The pumpkin is not just a decoration, which is especially popular during Halloween. Igołomia-Wawrzeńczyce has its own festival, which is accompanied by an outstanding fair! The Pumpkin Festival...
The publishing house of the Jagiellonian University and the Galicia Jewish Museum invite to a meeting with Philippe Sands, author of the book The Trail of the Rat . The story of the escape of a...
Solstice As the turn of the millennium approached with the threat of the Y2K bug, many feared the worst. The sense of apprehension returns during this year’s ARS LATRANS festival,...
We talk about the 46th Jazz Junior festival to the event’s director Tomasz Handzlik and artistic director Adam Pierończyk. Jazz Juniors 28.09–1.10.2022 Mery Zimny: The...
We talk to Krzysztof Pietraszewski about building communities and overthrowing boomers. Sacrum Profanum 2–11.09.2022 Bartosz Suchecki: Two years ago we had “Youth”,...
The Wawel Dragon is a symbol of Kraków, just like the Mermaid of Warsaw and Neptune of Gdańsk. That’s why Kraków abounds with dragons… and this year there will be even...
Culture and Engagement My favourite spaces form something of a cultural patchwork and perform more than a single, obvious function. Different genres form relationships and grow fresh...
This summer, locals and visitors spend their holidays with dance and spectacles of myriad genres, styles and conventions. The “Cracovia Danza” Courtly Dance Festival kicks off on 16...
Safe and Welcoming War changes everything, including tourism and marketing. This is particularly relevant in a city which has blossomed during peacetime and suddenly finds itself just 300 km...
Real Spaces for Art On the eve of the Miłosz Festival starting on 7 July, we talk to Joanna Oparek about poetry in her and our Kraków. Grzegorz Słącz ("Kraków...
We talk to Prof. Andrzej Betlej, director of the Wawel Royal Castle. Grzegorz Słącz: The last two pandemic years have put a major strain on cultural institutions worldwide....
We talk to Liraz and Jeremiah Lockwood, performers at the 31st Jewish Culture Festival, about women’s voices, musical roots and artistic expression. Eta Hox: You are proud to admit...
The shortest night means the longest party! Wianki – Fête de la Musique 25.06.2022 Interview with Łukasz Warna-Wiesławski Bartosz Suchecki: Wianki in Kraków...
The XX + XXI. Polish Art Gallery of the National Museum in Krakow is expanding in June with a new space dedicated to sculpture of the mid-20th century onwards. This space is the last on the...
For many years, Kraków’s cultural life of late spring has been indelibly linked with the big screen, celebrated by three major festivals: Mastercard Off Camera drawing independent film...
“The tyrant will not bring us to our knees, he will not enslave our souls today,” sing Sofia and Alona. Recorded at the Groteska Theatre, the song is a perfect expression of what we are...
The festive period traditionally resounds with carols and other Christmas songs. The ICE Kraków Congress Centre also presents some quirky takes on classical music. On 2 January , the...
We are picking our favourite Cracovian bookshops for the fifth time! How do you buy books in Kraków? Slowly and thoughtfully, or perhaps on a whim when a cover or title catches your...
