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November 2026
06.11.–11.11.
🎪 Sacrum Profanum
Kraków, Poland · Festival · KBF, Kraków's city festival bureau — official ticket sales ↗
A contemporary music festival produced by the city's festival bureau, offering a programme that cannot be heard anywhere else in Central Europe. It gives a concrete reason to be in Kraków in early November, when the city otherwise has little to draw tourists.
11.11.
🕯 Independence Day Public holiday Non-working day
Poland · entire country · Commemoration · Zielona Linia (gov.pl), list of public holidays ↗
11.11.
🎊 St. Martin's Day in Poznań and the Croissants of St. Martin
Poznanj, Poland · Traditional event · City of Poznań — official announcement of Saint Martin's Street name day ↗
On the eleventh of November, Poznań celebrates the name day of its main street — with a parade, the ceremonial handing of the city keys to Saint Martin, street theatre, and workshops. The same day marks the peak of the croissant season: the famous St Martin's croissants filled with poppy-seed paste, whose recipe is protected at European Union level.
20.11.–07.01.
🛍 Christmas Market in Wrocław
Vroclav, Poland · Fair or market · Organiser, Wrocławski Jarmark Bożonarodzeniowy ↗
The only large Polish Christmas market that operates after New Year, right through to Epiphany — making it the only one you can catch on a trip between 2 and 6 January.
20.11.–23.12.
🛍 Christmas Market in Gdańsk
Gdanjsk, Poland · Fair or market · MTG, organiser of the Gdańsk Christmas market ↗
The market spreads across Coal Market square and along the Royal Route, with an indoor section housed in the Academy of Fine Arts building — a genuine advantage in winter in a coastal city.
December 2026
24.12.
🕊 Christmas Eve, Christmas Day and Boxing Day Public holiday Non-working day
Poland · entire country · Religious event · PIP, announcement on Christmas Eve as a public holiday ↗
January 2027
01.01.
🕯 New Year's Day Public holiday Non-working day
Poland · entire country · Commemoration · Zielona Linia (gov.pl) — list of public holidays ↗
06.01.
🕊 Epiphany and the Three Kings Processions Public holiday Non-working day
Poland · entire country · Religious event · Zielona Linia (gov.pl) — list of public holidays ↗
On the sixth of January, street processions of the Three Kings pass through more than 870 Polish towns and cities, featuring costumed participants and carol singing. It is the largest public religious event in the country and can be witnessed entirely free of charge.
16.01.–17.01.
🏅 Ski Jumping World Cup in Zakopane
Zakopane, Poland · Sports event · FIS, Ski Jumping World Cup 2026/27 calendar ↗
Two evening competition nights at Wielka Krokiew, one of the most famous ski jumping hills in the world, ten minutes on foot from Krupówki. The atmosphere alone is reason enough to come.
18.01.–31.01.
📅 Winter School Holidays and the Pressure on Zakopane
Zakopane, Poland · Other · Ministry of Education (gov.pl), winter school holiday dates 2026/2027 ↗
February 2027
13.02.–21.02.
🏅 Bieg Piastów, Cross-Country Skiing Festival in Jakuszyce
Jakusice, Poland · Sports event · Bieg Piastow — official organiser ↗
Poland's largest cross-country skiing marathon, spanning nine days of competition in the Karkonosze Mountains, with races open to recreational skiers as well.
15.02.–28.02.
📅 Winter School Holidays and the Pressure on Zakopane
Zakopane, Poland · Other · Ministry of Education (gov.pl), winter school holiday dates 2026/2027 ↗
15.02.–28.02.
📅 Winter School Holiday in Kraków
Kraków, Poland · Other · Ministry of Education (gov.pl), winter holiday dates 2026/2027 ↗
April 2027
04.04.
🏅 Warsaw Easter Half Marathon
Varsava, Poland · Sports event · Polmaraton Warszawski — official organiser ↗
18.04.
🏅 Kraków Marathon
Kraków, Poland · Sports event · Cracovia Maraton organiser (ZIS Kraków) ↗
A marathon that starts and finishes on Rynek Główny, the most visited square in Poland, and passes through the historic city centre. It is free to watch and gives you a great reason to be in the city that particular weekend.
May 2027
15.05.
