International Slow Food Fair
30+ Western Balkan Slow Food producers — cheeses, honey, preserves and crafts — on Bijelo Polje's square.
This event has ended
It returns every year — dates for the next edition haven't been announced yet.
The setting suits the philosophy. Bijelo Polje lies on the Lim river beneath the pastures of Bjelasica, in a region where small mixed farms never disappeared and where cheese, honey and preserves are still made in family kitchens rather than factories. Slow Food here is not a revival — it is simply how the highlands have always eaten.
More than thirty Slow Food producers from across the region set out the goods that define the highland larder: cheeses from Bjelasica and the Pešter plateau, honey, preserves and traditional crafts. Everything on the stalls follows the Slow Food philosophy — local, traditional and made slowly, by small producers whose names you can learn at the stall.
Beyond the tasting and buying, the fair has a serious second life as a networking hub: producers, hosts and rural-tourism operators from across the Western Balkans use the two days to connect, compare and build the region's slow-travel offer. For visitors, that means the people behind the products are all in one square, happy to talk.
Food & wine
Visitors should budget time as well as appetite: every stall comes with a story, and the producers treat questions as a form of hospitality. September is also a fine season in the north, with the summer heat gone, the pastures still green and the market tables at their fullest.
The fair runs over two days on Bijelo Polje's city square and entry is free — come hungry and leave with a bag of mountain cheese.
What to expect
30+ Slow Food producers
Small producers from across the Western Balkans gather on one square with cheeses, honey, preserves and crafts.
Bjelasica and Pešter cheeses
The highland cheeses of two famous pastoral regions headline the stalls.
Born from a convivium
The fair grew out of the Slow Food convivium Bjelasica–Komovi–Prokletije, and keeps its local-and-traditional philosophy.
Rural-tourism hub
The two days double as a networking meeting for the region's slow-travel and rural-tourism scene.
Free entry
Organized by NGO Kisjele vode and the local tourism organization, with free access for all visitors.
What happens when
September 19 – 20, 2026
- The fair30+ Slow Food producers from the Western Balkans — Bjelasica and Pešter cheeses, honey, preserves and traditional crafts
- Tastings and salesDirect from small producers at every stall
- NetworkingRural-tourism connections between producers, hosts and operators across the region
Where it takes place
Plan your stay
Bijelo Polje — 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.
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.
