What's on in Szczecin, Poland through the year

Quiet — school holidays in 7 of the markets that fill it, one of its worst months for weather

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

• Holiday

  Easter

  4–6 AprClosuresCrowded

  Easter Sunday and Easter Monday are public holidays and nearly all shops close on both, with early closing on Holy Saturday, when families carry baskets of eggs and bread to church to be blessed. Many Poles travel home or to the mountains for the long weekend. Source ↗

Peak crowds — Easter, Majówka, the May long weekend

• Festival

  Kontrapunkt theatre festival

  10–26 AprArts festivalBook early

  Szczecin's international theatre festival, run by the Wspolczesny and Pleciuga theatres, fills about two spring weeks with competition productions and fringe events. It has skipped a year before, so confirm the edition is on. Source ↗

• Festival

  Szczecin Classic festival

  15 Apr – 4 MayMusic festival

  The largest classical music festival in Western Pomerania runs for about three weeks each spring, pairing an educational academy and composer symposium with concerts around the city. Source ↗

• Holiday

  Majówka, the May long weekend

  29 Apr – 5 May · usuallyNational holidayCrowdedClosuresBook early

  1 May and 3 May are public holidays, and many Poles take the days between to make a week-long break. Shops close on both holidays, trains and coaches fill, and hotels in the mountains, on the coast and in the most visited cities book up early. Source ↗

Still on: Easter (4–6 Apr)

Peak crowds — Majówka, the May long weekend, Juwenalia student festival

• Festival

  Juwenalia student festival

  21–23 MayMajor festivalCrowded

  The universities' spring festival takes over the Lasztownia riverside for three nights of concerts by big Polish acts, with parades and campus events around them. Loud, young and cheerful. Source ↗

Still on: Szczecin Classic festival (15 Apr – 4 May), Majówka, the May long weekend (29 Apr – 5 May (usually))

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

• Festival

  Dni Morza / Sail Szczecin

  14–16 AugMajor festivalCrowded

  Days of the Sea brings tall ships and sailing vessels to dock along the Chrobry Embankment for a few days, opening their decks to visitors alongside concerts and a sea-shanty stage. The exact dates move around the summer from year to year. Source ↗

Busy — Summer holidays in Poland, school holidays in 7 of the markets that fill it

Nothing new starts in July.

Still on: Dni Morza / Sail Szczecin (14–16 Aug)

Peak crowds — travelers describe it as peak season, Dni Morza / Sail Szczecin

Nothing new starts in August.

Still on: Dni Morza / Sail Szczecin (14–16 Aug)

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

Nothing new starts in September.

Busy — All Saints' Day, school holidays in 4 of the markets that fill it

• Holiday

  All Saints' Day

  31 Oct – 2 NovNational holidayClosures

  1 November is a public holiday when shops close and families travel to their home towns to visit graves. Cemeteries glow with thousands of candles after dark, roads are jammed on the days around it and flower and candle stalls line the approaches to every cemetery. Source ↗

Peak crowds — All Saints' Day, Szczecin Christmas Market

• Festival

  Szczecin Christmas Market

  25 Nov – 22 Dec · usuallyChristmas & New YearCrowded

  Three central squares - Plac Lotników, Plac Adamowicza and Aleja Kwiatowa - fill with wooden stalls from late November to just before Christmas, with regional food and mulled wine the main draw. Source ↗

Still on: All Saints' Day (31 Oct – 2 Nov)

Peak crowds — Szczecin Christmas Market, Christmas break in Poland

Nothing new starts in December.

Still on: Szczecin Christmas Market (25 Nov – 22 Dec (usually))