The Monastery celebrates the Birth of St. John the Baptist - St. John's Day (July 7th), when a lot of people from Niš and its surroundings gather there. It celebrates also the Synaxis of St. John the Baptist (January 20th). People assemble in the Monastery on the day of Sts. Martyrs Kalinik and Seraphim (August 11th), probably out of respect for the bishop of Niš Kalinik, during his administration the Monastery was renewed. The inhabitants of Gornji Matejevac gather around their temple on the day of "Gentle Friday", commemorating the day that happened 110 years ago, when a pestilence of cattle stopped after special religious service in the monasterial church.