In honor of the Day of Municipality of Herceg-Novi, a number of programs will be organized in the city under the Orjen mountain during October. The central event will be a solemn session of the Herceg Novi Assembly, scheduled for 28 October at 11.30 am in the "Park" Hall.
October Days, under the slogan "Freedom Novi Beauty", brings performances, exhibitions, book promotions, screenings, concerts, and sports competitions. The opening of the adventurous park on Vrbanj is scheduled for Sunday, 21 October. The memorial feature of Marko Vojnović on the street bearing his name in the Old Town will be revealed on 25 October. Two exhibitions - "Novi on Old Photographs" by Miodrag Gabo Golubin will be opened on 11 October in the foyer of the "Park" Hall. Darko Durišić's exhibition at the City Gallery Josip Bepo Benković is planned on 25 October. The cultural program of October Days also includes three book promotions: "Ship of Captain Đerman (based on documents of Herceg Novi Municipal Archives)" by Dr. Goran Komar on October 12, "Serbian Naval School in Srbina" by Olivera Doklestić and children's book "Trema" Dejan Đonović on 17 October.
The Concert of the Cultural Art Society "Sloga" is planned on 20 October. The concert of the Alegro vivo Orchestra conducted by Radovan Papović is on the program for 29 October. October Days bring three performances - a puppet play for children "Mali muk" of the Mostar Theater will be guest on October 23, followed by the premiere performance of "King’s New Suit" of Herceg Novi Theater and Herceg-Fest, scheduled for 26 October, and on 31 October, the program will be completed by a theater play "About Mice and Men" by the Town Theater from Podgorica.
The award ceremony for the contest "Cultural Heritage of Herceg Novi - Past and Future", will be held on 22 October. The Memorial Day in which the "Sobibor" Russian film will be shown in the "Park" Hall will be held on 14 October. The October Bazaar, to be presented by local producers, will be held on 27 and 28 October in Igalo and the City Harbor Škver.
The sports program consists of a karate tournament, a memorable chess tournament Obrad Manojlović, an Open Championship of Montenegro in archery, a competition for the sports fishermen the Rombun Cup, and the Race of Liberation.
