Warsaw with kids: May 18-20, 2018
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Friday, May 18
“Walk at dusk – discovering the secrets of nature”
Location: The Garden of Wilanów Palace, Stanisława Kostki Potockiego 10/16 Street, 6 pm – 7.30 pm. Online tickets (10 PLN). The event is dedicated to families with children aged 7-14. The Wilanów guides speak English and can answer questions in English. Facebook event in Polish.
Multimedia Fountain Park – an evening special show
Location: Skwer Dywizji 1 (city center). Fountains operate every day from 8.30 am to 10.30 pm. The multimedia show at 9.30 pm (fountains, laser, music, and lights), free entrance. This season: “The Bear Prince Legend”. Click here to read more in English about the special show. Click here to read our tips in English – how to get there, where to have lunch, where to find a parking spot.
Friday – Saturday, May 18-19
Picnic at the Warsaw University of Life Sciences (SGGW)
Location: Warsaw University of Life Sciences (SGGW) Campus, Nowoursynowska 166 Street (Ursynów), free entrance, 9 am – 3 pm. Attractions include birds of prey flight show (on Saturday, 12 pm – 1 pm, Facebook event in Polish), mini zoo, flower fair, visiting horse clinic, small animals clinic, police dogs and horses training. Facebook event in Polish.
Friday – Sunday, May 18-20
Warsaw Book Fair
Location: PGE National Stadium, Al. Ks. J. Poniatowskiego 1 Street (Praga), online tickets. New books and bestsellers, a chance to get an autograph, attractions for children and teenagers, comic zone. This year, France is a special partner of the Fair. Facebook event in Polish. The Fair website in English.
“Warsaw of Comics” – Comics Festival (Komiksowa Warszawa)
Location: PGE National Stadium, Al. Ks. J. Poniatowskiego 1 Street (Praga). Facebook event in Polish. The Festival website in English.
Outdoor Fair in the Old Town – “Jarmark Zygmuntowski”
Location: Warsaw Old Town, next to the Castle Square and Sigismund’s Column, free entrance. Friday and Saturday 11 am – 9.30 pm, Sunday 11 am – 8 pm. Facebook page in Polish. The Fair runs until May 27, 2018.
“Everything Is Art to Me” – an art exhibition for children
Location: Zachęta National Gallery of Art, Plac Małachowskiego 3 (city center), 12 pm – 8 pm, regular ticket 15 PLN, reduced ticket 10 PLN, family ticket (4 people) 18 PLN, a ticket for 1 PLN dedicated to children. More about the exhibition in English. The Exhibition runs until June 3, 2018.
“Let’s bee friends” – an exhibition for children about bees
Location: Museum for Children, Kredytowa 1 Street (city center), part of the Ethnographic Museum, Friday 3 pm – 6 pm, Saturday 10 am – 6 pm, Sunday 12 pm – 5 pm. Click here to read Kids in the City tips in English about the Museum for Children. More in Polish about the Exhibition. The Exhibition runs until September 23, 2018.
Traditional Asian play activities and games – an exhibition at the Museum of Asia
Location: Museum of Asia and the Pacific, Solec 24A Street (Powiśle), free entrance, 10 am – 6 pm. More in English about the Exhibition. Check out our tips in English on visiting the Museum. The exhibition runs until September 30, 2018.
“Go Active” – Sports Trade Show
Location: Ptak Warsaw Expo, Nadarzyn, Al. Katowicka 62, Friday 10 am – 5 pm, Saturday 10 am – 6 pm, Sunday 10 am – 5 pm, online tickets. The event promoting an active and healthy lifestyle. Learn more in English.
“Safe City” with LEGO
Location: Galeria Północna shopping center, Światowida 17 Street (Białołęka), free entrance, 11 am – 7 pm. Facebook event in Polish.
Saturday, May 19
Location: International Trilingual School of Warsaw, Karowa 14/16 lok. 6 Street (city center), 10 am – 11 am, token fee 25 PLN, send an email to register: jayne.lucas@3languages.pl. This Saturday – Chinese native speaker. Click here to visit the School website in English.
Over 250 Warsaw institutions are open during the night: galleries, museums, theaters, government buildings. Many family-friendly events, some of them start during the day. Facebook event in Polish. Detailed agenda in English.
Location: Plac Defilad (square in front of the Palace of Culture and Science), 12 pm – 3 am. Facebook event in Polish.
International Rally of Classic Buses
Location: Plac Defilad (square in front of the Palace of Culture and Science), 11 am – 12.30 pm. Facebook event in Polish.