🏅 Speedway Grand Prix in Warsaw
Varsava, Poland · Sports event · PZM, Polish Motor Union, FIM Speedway GP 2027 calendar ↗
A round of the Speedway World Championship held at the National Stadium, in a country where the sport has a mass following. The Polish federation reports an attendance of around fifty thousand spectators.
27.05.–30.05.
🎪 Tauron Nowa Muzyka in Katowice
Katovice, Poland · Festival · Tauron Nowa Muzyka — official organiser ↗
A festival of electronic and alternative music held in the Culture Zone, set within a post-industrial landscape that is itself a reason to visit.
June 2027
10.06.–12.06.
🎪 Mystic Festival in Gdańsk
Gdanjsk, Poland · Festival · Mystic Festival — official organiser ↗
Poland's largest heavy music festival, drawing audiences from across Europe.
30.06.–03.07.
🎪 Open'er Festival in Gdynia
Gdinja, Poland · Festival · Open'er Festival — official website ↗
Poland's largest summer music festival, held at Gdynia-Kosakowo Airport, featuring international headliners and its own on-site campsite.
July 2027
03.07.
🏅 Speedway Grand Prix in Wrocław
Vroclav, Poland · Sports event · PZM, Polish Motor Union, FIM Speedway GP 2027 calendar ↗
A round of the Speedway World Championship held at the Olympic Stadium in Wrocław, a traditional stronghold of Polish speedway.
August 2027
02.08.–08.08.
🏅 Tour de Pologne
Poland · entire country · Sports event · Organiser, Tour de Pologne ↗
The largest cycling race in Poland, part of the highest world-ranking circuit, and free to watch — the route passes through towns and villages with no entrance ticket required.
13.08.–14.08.
🎪 Orange Warsaw Festival
Varsava, Poland · Festival · Organiser, Orange Warsaw Festival ↗
Warsaw's largest urban music festival, held at the Służewiec racecourse — within the city limits and easily reachable by public transport.
15.08.
🕊 Assumption of Mary Public holiday Non-working day
Poland · entire country · Religious event · Zielona Linia (gov.pl), list of public holidays ↗
September 2027
25.09.
🏅 Speedway Grand Prix in Toruń
Torunj, Poland · Sports event · PZM, Polish Motor Union, FIM Speedway GP 2027 calendar ↗
A round of the Speedway World Championship held at the Motoarena in Toruń — a sporting event set in a city whose old town is a UNESCO World Heritage Site, making it easy to combine with sightseeing.
November 2027
01.11.
🕯 All Saints' Day Public holiday Non-working day
Poland · entire country · Commemoration · Zielona Linia (gov.pl), list of public holidays ↗
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March–April
🎊 Emaus Easter Fair at Salwator date not confirmed
Kraków, Poland · Traditional event · City of Kraków — Emaus announcement ↗
A centuries-old Easter fair held around the Church of the Most Holy Saviour in Zwierzyniec. Wooden figurines, clay cockerels and whistles are on sale — things you will not find anywhere else in Kraków.
March–April
🎊 Rękawka at Krakus Mound date not confirmed
Kraków, Poland · Traditional event · Krakow Travel, city tourism service, Rękawka announcement ↗
A reconstruction of the early Slavic world on Krakus Mound in Podgórze: warrior brotherhoods, a staged battle, workshops in herbalism and calligraphy, medieval food, and a craft fair. Admission is free.
March–April
🕊 Easter Sunday and Easter Monday date not confirmed
Poland · entire country · Religious event · Zielona Linia (gov.pl), list of public holidays ↗
March–April
🛍 Easter Fair on Rynek Główny date not confirmed
Kraków, Poland · Fair or market · City of Kraków — Easter fair on Rynek Główny announcement ↗
The same square and the same format as the Christmas market, with around ninety-five exhibitors from several countries, but with an Easter range of goods — the only Polish Easter fair of that scale.
May–June
🎊 Flower Carpets in Spycimierz date not confirmed
Spicimjez, Poland · Traditional event · Obec Únějovice — announcement of the Spičimberský Boží Těl ↗
For Corpus Christi, the villagers cover the entire village street by street in carpets made of flowers, and a procession walks over them. The tradition is on the UNESCO Intangible Cultural Heritage list and has no parallel in neighbouring countries. Italian masters of flower-carpet making also take part as guests.
