From a modest event, EXIT festival has grown into a true music attraction over the years, with performances of leading artists in the music world.
Starry night sky over Exit festival and the Petrovaradin fortress. Funky sounds that will make a night to remember. Concerts from dusk till dawn and the biggest music stars in the one and only – the State of Exit.
Once a modest festival with a few bands has kept growing over years and one year it had more than 600 performers. Roni Size, Bob Sinclar, Banco de Gaia, Kosheen, Manchild, Massive Attack, Soulfly, Iggy & The Stooges, Garbage, The Cardigans, David Guetta, Beastie Boys, Missy Eliot, The Sex Pistols, The Prodigy, Madness, Lilly Alen, Placebo have performed over the years in front of the audience in Novi Sad.
Visitors also have had the opportunity to see the artists from former Yugoslavia like Darko Rundek or the band named KUD Idijoti, as well as local performers such as Rambo Amadeus, Partibrejkersi, Darkvud dab, Obojeni program…
Exit festival, as the largest and most visited music festival in Southeastern Europe, has been gathering fans of quality sound from around the world for more than a decade. It has become the symbol of Serbia, great festival atmosphere and fun…
Everything started in 2000 with Exit Zero and the idea to present the life of young people in Serbia in a different way, through music and fun. Exit Zero was held around 100 days throughout the summer of 2000 on various stages set up around the city and on the banks of the Danube.
Instantly it became obvious that this manifestation will grow into something much bigger and the very next year Exit Festival became one of the biggest music festivals in Europe.
Over the years, Exit festival has become more than a music festival. During the festival numerous programs and campaigns supporting young people from the region are organized, as well as workshops and volunteer programs.
The State of Exit Foundation is the foundation founded two years ago with the idea of supporting the reform of high education in Serbia. The association of 70 leading European festivals awarded Exit festival for the best festival of the year in 2007.
How to get to the stages of Exit festival?
Novi Sad is in the vicinity of the most significant directions which lead to the 4 directions of Europe. Those routes are the E-75 from north and middle Europe and E-70 from the west, which lead to the south and southeast of the continent.
The closest to Novi Sad is the “Nikola Tesla “ airport in Belgrade 80km away. From the airport to Novi Sad you can take a van.
The bus station in Novi Sad is both international and intercity. There are departures to many cities in Europe and all parts of Serbia.
You can also get to Novi Sad by train. The international lines connect Novi Sad to Budapest, and Vienna and further towards the north and west, that is the south and southeast of Europe and near east.
Novi Sad is on the Danube, so the possibility of coming by ship also exists but for now it is only possible to come on tourist cruisers.
When you are already here, don’t miss…
…walking around the old center of Novi Sad, drinking coffee in one of the wonderful streets. Unavoidable on this path are the “Trg slobode” (Freedom square) from the 18th century, catholic church called “Church of Maria’s name,” built in neogothic style, while Zmaj Jovina street will take you to the “Vladičanski dvor.”
Don’t miss the walk along the probably oldest street in Novi Sad – Dunavska street, as well as relaxing in the Dunavski park, the most beautiful park in Novi Sad.
If you find yourself in Novi Sad in the summer, freshen up on Štrand– one of the most beautiful beaches on the Danube.
If you find yourself here towards the end of September, go to the centre of the mt. Fruška Gora wine route, Sremski Karlovci, to the traditional grape harvest.
On this wine route don’t miss tasting bermet, the famous desert wine of this region, which was a favorite at the Viennese court.
