On 21 and 22 May 2017. The Oćevija team for the third time participated in the competition in a preparation of meals under sača-peke in Serbia. After two years in Stražilov near Sremski Karlovci, this year it was decided to return to Vojvodina again, but this time to the village of Nova Gajdobra, which belongs to the municipality of Bačka Palanka. Every year, Varešan's interest in this event is growing, so 19 of them went to Serbia this year. Apart from being the most numerous, The Vareš team was the most cheerful. All the time, other teams were invited to join them, and this cooperation with neighbouring countries will continue in the future.
Otherwise, this year's Sačijada in Nova Gajdobra was the sixth in a row and 49 teams from Serbia and the region took part in it. The event itself was in the best order with the excellent host organisation from Nova Gajdobra. Apart from the competition in the preparation of dishes under the sač, the manifestation program was enriched with the performances of local cultural and artistic societies and a competition in traditional national sports disciplines also was held.
