Warsaw with kids: December 29 – January 1
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Friday, December 29
Location: Planetarium in Copernicus Science Center, Wybrzeże Kościuszkowskie 20 Street (Powiśle). 7 pm (45 min), audience age 15+ (click here to read more in Polish).
Location: The Dollhouse Museum, Palace of Culture and Science. The Museum is located in the inner courtyard of the Palace. Entrance from Emilii Plater street (under the arcades between the Tourist Information and the Congress Concert Hall). 9 am – 12 pm and 4 pm – 7 pm. It is required to buy entrance tickets to the Museum to participate in the workshop (regular tickets 20 PLN, reduced tickets 15 PLN). Click here to read our tips in English about the Dollhouse Museum.
Location: Mokotów Cultural Center (Dom Kultury Kadr), Rzymowskiego 32 Street. Free entrance, you can join at any time between 11 am and 3 pm. The workshop will be concluded with the exhibition at the Cultural Center. Facebook event in Polish.
Friday – Saturday, December 29-30
“The Royal Garden of Lights”
Location: Wilanów Palace Garden, Stanisława Kostki Potockiego 10/16 Street, 4 pm – 9 pm. Monday – Friday, regular tickets 10 PLN, reduced tickets 5 PLN. Saturday – Sunday, regular tickets 20 PLN, reduced tickets 10 PLN. Free admission for children under 7 (every day). It can be crowded during weekends, buy tickets online to skip the line. Click here to read Kids in the City tips on visiting the Wilanów Palace with children. Mappings (illumination, picture, and sound) on the Palace facade on Saturdays and Sundays (15 minutes) at 5.30 pm, 6.30 pm, 7.30 pm, and 8.30 pm.
Friday – Sunday, December 29-31
Copernicus Science Center
Location: Wybrzeże Kościuszkowskie 20 Street (Powiśle). Friday 9 am – 6 pm, Saturday 10 am – 7 pm, Sunday 10 am – 3 pm. Click here to read our tips in English on visiting Copernicus with kids.
LEGO Exhibition
Location: PGE National Stadium, Al. Ks. J. Poniatowskiego 1 Street (Praga). Friday – Saturday 10 am – 9 pm, Sunday 10 am – 3 pm. Click here to buy tickets online. Facebook event in Polish. Website in Polish. The Exhibition runs until March 25, 2018.
Ice-skating rink at Plac Europejski
Location: Plac / Square Europejski (Wola). Opening hours: Friday 4 pm – 9 pm, Saturday – Sunday 11 am – 9 pm. Facebook event in Polish.
“Szopka Krakowska” (Kraków Christmas Crib) – theater for children
Location: LALKA Puppet and Actor Theater, the Palace of Culture and Science, entrance from Świętokrzyska Street, left section of the building. Friday – Saturday at 5.30 pm, Sunday at 12 pm (95 min including a break). Online tickets (40 PLN). Click here to read more in Polish and here to read our tips in English about the Lalka theater.
Friday – Monday, December 29 – January 1
Christmas Market in the Old Town
Location: Warsaw Old Town, next to the Castle Square and Sigismund’s Column. Friday – Saturday 11 am – 9.30 pm, Sunday – Monday 11 am – 8 pm, free entrance. The Christmas Market runs until January 7, 2018. Facebook page in Polish.
Multimedia Fountain Park
Location: Skwer Dywizji 1, Podzamcze (city center), free entrance. Christmas season: Fifteen-minute light and music shows on Friday – Saturday at 4, 5, and 6 pm, Sunday – Monday 4, 5, 6, 7, and 8 pm. Click here to read our tips in English about Multimedia Fountain Park (how to get there, where to have coffee etc.)
Animated Nativity Scene with moving statues
Location: Kościół Przemienienia Pańskiego (Church of the Transfiguration of the Lord), Miodowa 13 Street (Old Town). Open every day until January 14, 2018, 10 am – 8 pm, free entrance.
“Figlowisko” ice-skating rink in Ursynów
Location: Aleja Komisji Edukacji Narodowej 60 Street. Opening hours: 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, including holidays. The website, info about tickets, and Facebook page.
Ice-skating rink at Royal Wilanów
Location: Klimczaka 1 Street. Opening hours: Friday – Saturday 2 pm – 9 pm, Sunday 12 pm – 6 pm, Monday 2 pm – 9 pm. Facebook event in Polish.
