Lim River Regatta (Limska regata)

Limska regata — the Lim River Regatta — is a cross-border flotilla that has been descending the Lim for over a quarter of a century — the 27th edition was held from 29 to 31 May 2026. Every late May or early June, rafts, kayaks and small boats set off from Plav in Montenegro and finish three days later in Prijepolje, Serbia.

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.