They live in myriad cities and towns all over the world, and come to Kraków with a single goal in mind: to sing! Once again our city will be hosting Poland's biggest international choir event: the International Choir Festival Cracovia Cantans. This year's edition features additional attractions: the competition and gala concerts of the World Choral Championship with choirs from the Philippines, Japan, the United States and Taiwan.

CONCERTS

11 June 2025 (Thursday), 7pm
St Catherine’s Church
“Light and Singing” Concert
Bergen Mannskor (Bergen, Norway)
Copernicus Male Choir (Toruń, Poland)
Tartu Ülikooli Naiskoori Tallinna Vilistlaskoor (Tallinn, Estonia)
Constellatio Choir S.M. Kopernik (Toruń, Poland)
Komorni Zbor Fran Gerbič (Rakek, Slovenia)
The Vocal Consort (Singapore)

12 June 2026 (Friday), 6:45pm
Sts Peter and Paul’s Church
Ropažu Municipality Cultural Centre Bergi Mixed Choir Pa Saulei (Ropaži, Latvia)
Dêtsky Sbor Brno (Brno, Czechia)
Youth Mixed Choir Adijamus (Ostrava, Czechia)

12 June 2026 (Friday), 7pm
St Catherine’s Church
“Light and Singing” Concert
Wagi Maolah Choir (Taipei, Taiwan)
Malý Kajetán (Pilzno, Czechia)
Kajetán (Pilzno, Czechia)
Mixed Choir Ikšķile (Ikšķile, Latvia)
Carmina Rychnov nad Kněžnou (Rychnov nad Kněžnou, Czechia)

12 June 2026 (Friday), 7:30pm
Piarist Church
Højby Drengekor (Nykøbing Sjælland, Denmark)
Vilnius Choir Singing School “Liepaitès” Junior Choir (Wilno, Lithuania)

13 June 2026 (Saturday), 6:45pm
Sts Peter and Paul’s Church
Concert “Singing at Night”
Malý Kajetán (Pilzno, Czechia)
Kajetán (Pilzno, Czechia)
The University of Kansas Chamber Choir (USA)

13 June 2026 (Saturday), 7pm
St Catherine’s Church
”Light and Singing” Concert
Kärntner Singgemeinschaft in Wien (Hagenbrunn, Austria)
Eragiyok (Astigarraga, Spain)
Estonian Female Choir Vanaemad (Tallinn, Estonia)
Vox Carl Johan (Göteborg, Sweden)
Halo Choir (Taiwan)

13 June 2026 (Saturday), 7:30pm
Piarist Church
The Vocal Consort (Singapore)
Youth Mixed Choir Adijamus (Ostrava, Czechia)
Seisen Senior High School Choir (Japan)

14 June 2026 (Sunday), noon
Carmelite Basilica
Bergen Mannskor (Bergen, Norway)

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COMPETITION SINGING

12 June 2026 (Friday)
Sts Peter and Paul’s Church
2:30pm–4:30pm
Category G – Sacred Music
Bergen Mannskor (Bergen, Norway)
Kajetán (Pilzno, Czechia)
Vox Carl Johan (Göteborg, Sweden)
The Vocal Consort (Singapore)
Komorni Zbor Fran Gerbič (Rakek, Slovenia)
Kärntner Singgemeinschaft in Wien (Hagenbrunn, Austria)
Jubilate Deo (Wąwolnica, Poland)
„Cantata” Choir of the Cracow University of Technology (Kraków, Poland)

12 June 2026 (Friday)
Mieczysław Karłowicz Music School
6pm–7pm
Category S – Senior Choirs
Tartu Ülikooli Naiskoori Tallinna Vilistlaskoor (Tallinn, Estonia)
Copernicus Male Choir (Toruń, Poland)
Estonian Female Choir Vanaemad (Tallinn, Estonia)
Category E – Chamber Choirs
Constellatio Choir S.M. Kopernik (Toruń, Poland)

13 June 2026 (Saturday)
Mieczysław Karłowicz Music School

10am–12:30pm
Category A – mixed choirs
Ropažu Municipality Cultural Centre Bergi Mixed Choir Pa Saulei (Ropaži, Latvia)
Kärntner Singgemeinschaft in Wien (Hagenbrunn, Austria)
Mixed Choir Ikšķile (Ikšķile, Latvia)
The Vocal Consort (Singapore)
Canticum Novum Mixed Choir (Český Těšín, Czechia)
Category B1 – Male Choirs
Eragiyok (Astigarraga, Spain)
Højby Drengekor (Nykøbing Sjælland, Denmark)
Bergen Mannskor (Bergen, Norway)
Chór Męski Pochodnia (Częstochowa, Poland)
Interval 12:30pm–2:30pm
2:30pm–4.45pm
Category B2 – Female Choirs
Academic Music Ensemble of the Silesian University of Technology (Gliwice, Poland)
Academic Mixed Choir of the Jagiellonian University (Kraków, Poland)
Category C – Youth Choirs
Carmina Rychnov nad Kněžnou (Rychnov nad Kněžnou, Czechia)
Choir of Jan III Sobieski 75th High School (Warsaw, Poland)
Youth Mixed Choir Adijamus (Ostrava, Czechia)
Kajetán (Pilzno, Czechia
Category D – Children’s Choirs
Vilnius Choir Singing School “Liepaitès” Junior Choir (Wilno, Lithuania)
Cantiamo Choir (Leżajsk, Poland)
Malý Kajetán (Pilzno, Czechia)
Dêtsky Sbor Brno (Brno, Czechia)
Interval 4:45pm–6pm
6pm–7:30pm
Category F – Popular & Folk Music
Wagi Maolah Choir (Taipei, Taiwan)
Carmina Rychnov nad Kněžnou (Rychnov nad Kněžnou, Czechia)
Ropažu Municipality Cultural Centre Bergi Mixed Choir Pa Saulei (Ropaži, Latvia)
Tartu Ülikooli Naiskoori Tallinna Vilistlaskoor (Tallinn, Estonia)
Canticum Novum Mixed Choir (Český Těšín, Czechia)
Mixed Choir Ikšķile (Ikšķile, Latvia)

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WORLD CHORAL CHAMPIONSHIP
(entry only with invitations / tickets)

14 June 2026 (Sunday), 11am
Kraków Philharmonic Hall
Competition
The Philippine Meistersingers (Philippines)
The University of Kansas Chamber Choir (USA)
Seisen Senior High School Choir (Japan)
Halo Choir (Taiwan)

14 June 2026 (Sunday), 18:30 / 6:30pm
Kraków Philharmonic Hall
World Choral Championship Gala Concert
The Philippine Meistersingers (Philippines)
The University of Kansas Chamber Choir (USA)
Seisen Senior High School Choir (Japan)
Halo Choir (Taiwan)