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The Main Market Square, the Cloth Hall, Wawel, Kazimierz – Kraków’s most famous heritage at your fingertips! See how beautiful our city is.
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See the famous heritage sites, marvel at the most cherished treasures and discover Kraków’s most interesting nooks and crannies.
See what attractions are waiting for you – fall in love in our city!
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Kraków boasts a plethora of cultural events – see what we have selected for you.
Thursday, December 6, 2018 - Thursday, January 31, 2019
For the fourth time Kraków ushers in winter attired in beautiful festive decorations: the All Around Nativity Scenes campaign prepared by the Historical Museum of the City of Kraków and the Krakow Festival Office (to 31 January) brings specially commissioned nativity scenes into the...
Sunday, December 9, 2018, 4:00 PM - Sunday, February 24, 2019
The exhibition at Celestat presents all the works submitted to the 76th Kraków Nativity Scene Contest. On Thursday 6 December , participants in the 76th Kraków Nativity Scene Contest gathered at 10am at the Adam Mickiewicz statue to present intricate, dazzling...
Thursday, January 31, 2019, 12:00 AM
Baroque and contemporary opera music resounds alongside vocal recitals. “The Opera Rara Festival expands the meaning of opera,” says Jan Tomasz Adamus, the festival’s Artistic Director. “Jacopo Peri invented this style of reciting by singing admired throughout...
Saturday, December 1, 2018 - Wednesday, December 26, 2018
The ceremonial switching on of the lights on the Christmas tree at the Main Market Square marks the opening of the annual Christmas Fair on 1 December . The market square ushers in the festive spirit throughout December. You can buy Christmas decorations and presents, admire the...
Monday, December 3, 2018 - Sunday, December 23, 2018
Embroidered tablecloths, wooden figurines, folk decorations, sweet lollipops, enchanting ice-skating rink… Come along to the Galician Advent Fair at the Jana Nowaka-Jeziorańskiego Square ( from 24 November ) to find out that Father Christmas is real!
Friday, December 21, 2018, 6:00 PM
Carols make the best Christmas presents! Artists from Piwnica Pod Baranami have been giving each other Christmas carols for many years. Compositions by Jan Kanty Pawluśkiewicz, Zygmunt Konieczny, Andrzej Zarycki, Zbigniew Preisne and Grzegorz Turnau make a sizeable collection, including songs...
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17 December 2018
Once upon a time they provided entertainment for wealthy Cracovians – today they usher in the festive spirit throughout the city. The annual contest and exhibition of Cracovian nativity...
29 November 2018
What do we enjoy in December? Kraków’s unique festive atmosphere with its intoxicating fragrances, traditional flavours and dazzling sights: the nativity scene competition and...
