Wat er het hele jaar speelt in Warschau, Polen

Topdrukte — WOSP charity finale, Christmas lights and markets

• Festival

  WOSP charity finale

  24–31 jan · meestalGroot festivalDruk

  On one Sunday at the end of January the country fundraises in the street; Warsaw gets the main stage and free concerts, closing with fireworks at eight in the evening. Road closures around the venue. Bron ↗

Nog steeds bezig: Winter smog (1 nov – 15 mrt (meestal)), Christmas lights and markets (25 nov – 6 jan (meestal))

Druk — Ferie zimowe (winter) holidays in Polen, schoolvakanties in 3 van de markten die de plek vullen

In februari begint er niets nieuws.

Nog steeds bezig: Winter smog (1 nov – 15 mrt (meestal))

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

• 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 ↗

Nog steeds bezig: Winter smog (1 nov – 15 mrt (meestal))

Topdrukte — Easter, Majówka, the May long weekend

• Feestdag

  Majówka, the May long weekend

  29 apr – 5 mei · meestalNationale feestdagDrukSluitingenBoek vroeg

  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. Bron ↗

Nog steeds bezig: Easter (4–6 apr)

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

• Seizoen

  Vistula riverside season

  1 mei – 20 sep · meestalZomerseizoen opent

  The wild east bank and the boulevards opposite it are where the city drinks from May to September. Sand, bars on barges, and nothing at all on the same stretch in winter.

• Festival

  Chopin concerts in Lazienki

  5 jul – 27 sepMuziekfestival

  Free piano recitals at the foot of the Chopin monument, every Sunday at noon and four through the summer. In 2026 the season starts in July because the monument surrounds are being rebuilt. Bron ↗

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

Druk — Summer holidays in Polen, schoolvakanties in 4 van de markten die de plek vullen

In juni begint er niets nieuws.

Nog steeds bezig: Vistula riverside season (1 mei – 20 sep (meestal)), Chopin concerts in Lazienki (5 jul – 27 sep)

Druk — Summer holidays in Polen, schoolvakanties in 7 van de markten die de plek vullen

In juli begint er niets nieuws.

Nog steeds bezig: Vistula riverside season (1 mei – 20 sep (meestal)), Chopin concerts in Lazienki (5 jul – 27 sep)

Topdrukte — reizigers noemen het hoogseizoen, Warsaw Uprising anniversary

• Feestdag

  Warsaw Uprising anniversary

  1 aug

  At five in the afternoon on 1 August the sirens sound and the whole city stops where it stands, traffic included, for a minute. It is the most affecting hour of the Warsaw year. Bron ↗

Nog steeds bezig: Vistula riverside season (1 mei – 20 sep (meestal)), Chopin concerts in Lazienki (5 jul – 27 sep)

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

In september begint er niets nieuws.

Nog steeds bezig: Vistula riverside season (1 mei – 20 sep (meestal)), Chopin concerts in Lazienki (5 jul – 27 sep)

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

• Feestdag

  All Saints

  30 okt – 2 novNationale feestdagDrukSluitingen

  The country travels home on 1 November and the cemeteries burn with candles after dark; Powazki is the one to walk. Roads and trains out of the city are the worst of the year. Bron ↗

Topdrukte — All Saints, Christmas lights and markets

• Risico

  Winter smog

  1 nov – 15 mrt · meestal

  Coal and wood heating in the surrounding towns plus a cold, still inversion give the city its worst air between November and March. Bad days come in runs of three or four. Bron ↗

• Festival

  Christmas lights and markets

  25 nov – 6 jan · meestalKerst & nieuwjaarDruk

  The illuminations run the length of the Krakowskie Przedmiescie from late November to Epiphany, with a market on the Old Town square. Dark by half past three, which does the work. Bron ↗

Nog steeds bezig: All Saints (30 okt – 2 nov)

Topdrukte — Christmas lights and markets, Christmas break in Polen

In december begint er niets nieuws.

Nog steeds bezig: Winter smog (1 nov – 15 mrt (meestal)), Christmas lights and markets (25 nov – 6 jan (meestal))