Saturday 24 Jan 2026, 6pm – 7.50pm
Gala Concert: Romantic Melodies
St Cuthbert’s, Earls Court, 50 Philbeach Gardens, London SW5 9EB
A recital of timeless classical and romantic songs performed by a soprano Silva McQueen, accordionist Živorad Nikolić and pianist Timothy End. You can expect to hear music from composers such as Mozart, Puccini, Bellini and Verdi.
Tickets £16 / children £5 available at:
https://bookwhen.com/innaurayoga/e/ev-soxak-20260124180000
Saturday 24 Jan 2026, 7.30pm until 11pm
Party with Zlopi
Naše pozorište u Londonu
The Grove Tavern, 83 Hammersmith Grove, London W6
Zlopi and his guitar are back in London, bringing Balkan hits, a great atmosphere, unforgettable music, and electric energy.
Booking required: 07704 714660
Sunday 25 Jan 2026, 3pm
Orchestra of the Swan – Night Music
Craig Ogden – guitar & Miloš Milivojević – classical accordion
Warwick Hall, Myton Road, Warwick CV34 6PP
From the entertaining brilliance of Mozart’s Eine Kleine Nachtmusik to the breathtaking symphonic romanticism of Tchaikovsky’s Serenade, Night Music explores the astonishingly varied sound world of the string orchestra. Piazzolla’s brooding and hypnotic textures provide the perfect foil for the tango stylings of guitar and accordion, a combination that so readily conjures the alleyways and basement clubs of 1950s Buenos Aires.
Tickets: £30, £10 under 35s
https://orchestraoftheswan.org/concert/night-music/
Sunday 25 Jan 2026
St Sava Celebrations
St Sava Serbian Orthodox Church
89 Lancaster Road, London W11 1QQ
9.15am Matins
10.00am Divine Liturgy
12.30pm St Sava Academy
6.30pm Vespers and the Supplicatory Canon to the Most Holy Theotokos
Sunday 25 Jan 2026
Hidden Figures: Mladomir Puriša Đorđević
Films: The Girl (Devojka), The Dream (San), The Morning (Jutro) and Noon (Podne)
Curated by Dr Mina Radović
Barbican Centre, Silk Street, London, EC2Y 8DS
The first international retrospective of films by Mladomir Puriša Đorđević, whose four war films from the 1960s rank among Yugoslav cinema’s most groundbreaking achievements.
Critical hits at film festivals, these arresting films, tinged with dark humour, are key works of the Black Wave film movement, voicing fundamental moral questions and pushing the boundaries of film language.
Further info:
https://www.barbican.org.uk/whats-on/2026/series/hidden-figures-mladomir-purisa-dordevic
Additional screening will be in place due to a great demand as current screenings are sold out!
Tuesday 27 Jan 2026
St Sava’s Day
Publication of 2026 Serbian Month Catalogue
Available in print £15
(to purchase the catalogue please contact info@serbiancouncil.org.uk)
Online versions Round Table www.serbianrt.com
Serbian Council of Great Britain www.serbiancouncil.org.uk
Tuesday 27 Jan 2026, Doors 7.30pm / Live Music 8.15pm
Folk and Roots
Jovana Backović and Polly Hunt, Yana Vlaeva & Alex Gibson
Aces and Eights, 156 – 158 Fortess Road, Tufnell Park, London NW5 2HP
Jovana Backović is a Serbian born composer and a vocalist performing traditional music from all over the Balkan region: songs in which young maidens speak to birds and flowers, love lost on the battlefield, waiting for dear ones to return and feeling of nostalgia for the country one has left. This performance will weave together songs from Hungary, Serbia, ex-Yugoslav Macedonia, Greece, Bulgaria as well as old Sephardic melodies.
