Novi Sad Memorial Walk on November 1: Route and Schedule
Students have published three starting points, a timetable and the program for a commemoration outside the Railway Station, held at the minute the canopy collapsed two years ago.
Students announced on Saturday afternoon the plan for a memorial walk in Novi Sad marking the second anniversary of the canopy collapse at the Railway Station. The commemoration is set for Sunday, November 1, 2026, and ends with a gathering outside the station itself. The canopy fell on November 1, 2024, at 11:52, so the event falls on the same day and at the same minute, exactly two years later. The organizers posted the plan and a map on the Instagram account 192_rs, and students of the Faculty of Technical Sciences (FTN) shared the call as well.
Where do people gather, and when do the columns set off?
Gathering is planned for 9:30 at three points in the city:
- outside the Faculty of Medicine
- in Liman Park
- at the Varadin Bridge, better known as the Rainbow Bridge
The columns from all three points leave at 10:00. Their routes merge at the intersection near the Futog Market, and from there the walk continues together to the Railway Station. The three columns therefore do not travel the whole way separately, but join into one before the destination. Alongside the plan, the students published a map of the route, and the Instagram post from 192_rs was shared by FTN students on their own account.
What is on the program outside the station?
The gathering outside the Railway Station begins at 11:52, the minute the canopy collapsed in 2024. According to the organizers’ plan, the program consists of:
- 16 minutes of silence
- speeches
- laying of flowers
- lighting of candles
Between the columns’ departure at 10:00 and the start of the gathering, 112 minutes remain. The program includes 16 minutes of silence, and 16 people died under the canopy.
What do the organizers ask of those attending?
The students ask citizens to follow the organizers’ instructions during the gathering so that everything goes as smoothly as possible. The appeal appears in the post announcing the memorial walk itself. The post also says that smaller spontaneous gatherings are possible in other places, organized by local assemblies and neighborhood groups.
Background: what happened and where the case stands
Sixteen people died when the canopy fell at the Railway Station in Novi Sad, and one young woman was seriously injured. An indictment has been filed against 13 people over the collapse. Sunday’s gathering is therefore scheduled at the moment when two years have passed since the disaster.
In short, the schedule for Sunday is: gathering at 9:30 at three points, columns depart at 10:00, and the gathering outside the station begins at 11:52.
