2026 in Serbia
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Events in the year 2026 in Serbia.
Incumbents
Events
Ongoing
January
- 26 January – A coordinated blockade is held by truck drivers in border crossings nationwide in protest over the implementation of the Entry/Exit System by the European Union.[1]
- 29 January – In the largest drug bust in Serbian history, authorities arrest two people and seize five tonnes of marijuana following a raid in Konjuh, Kruševac.[2]
February
- 24–28 February – Pesma za Evroviziju '26 is held, with Lavina winning with their song Kraj mene.[3][4]
March
- 29 March — 2026 Serbian local elections are held.
April
- 5 April — A bag of explosives is discovered near the TurkStream gas pipeline in Trešnjevac.[5]
May
Holidays
- 1 January – New Year's Day
- 7 January – Christmas Day
- 27 January – Saint Sava's Day
- 16–17 February – National Day
- 10 April – Orthodox Good Friday
- 13 April – Orthodox Easter
- 22 April – National Holocaust, World War II Genocide and other Fascist Crimes Victims Remembrance Day
- 1 May – Labour Day
- 9 May – Victory Day
- 28 June – Saint Vitus' Day
- 15 September – Serbian Unity Day
- 21 October – World War II Serbian Victims Remembrance Day
- 11 November – Armistice Day
Deaths
- 23 January – Ðani Kovač, 86, Olympic sprinter (1960, 1964)[9]
- 13 February – Tatjana Ječmenica, 47, tennis player[10]
- 21 February – Vladislav Jovanović, 92, minister of foreign affairs (1992, 1993–1995)[11]
- 6 March – Gyula Gobby Fehér, 82, writer[12] (death announced on this date)
- 26 May – Dragoljub Mićunović, 95, president of the chamber of citizens of the Federal Assembly of Yugoslavia (2000–2003) and the Assembly of Serbia and Montenegro (2003–2004)[13]
References
- ↑ Emric, Eldar (27 January 2026). "Balkan truck drivers block cargo border crossing in protest of EU entry rules". AP News. Retrieved 27 January 2026.
- ↑ "Video. Major drug bust in Serbia: police confiscate 5 tonnes of marijuana in Kruševac". Euronews. 30 January 2026. Retrieved 30 January 2026.
- ↑ Ljuština, Stevan. "PzE26: Redosled nastupa u polufinalima". Evrovizija.rs.
- ↑ Ljuština, Stevan. "Srbija 2026: „Lavina" je predstavnik Srbije". Evrovizija.rs.
- ↑ "Szerbiai robbanóanyag: támadás a szuverenitás ellen, provokáció, hamis zászlós művelet". telex (in Hungarian). 2026-04-05. Retrieved 2026-07-16.
- ↑ "Man faces attempted murder charge after driving car into elderly man during Belgrade protest". AP News. 14 May 2026. Retrieved 15 May 2026.
- ↑ "Serbia Public Holidays 2026". Public Holidays Global. Retrieved 31 December 2025.
- ↑ "Holidays and Observances in Serbia in 2026". Time and Date. Retrieved 31 December 2025.
- ↑ "In memoriam: Đani Kovač ( 1939-2026)". Atletski klub Dinamo Zrinjevac (in Croatian). Retrieved 2026-01-24.
- ↑ "Poginula Tatjana Ječmenica" (in Serbian). B92 Sport. 13 February 2026. Retrieved 14 February 2026.
- ↑ "Preminuo bivši jugoslovenski diplomata Vladislav Jovanovića" (in Serbian). Danas. 21 February 2026. Retrieved 23 February 2026.
- ↑ "Elhunyt Gobby Fehér Gyula: Vajdaság MA". Vajma (in Hungarian). Retrieved 2026-03-18.
- ↑ "Преминуо Драгољуб Мићуновић". RTS (in Serbian). Retrieved 2026-05-26.