Tickets £12 advanced available HERE / £14 on the night
Thursday 29 Jan 2026, 12.30pm
Piano recital by Mina Miletic
St. John’s, Greenhill, Sheepcote Road, Harrow, HA1 2JE
Programme: Mozart, Schubert, Chopin, Debussy and Rachmaninov
Entrance FREE
https://minamiletic.co.uk/
Thursday 29 Jan 2026, 2.30 – 4pm
A visit to the British Library
Milan Grba, the Lead Curator of Southeast European Collections will present a curated selection of 20th and 21st-century Serbian theatre and visual arts materials from the British Library’s collection.
Places limited to 15 people! RSVP necessary by 26 January 2026 to olga.stanojlovic@btinternet.com
Saturday 31 Jan 2026
St Sava Celebrations
St Sava Serbian Orthodox Church
89 Lancaster Road, London W11 1QQ
9.15am Matins
10am Holy Hierarchical Liturgy
6.30pm Vespers
Bishop Nikolai Hall
7.30pm Folklore ensemble Rastko, with guests KUD Zahumlje from Nikšić, Montenegro.
Tickets at the door: £15
Children under 14: free admission
Saturday 31 Jan 2026, 12 to 3pm
St Sava Celebrations in Reading and Oxford
Dopunska škola
Pangbourne Village Hall
Station Road, Pangbourne, RG8 7AN
Saturday 31 Jan 2026, 5pm
St Sava Celebrations in Corby
Dopunska škola
47 Rockingham Road, Corby NN17 1AJ
Postponed, date and time tbc
Jasenovac and Holocaust Foundation
St Sava Serbian Orthodox Church
89 Lancaster Road, London W11 1QQ
Book Promotion ‘Redni broj smrti’ by Father Radomir Aćimović
Sunday 1 Feb 2026, 10am
St Sava Celebrations in London (Fulham)
Dopunska škola
Bishop Creighton House
378 Lillie Rd, London SW6 7PH
Sunday 1 Feb 2026, 10.30am
St Sava Celebration in Halifax
St John The Baptist Serbian Orthodox Church
Slava buffet will be served after the Liturgy and guests entertained by two generations of the Halifax Hilandar group.
Sunday 1 Feb 2026, 1pm
St Sava Celebrations in Birmingham
Dopunska škola
Serbian Orthodox Church of the Holy Prince Lazar
92 Griffins Brook Ln, Birmingham B30 1QG
Tuesday 3 Feb 2026, from 6.30pm
Serbian City Club Networking event
Place: tbc
Further details are available on www.serbiancityclub.org
Wednesday 4 Feb 2026, 6 – 8pm
A SSEES Southeast European studies seminar with Sanja Vico, University of Exeter
UCL, Masaryk room, 16 Taviton Street, London WC1H 0BW
Book promotion: Doing Nation in a Digital Age: Banal Nationalism and Cosmopolitanism in Polymedia Environments by Sanja Vico
Commentators:
Eric Gordy, Professor of Political and Cultural Sociology, UCL SSEES
Jasna Dragović Soso, Professor Emerita of International Politics and History at Goldsmiths
This book introduces a new theory of national identity, arguing that the nation does not only represent an abstract “imagined community” but also represents embodied cultural and discursive practices.
FREE, Pre-booking essential: ssees-events@ucl.ac.uk
Further details:
https://www.ucl.ac.uk/arts-humanities/events/2026/feb/doing-nation-digital-age-banal-nationalism-and-cosmopolitanism-polymedia-environments
Saturday 7 Feb 2026, 5.30pm
St Sava’s Ball
Njegoš Foundation London
Copthorne Tara Hotel, Kensington, Scarsdale Pl, London W8 5SY
The Njegoš Foundation London invites you to an evening of elegance, culture, and philanthropy at the 2026 St Sava’s Ball.
