Events
Krakow really is a town that parties all year round. Krakow hosts a flurry of events that will captivate and entertain you. During the Summer months the Plac’s are abound with Festivals and cheer that guarantee plenty of smiles and lots of beers. During Winter Cracovians head indoors but continue to celebrate life and liberty and love!
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Ofafa Festival
Category: Krakow Festivals
Date: December 2009OFAFA Krakow may not be the film capital of Poland, but it seems the film industry has settled in quite well. Arguably Poland's most important director, Andrzej Wajda lives in Cracow. The city itself has quite a nice network of cinemas , from atmospheric art houses to state of the art multiplexes. Then there are the festivals – first of all, the Krakow Film Festival , then the Etiuda and Anima , gathering the world's best short and animated... More »
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Off Camera Film Festival
Category: Krakow Festivals
Date: 17.04Off Camera “Denmark (5 million inhabitants) gave the world Dogma, Romania (20 million) re-defined the cinema of the last decade. Isn't there anyone in the 40 million country of Poland that dares to speak his own voice?” - as the organizers of the Off Camera festival. What's that about? There's more: “Off Camera isn't a camera that's turned off, it's a camera that says 'no'. We throw our 'off' at the faces of the Polish film industry.... More »
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Photomonth
Category: Krakow Festivals
Place: Krakow-Market-Square Date: 06.05Photomonth in Krakow Back in the days of communism, October was a month of saving money the year 1968 witnessed the “Polish March” - a month of increased freedom fighting – and now, May is (at least in Krakow) a month of photography, for it is the time of one of the longest Krakow Festivals (comparable in length only to the Opera Viva): the Photomonth. Every year in Krakow, May is a month full of photo exhibitions, and much of the city's space i... More »
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Category: Krakow Festivals
Pierogi Festival
Place: Plac Szczepanski Date: August AnnuallyPierogi Festival in Krakow A street survey among Krakow tourists asking about “the most popular Polish meal” or “your favorite Polish dish” would result in myriads of answers. The top five would probably look like this: 1. pierogi, 2. pierogies, 3. pirogi, 4. pirogies, 5. dumplings. The other answers probably wouldn't be much different – and the only thing one can wonder about is: since everybody loves them so much, why is the name so often conf... More »
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Rozstaje Folk Music Festival
Category: Krakow Festivals
Place: Krakow-Market-Square Date: July 2009Rozstaje Folk Music Festival The Rozstaje (Crossroads) music festival in Krakow is one of the biggest meetings of folk bands from the Carpathian region. Folk culture in general was frowned upon by the declaring-themselves-as-internationalist Communists (in fact, the communist regimes, be it in Poland or the USSR, were closer to nationalism), so after 1989 it needed some time to get back on track. Festivals such as the Rozstaje were one of the most important ... More »
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