig’s symphonic music, composed for Henrik Ibsen’s drama with the same name.

John Paul Keth in Gun Club
2012-10-07 21:00 - 23:00 | Klub Gun, Belgrade
American alternative musician John Paul Keith performs on October the 7 th in Belgrade’s Gun Club. A day earlier, Keith will perform in “Mojo” Club, in Senta.
American rocker will present the Belgrade audience with his second album titled “The Man That Time Forgot,” which was released last summer.
During his career, John Paul Keith has founded numerous bands. This last album is, however, signed only by his own name.
With the band “Viceroys” (V-Roys), he began his career in the 90’s in Knoxville. Those days did not last long and Keith moved to Nashville where he formed the band called “Nevers” with whom he recorded an album that has never been released to the market.
After a while, he established a new band called “Stateside” which became Ryan Adams’ touring band.
Keith later to Memphis, where he formed “The One Four Fives” in 2007 , and two years later, they released a fantastic debut album “Spills And Thrills”.
The peak of Keith’s career so far is the album “The Man That Time Forgot”, in which he put all his experience of years working and playing with a number of bands.

Evening of Real Aikido
2012-10-06 17:00 - 20:00 | Sava Centar, Belgrade, Serbia
The Great Hall of the Sava Centar will host masters of Real Aikido on October 6th at the manifestation the Evening of Real Aikido, when numerous exercises will be presented in order to promote this sport.
During this manifestation numerous top class masters from our country and abroad will try to describe the charm of this martial art to all visitors through a series of lectures. Real Aikido is an authentic martial art created in Serbia, and since 2003 it has been officially recognized as a martial art and sport.
Today 190 clubs and sections from 25 countries around the world are united as a part of the World Center of Real Aikido that was founded in 1993.

75 years of RTS Symphony Orchestra
2012-10-03 20:00 - 23:00 | Sava Centar, Belgrade, Serbia
The 75th anniversary of the founding of the RTS Symphony Orchestra, one of the most significant music institutions in the country, is being celebrated with a concert in the Great Hall of Sava Centar on October 3rd, at 20.00 hours.
On this occasion more than 100 members of the RTS Symphony Orchestra led by maestro Bojan Suđić will perform in front of the audience in Sava Center with the premiere of the Seventh Symphony, better known as the Leningrad Symphony, by Dmitri Dmitrievich Shostakovich, one of the most significant Russian composers of the 20th century.
Since the founding of the Orchestra and the first concert at Kolarac in 1937, the RTS Symphony Orchestra has had some significant cooperation with numerous world renowned conductors and soloist musicians, and it can also boast with numerous significant world concert tours.

Balkanima 2012
2012-10-02 08:00 - 2012-10-06 17:00 | Student’s City Cultural Center, Belgrade, Serbia
The 9th Balkanima, European Festival of Animated Film, is being organized from October 2nd till October 6th in the Student’s City Cultural Center in Belgrade, and this year’s guest country is the Czech Republic.
This year’s Festival will gather prominent authors of animated films, students of animation and their professors from Serbia and numerous European countries.
Audience will have the opportunity to see some of the best European animated films, and the festival includes 4 main competition programs and 4 programs of student films, as well as 2 panoramas of European film.
In honor of the guest country, 2 programs of films by Czech authors will be presented, and the main festival exhibition is dedicated to the works of the Czech author Jiri Trnka.
The side program includes films by the Norwegian animator of puppet films Ivo Caprino, and visitors will have the opportunity to see the multimedia installation “I the artist” by Marija Ilić.
A detailed program of the festival will be announced shortly.

The Public Competition of the "Omladina" Festival
2012-10-01 17:00 - 2012-10-15 22:00 | Unnamed Venue, Subotica, Serbia
A new chance for the young, after 20 years! A once legendary festival “Omladina” (Youth) in Subotica is back in the spotlight this year, and it has announced a public competition for the new and original works by composers and songwriters from Serbia and the region.
The competing authors must be 27 years or younger.
A manifestation in which a number of the most famous bands and singers from the entire former Yugoslavia have started their careers shall be held on the 8th of December with TV and radio broadcast, and all the authors of the selected compositions will have the oportunity to perform in the festival.
The authors of the songs performed in the festival shall be awarded with 15.000 dinars, while the winners of The Award of the Jury and The Audience Award shall get 120.000 dinars as well.
Beside that, the organisers guarantee the authors and performers of the selected compositions the publishing of the songs on a CD, program catalogue, poster and the rest of the festival’s press material.
Compositions sent to the competition must not be previously published or publicly performed.
The competition is open until the 1st of October, and the final list will be announced by the 15th of October on the festival’s web site.
Compositions can be sent by post or by mail, and the more detailed conditions of the competition can be found on the www.festivalomladina.com website.