May–June
🎊 Lajkonik date not confirmed
Kraków, Poland · Traditional event · City of Kraków — Lajkonik report ↗
A costumed rider on a hobby horse travels the Royal Road to the Rynek, accompanied by a procession with music. According to local belief, being touched by his mace brings good luck. The Museum of Kraków states explicitly that the real Lajkonik can be seen only once a year, during the octave of Corpus Christi.
01.05–03.05
📅 Majówka: The May Bank Holiday Travel Rush date not confirmed
Poland · entire country · Other · GDDKiA (gov.pl) — May bank holiday road traffic announcement ↗
May–September
🎤 Chopin Concerts in Łazienki date not confirmed
Varsava, Poland · Concert · Stoleczna Estrada, city organiser ↗
The best free thing to do in Warsaw during summer — piano concerts held beneath the Chopin Monument in Łazienki Królewskie every Sunday, twice a day, with no ticket required and no reservation needed.
May–June
🕊 Corpus Christi date not confirmed
Poland · entire country · Religious event · Zielona Linia (gov.pl), list of public holidays ↗
May–June
🕊 Corpus Christi Procession in Kraków date not confirmed
Kraków, Poland · Religious event · Archdiocese of Kraków — announcement of the central Corpus Christi procession ↗
The central procession departs from Wawel Cathedral and proceeds along the Royal Route to the Rynek, stopping at four altars along the way. It is the largest religious procession in the city and can be watched from the street, free of charge, with no ticket required.
May–June
🎊 Corpus Christi Procession in Łowicz in Traditional Folk Costume date not confirmed
Lovic, Poland · Traditional event · Miasto Łowicz — Corpus Christi programme ↗
The most photographed Corpus Christi procession in Poland — participants wear the distinctive striped folk costumes of Łowicz, and after the procession there is a concert, folk festival showcases, and dancing well into the evening.
June–July
🎪 Jewish Culture Festival in Kazimierz date not confirmed
Kraków, Poland · Festival · Organiser, Festiwal Kultury Zydowskiej ↗
The oldest and largest Jewish culture festival in Europe, and it is all contained within a single district — the tent on Józefa Street, the High Synagogue, the Jewish Community Centre, and the Galicia Museum are all within a few minutes' walk of one another.
June
🎪 Malta Festival in Poznań date not confirmed
Poznanj, Poland · Festival · Malta Festival Poznan — official website ↗
A week of theatre, music and open-air performances, with a free portion of the programme that turns the entire city into a stage.
June
🎪 Wianki, Kraków's Midsummer Night Festival date not confirmed
Kraków, Poland · Festival · ZIS Kraków, municipal institution, Wianki announcement ↗
Three days on the Vistula boulevards — wreaths floated down the river, a night-time projection on the façade of the Potocki Palace, concerts, and watching the sunrise. Everything is free of charge.
July–August
🎪 New Horizons International Film Festival in Wrocław date not confirmed
Vroclav, Poland · Festival · Organiser, MFF Nowe Horyzonty ↗
Eleven days and close to three hundred films, with a free open-air cinema on Wrocław's Rynek. For film lovers, this is a reason to make the trip in its own right, not merely a side attraction.
July–August
🛍 St. Dominic's Fair in Gdańsk date not confirmed
Gdanjsk, Poland · Fair or market · Organiser, Jarmark św. Dominika ↗
One of the oldest fairs in Europe, it runs for three weeks and, according to the organiser's figures, attracts around one and a half million visitors. That is the single biggest reason to visit Gdańsk in summer — and the single biggest reason to avoid it at that time.
August
🎪 Pierogi Festival at Mały Rynek date not confirmed
Kraków, Poland · Festival · Kraków Merchant Congregation, organiser ↗
Five days of pierogi competitions and sales at Mały Rynek, with a jury and announcement of the best entries. The simplest way to sample Poland's national dish in around twenty variations all in one place.
September
🎊 Dożynki at Jasna Góra in Częstochowa date not confirmed
Censtohova, Poland · Traditional event · City of Częstochowa — harvest festival announcement ↗
The only Polish harvest festival that genuinely matters to a traveller: a pilgrimage mass at Jasna Góra, a national agricultural exhibition with around four hundred exhibitors, machinery, livestock, and a fair throughout the entire city centre.
