Rakovac
About 12 minutes by car
Vrdnik spa and Fruške Terme
A spa village on the other side of the mountain, with the large Fruške Terme thermal resort, the older Termal pools and traditional restaurants.
Calendar · within 40 minutes
Festivals and feasts in Rakovac and around
Rakovac and its neighbours celebrate all year: on the Danube side Banoštor, Čerević and Sremska Kamenica; over the pass Vrdnik, Irig and Ruma, half an hour from Stari Rakovac; and the wine towns of Sremski Karlovci and Irig.
| When | What | Where | From Rakovac | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 January | Badnjak: the Christmas Eve fire in front of the monastery | Rakovac Monastery | – | monastery |
| 19 January, Epiphany | Swimming for the Holy Cross in the Danube, near the Fruškogorac stadium | Sremska Kamenica | 15 min (9 km) | Novosti |
| late January | Wine Days: tastings, Srem food, winemakers, folk music and dance | Rivica | 22 min (15 km) | Termal Vrdnik |
| late April or early May, two days | Fruška Gora Marathon, hiking trails from 4 to 134 km, held since 1978 | start at Popovica, Novi Sad | Wikipedia | |
| May | Along Dositej’s Paths: a hike to the monasteries, party at the Irig Venac lodge | Irig and Fruška Gora | Termal Vrdnik | |
| late May (2026: from 30 May, 7th time) | Tour de Fruška: MTB and e-MTB marathons, trail and children’s races; over 2,000 riders from 14 countries | opening in Vrdnik | 16 min (9 km) | Province of Vojvodina |
| June (2026: Saturday 6 June, 26th time) | Čerevićvil: fair of local food, wine, crafts and old trades, evening concert | market square, Čerević | 20 min (13 km) | Novosti |
| 28 June, Vidovdan | Vidovdan Assembly: folk customs, recalls the arrival of Prince Lazar’s relics in 1697 | Vrdnik-Ravanica Monastery | 14 min (8 km) | Termal Vrdnik |
| summer (2026: from 28 June) | Cultural Summer in Ruma: exhibitions, talks, films; Rumfest family festival (2026: 1–3 August) | Ruma | 30 min (23 km) | Sremske vesti |
| every month | Ruma Fair (Rumski vašar), a tradition of almost three centuries; cancelled in August 2026 because of African swine fever | Ruma | 30 min (23 km) | Kurir |
| early September (2026: 5 September, 30th time) | Banoštor Grape Days: wine show, grape treading, parade of winegrowers, food and crafts, music | centre of Banoštor, on the Danube | 25 min (18 km) | B92, Beočin municipality |
| third weekend of September (since 1993) | Pudar Days: harvest, pudar breakfast, contests for the best wine and chicken paprikash, concerts | Irig | 24 min (15 km) | M-novine |
| September (2025: 20 September, 7th time) | Ruma Half Marathon, relay and fun run | Ruma, city square | 30 min (23 km) | Vojvođanski |
| late September (2025: 27 September) | Fruška Walk & Wine: 7 km walk through the baroque centre and vineyards with tastings of 19 wineries, 18+ | Sremski Karlovci | 35 min (23 km) | Vojvodina Travel |
| late September | Horses Trot Again through Mala Remeta: horses and carriages, Srem food and wine | Mala Remeta | 28 min (16 km) | Termal Vrdnik |
| late September or early October, three days | Grožđebal (Karlovci grape harvest): winemakers, crafts, concerts, children’s programme | Sremski Karlovci | 35 min (23 km) | 021.rs |
| October | Goose Festival: cultural programme and a goose paprikash contest | Šatrinci | 37 min (27 km) | Termal Vrdnik |
| mid-November, a Saturday | Young Portugieser Day: the first wine of the year in Irig’s wine street | Irig | 24 min (15 km) | Plan Plus |
Dates change from year to year: check with the organisers before you go; we post them in the news. Driving times are approximate, from Stari Rakovac, calculated from OpenStreetMap data.
EXIT is no longer held at the Petrovaradin Fortress: after the 2025 edition the festival left the fortress and in 2026 goes on a world tour (DJ Mag).
For Vrdnik itself we found no village festival of its own apart from Vidovdan at the monastery and the opening of Tour de Fruška. Know a kirbaj, a slava or a fair we have missed, in Rakovac or nearby? Write to us.
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Vrdnik Tower
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Bešenovačko jezero · about 25 minutes by car
Lake Bešenovo
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