Performers to include Milan Mitroviš and others
Tickets: £200, according to availability; £1,700 per table
Dress Code: Black Tie
https://www.njegosfoundation.org/events/st-sava-ball-london-2026
Sunday 8 Feb 2026
Workshop ‘Učimo ćirilicu uz Vuka i Milicu’
Serbian School St Sava
Bishop Nikolai Hall
89 Lancaster Road, London W11 1QQ
The characters from the children’s book Vuk Azbukić i Milica Ćirilica will visit the Serbian School St. Sava together with the book’s author for a short, interactive workshop dedicated to the Serbian Cyrillic alphabet (Azbuka).
During the workshop, the children will have the opportunity to hear the story of Vuk Azbukić and Milica Ćirilica read by the author. This workshop is a wonderful opportunity for children to strengthen their connection to the Serbian language and Cyrillic alphabet, learning naturally through story and play.
Sunday 8 Feb 2026, 4pm
St Sava Celebration in Bedford
Dopunska škola
Church House
62 Kimbolton Road, Bedford MK40 2NX
Sunday 8 Feb 2026, 3pm
St Mary’s,Perivale Lane, Perivale, Middlesex UB6 8SS
Classical concert
Anja Milivojević (violin), Virginie Guiffray (viola), David Gordon (piano), Miloš Milivojević (accordion)
Programme includes works by Fauré/Gordon, Bach, Frank, Saint-Saëns, Bora Dugić and others. https://st-marys-perivale.org.uk/events-2026-02-08.shtml
Concert is now available on YouTube channel:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Tn-as2lpvG8
Monday 9 Feb 2026, 7pm, ZOOM
Serbian Council of Great Britain
Nick Ilic lecture on the Serbian Golgotha
Join Zoom Meeting
https://us06web.zoom.us/j/88643782272?pwd=NMRfjni3cQdTiGy3bLvMDeNAgzYxeb.1
Meeting ID: 886 4378 2272
Passcode: 443996
Tuesday 10 Feb 2026, 2.30pm
BBC Symphony Orchestra
Miloš Milivojević, accordion
Maida Wale Studios
www.bbc.co.uk/historyofthebbc/buildings/maida-vale
Friday 13 Feb 2026, 9pm
She’Koyokh
Jamboree, 6 Chad’s Place, London WC1X 9HH
Britain’s greatest klezmer and Balkan band. Renowned for ‘musicianship, precision and general joie de vivre’ (The Herald), She’Koyokh is inspired by the confluence of Eastern Europe’s musical cultures and traditions performing an exceptionally diverse repertoire Jewish, Gypsy and Balkan music.
She’Koyokh are Cigdem Aslan (vocals), Susi Evans (clarinet), Nick Roth (saxophone), Meg Rosaleen Hamilton (violin), Živorad Nikolić (accordion), Paul Moylan (double bass and vocals) and Guy Schalom (percussion).
Tickets: £16.50 (Includes booking fee)
https://www.ents24.com/london-events/jamboree/shekoyokh/7411706?utm_source=ents24_res
Sunday 15 Feb 2026, ZOOM
The Round Table Meeting
Organisations and interested individuals are welcome! Further details to follow from the Round Table Steering Group rtsteeringgroup@gmail.com
Join Zoom Meeting
https://us06web.zoom.us/j/83772851751?pwd=ykZKK2F4o9dclWpocyq6rDTNjQ8wxB.1
Meeting ID: 837 7285 1751
Passcode: 946429
Sunday 15 Feb 2026, 1pm – Birmingham
Saint Lazar’s Hall, 92 Griffins Brook Ln, Bournville, Birmingham B30 1QG
Friday 20 Feb 2026, 5pm – Corby
47 Rockingham Road, Corby NN17 1AE
Saturday 21 Feb 2026, 2pm – London
Fulham Library, 598 Fulham Road, London, SW6 5NX
Entrance free, reserve your place here
Children’s Eco-Theatre Show “Extinct Objects”
Cultural Centre Talas
Ages 6+; Language Serbian
“Extinct Objects” is an interactive, environmentally themed theatre show (in Serbian) for children that connects seemingly distant worlds: the extinction of dinosaurs, the creation of plastic, and the disappearance of objects we once loved.
