Krakow received in 2000 the name of the European capital of culture, and not without reason. Krakow from years is called the cultural capital of the country. The city attracts people from all over the world not only because of exceptional tourist attractions and landmarks like Wawel Royal Castle, the Cloth Hall, the Jewish Quarter Kazimierz, but also because of cultural events, which are permanently etched into the city calendar.
Festival of Jewish Culture, Cepeliada, Wreaths, Sacrum-Profanum Festival, Museum Night, the Feast of Bread, Emmaus are just some of the proposals offered annualy. It should be not only seen but it’a also worth participating in them, to experience these moments in an unforgettable atmosphere. For several years, the city combines its festivals under one common banner of "6 senses" and such it the aim – to allow visitors to feel the experiences of Krakow receipt of all cultural proposals by all senses, the sixth additional booking to the full sense of the atmosphere of the city itself.
Krakow is a city that pulsates with life and every day and every night, interesting and unusual things are happening here. In addition to developments in the institutions known and universally recognized, in Cracow, is increasingly taking place OFF cultural events, looking for their place in a cosy bars, offering its guests an intimate atmosphere.
In this section we present to you an important and noteworthy events. We hope that our recommendations will provide you with assistance in organizing your stay in Krakow, in order to take full advantage of the time spent here.
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The Kraków Nativity Scenes is a unique style of art in the whole World. Its form has been formalized in 19th century Kraków, between bricklayers and contractors, looking for some extra income during Autumn/Winter time. Building of portable puppet show, with Holy Family located on the first floor of Marquette with many towers and turrets and containing elements specific for old Kraków's architecture was quite popular hobby before the First World War. This custom abandoned in the 1920s and 1930s until 1937, when people keen on Kraków's tradition organized First Kraków's cribs contest. Since then, excluding short break during Second World War, the custom lasted until today and it keeps growing. Every year on first Thursday of December before noon around Adam Mickiewicz monument in the Main Square crib makers are gathering to show their newest crafts. Crowd of Kraków citizens, families, tourists and TV camera operators' teams surrounds them.
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You’re fascinated by photography, but you feel you don’t have enough experience? In January you’ll get a chance to learn from the very best during the Photography Art Workshops Festival. The cherry on the cake will be an exhibition of street photography at Galeria Pauza and the Tourist Service Centre.The aim of the event (21-22 January 2012), organised by the Photography Art Workshops with the DOC Foundation and the Galeria and Club Pauza, is not just to present photos or photocasts, but to introduce the actual photography process.text&photo; www.karnet.krakow.pl
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For 31 years Cracow, in spite of being located so far from seas and oceans, has hosted one of the most popular shanties festivals –The International Sea Songs’ Festival -“Shanties”.The idea of The “Shanties” Festival was born in 1981. The first festival had a character of an intimate gathering of 20 members of the organizing committee and 100 people of audience and was held in the cellars of a community center. In 1987 for the first time in the history of the festival the guests from abroad were invited. Since then the festival has enjoyed the international status.Due to the success of the first festival, its growing popularity not only among sailors , the festival has evolved from a small event into one of the biggest shanties festivals not only in Poland but also in Europe.text&photo; www.shanties.
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"Music and World" Music Documentary Film Festival is an international and multicultural event which takes place in Krakow. Main goal of our festival is to promote global and local soundscapes in Poland, support better understanding of various kinds of cultures and their traditional (and non-traditional) music through documentary films, live acts, workshops etc.Main goal of the 1st edition of Music and World Film Festival was wide and interdisciplinary focus on traditional music while the 2nd edition was devoted to joining of musical traditions with the modern, presentation of a new media as a proper language to describe coexistence of tradition and contemporary, global and local activities. text&photo;http://www.muzykaiswiat.pl/
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Festival of Travellers 3 Elements 16-18.03.2012 is organized since year of 2004 by Marek Tomalik and Piotr Trybalski in cooperation with internet portal Onet.pl, Nowohuckie Centrum Kultury (Culture Centre of Nowa Huta) and Twierdza Serbrna Góra (Tower Silver Mountain).Since year of 2008 the Festival is in progress two times during the year (...)on basis of ;http://3zywioly.pl/3zywioly/photo:http://3zywioly.pl/3zywioly/
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