The Chinese New Year will also be marked in 2026 with a series of events in Belgrade.
On this occasion, the Government of Serbia, the Embassy of China in Serbia, the Chinese Cultural Centre and the Belt and Road Institute will hold a press conference tomorrow.
Addresses have been announced by the Chinese Ambassador Li Ming, representatives of Chinese institutions and international students, while the Director of the Belt and Road Institute, Bojan Lalić, will present the activities of the event “Happy Chinese New Year 2026”.
A statement by the Government of Serbia says that the programme “Happy Chinese New Year” will also be performed.
The programme of this event in Serbia includes a series of events and various activities in Belgrade, Bor, Novi Sad and Zrenjanin.
At the Chinese Cultural Centre, from 30 January to 30 March, the International Touring Exhibition “Chinese White – Porcelain from Dehua 2026” will be on display, as well as an exhibition of Serbian naive painting entitled “Happy Chinese New Year – Celebrating the Spring Festival through Paintings of Horses”.
At the Cultural Centre in Bor, a Spring Festival 2026 gala concert titled “Cultural China – Magnificent Sichuan” will be held on Saturday, 31 January, performed by the Sichuan Opera Troupe of the Chengdu Vocational Art University.
During the event, activities under the title “Happy Chinese New Year” will also be organised in schools and universities from 1 to 28 February, the Government of Serbia announced.
At the National Theatre in Belgrade, a musical and stage spectacle of the Chinese National Peking Opera will be held on 11 February, and from 16 February to 1 March, the Chinese Light Festival will be organised on the Sava Promenade near the Galerija shopping centre.
(Beta, 30.01.2026)