The performance is suitable for children, as well as for their parents, grandparents, and anyone who has ever had a cherished object.
Directed by: Irena Antin
Performed by: Vladimir Beljić
Set Design: Konstantinos Petrović
Produced by: Cultural Centre Talas, Smederevo, Serbia
Entrance free.
Saturday 21 Feb 2026, from 6pm until late, performance 7pm
The Rocket Acton, Churchfield Road 11-13, London W3 6BD
Play ‘Trunčica’ by Milica Bogdanović
An evening of acting, humour, song and poetry.
One woman, one voice, a thousand emotions.
A performance that, through voice, word, and movement, reveals the tenderness, strength, and beauty of the inner world.
Following the play, the evening will continue with music – Open mic and socilising in the beautiful setting of the The Rocket pub.
Tickets £18
Booking recomended due to limited space: maya.jordan@yahoo.co.uk
Friday 27 Feb 2026, 7pm
Serbian Council of Great Britain
Artography Exhibition by Svetisav Savic
Bishop Nikolai Hall, 89 Lancaster Road, London W11 1QQ
Artography, the fusion of the real and the imagined, where technology becomes expression. Come and experience it for yourself and make the most of an opportunity to order limited edition of prints. Food and drinks and live jazz piano.
Free entry.
Event is sponsored by Corner Terrace, Kod Pirketa and Fulham Kitchen.
Saturday 28 Feb 2026, 11 – 3pm
Twelfth Annual Memorial Service for Women in Foreign Medical missions in Serbia during the Great War
St Sava Serbian Orthodox Church
89 Lancaster Road, London W11 1QQ
11am – Pomen at St Sava Church, after the liturgy
Followed by canape and drinks at the Bishop Nikolaj Community Centre.
12:00 – 15:00
Women of the British Empire, from Scotland, England, Ireland, Canada, Australia and New Zealand, united in an endeavour to support the Serbian people during the Great War.
Screening of the film ‘By Far Kaymakchalan’, a documentary by Bojan Pajic.
Guests: Fiona Garwood, Nick Ilic and Bojan Pajic (on Zoom)
Saturday 28 Feb 2026, 7.30pm
The Delije Foundation
A charity evening featuring the film ‘You Leave, I’ll Stay’ (Vi idite, ja neću) Bishop Nikolaj Hall, 89 Lancaster Rd, London W11 1QQ
The Delije Foundation, in cooperation with the Serbian Orthodox Church and the Circle of Serbian Sisters, invites you to a charity evening featuring the film ‘You Leave, I’ll Stay’.
This feature-length documentary film by director Hadži-Aleksandar Đurović addresses the poignant and patriotic theme of the suffering of the Serbian people in Kosovo and Metohija.
Language: Serbian with English subtitles.
Tickets £20, available at the entrance.
All donations will go to help the Nikolić family from the village of Veliko Ropotovo in Kosovo and Metohija. The widowed mother, Marija, lives with her three children, aged 14, 10, and 8 and the funds are needed to purchase two mattresses for the children’s beds, six chairs, a desk for two children, two wardrobes, and a feed mill.
Donation boxes will be available at the event for those who are able to contribute further.
Please join us in supporting the Nikolić family!
Sunday 1 March 2026, 6pm
Naše pozorište u Londonu
Irish Cultural Centre, 5 Black’s Road, London
Monodrama ‘Na Drini ćuprija’ (The Bridge on the Drina)with Tihomir Stanić
Language: Serbian
The new and current production “The Bridge on the Drina” is a monodrama by the acclaimed actor Tihomir Stanić, performed in a dramatisation and interpretation by the actor himself, delivering an emotional and evocative rendering of Ivo Andrić’s novel.
