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Holiday Illumination in Winter

The guide was updated: 2024-11-18

Illumination is one of the biggest winter attractions in Warsaw, loved by locals, tourists, and amateur photographers. The streets of the city are illuminated with thousands of lights and unique decorations, with a beautiful Christmas tree decorating the Castle Square.

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Chopin’s Music Concerts at Łazienki Royal Park

Chopin’s Music Concerts at Łazienki Royal Park

Chopin’s concerts have been organised at the foot of Fryderyk Chopin’s statue for almost 60 years. Every Sunday in summer, hundreds of residents and tourists gather in one of the most beautiful parks in the city and lounge on the benches and lawns around the statue, listening to music played by outstanding pianists from both Poland and abroad.

Orange Warsaw Festival

Orange Warsaw Festival

This is one of the most popular music events in the city. Every year, the Warsaw Horse Races turn into a stage for world-famous stars, such as Beyoncé, Skunk Anansie, The Prodigy, Lana Del Rey, Thirty Seconds To Mars, Aurora, The 1975, Florence + The Machine and many others.

Jazz in the Old Town International Festival

Jazz in the Old Town International Festival

This festival is a meeting for jazz lovers in the landscape of the Old Town. One of the most popular and the biggest jazz event in the country, it has become an artistic showcase in Warsaw for those who love jazz, as well as for tourists from Poland and abroad.

Warsaw Film Festival

Warsaw Film Festival

Over one hundred films, prestigious premieres and international stars make the Warsaw Film Festival one of the biggest film festivals in Central and Eastern Europe. Every year, the new trends in cinema shown at the competition are watched by thousands of film lovers.

Warsaw Restaurant Week

Warsaw Restaurant Week

Warsaw Restaurant Week is a culinary festival that attracts those who like restaurant hopping, as well as those who are not so keen on eating out. Each restaurant taking part in the event has to prepare a three-course menu at an attractive fixed price. There are also side events to the festival that are dedicated to culinary culture.

Warsaw Marathon

Warsaw Marathon

The PZU Warsaw Marathon is the oldest marathon in Poland, organised continuously since 1979. Apart from the traditional race of 42.195 km, the event also includes charity and junior runs. This marathon is the biggest running event in Poland, gathering thousands of sport lovers — professionals and amateurs — from all over the world.

Singer’s Warsaw Festival of Jewish Culture

Singer’s Warsaw Festival of Jewish Culture

For a whole week at the end of August and beginning of September, Próżna Street and its environs are livened up by the atmosphere of this old Jewish district. The many performances, concerts, and workshops recall the Jewish culture that was so much a part of Warsaw’s pre-war identity.

Garlands on the Vistula

Garlands on the Vistula

The shortest night of the year is a wonderful opportunity for great fun by the Vistula River: music, dances, cruises, floating garlands with the current, and fireworks to end the night. The event is a contemporary version of the traditional Slavic St John’s Eve.

Holiday Illumination in Winter

Holiday Illumination in Winter

Illumination is one of the biggest winter attractions in Warsaw, loved by locals, tourists, and amateur photographers. The streets of the city are illuminated with thousands of lights and unique decorations, with a beautiful Christmas tree decorating the Castle Square.

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