THE NEW SUMMER ADVENTURE STARTED – OPENS YOUTH FAIR IS OPENED

In the centre of Novi Sad, at the OPENS premises, under the motto “Summer adventure starts with more excitement”, the seventh OPENS Youth Fair was opened on Tuesday evening.

The manifestation was officially opened by Senka Bajić, double world champion in mountain board, doctoral at the Faculty of Technical Sciences, with the support of Ivan Petrović, EXIT Foundation Managing Board President, Valentina Antić from OPENS and Ognjen Cvjetićanin, member of the City Council for Sport and Youth.

“Long ago, Novi Sad opened its door for all young people who want to have fun, but also to learn something new, to exchange knowledge and experience, and to show their talents”, Cvijetićanin said. “Thanks to OPENS Youth Fair, our city has stabilised its position as the centre of young people from the whole world. As the year of 2019 and the achievement of the title of the European Youth Capital is approaching, I am happy to see that every day, there are more and more enthusiasts, that the projects are better and better and their ideals more and more sustainable.”

Our city is the best example of how the policy got close to young people, directly to them and they are now completely included in the process of making decisions on the issues of the status and position of young people in the city, through dozens youth organisations with the support of the city.

“What is important for us at OPENS is that the idea has been born at the Youth Fair to candidate for the European Youth Capital and to show everyone that when we unite, when we have youth organisations, different institutions and the city, we can make an excellent program”, Valentina Antić, OPENS International Cooperation Coordinator stated.

Youth Tourism Fair is held at three locations in the city centre: at Trg slobode, Katolička porta and OPENS offices in Laze Telečkog 2. As the organisers stated, the old city centre has everything a young tourist needs, from fun, festival, souvenirs and art objects to extreme excitement.

The program of this year’s manifestation is richer and instead of previous focus on music events, the content for young people which enrich the experience of staying in Novi Sad and Serbia are dominating.

Tourist offer is presented at Trg slobode, with the performances of dance clubs and adrenalin sports. Culture and art are promoted through workshops with the degustation of soft cocktails. Night Market will provide the event with the special spirit and music jazz program is for enjoyment of the worshipers of quality sound and atmosphere in Katolička porta.