June 13, 2019 - The 9th edition of Lake Fest will be held from August 8-10 at Lake Krupac in Niksic, emphasized the organizers of the press conference held at the Montenegro Caffe pub in Podgorica.
The director of the Lake Fest, Pedja Zečević, with the representatives of the general sponsors of the festival, Natali Milić from the brewery "Trebjesa," Eleonora Albijanić from Electricity Industry of Montenegro (EPCG), Sonja Nikcevic, Vice President of the Municipality of Niksic and Slavica Grgurevic from Nikšić Tourist Organization, emphasized the importance of this event for the city and Montenegro.
"The Niksic Municipality recognizes the importance of this remarkable event, which for nine years has gathered significant names of Montenegrin and regional scenes, and supports this festival as one of the trademarks of the city," Nikcevic said.
Brewery "Trebjesa," a sponsor from the beginning of the Lake Fest, will organize socially responsible activities this year.
"We've been watching this festival for nine years, and it is enough to talk about the trust and partnership we have with the organizers. And this year, we will create and implement the ecological actions of 'Rock and Recycle' and 'Eco checkpoint', which we are particularly proud of given that last year around 30,000 thousand plastic bottles were collected during the festival, and a trout sculpture was created that would embellish this year's festival space," Milić said.
EPCG, as in previous years, has provided the area around Krupac Lake and invested significant financial resources for organizing this year's festival.
"We feel not only as sponsors but also as hosts," said Eleonora Albijanic on behalf of the EPCG.
Slavica Grgurević from the Nikšić Tourist Organization pointed out that Lake Fest has demonstrated seriousness since the first day and has brought more and more visitors every year, making it the main tourist offer of the city.
Zečević reminded that more than 190,000 visitors attended Lake Fest until now, and more than 160 performers from Montenegro, the region and abroad participated in the festival programs.
"Lake Fest every year, besides the musical part of the program, gives special attention to the camp, which undoubtedly carries the epithet of the biggest festival camp in the Ex-Yu area. It is the first green festival in Montenegro, and as such is recognized in the region, and we have been cooperating with the UNDP for several years. We also have excellent cooperation with RTV Niksic, so this year we will have direct broadcasting of all three nights of the festival," Zečević said.
The prices for Lake Fest remain unchanged - the daily ticket is 10 euros, while the card for all three days of the festival costs 25 euros. As in previous years, this year, there will be free space for camps, where next to the main stage will be a small camp stage for the daily program.
The list of names that will be presented to the public in Niksic this summer is still not available to the public, but judging by previous releases, the audience will not be disappointed.
