Serbia Statehood Day

Serbia’s Statehood Day, known locally as Sretenje (Сретење) or Dan državnosti (Дан државности), falls on February 15 every year. It is the most important national holiday in the country. The celebrations last two days — February 15 and 16 — and in 2026, the holiday weekend stretches from Sunday, February […]

Every February 15, the sound of honorary artillery rings out across Belgrade, Novi Sad, Kragujevac, and Niš. Flags rise over government buildings. Wreaths are laid at the feet of monuments. Serbia pauses to remember the day its people first chose to fight for freedom — and the day they wrote […]

Serbia’s Statehood Day, known locally as Dan državnosti or Sretenje, falls on February 15 every year. It is the country’s biggest civic holiday — a two-day celebration of freedom, identity, and constitutional democracy. In 2026, it falls on a Sunday, with Monday, February 16 and Tuesday, February 17 given as […]