Sarma Festival 2026 (Sarma City) takes place on Saturday, 24 October 2026, at the Bačka Topola fairground. Teams compete in cooking sarma (stuffed cabbage rolls), and visitors can enjoy a cabbage holding contest, a children’s programme and concerts all day.
Date: 24 October 2026
Venue: Bačka Topola fairground
Programme
| Time | Event |
|---|---|
| 07:00 – 08:00 | Team arrival, registration and distribution of ingredients |
| 08:00 – 09:00 | Rolling the sarma and preparing for cooking |
| 09:00 | Lighting the fires |
| 09:00 – 12:00 | Sarma cooking |
| 09:00 – 14:00 | SARMA KIDS programme for children |
| 09:30 | Junior cabbage holding contest (small stage) |
| 10:00 | FALU KOMPÁNIA (small stage) |
| 10:30 | Cabbage holding contest, adults (in front of the main stage) |
| 11:30 | ANSAMBL RAVNICA concert |
| 12:00 – 14:00 | Sampling and judging |
| 13:30 | AVANTURE LETEĆE GITARE (small stage) |
| 13:30 | Knighting ceremony of the Agios Dimitrios wine order |
| 14:30 | ORTHODOX CELTS concert |
| 16:00 | Announcement of results |
| 17:00 | GRUPA ČETIRI concert |
