What's on in Gdańsk (Danzig), Poland through the year

Quiet — travelers describe it as quiet, school holidays in 7 of the markets that fill it

Nothing new starts in January.

Busy — Ferie zimowe (winter) holidays in Poland, school holidays in 3 of the markets that fill it

Nothing new starts in February.

Busy — Easter break in Poland, school holidays in 4 of the markets that fill it

Nothing new starts in March.

Shoulder season — school holidays in 6 of the markets that fill it, an ordinary month

Nothing new starts in April.

Shoulder season — school holidays in 4 of the markets that fill it, an ordinary month

Nothing new starts in May.

Peak crowds — Polish summer holidays, Summer holidays in Poland

• Holiday

  Polish summer holidays

  25 Jun – 31 Aug · usuallySchool holidaysCrowded

  Schools break from late June to the end of August and the coast is where the country goes. Prices in Sopot and the old town roughly double against June. Source ↗

Peak crowds — Polish summer holidays, Baltic swimming season

• Season

  Baltic swimming season

  1 Jul – 31 Aug · usuallySea warm enoughCrowded

  The sea at Sopot and Brzezno is swimmable for about two months and no longer. It is the beach season the whole country plans around, so the Tri-City trams are full by ten.

• Festival

  St Dominic's Fair

  25 Jul – 16 AugMajor festivalCrowdedBook early

  Three weeks of stalls through the old town, running since the thirteenth century and now one of the biggest street fairs in Europe. The main streets are unusable in the evening. Source ↗

• Festival

  Shakespeare Festival

  23 Jul – 2 AugMajor festival

  A fortnight of productions in the reconstructed Elizabethan theatre with the sliding roof, staged in several languages with surtitles. It overlaps the fair, so book beds for both. Source ↗

Still on: Polish summer holidays (25 Jun – 31 Aug (usually))

Peak crowds — Polish summer holidays, Baltic swimming season

Nothing new starts in August.

Still on: Polish summer holidays (25 Jun – 31 Aug (usually)), Baltic swimming season (1 Jul – 31 Aug (usually)), St Dominic's Fair (25 Jul – 16 Aug), Shakespeare Festival (23 Jul – 2 Aug)

Shoulder season — school holidays in 3 of the markets that fill it, an ordinary month

Nothing new starts in September.

Shoulder season — school holidays in 4 of the markets that fill it, an ordinary month

Nothing new starts in October.

Busy — Christmas Fair, school holidays in 2 of the markets that fill it

• Festival

  Christmas Fair

  20 Nov – 23 DecChristmas & New YearCrowded

  Around a hundred huts on the Targ Weglowy for five weeks, with a ferris wheel and a lot of grilled oscypek. It is dark by four, which is rather the point of it. Source ↗

Quiet — travelers describe it as quiet, Christmas Fair

Nothing new starts in December.

Still on: Christmas Fair (20 Nov – 23 Dec)