Expo 2027 is in Belgrade, Serbia, from 15 May to 15 August, 93 days in all, on the theme “Play for Humanity: Sport and Music for All”. 139 international participants have confirmed, more than at Astana in 2017, and it is the first international exhibition of this scale in the Western Balkans. The 25-hectare site has international pavilions, a thematic zone and a corporate area, beside the new National Stadium. Tickets, the organisers say, are “available soon”.
In the music strand, Toys Can Play finds unexpected sounds in everyday objects, and Instruments of Play is a set of hands-on sound installations.
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Play Together brings collective concerts and spontaneous music-making: visitors don’t just listen, they join in.
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93 days, more than 8,000 events
The Bureau International des Expositions expects more than 8,000 events over the 93 days, with national pavilions running their own cultural programmes. The official programme mentions a string quartet on a floating stage, open-air cinema and murals painted on the spot.
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Each week has its own theme, so a return visit a few days later is a different show.
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A new district opening for the first time
Every building on this Expo site stays in use after it closes, becoming the new Belgrade Fairgrounds, an Expo museum, a National Centre for Musical Innovation and more.
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What you see is this district opening its doors for the first time. The mascots are a boy and a girl, Rastko and Milica, named by public vote.
This is the first edition in Belgrade. The theme, dates and scale of country participation are confirmed; examples from other expos are not presented as promises for this edition.
Robotics, mobility, data centres, new energy and quantum computing each get their own hall: in one day, the tech words from the news become things you can see and ask about.
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