This page records a change, not an edition. On 9 August 2026 the festival's own site showed no Petrovaradin Fortress edition and a travelling programme in its place. Reasons for the move have been reported elsewhere and we could not confirm any of them from the festival itself, so we do not state one.
For a quarter of a century EXIT meant one thing: an eighteenth century fortress above the Danube at Novi Sad, filled with people until sunrise. It was one of the few festivals whose setting was as famous as its lineup.
In 2026 that is not happening. The festival's own site, checked on 9 August 2026, shows no edition at Petrovaradin Fortress and presents a travelling programme of separate events under the EXIT name in other countries instead.
We are recording the change and nothing more. Reasons for the move have been reported by other outlets, and we could not confirm any of them from the festival, so this page does not state one. That restraint is deliberate. It is easy to repeat a reason and hard to take it back.
If you were planning on the fortress, the practical advice is to check each of the travelling events separately on the official site, because they are different events in different countries with their own dates and their own tickets, not one festival that moved.
Festival info
| Dates | No Novi Sad edition, a travelling programme instead |
|---|---|
| Venue | None in Novi Sad this year |
| Where | Various, Various |
Questions people actually ask
Is EXIT happening at Petrovaradin Fortress in 2026?
Not according to the festival's own site. Checked on 9 August 2026, it showed no edition at the fortress in Novi Sad and instead presented a travelling programme under the EXIT name across several countries.
source checked 9 August 2026
What is running instead?
The site presents a set of events under the EXIT umbrella rather than one festival in one place, including Sea Star, No Sleep, Spiral, events in Montenegro and a Starlight event in Egypt in October. Check the official site for each one, because they are separate events with their own dates and their own tickets.
source checked 9 August 2026
Why did it leave Novi Sad?
We are not going to tell you, because we could not verify it. Reasons have been reported by other outlets, but nothing on the festival's own site states one, and this is not a subject to repeat second hand. If the festival says something on the record, this page will carry it with the date.
source checked 9 August 2026
Will it come back?
Unknown. Anyone telling you otherwise today is guessing.
source checked 9 August 2026
Links
Sources
- EXIT Festival, official site checked 9 August 2026