March 28, 2008 at 7:38 pm (Culture, Events, Krakow - the city, Tourism)
Tags: Events, spring, weather
Hallo again,
we all hope the spring will show up in Krakow really soon. But until now March has been rather unpleasant and not encouraging to do any tourism connected activities. It’s still cold and quite wet, the temperature around 0. So – if you come to Poland don’t forget your hat and hot jacket. Otherwise … well, you know, you’ll get a cold. Anyway – the spring is coming with such events as Krakow Fashion Awards 2008, The Wojciech Cejrowski Show or Romanian Culture Festival, all in April.
June 19, 2007 at 6:28 am (Culture, Events, Krakow, Poland, Tourism)
Krakow seems to be a typical university city where most of what is happening is connected to student life. That is basically true. But, fortunately summer time brings lots of attractions for general public and for local people as well. That is why the city, unlike other university cities, don’t die in the summer time.
There is nothing as nice and soothing as walking by the Vistula boulevard in the summer time. One thing to remember is that public drinking if strictly forbidden, so in opposition to other countries you can not enjoy a beer under a clear blue sky.
Another thing to do is to attain cultural events. There are any of them – Street Theatre Festival, famous The Jewish Culture Festival, European Jazz Night, Summer Jazz Festival, 5th Dumplings Festival, and many others.
June 1, 2007 at 5:56 pm (Events, Krakow, Krakow - the city, Poland, Tourism)
Gatherings of thousands of people on the banks of the Vistula on Midsummer Night for a festival called Wianki have become a tradition and a yearly event in the programme of cultural events in Krakow. Wianek is a ring of flowers, garland to wear on your head. Also having it is a symbolic expression of being ‘untouched’, being a virgin. According to a rural tradition on 23rd of July in the night time young virgins would put wianek with a lit candle on a river. If fished out by a guy, it would be a prediction of getting married soon.
Not the whole tradition remained untouched. You don’t have to be a virgin nowadays to get married. The wianek, along with other traditions, stayed though as a festival and a good opportunity for gatherings, laughs and dancing. Each year, thousands of Kracovians and visitors from around the world gather at the foot of Wawel to participate in remains of this old Polish tradition of garland-throwing. The atmosphere of Midsummer Night is unique, and there is no other night like it. The city council organize concerts and other events. Last year’s star was Marillion, coldly receipted by Krakovians.
May 23, 2007 at 7:57 pm (Events, Krakow, Poland)
Summer in Krakow doesn`t have to be boring. Even though the students left tp have some time off before the semester, lots of places are being rebuild or simplz closed. There are options! The International Festival of Street Theatre in Krakow has a well-established tradition as it is one of the oldest events of this type organized annually in Central Europe. Performances take place at the largest old town market square. For the couple of days you can see amazing performances and get in touch with a unique theatre-alike style and exprience something really big.
May 16, 2007 at 8:46 pm (Events, Krakow, Poland)
2007-05-31 – 2007-06-05
47th Krakow Film Festival will take place between 30th May and 4th June, in Krakow as the name itself indicates. Festival is the oldest film festival in Poland and it’s organised every year since 1961 as the national short film competition, later also an international one and finally only international.
Krakow Film Festival is mainly aimed in polish public. But, if you’re in te city at that time it may be an interesting to go there and find out how polish filming industry develops. Especially that most of the films have english subtitles.
May 13, 2007 at 9:42 am (Events, Krakow)
The Night of Museums in Krakow
When: 2007-05-18
On Friday night from 18th to the 19th the majority of Cracovian museum welcome to a visiting of their exhibitions.
Especially recommended are:
- The Historical Museum of Krakow featuring a Baroque Night at the Krzysztofory Palace and the Night of Hassids in the Old Synagogue.
- The Museum of Aviation
- The National Museum
- The Museum of Urban Engineering
- The Museum of the Home Army
- The Archidiocesan Museum
- The Museum of the History of Photography
May 12, 2007 at 9:17 pm (Events)
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