Wine and Bleak Festival

At the festival, local winemakers and fishermen present their products, and visitors taste wine and lake fish, especially bleak. According to the description of the Bar Tourist Organization, the festival is competitive in nature – the best wine and the best song about wine are chosen – and a musical guest performs every year. At the 2026 edition, the organizers prepared 200 liters of homemade wine and 200 kilograms of fresh lake fish for free tasting, and a round table on the future of Vranac and the state of the fish stock of Lake Skadar was also held.

The date has changed over the years: the 20th edition was in December 2016, the 22nd in March 2019, the 23rd from 14 to 15 December 2019, and the 28th at the end of February and beginning of March 2026. The calendar of the Bar Tourist Organization lists the festival in December. The organizers have not yet announced the date for 2027, so an approximate date has been entered here based on the latest edition – check the announcement of the Bar Tourist Organization before traveling.