Vukov sabor

Vukov sabor (Serbian: Вуков сабор, romanized: Vukov sabor), also known as Vuk's Convocation^[3] or Vuk's Fair,^[4] is the oldest and most massive cultural event in Serbia. It was named after the reformer of the Serbian language Vuk Karadžić. The central program is traditionally held in September in Vuk's birthplace Tršić, near Loznica. Part of the program is realized in Loznica, Belgrade and the nearby Tronoša Monastery.

Vukov sabor Вуков сабор
Logo of Vukov sabor
Vukov sabor (1984)
Status	Active
Genre	Cultural event
Date(s)	A week before the Nativity of Mary[1]
Frequency	Annually
Location(s)	Loznica Tršić Tronoša Monastery
Country	Serbia
Years active	1933–Present
Inaugurated	September 17, 1933; 91 years ago (1933-09-17)[2] Tršić, Kingdom of Yugoslavia
Most recent	September 13–19, 2021 (2021-09-13 – 2021-09-19)
Organized by	Vuk Karadžić Cultural Center City of Loznica Ministry of Culture and Information
Website	ckvkaradzic.org.rs/cir/manifestacijа_vukov_sabor.html

The manifestation was registered in the National Registrar of Intangible Cultural Heritage of Serbia on June 18, 2012.^[3]

History

The first Vukov sabor was held in 1933^[2] and, in following years, Vukov sabor wasn't held only in 1941 and 1944 due to World War II.^[5]

#	Year	Dates	Central manifestation orator
1	1933	17 September 1933
2	1934
3	1935
4	1936
5	1937
6	1938
7	1939
8	1940
	1941	—
9	1942
10	1943
	1944	—
75	2008		Radovan Beli Marković[6]
76	2009	September 14–20, 2009 (2009-09-14 – 2009-09-20)	Zoran Hamović[7]
77	2010	September 13–19, 2010 (2010-09-13 – 2010-09-19)	Nebojša Bradić[8]
78	2011	September 12–18, 2011 (2011-09-12 – 2011-09-18)[9]	Angela Richter[9]
79	2012	September 10–16, 2012 (2012-09-10 – 2012-09-16)	Ranko Risojević[10]
80	2013	September 9–15, 2013 (2013-09-09 – 2013-09-15)	Dušan Kovačević[11]
81	2014	September 8–14, 2014 (2014-09-08 – 2014-09-14)	Dragan Stanić[12]
82	2015	September 14–20, 2015 (2015-09-14 – 2015-09-20)	Boško Suvajdžić[13]
83	2016	September 12–18, 2016 (2016-09-12 – 2016-09-18)	Svetislav Božić[14]
84	2017	September 11–17, 2017 (2017-09-11 – 2017-09-17)	Aleksandar Vučić[15]
85	2018	September 10–16, 2018 (2018-09-10 – 2018-09-16)	Veljko Brborić[16]
86	2019	September 9–15, 2019 (2019-09-09 – 2019-09-15)	Emir Kusturica[17]
87	2020	September 14–20, 2020 (2020-09-14 – 2020-09-20)	Janko Vujinović[18]
88	2021	September 13–19, 2021 (2021-09-13 – 2021-09-19)	Aleksandar Milanović[19]

Organizers

Organizers of Vukov sabor are Vuk Karadžić Cultural Center, the city of Loznica, and Serbian Ministry of Culture and Information.