Joy of Europe 2012
2012-10-01 11:00 - 2012-10-05 20:00 | Unnamed Venue, Belgrade, Serbia
The traditional manifestation of children’s creativity, “Joy of Europe”, is being held in Belgrade from 1st to 5 th October, for the 43rd time. This year’s theme of the event is in the verses by Duško Radović: “Let the streams flow into the rivers wide, allow the tributaries to develop left and right”.
During the five days of the largest and the oldest children’s event in the country, kids from all over Europe will have a chance to meet, hang out and presents themselves through various forms of artistic expression.
The program involves art schools, cultural centers, clubs, associations and groups. Almost all European countries have had their young ones participating in the event. During the festival, they are staying with the families of the kids of the same age from Belgrade schools.
On the first day of the festival, the program starts at 11:30h with the projections of animated movies for kids in the Children’s Cultural Center of Belgrade (DKCB), followed by the exhibition of children’s art works. In the afternoon, the Carnival parade will go from the Republic Square to the Kalemegdan fortress. The festival officially opens in the Kalemegdan park.
On the second day of the event, four concerts will be held in the great hall of the DKCB.
The third festival day begins with the “Captain John Peoplefoks” play for kids at 11h, followed by the children’s party at 18h. The penultimate day of the festival is of the entertaining and recreational type, and it starts at 10h at Ada Ciganlija.
“Joy of Europe” finishes at October the 5th, with a big concert in the Sava Center, starting at 20 h.

The Third Iraqi Cultural Week in Belgrade
2012-10-01 08:00 - 2012-10-05 20:00 | Unnamed Venue, Belgrade
The Embassy of the Republic of Iraq in Belgrade is organizing “The Third Iraqi Cultural Week” from the 1st till the 5th of October. Painters, film makers and musicians from Iraq will present the Iraqi culture at several locations throughout the city in order to bring closer their culture to the citizens of Belgrade.
The opening ceremony is taking place at Sava Center, on October 1st, starting at 8PM, with the performances of dance companies and musicians, and followed by a fashion show of the famous Iraqi fashion company.
The next day Mohammed al Daradji’s documentary film “In my mother’s arms” will be shown in the Cinematheque, starting at 8PM.
The exhibition by the Iraqi artist Riyadh al Apricot is being opened on October 3rd, at 8PM in the Central Hall of Serbian Army, followed by the concert of Selim Salim accompanied by the Army orchestra.
The folklore ensemble “Basra” is performing on October 4th, at 8PM, at the same premises.
The Third Iraqi Cultural Week will be closed with a performance of the ensemble “Munir Bashir” at 8PM, followed by the ceremony when honors and gifts will be awarded.

The 26th Memorial Nadežda Petrović
2012-09-29 09:00 - 2012-11-05 20:00 | Umetnička galerija „Nadežda Petrović”, Čačak, Serbia
The oldest and one of the most significant art manifestations in the country and the region, the Memorial Nadežda Petrović, is being organized for the 26th time from September 29th till November 5th in Čačak, under the slogan “The Big Sleep”.
After five decades of its existence, the Memorial dedicated to one of our most significant women painters continues to present the actual art scene with guest exhibitions of numerous renowned artists from around the world and the country.
This year’s Memorial will host prominent artists such as Todd Ayong and Martha Rosler from the United States, Johan Grimonprez from Belgium, the group Claire Fontaine from France, as well as numerous artists from Serbia – Mrdjan Bajić, Jelena Marković, Danilo Prnjat, Nevena Hadži-Jovančić and Ivan Šiljak, groupes Treći Beograd (Third Belgrade) and Škart.
Numerous art workshops will be held during the Memorial, and all visitors will have the opportunity to see exhibitions of these renowned artists.
The Memorial is being organized by the Art Gallery “Nadežda Petrović” and the City of Čačak.

