
Lim River Regatta (Limska regata)
A three-day flotilla down 130 km of the Lim, from Lake Plav to Prijepolje.
The Lim valley is one of the green heartlands of Montenegro's north-east: the river runs down from Lake Plav through canyons and farmland, linking the towns of the region like beads on a string. The regatta follows that thread — a moving festival that carries its participants, and the celebration around them, downstream from town to town.

The route covers roughly 130–134 kilometres in three stages — Plav to Berane, Berane to Bijelo Polje, and Bijelo Polje to Prijepolje — adding up to about twenty hours on the water. Around seventy participants took part in 2026 — a smaller flotilla than the roughly 150 of the regatta's biggest years — and each riverside town greets the arrivals with its own welcome celebration.
It is one of the friendliest ways to experience the canyons and valleys of the north-east: the pace is that of a shared journey rather than a race, organizers provide participants with T-shirts, refreshments and lunch packs along the way, and the arrival parties in each town are open to all — spectators included.

A quarter of a century of editions has made the regatta part of the Lim's identity, and its cross-border finish in Prijepolje part of the point: one river, two countries, and three days that treat the valley as a single place.
The regatta is held over three days in late May or early June — the 27th edition ran 29–31 May 2026. Watching from the banks and joining the town welcomes is free; paddlers register through the Tourism Organization of Plav.
What to expect
A quarter-century tradition
The regatta has run for twenty-seven editions down the Lim — the latest on 29–31 May 2026.
Two countries, one river
The route crosses from Montenegro into Serbia, finishing in Prijepolje.
130 km in three stages
Plav–Berane, Berane–Bijelo Polje and Bijelo Polje–Prijepolje add up to about twenty hours of paddling.
A friendly flotilla
Rafts, kayaks and small boats carried around 70 participants in 2026, down from the ~150 of the regatta's biggest years.
Town-by-town welcomes
Each riverside town hosts a celebration as the flotilla arrives.
Spectate from the towns
Each stage town throws an arrival celebration — easy to catch without a paddle.
What happens when
May 28 – 30, 2027
- Day 1Plav – Berane, with a welcome event on arrival
- Day 2Berane – Bijelo Polje, the middle stage of the descent
- Day 3Bijelo Polje – Prijepolje (Serbia), completing roughly 130 km and about 20 hours on the water
Where it takes place
Venue
Lim river: Plav - Andrijevica - Berane - Bijelo Polje - Prijepolje
Lake Plav → Prijepolje (Lim river)
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