The first EXIT was held in 2000 as a 100-day campaign by the Serbian Student Union, aimed at motivating younger generations to participate in elections and vote for their own future.
Prvi festival EXIT održan je 2000. godine u sklopu kampanje koju je organizirala Studentska unija Srbije, a koja je trajala 100 dana i čiji je cilj bio motivirati mlađu generaciju na sudjelovanje na izborima i glasovanje za vlastitu budućnost.