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Serbia's calm second city: a Habsburg fortress above the Danube, a rebuilt old town and wine hills 20 minutes away.
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Music festival · Petrovaradin Fortress, Novi Sad, Serbia
EXIT Festival
EXIT
When is it
Traditionally four days in the first half of July, from a Thursday; the 2027 dates are not announced
The 2027 date is not published yet. Last held: 10–13 Jul 2025.
Who to ask: the official site ↗
At a glance
- Where
- Petrovaradin Fortress, Novi Sad, Serbia
- Usually
- Traditionally four days in the first half of July, from a Thursday; the 2027 dates are not announced
- Kind
- Music
There was no EXIT in Serbia in 2026. On 29 October 2026 the organisers announced a special edition at the fortress for July 2027 and a full return in 2028. Dates, line-up and format have not been published.
The fortress is the setting before it is anything else. Petrovaradin sits above the Danube across from Novi Sad, the second-largest fortress on the river in Europe, and for most of July it used to turn into one huge open-air festival: with many stages and zones across the site.
EXIT began in 2000 as a student movement for democracy and freedom, on the university campus in Novi Sad. In 2001 it moved to the fortress and stayed there. The festival normally ran four days from the second Thursday of July, and it won the Best Major Festival award at the European Festivals Awards in 2013 and 2017.
Then it left. The organisers said the 2025 edition, held on 10-13 July 2025, would be the last in Serbia, and in 2026 they ran eight events in six countries instead, ending with a festival at the pyramids of Giza in October.
On 29 October 2026 EXIT announced that it will come back to the fortress in July 2027 with a special edition, and that the full festival returns in 2028. No dates, line-up, ticket prices or length have been published, so treat everything about 2027 as open until exitfest.org says otherwise.
How to go: Novi Sad is the base, and our three-day Novi Sad guide covers the city. Petrovaradin lies across the Danube from the centre. In festival years the city fills up fast, so book as soon as the dates are out. In November the fortress is quiet and the views over the river are free.
Editions
| Year | Dates | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2027 | – | Expected | |
| 2025 | 10–13 Jul | Confirmed | exitfest.org |
EXIT Festival: FAQ
Is EXIT held in 2027?
The organisers announced on 29 October 2026 a special edition at Petrovaradin Fortress in July 2027. Exact dates have not been published.
Was there an EXIT in Serbia in 2026?
No. In 2026 the festival held events in other countries. The last edition in Serbia before that was 10-13 July 2025.
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