Join us for the 2023 Serbian Festival

You Are Invited

Join the Calgary and Foothills County Serbian community as they entertain, feed and wow you with fantastic cultural and sports events during the weekend (June 11 & 12). This exclusive event will feature a broad multicultural program. Don’t know what Serbian culture is? Come out and join us for some fabulous homemade Serbian food, cultural exhibits, sports competitions and much more. Mark it in your calendar today.

SerbianFest will take place June 11th and 12th, 2022 (safe and dry in our tents - rain or shine).

COVID-19 Safety Information
While at the festival, attendees are encouraged to practice hand hygiene, practice “social distancing” and wear face coverings to reduce the risks of exposure to COVID-19. Because COVID-19 is extremely contagious and is spread mainly from person-to-person contact, SerbianFest put in place preventative measures to reduce the spread of COVID-19. However, we cannot guarantee that its participants, volunteers, partners, or others in attendance will not become infected with COVID-19. If you feel unwell, please don't attend the festival. We respect everyone's choice in choosing to wear masks and take other preventative measures.

Admission free
Free parking
Now accepting electronic payments using Square®
Guaranteed fun for the whole family!

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Festival Program 2022

Saturday, June 11th 2022

Act	Group	Time
Opening Ceremony Speeches	Father Obrad, Fest President Zoran Milanovic, Dignitaries, MCs	12:00 PM
MCs
Brankovo Kolo Srbija Niš Traditional Dances	SCS Frula "Morava" SCS Frula "Tara" SCS Opanak "Studenica" Bulgarian "Haide na Horoto"	12:45 PM
MCs
Igre iz Centralne Srbije Veseli se Srpski Rode - Song Leskovac Sumadija	SCS Frula "Drina" SCS Opanak "Bozuri" SCS Opanak "Ostrog" SCS Frula "Sava"	1:20 PM
MCs
Vezak je Vezla Djeva Marija - Song Vo Nase Selo Malovo, Zal iz Mladosti - Songs Timok	SCS Opanak "Bozuri" SCS Frula "Javor" SCS Opanak "Studenica"	1:45 PM
Break		2:00 PM
Kolo	Learn Serbian Steps	3:00 PM
MCs
Srbija Stara Planina Mi Smo Deca Neba - Song	SCS Opanak "Ostrog" SCS Frula "Drina" SCS Opanak "Bozuri"	3:15 PM
MCs
Kad Zaskripi Kapija, Ponoc Je - Songs Kobisnjica Eleno	SCS Frula "Javor" SCS Opanak "Studenica" SCS Frula "Sava"	3:30 PM

Sunday, June 12th 2022

Act	Group	Time
Ej Boze, Seko Makazice Igrale se Delije + Moravac	SCS Frula "Morava" SCS Frula "Morava" SCS Frula "Tara"	12:05 PM
MCs
Dance Live Song and Instrumental Dance	Moldo-Romanian Dance Group Doina Transylvanian Sound Moldo-Romanian Dance Group Doina	12:10 PM
MCs
Eleno Latin Dance Dance	SCS Frula "Sava" Mombo Productions (Lucy's Angels) Pasion Boliviana Cultural Dance Society	1:00 PM
Quiz	Nikola Tesla societies NTHSA, CTS, NTT of Canada	1:30 PM
Kolo	Learn Serbian Steps	2:00 PM
Dance Dance, Meadow Games Sumadija	Gypsy Dreams Slovak Folk and Cultural Centre "Slniecko" SCS Frula "Sava"	2:15 PM

Participate

Gipsy Dreams

Performers

Transylvanian Sound
Moldo-Romanian Dance Group Doina
Mambo Productions – Lucy’s Angels
Pasion Boliviana Cultural Dance Society
Bulgarian Folk Group Haide na Horoto
Serbian Cultural Society Frula

Make our event special and perform at the Serbian Fest! To register email performers@serbianfest.ca

Volunteers

We need your help in preparation for Serbian Fest.

To signup email volunteers@serbianfest.ca

Serbian Fest 2022 invites all potential sponsors to help make our 11th annual festival the best Serbian Fest to date! All sponsors and sponsorship funding is greatly appreciated and we will formally acknowledge all sponsors at the opening ceremony presentation. All donations can be made out to the Serbian Festival Society of Calgary. Again, thank you for making Serbian Fest 2022 a great event!

Sponsorship Levels Pay for Sponsorship!

Interested in becoming a vendor? Click here for the Application Form and Vendor Information
For other vendor inquiries, please contact: vendors@serbianfest.ca

Vendor Payment Form

Sorry, no food vendors.

Testimonials

John Barlow

Member of Parliament for Foothills

I want to thank you for inviting us to participate in the annual Serbian Festival. We thoroughly enjoyed our day visiting with you, Premier Kenney and certainly his Excellency Mihailo Papazoglu.

The hospitality shown by yourself and the organizers was once again incredible making for an exceptional experience.

Jason Kenney

Premier of Alberta

Had a fantastic time at the #Calgary @SerbianFest. Beautiful folklore, great food, and of course slivovica! Thanks for the very warm welcome.

Mihailo Papazoglu

Serbian Ambassador to Canada

Odlična organizacija ekipe srpske zajednice i srdačnost, pokazuje mnogobrojna posećenost kanadskih zvaničnika i gostiju. Sa ponosom mogu reći da su na pravi način mogli da se upoznaju sa srpskim dostignućima, srpskim naučnicima i gastronomijom.
Upućujem Vam još jednom svoju podršku da i u budućnosti ovakva značajna manifestacija bude razlog da se srpska zajednica i mladi naraštaji okupljaju, gaje svoju tradiciju, kulturu i jezik, i da se veze izmedju Srbija i Kanade još više učvršćuju.
Srdačni pozdrav srpskoj dijaspori i Srpskom festivalu u Kalgariju. Celo pismo mozete procitati ovde.

Youth Participation

The Serbian Fest is calling for youth 15 to 19 years old for a unique volunteer experience!

Do you want to earn skills in working with kids, build your resume, and get examples and experience for your next interview?
This year, Serbian Fest offers a unique opportunity for training and practicum experience for youth interested in working in Calgary summer camps next year.
During the 4-hour long training weekend before the Festival, we will be able to show you the key elements of working in children programs.
You will have the opportunity to learn how to prepare a site for the program and have a chance to practice supercool activities and leading them, with our help, during the Festival.
We are planning three activity stations:

Our famous face painting
Craft table with amazing and simple crafts for kids
Fun outdoor games for groups of children

To make all this work, we need you!
What we can promise is a lot of fun, a chance to make new friends, and an opportunity to master relevant skills for writing resumes. All the participants will get valuable and valid references for future job searching.
If you are interested, let us know by Monday , May 30th at the latest by sending us an email at youth-participate@serbianfest.ca.