European Bat Night
2012-09-29 | Kalemegdan, Belgrade, Serbia
The European Bat Night is being held on Saturday, September 29th, near the Gallery of the Natural History Museum at Kalemegdan.
Citizens will have the opportunity to get familiar with characteristics of these animals, learn about their relationship with humans and find out how true the stories about their supernatural characteristics are.
This year significantly higher number of bats appeared in Belgrade, but people don’t know that actually they are a protected natural rarity. People generally fear them, which is why this event is an ideal opportunity to change the unfairly poor image people have about these mammals.
European Bats Night Initiative was created under the Agreement on the Conservation of European Bats (1991), which is a part of the international Convention on the Conservation of Migratory Species of Wild Animals (Bonn Convention, which in Serbia entered into force on March 1st, 2008).

Sremski Karlovci Grape Harvest, Groždjebal 2012
2012-09-28 - 2012-09-30 | Unnamed Venue, Sremski Karlovci, Serbia
This year’s Grožđebal (GrapeBall) in Sremski Karlovci is being held from 28th till 30th of September. Visitors will have the opportunity to buy all sorts of grapes, wines and authentic souvenirs, as well as enjoy the rich cultural and entertaining program.
After the parade and concert of pipers from Sebia, Bulgaria and Macedonia, performing on Friday at 7PM, an artistic ensemble “Stanislav Binički” opens the “Karlovac vintage 2012” at 8PM. On the same evening, we’ll see the performances of the „Tamburitza players of Vojvodina“ (a string orchestra) and the „Niagara“ band.
Saturday brings joy to the youngest because the children’s plays “Brave tiger”, and “Doctor Enciclopedius” as wll as magicians and clowns performing “A thousand wonders” will be on dispay on the city square.
At 4PM the “Brankovo kolo” club performs, and in the evening Ksenija Mijatovic and the stars of the “First Voice of Serbia” shall step on the stage, and the concert of the „Love Hunters“ band begins fifteen minutes after the midnight.
The final day of the event also begins with theater performances for children, and the kids’ music festival “Licidersko srce” (Licider heart) is being held at 4PM.
The concerts start at 8:30PM. “Plavi ptičić” (The Blue Bird) and Gabor Lengyel Retro Party Band will perform followed by the famous ex-YU rock star Dado Topić.
“Karlovac vintage” is an event that followed the tradition of a folk ceremony that celebrated the beginning of the grape harvest. This event was restored in 1992 after a 20-year break, and is being held on the last weekend of September or the first weekend of Оctober ever since.

One Love Jamaica
2012-09-28 - 2012-09-29 | Unnamed Venue, Belgrade, Serbia
Celebrating the 50th anniversary of Jamaica’s independence, the Belgrade Youth Center (Dom Omladine) is presenting a program named “One love Jamaica”.
A film about Bob Marley is being shown on the 28th and the 29th of October, and a Jamaican singer Ras Abraham and the Serbian Del Arno band will perform in the musical part.
The „ Bob Marley- Legend“ film is being shown on Friday at 8PM in the Great Hall of the Belgrade Youth Center. The film, starring Bob Marley and Esther Аnderson Jamaican, is directed by Esther Anderson and Gian Godoy.
It shows the formation of a music legend through intimate scenes shot in 1970. The author of the film and one of the lead roles holder skillfully builds an a connection between Reggae and Rasta music launching an international career and the recognizable image of Bob Marley and the Wailers.
This is the official film of the commemoration of Bob Marley’s death worldwide. Last year in London it had the world premiere.
Esther Anderson is a multi-talented artist from Jamaica who in the sixties participated in the development of “Island Records”, the record company that launched the music of Bob Marley and the Wailers, Mili Small, Jimmy Cliff and many others. Esther is the author of the most famous photography of Bob Marley .
In the „Americana“ hall on September the 29th, the Jamaican reggae artist Ras Abraham performs. The musician currently living in Germany is the creator of the famous reggae anthem “Johnny too bad. He has performed with the Wailers, Peter Tosh, Sly Dunbar.
At 10:30PM, The Serbian “Del Arno Band ” goes on the stage. They are the pioneers of Reggae music in our country.
Ticket price for the screening of the film is 100 RSD, while a ticket for both concerts costs 500 RSD.

