Novi Sad Fair (Serbian: Новосадски сајам, romanized: Novosadski sajam; Hungarian: Újvidéki Vásár) is an event management company located in Novi Sad, Serbia, which organizes one of the largest agricultural fairs in Southeast Europe. Taking place every May in Novi Sad, it is also one of the largest agricultural fairs in Europe, with approximately 600,000 visitors attending the event. Novi Sad Fair also organizes other shows, e.g. technology and finance, as well as congresses and exhibitions, which brings in a total of about one million visitors to the city each year.[1]
Новосадски сајам Novosadski sajam Újvidéki Vásár | |
 Official logo | |
 Novi Sad Fair Master Centar building | |
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| Address | Hajduk Veljkova 11 |
|---|---|
| Location | Novi Sad, Serbia |
| Coordinates | 45°15′20″N 19°49′13″E / 45.2555631°N 19.8201692°E |
| Type | Event Management company |
| Capacity | 60,000 m2 (650,000 sq ft) |
| Record attendance | 600,000 (Agricultural fair) |
| Opened | 1923 |
| Website | |
| www | |
Features
editNovi Sad Fair owns a vast exhibition space, the size of the total area being 300,000 m² (240,000 m² outside and 60,000 m² inside). The company also has a newly built congress building, called the "Master Centre", which measures 2,700 m².
Novi Sad Fair is a member of The Global Association of the Exhibition Industry,[2] International Congress & Convention Association,[3] The Exhibition Association of Southeast Europe,[4] World-Wide Business Centres Network,[5] and Central European Fair Alliance.[6]
History
editThe city of Novi Sad was historically a popular place for traders. In the 19th century, it quickly became an important trading post, due to its location on the Danube river and on the natural border between the Bačka and Syrmia regions. Novi Sad is also situated in Vojvodina, Serbia, which at the time was the most developed agricultural region in the then Kingdom of Yugoslavia. It therefore became home to the country's first agricultural show in 1923, becoming international later on in 1930.
In 1958, Novi Sad Fair became a member of an international fair organization and also gained a reputation for being the most important agricultural show in the then SFR Yugoslavia. Besides organizing the annual agricultural show, the company had held many other fairs over the years, dedicated to finance, computing, banking, cars, books, pharmaceuticals, etc.
Exhibitions and Fairs
edit| Type of event | Season | |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Media Fair | March |
| 2 | International Fair of Furniture and Interior Equipment 'Ambienta' | April |
| 3 | International Fair of Civil Engineering | April |
| 4 | International Fair of motorcycles, bicycles and accessories "Moto Bike EXPO – Novi Sad" | April |
| 5 | International Book Fair | April |
| 6 | International Fair of School and Office Equipment 'SCHOOL & OFFICE EXPO' | April |
| 7 | International Exhibition of Art 'ART EXPO' | April |
| 8 | International Agricultural Fair | May |
| 9 | International Fair of Medicine and Pharmacy 'PROMEDIKA' | June |
| 10 | Exhibition of Dentistry Equipment and Scientific-Professional Gathering 'PROMODENTIS – NOVI SAD' | June |
| 11 | International Fair of Hunting, Fishing and Sport | September |
| 12 | International Fair of Nautical Equipment | September |
| 13 | International Fair of Horticulture | September |
| 14 | International Fair 'Eko-Svet' – Ecology, Medical Herbs And Water | September |
| 15 | International Fair of Tourism | October |
| 16 | Hotelkeeping and Catering | October |
| 17 | Gastronomic Festival | October |
| 18 | 'Car Show – Novi Sad' | October |
| 19 | Fair of Finance 'Finmar' | November |
| 20 | Fair of Investment | November |
| 21 | Power Supply, Electronics and Telecommunications | November |
| 22 | Fair of Logistics | November |
| 23 | Fair of Entrepreneurship | November |
| 24 | International Exhibition of Jewellery, Watches and Optics 'SJAJ' | November |
| 25 | New Year's Sales Fair of Consumer Goods | December |
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ About agricultural fair in 2006 (in Serbian) Archived 28 September 2007 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ "Home". ufi.org.
- ^ "Home". iccaworld.com.
- ^ "EASE". Archived from the original on 14 April 2010. Retrieved 18 October 2010.
- ^ "Home". wwbcn.ch.
- ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 6 July 2011. Retrieved 11 November 2006.
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