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Krakow's Regular Culture Events 

There are over fifty culture festivals in Krakow every single year. Some of them have been held for decades, some are relatively fresh calendar entries. Below see the list of events with the biggest following. As the day dates keep changing you can look up details in the site’s EVENTS section. 

Yearly events 

February: Shanties International Festival of Sailors’ Songs
March: Johann Sebastian Bach’s Festival, Pipe-Organ Music Festival, International Festival of Avant-garde Theatres–Krakow Theater Reminiscences. 
Holy Week: Misteria Paschalis festival of classical music, Easter Festival of Ludwig van Beethoven
April:
PaKA Cabaret Review.
May: Krakow International Film Festival, Festival of Krakow Composers, Krakow Month of Photography Festival, Orthodox-Church Music Meetings,
Juvenalia Student Festival. 
June: City of Krakow Festival, International Festival of Military Bands,
Jewish Culture Festival.
July: Summer Festival of Early Music,
Summer Jazz Festival, International Street Theatre Festival, Tyniec Organ Recitals, Summer Organ Concerts, Summer Festival of Opera and Operetta, 'Old Jazz in Krakow' Festival, Crossroads Festival of Traditional Music.
August:
Music in Old Krakow’ International Festival, Summer Academy of Music, 'Old Jazz in Krakow' Festival, Cepeliada Folk Art Fair, Tyniec Organ Recitals, Summer Organ Concerts, Festival of Court Dance.
September:
Sacrum-Profanum Festival (classical music)International Competition of Modern Chamber Music, Bajt Chadasz-Jewish Culture Month.
October: Autumn Festival of Contemporary Art, International Festival of Early Music, 'Music from Isles' Folk Festival, International Ethnic Television Festival, Student Song Festival, Krakow Book Fair. 
November:
Zaduszki’ (All Souls) Jazz Festival, Festival of Polish Music, Audio Art Festival, Krakow Ballet Meetings.
December: Krakow Christmas Crib Contest, ‘Jazz Juniors’ International Competition of Young Jazz Bands, Krakow Ballet Meetings,
Opera Viva festival.

Every second year: International Biennial of Architecture (on even years).

Every second year: Dedications International Ballet Festival (on odd years). 

Every second year: Dedications International Theater Festival (on even years). 

Every third year: International Graphic Art Triennial (the nearest one in 2009). 

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Krakow Festivals
Hardly a month passes in Krakow without some time-honored occasion for common festivities or colorful celebration.

News

Updates on upcoming events in Krakow

Selected cultural events of the year 2007


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