Events

Each year, young and talented artists have an opportunity to present themselves during the Young Artists in Krakow International Festival. The programme includes chamber music concerts performed by promising raising stars from Poland and Europe. Performances of masterpieces of Mozart, Chopin, Liszt, Schubert and other classics take place in Krzysztofory Palace. Young

Summer Jazz Festival in Krakow is organised every year by Piwnica pod Baranami (English the Cellar under the Rams), the most renowned cabaret and jazz club in Poland. After over 60 years of activity, Piwnica pod Baranami became a legend of local eccentricity. In the times of communist rule in Poland, many politically involved

Each May, students in every Polish academic city celebrate their favourite holiday – Juwenalia. There is no match for this event when it comes to partying, concerts, discos, etc. For a few days, the city centre is transformed into one big party, when universities and students come together to celebrate. Juwenalia in

Krakow Jazz Autumn is a yearly festival organised from September till December in Alchemia club in Kazimierz. The cosy atmosphere of the place provides intimate surroundings for musical meetings of the greatest artists of contemporary improvised music. The first edition took place in 2006 and from then on the festival has extended

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