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Niš

Niš, less often spelled in English as Nish, is the third largest city in Serbia and the administrative center of the Nišava District. It is located in the southern part of Serbia. Wikipedia

Population 183,164 (Wikidata)

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Before you go

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Tourist office · 460 m Tourists information

Getting there

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Best-documented sights

All of them in the guide

Within a kilometre of the centre, ordered by how well documented each is — not by a "best" anyone decided. Each opens on the map in the guide. Photos from Wikimedia Commons, credited there.

Through the year

  1. Nis Choral Festival

    July

    Nis Choral Festival is an international festival of choral music, held on the Summer Stage biennially (in July)

  2. Nis Acting Festival

    August

    Nis Acting Festival is an international festival of film-acting, once the biggest film festival in the former Yugoslavia (along with the Pula festival in Croatia), with an international reputation.

  3. Nisville

    August

    Nisville international jazz festival is held every August on the Summer Stage of the Fortress. With numerous international participants, it has been the trademark of the city since the 1990s

  4. Nisomnia

    September

    Nisomnia popular music international festival is organized in September

  5. Nimus

    October – November

    Nimus is the classical music festival held in late autumn (October-November).

  6. Merlinka Festival

    December

    The International Queer Film Festival Merlinka or Merlinka Festival is an annual LGBT-themed film festival which is annually organized in Belgrade (since 2009), Sarajevo (since 2013) and Podgorica (since 2014).

    Official site Wikipedia

Annual events from Wikidata and Wikivoyage (Niš); descriptions from Wikipedia where it has one, photos from Wikimedia Commons. Dates move year to year — check before you plan around one.

Markets

  • Pijaca Bosko Buha

    Пијаца Бошко Буха

    1. Monday: 05:00–18:00
    2. Tuesday: 05:00–18:00
    3. Wednesday: 05:00–18:00
    4. Thursday: 05:00–18:00
    5. Friday: 05:00–18:00
    6. Saturday: 05:00–18:00
    7. Sunday: 05:00–18:00

    05:00–18:00

    1.6 km from the centre

  • Pijaca Pantelej

    Пијаца Пантелеј

    1. Monday: 05:30–17:00
    2. Tuesday: 05:30–17:00
    3. Wednesday: 05:30–17:00
    4. Thursday: 05:30–17:00
    5. Friday: 05:30–17:00
    6. Saturday: 05:30–17:00
    7. Sunday: 05:30–17:00

    05:30–17:00

    2.3 km from the centre

  • Pijaca Cele Kula

    Пијаца Ћеле Кула

    1. Monday: 05:30–17:00
    2. Tuesday: 05:30–17:00
    3. Wednesday: 05:30–17:00
    4. Thursday: 05:30–17:00
    5. Friday: 05:30–17:00
    6. Saturday: 05:30–17:00
    7. Sunday: 05:30–17:00

    05:30–17:00

    2.7 km from the centre

  • Trgovina KUM

    1. Monday: 08:00–22:00
    2. Tuesday: 08:00–22:00
    3. Wednesday: 08:00–22:00
    4. Thursday: 08:00–22:00
    5. Friday: 08:00–22:00
    6. Saturday: 08:00–22:00
    7. Sunday: 08:00–22:00

    08:00–22:00

    2.9 km from the centre

  • Glavna pijaca

    Главна пијаца

    Covered hall

    No hours mapped

    660 m from the centre

  • Pijaca „Palilula”

    Пијаца „Палилула”

    Covered hall

    No hours mapped

    730 m from the centre

  • Auto pijaca Nis

    Ауто пијаца Ниш

    No hours mapped

    1.0 km from the centre

  • OTC

    No hours mapped

    1.0 km from the centre

Markets mapped on OpenStreetMap, with their hours where someone has added them. Check locally before you go.

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Places © OpenStreetMap contributors, as of 9 October 2026. Description from Wikipedia (CC BY-SA). Events from Wikidata and Wikivoyage, population from Wikidata.