International Comics Salon
2012-09-27 - 2012-09-30 | Unnamed Venue, Belgrade, Serbia
The 10th International Comics Salon is being held from September 27th till September 30th in Belgrade on several locations with numerous guests from Serbia and abroad.
Like every year, this year’s salon combines competitive and rich festival program, with comics and illustration workshops, comic exchange, lectures by prominent cartoonists, meetings with special guests, presentation of publishers, as well as numerous exhibitions of winning authors.
Guests of this year’s Salon are Roberto Diso (Italy), Sylvain Cordurié (France), Dražen Kovačević (Serbia), Leonid Pilipović (Serbia), Živorad Radivojević (Serbia), Vladimir Krstić Laci (Serbia), Antonio Altarriba (Spain) guest of the Instituto Cervantes Belgrade , Andriana Ružić (Serbia) and Zoran Djukanović (Serbia).
Ceremonial opening of the exhibition of awarded works is scheduled for Thursday, September 27th, at 7 pm, followed by a gala awards ceremony.

European Day of Languages
2012-09-26 | Progres Gallery, Belgrade, Serbia
On the occasion of the European Day of Languages a series of manifestations is taking place on September 26th in the Gallery “Progres”, Knez Mihailova St. 27, with the aim to promote over 6,000 languages spoken worldwide.
On that occasion numerous activities for children, TV and radio programs, language lessons and conferences will be organized, all with the aim to promote language learning and to alert the public to the importance the rich linguistic and cultural diversity of Europe.
The European Day of Languages has been celebrated since the European Year of Languages in 2001, when the Council of Europe declared a European Day of Languages to be celebrated on 26th of September each year. Since then it has been organized in 47 member countries of the Council of Europe.
This year’s European Day of Languages is being organized by the Council of Europe Office in Belgrade and Owen Owen Languages and Services from Belgrade.

The 53rd October salon
2012-09-22 - 2012-11-05 | Unnamed Venue, Belgrade, Serbia
October Salon, the biggest international exhibition of contemporary art in Serbia, is being organized for the 53rd time from October 22nd till November 4th under the slogan Good Life, Physical narratives / spatial imagination, in the ex building of the Institute of Geodesy in Karadjordjeva street, 48.
Around 40 artists from Finland, Germany, Sweden, Slovakia, Turkey, Bulgaria, Croatia, Estonia, the Netherlands, Great Britain and Serbia are taking part in this year’s October Salon.
Their works will present a fusion of different arts – sculptures, installations, films, paintings, photographs, stories, essays, interviews, comic books, documents, research projects, public discussions and art interventions, as well as an entire parliament.
This year’s location of the Salon is the ex building of the Institute of Geodesy in Karadjordjeva street, number 48. One of the most beautiful and yet one of the most neglected historic buildings in Belgrade was built in 1907, according to the plans of architects Andra Stevanović and Nikola Nestorović, in the spirit of eclecticism with elements of Neo-Baroque and Art Nouveau.

Family Fair in Belgrade
2012-09-22 - 2012-09-23 | Plateau in front of the Ušće Shopping Center, Belgrade, Serbia
The 4th Family Fair under the slogan “Your child’s best friend” is taking place at the plateau in front of the Ušće Shopping Center on September 22nd and 23rd from 10.00 to 20.00, expecting the large number of kids and their parents.
In order to highlight the importance of encouraging and supporting young couples to decide for the parenting and extension of the family, the organizers of the Family Fair have traditionally prepared rich program, and all visitors will have the opportunity to ask questions to top experts in pediatrics and child psychology.
Exciting program of creative and educational workshops, quizzes, games, theatre plays, karaoke, pageants and a lot more has been prepared for our youngsters and their parents.
This significant manifestation is supported by the Municipality of New Belgrade, the Children’s Cultural Center and the Secretariat for Child Protection.