Tickets: £37 + Booking Fee
https://www.gr8events.ie/sales/index.php?event=2476
Wednesday 4 March 2026, 6.30 – 8.30 pm
Jovana Backović – Live at St. Ethelburga’s
St Ethelburga’s Centre for Reconciliation and Peace Venue, 78 Bishop’s Gate, London EC2N 4AG
Join us for an evening with Serbian-born, London based singer and composer Jovana Baković. With stunning vocals and expressive performance expect a musical journey that explores the sacred, womanhood, tradition and modernity.
Free tickets for refugees and asylum seekers.
For more information contact Jo Winsloe Slater on jo.winsloe@stethelburgas.org
Thursday 5 March 2026, 5.30 – 6.30pm
Poetry event at the Serbian Library Fulham
Od uspomene do uspomene uz pesme Desanke Maksimović
Join us and bring your favourite Desanka poem with you!
Fulham Library, 598 Fulham Road, London SW6 5NX
Friday 6 March 2026, 7.30 – 9pm
Recital for Nikola Tesla, London Premiere by Branko Stoysin
Goldsmiths University of London, Professor Stuart Hall LG01 Room
288 New Cross Road, London SE14
A poignant tribute to Nikola Tesla > Aurora Tesla, the epic new music/video project, marking 170 years since birth of Nikola Tesla.
Tickets £20 (£22.38 including booking fee)
https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/recital-for-nikola-tesla-tickets-1977494647724
Guitarist/composer Branco Stoysin, life-long aficionado of Nikola Tesla, will be performing his epic new music/video project Aurora Tesla, that in the most lyrical, illuminating and concise way tells the story about Nikola Tesla, Serbian born genius of electricity. It’s a poignant tribute, marking 170 years since the birth of Nikola Tesla and 130 years since the birth of modern civilisation with the implementation of Tesla’s Polyphase Alternating Current System on The Niagara Falls in 1896. Every pylon, everywhere around the world, carries Tesla’s blood, The Electricity, to lighten your existence.
Branco will also play the tunes from his previous eight CD albums and from his recent, triple anniversary, the ninth CD album, Whispers From The Sun, which marked 40 years of art-music making, of those 30 years in London. As an avid photographer and naturalist, for the finale of recital, Branco will perform special three music/video projects depicting the beautiful natural world right on our doorsteps. A recital for an audio and visual delight.
Visit: www.brancostoysin.co.uk
Saturday 7 March 2026, 1.15pm for 1.30pm
Bishop Nikolai Hall, 89 Lancaster Road, London W11 1QQ
Led by award-winning writer Ella Dorman-Gajic, join us for this unique storytelling and writing workshop exploring the concept of diaspora and cultural heritage.
During this 80-minute workshop, you will be encouraged to explore your cultural upbringing or family history through the written and spoken word. You will be encouraged to share a story on your own family history, and there will be writing exercises to help you generate ideas and new work on the theme. By the end, you will have generated at least one first draft – such as a poem, short story, or monologue – for you to take away and build on.
This workshop is designed for anyone who has heritage outside of the UK, or considers themselves part of a diaspora. You don’t need to have any writing experience to attend. However, we encourage you to come to the workshop with a short true-life story in mind. There will be time at the end to share some of what you have written, if you choose to do so.
Entrance £5 at the door, further details and booking: ella.dorman.g@gmail.com
Ella Dorman-Gajic is an award-winning writer, performer, and facilitator working across theatre, poetry and screen. Her 5-star stage play, TRADE, went on an Arts Council Funded UK tour to sell-out audiences. The play is published with Salamander Street. As a screenwriter, Ella won Best Screenplay at the Healdsburg International Film Awards (judged by Tom Waits) for her debut short film, the multi-award-winning BACK OF THE NET. The film has screened at 25+ festivals, including BAFTA and Oscar-accredited festivals.
