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Guča, Serbia

A first-person trip report from the Dragačevo Trumpet Festival in Guča—a small Serbian town overtaken each August by brass bands, open-fire spit roasts, and all-night street parties—offering a lived-in counterpoint to postcard Balkan coverage.

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Brass band musicians in traditional Serbian festival uniforms with maroon fez hats and blue jackets with gold trim play large brass instruments including tubas during what appears to be a street performance or parade. - Photo by Beth Macdonald on Unsplashtrip report

Four Days in Guča: Inside the Balkans' Loudest, Most Joyful Festival

Four days inside Serbia's village-wide brass festival, where competing bands, roadside pork roasts, and an unwritten tipping ritual take over Guča every August.

Alex Moreau

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