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Cracow 2012 events

April
22
Cracovia Marathon

One of Poland’s favourite running events, the Cracovia Marathon has become increasingly popular with international participants in recent years...

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May
01
Juwenalia

Juwenalia is a go-for-broke carnival in Cracow when students take over the city for four days and three nights, with street dancing, fancy-dress...

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May
01
International Soup Festival

A perennial in Cracow's spring calendar, the International Soup Festival attracts dozens of chefs from across Poland who compete for the coveted...

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May
13
St Stanislaw Procession

Always taking place on the first Sunday after 8 May, the St Stanislaw Procession is a gathering of Poland's cardinals and bishops who follow the...

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June
01
Wianki

An ancient festival that dates back to Pagan times, Wianki literally means 'wreaths' and it is a traditional midsummer celebration that remembers...

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June
14
Lajkonik Pageant

A celebration of Cracow’s resistance to the Tatars in 1287, this colourful pageant is headed by Lajkonik, a comical figure disguised as a bearded...

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June
29
Jewish Culture Festival

Dubbed ‘Jewish Woodstock’, the Jewish Culture Festival in Cracow over 10 days in late June and early July is the largest such festival in Europe,...

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July
01
Summer Jazz Festival

Cracow’s love affair with jazz is perhaps best defined by the annual Summer Jazz Festival. It takes place at Piwnica Pod Baranami (meaning the ‘...

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August
01
Music in Old Cracow Festival

This two-week music festival is one of the oldest events in Cracow’s cultural calendar. Staged every August, it’s hosted in a plethora of venues...

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August
01
Pierogi Festival

A celebration of Poland’s national dish, this three-day fête honours the humble Polish dumpling and stages a cooking competition in which...

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December
01
Cracow Christmas Festival

A sprinkling of snow and Rynek Glowny’s Gothic architecture provide the perfect backdrop to Christmas celebrations in Cracow. A market selling...

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December
31
New Year's Concert

One of Europe’s largest New Year celebrations, as many as 100,000 revellers gather in Cracow’s Main Market Square on the last evening of the year...

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