Wat er het hele jaar speelt in Gdańsk (Danzig), Polen

Rustig — reizigers noemen het rustig, Great Orchestra of Christmas Charity

• Festival

  Great Orchestra of Christmas Charity

  5 jan – 1 feb · meestalGroot festivalDruk

  On one Sunday in January all of Poland holds a charity finale, and Gdansk joins with concerts, collectors with red-heart stickers on every corner and a Light to Heaven firework at eight. Bron ↗

Topdrukte — Great Orchestra of Christmas Charity, Ferie zimowe (winter) holidays in Polen

In februari begint er niets nieuws.

Nog steeds bezig: Great Orchestra of Christmas Charity (5 jan – 1 feb (meestal))

Druk — Easter break in Polen, schoolvakanties in 4 van de markten die de plek vullen

• Festival

  AMBERIF amber fair

  26–28 mrtBeursweek

  The leading international amber and jewellery fair fills AmberExpo for three days each spring. Trade buyers from abroad fill the Old Town hotels for a week that is otherwise quiet, so book early. Bron ↗

• Feestdag

  Easter

  4–6 aprSluitingenDruk

  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. Bron ↗

Topdrukte — Easter, Majowka, the May long weekend

• Feestdag

  Majowka, the May long weekend

  29 apr – 5 mei · meestalNationale feestdagDruk

  May Day and Constitution Day on 3 May make a long weekend that Poles spend at the coast: the Old Town, Sopot pier and the beaches get their first crowds and the summer season opens. Bron ↗

Nog steeds bezig: Easter (4–6 apr)

Druk — Majowka, the May long weekend, schoolvakanties in 4 van de markten die de plek vullen

In mei begint er niets nieuws.

Nog steeds bezig: Majowka, the May long weekend (29 apr – 5 mei (meestal))

Topdrukte — Mystic Festival, Polish summer holidays

• Festival

  Mystic Festival

  3–6 junMuziekfestivalDruk

  Poland's largest metal festival, four days in early June; it moves from the old shipyard to the grounds of the Polsat Plus Arena in 2027. The black T-shirts take over Dlugi Targ for the week. Bron ↗

• Feestdag

  Polish summer holidays

  25 jun – 31 aug · meestalSchoolvakantiesDruk

  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. Bron ↗

• Festival

  Open'er Festival

  1–4 julMuziekfestivalDrukBoek vroeg

  One of Europe's big rock and pop festivals, on an airfield in neighbouring Gdynia over four days in early July. Tri-City beds and the SKM trains fill with festival-goers, many flying in for it. Bron ↗

Topdrukte — reizigers noemen het hoogseizoen, Polish summer holidays

• Seizoen

  Baltic swimming season

  1 jul – 31 aug · meestalZee op temperatuurDruk

  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 augGroot festivalDrukBoek vroeg

  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. Bron ↗

• Festival

  Shakespeare Festival

  23 jul – 2 augKunstenfestival

  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. Bron ↗

Nog steeds bezig: Polish summer holidays (25 jun – 31 aug (meestal)), Open'er Festival (1–4 jul)

Topdrukte — Polish summer holidays, Baltic swimming season

In augustus begint er niets nieuws.

Nog steeds bezig: Polish summer holidays (25 jun – 31 aug (meestal)), Baltic swimming season (1 jul – 31 aug (meestal)), St Dominic's Fair (25 jul – 16 aug), Shakespeare Festival (23 jul – 2 aug)

Tussenseizoen — schoolvakanties in 3 van de markten die de plek vullen, een gewone maand

• Festival

  Polish Film Festival, Gdynia

  21–26 sep

  The national film awards, a week of premieres in Gdynia twenty minutes up the coast. Screenings are open to the public and it gives the Tri-City a lively week after the beach season ends. Bron ↗

Druk — All Saints' Day, schoolvakanties in 4 van de markten die de plek vullen

• Feestdag

  All Saints' Day

  31 okt – 2 novNationale feestdagSluitingen

  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. Bron ↗

Topdrukte — All Saints' Day, Christmas Fair

• Festival

  Christmas Fair

  20 nov – 23 decKerst & nieuwjaarDruk

  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. Bron ↗

Nog steeds bezig: All Saints' Day (31 okt – 2 nov)

Rustig — reizigers noemen het rustig, Christmas Fair

In december begint er niets nieuws.

Nog steeds bezig: Christmas Fair (20 nov – 23 dec)