This May, the culture, food, and wine lovers visiting Belgrade are in for a treat!
Only in May, you can see the exhibition of logo designs from the Socialist Yugoslavia and the re-installment of the exhibit from last year’s Serbian Pavilion at Venice Biennale, or taste your finds among 200 artisan cheeses from the Balkans in one place.
Read up on our selection of events, their locations, dates, and opening hours to learn what to do in Belgrade in May 2026.
Design and Architecture Exhibitions in Belgrade in May 2026
There are some real treats in store for architecture and design lovers this May in Belgrade.
Logos Designed in Socialist Yugoslavia, Still Loved by Locals
Photo: Tanja Drobnjak
The exhibition titled “Yugologo, The Signs by the Road“, showcases the logos of Yugoslav companies, institutions, and brands. Yugoslavia was proud of its rapid industrialization and keen to prove that socialist companies can be on par with the capitalist ones from the West.
Graphic design played a clear role in communicating that agenda. At the same time, it strongly influenced the collective aesthetic criteria of the Yugoslav people, which still resonate across what are now the former Yugoslav countries.
Most logos were created more than 50 years ago, yet they are still deemed good designs.
The Yugologo exhibition is open daily from 10 am to 8 pm until 19 May at the Museum of the Nineties, 3 Kneza Miloša Street.
If you’re curious about Yugoslav times in Belgrade, you’ll want to know about our tour of brutalist and socialist architecture of New Belgrade.
Structure from Serbian Pavilion at 2025 Venice Biennale of Architecture, Re-Interpreted
If you’re curious about contemporary architecture exhibitions, don’t miss this reinstallation of the spatial structure from the Serbian Pavilion at the 2025 Venice Biennale, which received excellent reviews.
The same 100kg of woolen yarn used to weave the structure of Unraveling in Venice is now used for the structure in Belgrade, within Belgrade International Architecture Week (BINA). During the exhibition. Visitors will be able to further transform the structure through collective practice and circularity, following the principles of composing and decomposing.
Unfolding Materiality is on view until 23 May, 4 pm – 7 pm every day except on Mondays, at BINA Kabina, at 1 Mila Milunovića Street.
If you like visiting art exhibitions and discovering local art scenes, join us for a guided tour of selected contemporary art galleries in Belgrade.
Events for Foodies in Belgrade in May 2026
Belgrade is always the right destination for foodies. On top of its year-round yumminess, May 2026 brings an extra three delicious events to Belgrade.
Street Food Festival at Tašmajdan Park, 8 – 10 May
Enjoy three days of burgers, burritos, paella, and other international street food superstars in the beautiful Tašmajdan Park, in the city center.
The food and fun will be there from 1 pm to 11 pm.
Balkan Cheese Festival, 9 – 10 May
Now in its 21st edition, the Balkan Cheese Festival is the place to discover the region’s cheese and dairy traditions. More than 200 artisan cheeses are featured this year.
One cheese not to miss? The festival founder’s favorite: Budimirović blue goat cheese in oak bark, with tiny bits of aromatic čubra (summer savory).
Open from 10 am to 10 pm, at Beo Shopping Center, 141 Vojislava Ilića St.
If you like tasting food directly from the producers, on the stalls, check out our farmers market food tour.
Picnic at Belgrade Fortress, 10 May
Picnic lovers will certainly enjoy the spacious green lawns at the foot of the epic Belgrade Fortress.
Immerse yourself in the exploration of the food stalls from the locals’ favorite gastro brands, the carefully curated line-up of local music performers, yoga, table tennis, chess, observing the Sun through a telescope, orienteering, thrift swap, and the activity-packed program for kids. Or you can just opt for chilling on the grass.
The picnic’s on from 12 pm to 8 pm. Sunset is around 7 pm and looks fantastic from this spot.
Events for Wine Lovers in Belgrade in May 2026
Two May Saturdays in a row, Belgrade wine events are happening in two of the city’s oldest and most charming neighborhoods, Zemun and Dorćol.
Zemun is always proudly localistic, so it has its Wine Salon. This year, Zemun Wine Salon presents 30 small Serbian wineries and their 150 labels, with several rakija distilleries and artisan delicacies on the side. The winemakers will be there, so use the opportunity to taste what they suggest. On 9 May, 3 pm – 9 pm, at Madlenianum Theatre, at 32 Glavna Street in Zemun.
On 16 May, 7 pm to 11 pm, Dorćol Platz, Belgrade’s beloved independent cultural center, is hosting the final event of Belgrade Wine Week, promising wine, food, and a vibrant atmosphere of a party.
If you share our taste in events, let’s share a walk and talk of Belgrade’s unique past and present. Take a look at the private tours of Belgrade we designed and guide.