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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Category: Public Holidays in Poland
Polish Independence Day
Date: November 11th AnnuallyNovember 11 th – Polish Independence Day Florianska street Krakow during the Independence day celebrations The Polish Independence Day is very different from the American 4 th of July, with its happiness, feasts and fireworks. The atmosphere on November 11 th in Poland is more serious and solemn than plainly happy, although there seems to be a trend to loosen it up a bit and ge... More »
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Joseph Conrad Festival
Category: Krakow Festivals
Date: November 3rd - November 7thJoseph Conrad Festival The Six Senses – a common brand for some of the most interesting Krakow Festivals – is now full, with its last addition announced on January 15 th . The last piece of the puzzle is the Joseph Conrad Festival, devoted to international literature. The Joseph Conrad Festival will take place between November 3 rd and 7 th . Joseph Conrad – the famous English author of novels such as Lord Jim ... More »
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Dedykacje Theatre Festival
Category: Krakow Festivals
Date: November 2009Dedykacje (Dedications) Festival All the important cities on the Polish cultural map – among them Warsaw, Poznan, Torun, Wroclaw and Gdansk – have their own theatre festivals. Until recently, Krakow wasn't one of these cities – which is hard to believe, judging from how well the Divine Comedy , the Street Theatre Festival and the Dedications Festival blended into the Cracow atmosphere. Things have changed in 2001, when a ... More »
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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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Category: Krakow Festivals
Tolerance Festival
Place: Krakow-Market-Square Date: 16.04Tolerance Festival While Krakow is perhaps the most gay-friendly city in Poland – and at one point Cracow planned to organize a promotional campaign aimed exclusively at the gay community – it seems that tolerance is still an issue to be discussed in the country. In 2003 several members of the Krakow branch of the Kampania Przeciw Homofobii (Anti-Homophoby Campaign) decided to change the unfortunate course of events, by organizing the first Toleranc... 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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