National capital of culture

National capital of culture (Национална престоница културе) is a program of the Ministry of Culture of the Republic of Serbia. The program was announced in 2021, and it was decided that Čačak will be the first to win the title of "capital of culture" in 2023. The current "capital of culture" is Užice, and in 2025, Zrenjanin takes over the title.

History
In October 2021, a working group was created for the preparation and implementation of the "National Capital of Culture" program. On March 21, 2023, Čačak became the first "National capital of culture". On this occasion, a spectacle was held on the town square in Čačak. In the period March 2023-March 2024, numerous exhibitions, manifestations, concerts were held... Thanks to this program, Čačak was a destination for more than 230,000 visitors.

With the "train of culture" Čačak handed over the title of "capital of culture" to Užice.

National capitals of culture

 * Čačanska rodna logo cyrillic.png — Čačak (Čačanska rodna)
 * 2024 — Užice (Era of culture)
 * 2025 — Zrenjanin