Japanese Weekend at the Outdoor Breakfast Market in Żoliborz (Targ Śniadaniowy)
Location: corner of aleja Wojska Polskiego Street and Śmiała Street, 9 am – 4 pm. Breakfast Market is a weekend picnic where you can buy local, international, and organic food, and rent a picnic blanket. Attractions for families include origami, Japanese calligraphy, go, shogi, sushi workshop, karate show, dancing performance, live Japanese music. Facebook event in Polish.
“Wege Festival” – Festival of vegetarian food and family picnic for dog lovers
Location: Plaża Wilanów, corner of aleja Wilanowska and Klimczaka Streets. Vege Festival: 10 am – 7 pm, Facebook event in Polish. Family picnic for dog lovers: 8 am – 5 pm, Facebook event in Polish.
Warsaw Animals Day
Location: Agrykola Park (city center), 12 pm – 6 pm, free entrance. Picnic event promoting a positive attitude toward animals. The Event is organized by a shelter for dogs – Schronisko na Paluchu. Facebook event in Polish.
“Pig in a Wig in Space” – theater in ENGLISH dedicated to children aged 2-9
Location: Teatr SOHO, Mińska 25 Street, building no 74 (Praga). 2 performances: 10 am, 12 pm. Online tickets (35 PLN). Facebook event in Polish. Trailer in Polish and English.
Open workshop for children aged 4-8 in The Museum of Modern Art
Location: “Museum on the Vistula” Pavilion, Wybrzeże Kościuszkowskie 22 Street (on the Vistula bank). 12 pm – 3 pm, registration is not required, you can join at any time. Children free entrance, adults 1 PLN tickets. Facebook event in Polish. The Museum website in English.
Location: Mokotów Cultural Center (Dom Kultury Kadr), Gintrowskiego 32 Street. Free entrance, you need to register, 11 am – 12.00 pm. Facebook event in Polish. Click here to read more in English (including links to book your place).
Location: Saska Kępa Cultural Center “PROM”, Brukselska 23 Street, 10.30 am – 1.30 pm. Online tickets (20 PLN – family ticket for up to 4 participants). Facebook event in Polish.
Location: Łazienki Royal Garden, 11 am – 12 pm. The yoga class takes place outdoors in the Park (check out the exact location on the map). In case of a very bad weather, the class is canceled. Facebook event in Polish.
Roller Disco (roller skating and rollerblading)
Location: Wrotkarnia, Połczyńska 115 Street (Bemowo). 6 pm – 12 am. Entrance fee + equipment rental (available sizes: 26-48) 24 PLN adults, 22 PLN children. Entrance fee 15 PLN adults, 14 PLN children. Facebook event in Polish. Children under 5 are not allowed in Wrotkarnia.
Multimedia Fountain Park – an evening special show
Location: Skwer Dywizji 1 (city center). Fountains operate every day from 8.30 am to 10.30 pm. The multimedia show at 9.30 pm (fountains, laser, music, and lights), free entrance. This season: “The Bear Prince Legend”. Click here to read more in English about the special show. Click here to read our tips in English – how to get there, where to have lunch, where to find a parking spot.
Saturday – Sunday, May 19-20
Location: PGE National Stadium, Al. Ks. J. Poniatowskiego 1 Street (Praga), Saturday 10 am – 8 pm, Sunday 10 am – 5 pm, online tickets. Facebook event in Polish.
Location: Warsaw University of Life Sciences (SGGW), Faculty of Animal Science, Building 23, Ciszewskiego 8 Street (Ursynów), 10 am – 5 pm, free entrance. Facebook event in Polish.
Location: Mińska 65 Street (Praga). Free entrance, 11 am – 7 pm. Fashion, design, cosmetics, food court, kids zone. Facebook event in Polish.
Location: Czersk Castle (Zamek w Czersku), Plac Tysiąclecia 1, 05-530 Czersk (south of Warsaw, 45 km from the center of Warsaw), 11 am – 7 pm. Facebook event in Polish.
Guided tour in English – the Wilanów Palace – the history and design of the Palace interiors
Location: Wilanów Palace, Stanisława Kostki Potockiego 10/16 Street, 12 pm – 1.30 pm. Online tickets (regular tickets 20 PLN, reduced tickets 15 PLN). Meeting point – a cloakroom in the Palace. Facebook event in English.
Sunday, May 20
Bank holiday (always on Sunday anyway) – stores, malls, shopping centers are closed. Only some smaller local convenience stores can be open (eg. Żabka). Stores at gas stations are open every day, 24 h. The Day of Descent of the Holy Spirit – Zielone Świątki (Green Holidays). In Poland, some people decorate their homes with branches with green leaves.