Belgrade Flower Festival 2012
2012-09-22 - 2012-09-23 | Unnamed Venue, Belgrade, Serbia
The Third Belgrade Flower Festival is being held on September 22-23 in the Manjež park, and its goal is to stimulate and inspire the initiatives and ideas for a better life in a more green and beautiful and Belgrade.
The seven zones of the festival – osVRT, VRT VRTova, VRTeška, VRToglavica, VRTlog, izVRTanje and VRTić (vrt – eng. garden) – will host the works of a number of participants inspired by nature, flowers, environment and modern ecological concepts of urban design.
The festival has its music program, so in the afternoon the visitors will be able to dance tango, watch the acrobatics of Cirkusfera (Circusphere) and listen to the „Horkestar“ and „Shpiritus Movensin“ in the VRTlog zone.
Moreover, they will be able to enjoy some visual arts as well: the exhibitions of “Teratorija” Colony and some moving pictures on the big screen.
The festival also provides an oportunity for recreation, relaxation and enjoying a variety of scents and flavors – from coffee to spices.
The special emphasis on the Flower festival is the educational program in ecology, landscape architecture, horticulture, organic farming and urban development, and there will also be some creative workshops for children.

Van Gogh, concert
2012-09-22 | Bojčin Forest, Summer Stage, Surčin,Belgrade, Serbia
Legends of Serbian rock music, the band Van Gogh is performing live on September 22nd, at 19.30, on the Summer Stage within the Festival Bojčin Summer in Surčin.
At the very end of this year’s Festival Bojčin Summer, Van Gogh led by the front man Zvonimir Djukić Djule, will treat us with a true spectacle for all fans of Serbian rock music.
Belgrade’s legends need no introduction. After the 25th anniversary (2011), successful tour in Canada & USA, and MTV Adria award for the Best Adriatic Act (2007), the band is continuing the tradition of great sound.
“Bojčinsko leto” (Bojčin Summer) festival is opened on the Summer stage in Bojčin forest. The Festival will run until September 23rd and will have 43 programs, on Saturdays and Sundays. Program will include all kinds of musical performances, from classical to pop, rock, ethnic music, theater plays by various Belgrade theaters and theaters from around Serbia.

IL DIVO, concert
2012-09-22 | Kombank Arena, Belgrade, Serbia
Spectacular classic-pop quartet IL DIVO will hold the second concert in front of the Belgrade audience on September 22nd at 20.00, in Kombank Arena in Belgrade, promoting their latest album “Wicked Game”.
The sensational music and scene performance and brilliant operatic versions of the popular pop hits guarantee an unforgettable concert evening in the Kombank Arena, and the Belgrade audience is anticipating the performance of this outstanding quartet.
After six years of staggering success, over 26 million of sold albums and 150 golden and platinum disks, Swiss tenor Urs Buhler, baritone Carlos Marin from Spain, French pop singer Sebastien Izambard and tenor David Miller from the United States, are presenting their fifth studio album “Wicked Game”, titled after the title track and the version of the song by Chris Issak.
The album “Wicked Game” includes also the song “Crying” by Roy Orbison, the adaptation of the composition “Adagio for Strings” by Samuel Barber titled “Dove L’Amore”, as well as the version of the song “Time to Say Goodbye”.

As a part of this year’s tour, IL DIVO will hold concerts in Austria, Czech Republic, Hungary, Slovenia, Croatia and Serbia.
The Belgrade concert is on September 22nd, and the tickets can be purchased at the prices of 3,900, 4,500, 4,900, 5,000, 5,500, 5,900, 7,900 and 9,900 RSD and can be found at ticket offices of Kombank Arena, Bilet Center Belgrade, Eventim points of sale, Shopping Center Ušće, and on-line: www.kombankarena.com, www.eventim.rs.

