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Seen as a celebration of the street’s rich pre-war heritage, much of Chłodna will close to traffic this weekend as part of the area’s annual Kercelak street fair. Aiming to revive the spirit of bygone years, the program of events will include a vintage car display, flea market, food...

Weekend Happenings

Insider News 2 June 2017 0

Warsaw Orange Festival 2-3 June @ Służewiec, ul. Puławska 266 Warsaw’s biggest music festival has an array of acts booked to perform, among them Kings of Leon, Imagine Dragons, Kodaline and Justice. Tickets from zł. 109-399 @ orangewarsawfestival.pl Comic Con 1-4 June @ Ptak Warsaw Expo, Al. Katowicka 62...

Gallery Launch

Insider News Partner news 17 May 2017 0

Lauded by Fashion TV as the best black and white campaign photographer in the world, Szymon Brodziak is the youngest artist to ever be presented at the prestigious Helmut Newton Foundation in Berlin. Now, the general Warsaw public has its own chance to acquaint itself with the works of...

Countdown to Chopin

Insider News 8 May 2017 0

First organized in 1959, the Sunday piano concerts that occur under the shadow of the Chopin monument in Łazienki Park have become one of the city’s proud calling cards. Listen to musicians both established and upcoming recite works from Chopin’s oeuvre in a pristine setting that the composer himself...

Noce i Dnie

Blog Insider News 13 February 2017 0

As far back as last summer seems, it’s not so distant as to render memories forgotten. Particularly lucid are recollections of the Nocny Market, the undisputed smash of the season. Set on the platform of a disintegrating train station, it was more than just an ultra cool street food...

12on14 Jazz Club

Going Out 28 January 2017 0

Warsaw has a rich tradition of jazz, so you have to sometimes wonder, just where the hell are all the jazz bars? In 12on14’s case, down a courtyard and through a side entrance. Dark, smart and sophisticated, here’s a place that’s fitted out with framed portraits of sax tooting...

Going, going…

Insider News 8 January 2017 0

After months, even years of speculation, the management of Pardon To Tu have revealed that this February will be their last month of operations – at least in their current format. Widely hailed for revolutionizing Warsaw’s live music scene, the building housing PTT is set for demolition to make...

The Home Of Chopin

Features 5 September 2016 0

Set 46 km west of Warsaw, a visit to the birthplace of composer Fryderyk Chopin has become a spiritual calling for the composer’s fans… It is, to many, the ultimate destination. For fans of Chopin, Żelazowa Wola is what the Vatican is to Catholics: a place of pilgrimage and...

The Singer Festival

Blog Insider News 27 August 2016 1

Held for the first time in 2004, Warsaw’s annual Singer festival has grown rapidly, establishing itself as one of the Europe’s most anticipated festivals of Jewish culture. Over 200 events are planned and these include screenings, guided walks, discussions and workshops. While Próżna and pl. Grzybowski will be the...

The Pearl Of Praga

Blog Features Insider News 29 July 2016 0

Ząbkowska is more than just another street: it’s Praga’s spiritual gateway, a place where ‘things happen’. Its credentials attesting to this are numerous, though none stand up to scrutiny better than Otwarta Ząbkowska, a festival that seeks to encourage the ‘creative exchange of ideas and mutual inspiration’. Now in...