For over two decades, the Judaica Foundation has organised a series of meetings and events entitled Bayit Hadash. Each year, for almost a month, Judaica houses various initiatives to promote Jewish culture, but also to foster relations between smaller communities in Krakow – Polish, foreign and with Jewish roots alike. Each

Sacrum-Profanum Festival originated in 2003 as a small, local initiative that presented secular and sacred music of the 18th and 19th centuries. Since the third edition, the festival’s interests moved towards presenting music of the 19th and 20th centuries. Since 2008, the festival features contemporary music from the 20th and 21st centuries.

Every year in August, Krakow Main Market Square is crammed with stalls selling folk arts and crafts. Folk Art Fair lasts for over two weeks and occupies a large part of the Main Square in front of the Cloth Hall. In addition to selling all sorts of folk goods and

Krakow Live Music Festival is one of the biggest in Poland, organised since 2006 and annually drawing the attention of thousands of participants with its interesting line-up and performers of international renown. It usually features more hip-hop artists than any other Polish festival. In previous years the festival’s headliners included: Jay-Z, Shaggy,

Festival of Court Dances takes place in Krakow every summer. It is an international event, first organised in 2000 by Cracovia Danza – the only professional court and historical dance ensemble in Poland. As part of a one-week festival, the Renaissance Decius Villa – the co-organiser of the festival, hosts court

Film Music Festival, organised in Krakow since 2008, is one of the most innovative undertakings in Europe, dedicated entirely to film scores. The festival gained an international repute for its boldness and courage in presenting film music, as well as for inventive approach in organising such event. Each edition comprises of retrospectives and

Krakow Photomonth Festival was first organised in 2001 as an independent initiative of the artistic community in Krakow. Over the years this bottom-up project grew into one of Europe’s leading photography festivals. Each year it draws the attention of photography enthusiasts and local artists, as well as the best photographers

Krakow Film Festival is one of the oldest such events in Europe focusing on documentary, animation and short film forms. Many esteemed Polish artists began their careers on that festival, including Krzysztof Kieslowski, Marcel Lozinski or Zbigniew Rybczynski, Oscar winner for the film Tango in 1982. The festival was first organised in 1961

Every year in April a celebration of jazz takes place during the Jazz Festival in Krakow Masters and Youngsters. This festival aims to foster the relationship between young jazz performers from all over the world with experienced and esteemed jazz artists during several days of concerts.   2017 Jazz Festival