Ella also works in poetry; she runs the acclaimed poetry organisation Off The Chest, and co-currated their inaugural anthology, Spaces of Significance. Her poetry has been broadcast on BBC Radio, published widely and she has performed her poetry sets around the UK, including at festivals like Shambala, All Points East and Love Supreme.
A British artist of Serbian and Austrian heritage, Ella’s recent work explores her cultural heritage, immigration and coming-of-age.
SECOND SERBIAN FILM FESTIVAL UK
Curated and presented by Dr Mina Radović
This year the festival highlights ‘Heritage for the Future’, celebrating the history of Serbian cinema and significant anniversaries stretching back to the birth of cinema. The festival includes the UK premiere of the first feature-length sound film Under the Yugoslav Sky (1934) and marks 130 Years of Miodrag Mika Đorđević, early pioneer and director of Under the Yugoslav Sky,who was born in the same year as the movies. It also marks the 70th Anniversary of Vladimir Pogačić’s Belgrade noir Big and Small (1956) and Dušan Makavejev’s revolutionary debut Man is Not a Bird (1965), a great film of the Yugoslav Black Wave.
Full programme available here:
https://liberatingcinema.org.uk/serbianfilmfestivaluk/
Films: Serbian with English subtitles
Saturday 7 March 2026, 8pm
Programme 1 – 70th Anniversary: Belgrade Noir: Big and Small (Vladimir Pogačić, 1956) + Introduction by Dr. Mina Radovic
Finsbury Park Picturehouse
Book: https://www.picturehouses.com/movie-details/000/HO00017527/belgrade-noir-vladimir-pogacic-s-big-and-small?filter=
Sunday 8 March 2026, 4.15pm
Programme 2 – Pavle Vujisić 100: It is Better to Know How (Vojislav Nanović, 1960) + Introduction by Dr. Mina Radovic
Finsbury Park Picturehouse
Book: https://www.picturehouses.com/movie-details/000/HO00017528/pavle-vujisic-100-it-is-better-to-know-how?filter=
Sunday 8 March 2026, 7pm
Programme 3 – Avala Film at 80: Man is Not a Bird (Dušan Makavejev, 1965) + Q&A
Finsbury Park Picturehouse
Book: https://www.picturehouses.com/movie-details/000/HO00017530/avala-film-at-80-du-an-makavejev-s-man-is-not-a-b?filter=
Tuesday 10 March, 6.20pm
Programme 4 – Miodrag Đorđević 130: Under the Yugoslav Sky (1934) + Introduction by Dr. Mina Radovic
Bertha Doc House Bloomsbury
Book: https://dochouse.org/event/under-the-yugoslav-sky/
Tickets: £10-17 depending on screening
Playing at Picturehouse Cinemas and Bertha DocHouse, Bloomsbury. The festival is supported by Serbian Council of Great Britain and courtesy of Delta Video, Avala Film Way, and Jugoslovenska Kinoteka, Belgrade.
Monday 9 March 2026, 5.30pm UCL SSEES, Masaryk room, 16 Taviton Street, London WC1H 0BW
ISTROS Books
Memorial Event for the author Filip David
Screening of Goran Paskaljević ‘s film ‘When Day Breaks’ screenplay by Filip David.
Part of SSEES Film Festival Vol 1 & sale of David Filip’s ‘The House of Remembering’ published by ISTROS Books https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/film-screening-when-day-breaks-2012-tickets-1981310993517?aff=oddtdtcreator#location
SERBIAN MONTH CATALOGUE
‘BRITISH SERBS’ part six available here
With special thanks to advertisers:
BozHolidays, Beauty Core London, Magaza, Dvorska galerija (Royal Gallery), Estetik Ramita, Verkat Winery,
sponsors Marko Delić and Žika Petrović,
as well as all the organisations and individuals who have contributed to this catalogue and the success of Serbian Month in Great Britain.
Please join our JUST GIVING campaign to raise funds for Serbian Month and Serbian Month Catalogue.
https://www.justgiving.com/crowdfunding/serbian-month
