Special Events
Wawel Evenings, Jan, classical music concerts at the Castle (website: www.filharmonia.krakow.pl) Krakow Theatrical Reminiscences, Mar, various venues (website: www.rotunda.pl) Constitution Day, patriotic parades and festivities, 3 May, throughout the city Student’s Song Festival, early May, various venues St Stanislaw Procession, May, from Wawel to Skalta Cracow Film Festival, May/Jun, various venues (website: www.cracowfilmfestival.pl) Summer Festival of Opera and Operetta, early Jun Wianki, midsummer festival with girls floating wreaths of magic herbs and candles on the Visitula River, St John’s Day, June 24 Jewish Culture Festival, Jun-Jul, Kazimierz (website: www.jewishfestival.pl) Summer Jazz Festival, Jul, various venues International Street Theatre Festival, early Jul, throughout the city Folk Art Fair, late Aug, Old Town Festival of Old Polish Operas, mid-Sep, various venues Cracow Jazz Jamboree, Nov, various venues Cracow Ballet Meetings, Nov, various venues (website: www.nck.krakow.pl) Independence Day, patriotic displays around the city, mid-Nov, throughout the city Szopki Krakowskie, contest for the most beautiful Cracow Christmas nativity scene, Dec, Rynek Glowny Jazz Juniors, international competition of young jazz groups, Dec, various venues Christmas Day, 25 Dec, throughout the city New Year’s Eve, 31 Dec, Rynek Glowny International Silent Film Festival, Dec, various venues (website: www.kinopodbaranami.pl)
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