Location: Wilanów Palace Garden, Stanisława Kostki Potockiego 10/16 Street, 11 am – 12.30 pm, meeting point at the ticket office (small yellow building). Click here to buy tickets online (10 PLN). The Gardens of Wilanów Palace will organize in 2018 (once a month) 12 events IN ENGLISH – guided walks in the Wilanów Palace Gardens. In May: “Looking for flowers and butterflies”. Click here to read more in English. Facebook event in English.
Location: Park Szczęśliwicki, Ochota, free entrance, 12 pm – 8 pm. Attractions include fair, folk dance and music concerts (Polish, Ukrainian, Hungarian, Irish, Spanish, Indian, Bulgarian), arts and crafts workshops, folk games, presentation of Polish and international cuisines. Facebook event in Polish.
Location: Park Obwodu Praga AK (Praga/Grochów), free entrance, 12 pm – 3 pm. Attractions include sports games (football, handball, frisbee, ringo), Zumba for kids, soap bubbles show, arts and crafts workshop, culinary workshop for children, bricks, board games, and more. Facebook event in Polish.
Family picnic in Siekierki / Mokotów – “Święto Siekierek“
Location: Dorożkarnia Cultural Center, Siekierkowska 28 Street (Mokotów) and playing field of the Primary School No. 3, 3 pm – 8 pm, free entrance. Attractions include games, arts & crafts workshop, ceramic workshop, sports competitions, football games, raffle, theater for children, garage sale, dancing. Facebook event in Polish.
Children’s Artistic Festival and Picnic “Artystyczny Targówek”
Location: Park Bródnowski (Bródno/Targówek), free entrance, 12 pm – 7 pm. Attractions include concerts and performances of local schools and preschools, workshops, games. Facebook event in Polish.
Family folk picnic in Wawer
Location: Droga Golfowa 1 Street, close to the Vistula river, free entrance, 2 pm – 10 pm. Attractions include folk concerts, theater for children, folk dances. Facebook event in Polish.
Outdoor herbal fair in Konstancin
Location: Park Zdrojowy, Sienkiewicza Street, Konstancin, 11 am – 5 pm, free entrance. Facebook event in Polish.
Food of the Immigrants – intercultural picnic
Location: Iskra Club at Pole Mokotowskie, Wawelska 5 Street (Mokotów), 12 pm – 7 pm, free entrance. Facebook event in Polish.
“The Four Seasons” – live concert for children enhanced with visualizations on the planetarium dome
Location: Planetarium in Copernicus Science Center, Wybrzeże Kościuszkowskie 20 Street (Powiśle). 2 pm (45 min), audience age 7+ (click here to read more in English). Click here to read our tips on visiting the Planetarium with children.
“Children’s Philharmonic” – classical music concerts for children
Location: Warsaw Philharmonic, The Concert Hall, entrance from Sienkiewicza Street (city center). Afternoon concert for kids 7-12, 2 pm, details in English. Click here to learn our tips on Warsaw Philharmonic concerts for children.
Outdoor piano recitals in Łazienki Garden
Location: Royal Łazienki Garden, Chopin Monument, entrance from Aleje Ujazdowskie Street, free entrance. Each Sunday 2 live concerts: 12 pm and 4 pm (until September 30, 2018). More in English. Facebook event in Polish.
“Colors of Music” – concert for children – this Sunday – green
Location: Wilanów Cultural Center at ALTO shopping mall, Al. Rzeczypospolitej 14, 3 pm – 4 pm. You can buy tickets (adults 10 PLN, children 5 PLN) at the reception desk of the Wilanów Cultural Center. Facebook event in Polish. Children are encouraged to wear green.
Japanese Weekend at the Outdoor Breakfast Market in Mokotów (Targ Śniadaniowy)
Location: Skwer Grupy AK “Granat” (corner of Puławska and Woronicza Street), 10 am – 5 pm. Breakfast Market is a weekend picnic where you can buy local, international, and organic food, and rent a picnic blanket. Attractions for families include origami, Japanese calligraphy, go, shogi, sushi workshop, karate show, dancing performance, live Japanese music. Facebook event in Polish.
“Sweet Cherries / Czereśnie” a concert for children (banjo, percussion instruments, bass guitar, tuba, and more)
Location: Mokotów Cultural Center (Dom Kultury Kadr), Gintrowskiego 32 Street, 12.00 pm – 1 pm, online tickets (10 PLN). Facebook event in Polish. Click here to read more in English.
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