Serbian Trumpet Festival is well known as one of the biggest and most popular cultural and artificial manifestations of original and ethnic activities, especially the Serbian Trumpet. The Festival has been held since 1961 and every year in August since then, it is held in Gucha  (Dragachevo, Western Serbia).

First Festival had just four participants as Trumpet Orchestras. Recently, there were about a hundred orchestras at opening ceremonies of the Festival and just forty of them took part in the finals, divided into twenty seniors' and twenty juniors' orchestras.

49.trumpet players' gathering in Guca

05-09. august 2009

Self-taught artists  such as painters, artists of antiquated crafts and hand made products and sculptors have their own exhibitions. The books of the Festival are shown there. Ethnic and historical exhibitions are presented too. Best Pledge speakers of Toast and most beautiful national costume are elected at the Festival. Various sports games, biathlon, mainly national ones, such as shooting through apple, jumping, throwing stones and similar games are also held there. National music artists, and folk's groups assemble from all parts of Serbia taking part at the Program   Dancing and Singing Groups also take part. Guests of the Festival are Trumpet groups , singing and dancing groups from Diaspora and from other European, American, and this year, even from African countries.

The improvisation of the traditional Dragachevo wedding is a part of this attractive Festival. First, they organize mass wedding for those newlyweds who are interested in the ceremony. Then, on Sunday, an improvised Dragachevo wedding by 19th century is performed. At Final competition which is under the control of competent people including audience. The best trumpeters get the rank of Dragachevo winners. Those people become qualified to take part in many host and world festivals. Festival's programmes visit more than a thousand competitors and hundred and  thousands of visitors. Journalists are there also, and the Festival is televised on numerous TV channels, different magazines from all round the world are also shown. For Dragachevo citizens the Festival is a very important jubilee. They are very good hosts. They accept both old and new friends in their homes. People from Dragachevo prepare various kinds of national foods and dishes, such as wedding cabbage, lots of meat, and domestic cheese and soon. They do not forget to offer a very famous drink, called "slivovitza". To sample all those foods and drinks visitors can get in numerous tents that are set up there for their enjoyment.