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An 18-day open-air book salon with author evenings and jazz nights on Trg slobode.
This event has ended
It returns every year — dates for the next edition haven't been announced yet.
Every night brings an author evening under the open sky: readings, conversations and book promotions with writers, while bookstalls line the square through the day. The rhythm is simple and generous — browse the stalls in the daylight, come back after dark for the talk — and the square's café terraces mean nobody has to go far between chapters. Regulars treat it as part of the evening walk; visitors can simply join the flow.
In 2025 the festival embedded an open-air jazz programme (30 July – 4 August), pairing literature with live music at the height of summer. The combination suits the setting: a warm night, a page just bought, live jazz drifting across the square while the promenade moves past the stage.
Organised by the Association of Publishers and Booksellers as the successor of the earlier "Pjesnik na korzu" (Poet on the Korzo), the festival keeps a distinctly Nikšić character: books where people already stroll, on the square, in the warm evening air, with no doors and no dress code.
Cultural festival
That character matters. Nikšić is an easygoing beer-and-industry city, and Trg slobode, its broad central square with the plane-tree promenade, is where the town has always taken its evening walk. Setting a book salon on the korzo puts literature directly in the path of everyday life rather than behind a ticket desk, and high summer gives it long, warm evenings to work with.
The festival is held annually in high summer; the coming edition runs from 23 July to 9 August on Trg slobode in Nikšić. Everything is free — browsing, readings and concerts alike.
What to expect
18 days of books outdoors
An open-air book salon on Trg slobode, the city's korzo, through high summer.
An author every night
Nightly literary evenings with writers, readings and promotions.
Jazz on the square
A week of open-air jazz embedded in the 2025 programme.
Heir of a poetic tradition
Successor of "Pjesnik na korzu", run by the Association of Publishers and Booksellers — all free.
On the city's korzo
Trg slobode is Nikšić's traditional evening promenade — the books arrive where people already stroll.
No doors, no dress code
Everything happens under the open sky in the warm evening air, free for anyone passing by.
What happens when
July 23 – August 9, 2026
- Author eveningsNightly readings, talks and book promotions on Trg slobode across 18 days
- Book salonOpen-air bookstalls on the square throughout the festival
- Jazz nightsAn embedded open-air jazz programme — 30 July to 4 August in 2025
Where it takes place
Plan your stay
Nikšić — where to stay and how to get around
Live offers from local hosts on our booking platform. Nothing is charged online — you pay the host on site.
Booking requests are confirmed by the host; payment on site. Offers come from the Travel to Montenegro booking platform.
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