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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Feast of the Assumption
Category: Public Holidays in Poland
Date: 15.08August 15th August 15 th is a public holiday in Poland, and a very popular one to make a long weekend out of – and you can't blame the Polish, as the summer can be a beauty in the country. What should a regular Krakow visitor expect? Certainly increased traffic (which makes Cracow unbearable) – but also military parades and various events in the Krakow churches. Read below to see why. The Solemnity of the Assumption of the Virgin Mary August 15 th is ... More »
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Easter
Category: Public Holidays in Poland
Place: Krakow-Market-Square Date: 12.04Easter in Krakow Krakow at Easter is a particularly colorful and jolly place to visit (apart from maybe Good Friday), and the Misteria Paschalia Festival adds a pinch of the profound to the atmosphere. The Easter Sunday and Monday are public holidays , so nearly all shops and banks will be closed. Palm Sunday The Easter celebrations start a week before the Easter Sunday – on the Palm Sunday the faithful go to the Krakow... More »
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Christmas
Category: Public Holidays in Poland
Place: Krakow-Market-Square Date: 25.12Christmas Although Easter is considered the most important Catholic Holiday, it certainly runs second to Christmas when it comes to popularity. Although Krakow and Poland in general have adopted much of the American way of celebrating Christmas – Santa drinking Coke from the second week of November – luckily, much of the Polish traditions survived. Christmas Day The most important part of Christmas in Poland is probably the Christ... More »
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New Year in Krakow
Category: Public Holidays in Poland
Place: Krakow-Market-Square Date: 01.01New Year in Krakow December in Krakow? An excellent idea. You catch Santa twice (on Mikolajki and Christmas Eve ) then hear the Christmas carols and buy some weird and beautiful handicraft products on the annual market. And if you wait long enough, you'll see perhaps the biggest New Year's party in Europe. But first, a few facts: New Year's Eve isn't a public holiday in Poland, so there's enough time to stock up for the big party (although you... More »
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All Saints Day
Category: Public Holidays in Poland
Date: 01.11November 1 st – All Saints' Day The All Saints' Day (Dzień Wszystkich Świętych) on November 1 st is one of the most widely celebrated Christian Holidays in Poland . Each year, many Poles visit – often having to travel a long way – the graves of their loved ones. Strictly speaking, according to the Catholic tradition, a day devoted to visiting one's family's graves should be November 2 nd , the All Souls' Day, but since it's not a holiday, and... More »
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Lajkonik
Date: Spring Annually
Lajkonik If one doesn't wander around Nowa Huta at night, or meet a particularly dissatisfied group of Cracovia or Wisla fans, it is not likely that one will get hit with a bat or a club in Krakow. A mace – that's a different story. If you're hit – don't be mad, be grateful, as it will mean you've been blessed by the Lajkonik, one of the most distinguishable figures of the Krakow folklore – and one of the most loved ones. To commemorate Po... more » -
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