Durmitor Healthy Food Days
Durmitor's cheese, skorup, lamb and honey producers gather in Žabljak for free August tastings.
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It returns every year — dates for the next edition haven't been announced yet.
The katun — the summer hut settlement on the high pastures — is the engine of this food culture. Through the warm months, families move their herds up onto the plateau, milk them on the grass that gives Durmitor cheese its character, and work the milk by hand as their grandparents did. The August fair is the moment this quiet highland economy comes down into town.
The stars of the table are the plateau's staples: mountain cheese and skorup — the prized kajmak-style cream skimmed from boiled milk, a delicacy of the Durmitor region — alongside lamb raised on high pastures and honey from mountain meadows. Everything is offered for tasting and for sale, straight from the hands that made it, with no middlemen between the katun and the customer.
Folklore performances give the fair a festive frame, and the whole event doubles as a meeting of town and mountain: shepherds and cheesemakers come down from the summer pastures, and visitors get a direct line into a food culture shaped by altitude and tradition.
Food & wine
For visitors the fair is also simply good shopping: prices are fair, portions are generous, and the producers enjoy explaining how each cheese and jar came to be. Arrive hungry, taste widely, and let the stalls settle the question of lunch.
The fair is held in August in Žabljak's town centre and entry is free. For anyone staying on Durmitor between hikes, it is the easiest way to taste the plateau — and to fill a backpack with cheese and honey for the trail.
What to expect
Skorup and mountain cheese
The Durmitor region's prized kajmak-style cream and highland cheeses, sold straight from their makers.
Lamb and honey
Lamb raised on high pastures and honey from mountain meadows complete the plateau's classic larder.
Taste before you buy
Free tastings at every stall, with direct sales and no middlemen between the katun and the customer.
Folklore on the square
Folk performances give the food fair a festive, small-town celebration feel.
Two August days in town
The fair fills central Žabljak in mid-August, with free entry throughout.
What happens when
August 14 – 15, 2026
- The fairProducers from the Durmitor highlands with cheese, skorup, lamb and honey — tastings and direct sales
- On stageFolklore performances in the town centre throughout the fair
- PracticalAugust in central Žabljak, free entry
Where it takes place
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Žabljak — where to stay and how to get around
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More events
What else is on in Montenegro around the same time.
Wild Garlic Days (Dani sremuša)
A May wild-garlic cook-off with folklore at the Mojan Adventure Center beneath the Komovi.
Maslinijada (Olive Festival)
Stari Bar's olive fair — 70 exhibitors, oil awards and live music in the old bazaar, late November.
Wine and Bleak Festival
Traditional festival of wine and lake fish in Virpazar on the shore of Lake Skadar, in the heart of the Crmnica wine region.
