"We are absolutely ecstatic to confirm that EXIT is coming home," the Serbian festival said in a social media post.

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EXIT Festival is returning to its home at Serbia’s Petrovaradin Fortress, it announced on Thursday (Oct. 29), with plans for a special edition in 2027 ahead of a “full-scale comeback” in 2028.

The news follows a period of intense political upheaval in Serbia, where President Aleksandar Vučić resigned in September ahead of a snap parliamentary election. The student-led protest movement emerged following the November 2024 collapse of a canopy at Novi Sad railway station, which killed 16 people and sparked protests over alleged corruption and government negligence.

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