Podgorica Honey Fair (Sajam pčelarstva)
Three days of regional honey, mead and free tastings on Independence Square.
Around twenty stands gather beekeepers from Montenegro, Serbia and Bosnia and Herzegovina, offering honey in all its regional varieties alongside mead, propolis and other hive products. Free tastings are the heart of the experience: visitors move from stand to stand comparing honeys and talking directly with the people who produce them, and every producer has an opinion about what makes theirs different.
The fair is organised by the Beekeepers' Association and the Beekeeping Union with support from the Ministry of Agriculture, and it doubles as the annual meeting point of the region's beekeeping community — equal parts market, tasting event and trade gathering. Listen in and you will catch beekeepers trading notes with each other as eagerly as visitors trade cash for jars.
October in Podgorica is mild, and the square hums with an easy autumn-market atmosphere. The capital sits on the plain where its rivers meet, and autumn is arguably its best season — soft light, comfortable walking weather and cafe terraces still in service all around the fair, so the visit folds naturally into a lazy afternoon in the centre.
Entry is free, and the fair is an ideal stop for edible souvenirs straight from the producer. It returns each year in mid-October to Trg nezavisnosti, with the next edition running from 15 to 17 October 2026. Come hungry, taste widely before choosing, and leave room in your luggage — jars of honey are among the most portable and genuinely local gifts Montenegro offers.
What to expect
Thirty years of tradition
A Podgorica autumn fixture for roughly three decades, held mid-October on Trg nezavisnosti.
Honey from three countries
Producers from Montenegro, Serbia and Bosnia and Herzegovina at around 20 stands.
Taste before you buy
Free tastings of honey, mead and propolis straight from the makers.
Free entry on the square
The fair is open to all on the capital's central square, with no entry charge.
A trade gathering too
The annual meeting point of the regional beekeeping community, backed by the Beekeepers' Association, the Beekeeping Union and the Ministry of Agriculture.
Autumn in the capital
Mild October weather gives the square an easy autumn-market atmosphere.
What happens when
October 15 – 17, 2026
- Producers' standsAround 20 stands with honey, mead, propolis and hive products from Montenegro, Serbia and Bosnia and Herzegovina
- Free tastingsSample and compare honey varieties directly from the beekeepers
- Community gatheringThe annual meeting point of the regional beekeeping scene, backed by the Beekeepers' Association, the Beekeeping Union and the Ministry of Agriculture
Where it takes place
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