European Heritage Days 2012
2012-09-22 | Unnamed Venue, Kraljevo, Serbia
“Gift giving and endowments in Serbia” is the theme of this year’s European Heritage Days in Serbia, and its central event is being held on the 22nd of September in Kraljevo.
The goal of this year’s theme is to draw attention to a somewhat neglected tradition in Serbia – giving for the welfare of the people and homeland.
Kraljevo is not randomly selected to host this year’s central event, because it is a city in the area in which the roots of the Serbian endowment tradition can be traced, but also the oldest endowments in Serbia: the Studenica monastery, Stefan Nemanja’s endowment built in 1190, as well as Gradac and Žiča monasteries.
The event’s program in Kraljevo will present a rich endowment tradition in this area: from the medieval monuments of exceptional spiritual, historical, architectural and artistic value, through the endowments of the 19th and the early 20 century, to the most recent examples of donations, like the Legacy of Olivera Radojković Čolovic (bequesting her family house and a collection of paintings she has proved that the noble endowment tradition still lives).
The continuing of these noble traditions contributes to the presentation, spreading and preservation of national cultural values as well as the development of Serbian culture in Europe.
European Heritage Days are a great European manifestation that each September presents the heritage as a common cultural inheritance of the peoples of Europe, the diversity of their cultures, traditions and customs. In Serbia, it is held since 2002 and represents a kind of a holiday of culture and tourism.

Zrenjanin Beer days 2012
2012-09-22 | Unnamed Venue, Zrenjanin, Serbia
This year’s Zrenjanin Beer Days are being held from the 20th to 23th of September. For the 27 th time, this event will bring joy to beer and fun lovers, and the organizers promise yet another great festival with performances of famous bands from Serbia and the entire region.
On the main stage, located on Žitni Square, the “Tribute Bend”, “Galija” and “Kameleon band” will perform on the first night.
On Friday, at the same location, we’ll see a local band called “Raskršće”, and the performances of the Croation star Goran Karan and his Vagabundo band will follow, as well as the performances of the „Ego“ „tamburitza“ orchestra.
On the third day of the Festival, the music program on the main stage starts with the concert of another local band “Šišarke”, and the performances of Tanja Jovićević and „Rič Bič“ will follow. Undoubtedly Dejan Petrovic and Big Band, that perform the same night, are expected to create the most cheerful atmosphere.
On the last day of the festival the performance of a Zrenjanin based band “Empatija” is scheduled, as well as the concerts of “Neverne bebe”. Folk star Vesna Zmijanac will close the Beer days festival in Zrenjanin this year.
Traditionally, visitors will be able to compete in quick beer drinking and enjoy a number of additional programs.

"The Golden Pot of Vojvodina"
2012-09-22 | Unnamed Venue, Šabac, Serbia
The traditional event “Golden pot of Vojvodina” is being held on September the 22nd in Pančevo, on the Tamiš quay. It includes competitions in fish soup and fish stew cooking.
The most delicious fish soup is one at The Golden Pot of Vojvodina
The official competition in fish soup and stew cooking includes the winners of “Golden pot” contests of all towns and municipalities in Vojvodina. The winners of other cooking competitions and various participants from all over Serbia and other countries will compete in additional program.
Free fish soup will be served to all the ”Golden pot of Vojvodina” visitors, and a tamburitza string orchestra “Banatski kicoši” (Dandies from Banat) will be in charge of creating a great atmosphere.

Belgrade mummy welcomes the first guests
2012-09-22 | Archeological collection of Faculty of Philosophy, Belgrade, Serbia
On the occasion of the European Heritage Days we’ll have the unique opportunity to see after a longer break the Belgrade mummy exhibited in the Archaeological collection of Faculty of Philosophy, on weekends in September, starting on September 22nd.
Exhibited in a special glass case for storing and exhibiting of the mummy, the Belgrade mummy will welcome the first visitors on Saturday, September 22nd.
Nesmin, better known as the Belgrade mummy, is surely the unique citizen of our capital city who “arrived” to Belgrade in 1888 accompanied by Hadži Pavle Ridjički who bought the mummy during his trip to Egypt “not for himself, but for Serbian people”.
The significance of this mummy is the fact that Nesmin revealed to scientists an entirely new, more profound, insight into the understanding of the legendary Egyptian Book of the Dead.
Guided tours will be at the disposal of all archeology and history admirers on weekends, from 12.00 to 20.00, and tours start every hour. The number of visitors is limited on 20 guests at a time.
Since the number of visitors is limited it is necessary to announce the visit by mail at beogradskamumija@narodnimuzej.rs or by calling the number 060 807 5035 ( +381 60 807 5035).