September
🎪 Light Move Festival in Łódź date not confirmed
Lodj, Poland · Festival · Light Move Festival — official organiser ↗
Light installations and projections on building facades along the city's main axis — free, outdoors, in the evening. Tens of thousands of people walk through a city that otherwise has no major reason to draw mass tourism.
September
🏅 Men's Volleyball World Championship date not confirmed
Kraków, Poland, Gdanjsk, Poland, Katovice, Poland, Lodj, Poland, Olstin, Poland · Sports event · FIVB, announcement of 2027 World Championship host cities ↗
Poland is the only host country where volleyball fills arenas like nowhere else. Kraków will host the semi-finals and medal matches.
September
🎪 Wine Harvest Festival in Zielona Góra date not confirmed
Zelena Gora, Poland · Festival · City of Zielona Góra — official Winobranie website ↗
Nine days of wine celebration in Poland's only wine-producing region — around forty wineries in this wine town, over one hundred and seventy exhibitors, three stages, and light installations. There is nothing else like it in the country.
September
🎪 Wratislavia Cantans date not confirmed
Vroclav, Poland · Festival · Narodowe Forum Muzyki we Wrocławiu — organiser ↗
Over forty concerts across eleven days, and not only in Wrocław but also in churches throughout Lower Silesia. A concert in a Gothic church outside the city is a reason for a day trip, not just an evening in a concert hall.
October
🛍 International Book Fair in Kraków date not confirmed
Kraków, Poland · Fair or market · Medzynarodowe Targi Ksiazki w Krakowie — official website ↗
The largest literary event in Poland. The organiser reports that the previous edition attracted around 59,000 visitors in person, over five hundred exhibitors, and more than a thousand author programmes.
28.10–02.11
🕯 All Saints' Day in Kraków: Cemetery Traffic Restrictions date not confirmed
Kraków, Poland · Commemoration · ZTP Kraków — public transport changes announcement for All Saints' Day ↗
30.10–02.11
🕯 All Saints' Day in Warsaw: Cemetery Traffic Restrictions date not confirmed
Varsava, Poland · Commemoration · ZDM Warszawa — traffic information for All Saints' Day ↗
October
🎪 Unsound in Kraków date not confirmed
Kraków, Poland · Festival · Organiser, Unsound ↗
The Kraków leg of Unsound — four evenings of programming across clubs and unconventional venues — draws international audiences specifically for this part of the festival.
October
🎪 Unsound in Warsaw date not confirmed
Varsava, Poland · Festival · Unsound — official organiser ↗
A festival of experimental and electronic music with an international audience that travels specifically for it. In 2026, it features a Warsaw leg for the first time, preceding the Kraków edition, with a dedicated festival train running between the two cities.
November–January
🛍 Christmas Market at Rynek Główny date not confirmed
Kraków, Poland · Fair or market · City of Kraków — Christmas market at Rynek Główny announcement ↗
A market held on one of the most beautiful medieval squares in Europe, with around one hundred and five stalls and exhibitors from several countries. It runs through the New Year period as well.
11.11–11.11
🕯 11th November in Warsaw: Independence March date not confirmed
Varsava, Poland · Commemoration · Warsaw Police — traffic alteration notice for Independence Day ↗
November–January
🛍 Poznań Bethlehem Christmas Market date not confirmed
Poznanj, Poland · Fair or market · Kultura Poznań — city events calendar ↗
The market is spread across three locations and runs longer than any other Christmas market in Poland — it stays open until Epiphany, so it carries on well past New Year.
November–May
🚧 Winter Trail Closures in the Karkonosze date not confirmed
Karpac, Poland · Closure · Karkonoski Park Narodowy — park usage rules ↗
December–February
🎊 Kraków Nativity Scenes date not confirmed
Kraków, Poland · Traditional event · Muzeum Krakowa — nativity scene competition regulations ↗
Kraków nativity scenes are on the UNESCO Intangible Cultural Heritage list and look like nothing else — they are multi-storey towers of foil and cardboard modelled on Kraków's architecture. Once a year they are all brought out to Rynek Główny, around the Mickiewicz monument, and that is the only hour of the year when they can all be seen together in the open air.
01.12–15.05
🚧 Winter Restrictions in Tatra National Park date not confirmed
Zakopane, Poland · Closure · Tatrzański Park Narodowy — winter trail closures ↗