20 - 24 Aug (annual)
Belgrade Beer Fest
Belgrade, Serbia
The Belgrade Beer Festival takes place at the foot of the city's Kalemegdan fortress. Visitors can sample more than 30 different domestic and foreign brews at ridiculously low prices, with live music performances every evening. The festival has quickly grown in both size and popularity since its birth in 2003, with over 550,000 visitors crowding Kalemegdan in 2006 to drink over half a million litres of beer!
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10 - 13 July (annual)
Exit Music Festival
Nova Sad, Serbia
Exit, one of Europe's largest music festivals, takes place in the Petrovaradin Fortress in Serbia's second city, Novi Sad. Highlights of the 2008 line-up include Manu Chao, Soulwax, Primal Scream, The Hives and Sex Pistols.
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