Krakow Public Holidays and Events

Krakow is famous as cultural capital of Poland, its why many events happens here. Also its interesting to join Public Holidays in Kraków, and feel local spirit of citizens.

POLISH PUBLIC HOLIDAYS 2021

DATE	HOLIDAY
1 Jan	New Year’s Day
6 Jan	Epiphany
4 Apr	Easter Sunday
5 Apr	Easter Monday
1 May	Labour Day
3 May	Constitution Day
23 May	Whit Sunday
3 Jun	Corpus Christi
15 Aug	Assumption Day
1 Nov	All Saints’ Day
11 Nov	Independence Day
25 Dec	Christmas Day
26 Dec	2nd Day of Christmas

January

• Wawel Evening – Symphonic concert
• The Great Jazz Orchestra of Christmas Charity
• Celebration of the anniversary of the liberation of KL Auschwitz-Birkenau

February

• Shanties – Sailing Song Festival
• Regional Qualifiers for the “PaKA” Cabaret Review
• Solo Duo Trio Jazz Festival
• Children’s Theater Festival – Nowa Huta Cultural Center
• Irish and Scottish Dance Workshops
• Classic movie – Rotunda

March

• Misteria Paschalia Festival
• Bach Music Festival
• Contemporary Dance Workshops – Nowohuckie Centrum Kultury
• Traditional Rękawka Festival
• The International Festival of Old and Young or Jazz in Krakow
• Art-e-strada festival
• Norwid Days: Poetic Mysteries by Wanda and Krakus by C.K. Norwegian
• Student Review of Christian Theaters March 7-9 – Rotunda
• Classic Film – Rotunda – cont.
• Semi-final of the “PaKA” Cabaret Review – Rotunda on March 11-13
• International seminar “Days of multiculturalism” – Centrum Młodzieży im. dr. H. Jordan
• Youth Theater Presentations “Theater of My Dreams”
• Centrum Młodzieży im. dr. H. Jordan

April

• 21st “PaKA” Cabaret Review – Rotunda 6-10 April
• XXX International Theater Festival
• Krakow Theater Reministences – Rotunda April 19-24
• The Old and Young Festival, or Jazz in Krakow
• Art e-strada festival
• Classic Film – Rotunda
• Krakow Ballet Spring April-June

May

• Japanese Children’s Day
• Cracovia Marathon
• Science Festival
• Soup Festival
• Krakow Night of Museums
• Days of Music by Krakow Composers
• VIII Short Film – OFF Festival – Rotunda May / June
• Krakow Juwenalia
• Tischner Days

June

• Night of theaters – June – Krakow theaters in June-August
• Krakow Film Festival
• International Brass Band Festival – International Meetings of Military Orchestras
• Jewish Culture Festival – Kazimierz, June 25 – July 3
• Kraków Ballet Spring April-June
• International Festival of Children and Youth Folk Groups “Krakowiak 2005” – Centrum Młodzieży im. dr. H. Jordan
• Short Film – OFF Festival – Rotunda May / June
• Inthronization of the Chanterelle King
• Wreaths

July

• Summer Organ Concerts – Dworek Białoprądnicki
• Bialoprądnicki Garden Theater – Dworek Białoprądnicki
• The Opera Festival in Krakow
• International Street Theater Festival
• Juliada
• Youth Against Violence
• Era New Horizons Film Festival
• International Social and Artistic Workshops in Orleans – Centrum Młodzieży im. dr. H. Jordan

August

• Festival of Court Dances
• Kazimierz Dolny Film Festival
• Pierogi Festival
• Folk Art Fair
• International Festival “Music in Old Krakow”
• International Social and Artistic Workshops in Orleans – Centrum Młodzieży im. dr. H. Jordan July / August

September

• Sacrum-Profanum Festival
• Bayit Khadash – Meetings with Jewish Culture
• Festival of Chamber Music
• Kraków Young Festival
• Parade of Dachshunds

October

• Student Song Festival
• KRAKFFA Amateur Film Festival
• XII International Folk Festival – Rotunda
• Beanalia, Lesser Poland Historical Film Festival – Rotunda
  October 24-26
• Festival of Polish Early Music
• Music from the Islands – Irish Folk Music Festival
• Krakow Book Fair
• Organ Music Days

November

• International Film Festival “ETIUDA i ANIMA” – Rotunda
  November 18 – 24
• III Student Music Horizons – Rotunda
• Jazz cushions
• Audio Art Festival
• Kraków Ballet Meetings
• Andrzejki

December

• International Competition of Young and Debuting Jazz Bands “JAZZ JUNIORS” – Rotunda 7 – 10 December
• Krakow nativity scenes
• Amateur Animated Films Festival
• The Silent Film Festival
• Christmas in Krakow
• SYLWESTER: New Year’s Eve party on the Main Square (December 31)