Ice-skating rink at the National Stadium
Location: PGE National Stadium, Al. Ks. J. Poniatowskiego 1 Street (Praga). Opening hours: Friday – Saturday 9 am – 12 am, Sunday 9 am – 5 pm, Monday 12.30 pm – 12 am. Website in English.
Ice-skating rink at the Old Town
Location: Old Town Square (city center). Opening hours: Friday – Saturday 10 am – 9 pm. Sunday 10 am – 1 am, Monday 1 pm – 9 pm. Facebook page in Polish.
Ice-skating rink at the Palace of Culture and Science
Location: Palace of Culture and Science (from Świętokrzyska street side). Opening hours: Friday – Saturday 10 am – 9 pm. Sunday 10 am – 5 pm, Monday 1 pm – 9 pm. Website in Polish.
Ice-skating rink at Stegny
Location: Inspektowa 1 Street (Mokotów). Opening hours: Friday – Sunday 12 pm – 8 pm, Monday 3 pm – 8 pm. The website, info about tickets, and Facebook page.
Theater for little children – Teatr Niewielki
Location: SOHO Factory, Mińska 25 Street, building no. 74 (Praga). “A co to? -zima” – performance about winter for children 1+ (Friday at 10.30 am and 12 pm, Saturday at 10.30 am, 12 pm, and 4.30 pm). “Hu hu ha” – dance performance for children 2+ (Sunday at 10.30 am and 12 pm, Monday at 3.30 pm and 5 pm). Click here to read more in Polish and buy tickets online.
Saturday, December 30
Location: Teatr Maskarada, Nowy Świat 63 Street (city center), 12.30 pm, 45 minutes. Performance in Polish for children 2-8. Online tickets (35 PLN) available. Read more in Polish.
Location: Polish Radio Concert Studio, Modzelewskiego 59 Street (Mokotów), 7 pm – 8.30 pm, online tickets. Facebook event in Polish.
Sunday, December 31
Location: Nowy Fort (Fort Sokolnickiego), Stefana Czarnieckiego 51 Street (Żoliborz), 8 pm – 3 am, online tickets. Facebook event in Polish. More in Polish.
Monday, January 1
“The Royal Garden of Lights”
Location: Wilanów Palace Garden, Stanisława Kostki Potockiego 10/16 Street, 4 pm – 9 pm. Monday – Friday, regular tickets 10 PLN, reduced tickets 5 PLN. Saturday – Sunday, regular tickets 20 PLN, reduced tickets 10 PLN. Free admission for children under 7 (every day). It can be crowded during weekends, buy tickets online to skip the line. Click here to read Kids in the City tips on visiting the Wilanów Palace with children. Mappings (illumination, picture, and sound) on the Palace facade on Saturdays and Sundays (15 minutes) at 5.30 pm, 6.30 pm, 7.30 pm, and 8.30 pm.
Warsaw Zoo
Location: Ratuszowa 1/3 Street (Praga), 9 am – 4 pm. Warsaw Zoo is open EVERY DAY (including bank holidays). Click here to read Warsaw Zoo Guidebook in English (How to get there by public transport? How to get there by car? Where to look for a parking spot? Tickets. How to skip the line? Opening hours. Key facts and numbers. Zoo map and main attractions. Lunch, coffee, snacks in Warsaw zoo. Attractions for kids. The Żabiński villa. Feeding times. Where to hide from the rain. Handicapped access. Warsaw zoo rules. Infrastructure changes in 2017).
Free activities organized by the City of Warsaw on December 27- 31
- December 27-31, 9 am – 1 pm
- Ice skating, games and activities for children
- December 27-31, 12 pm – 2 pm
- Ice skating with a mascot, games and activities for children
- December 27-29, 11 am – 2 pm
- Skiing and snowboarding
- December 27-31, 4 pm – 6 pm
- Ice skating, games and activities for children
- December 27-29, 6 pm – 9 pm: Ice skating, games and activities for families
- December 30, 2 pm – 4 pm and 8 pm – 9 pm: Ice skating party (figure staking show, contests, attractions for children)
- December 31, 2 pm – 5 pm: Ice skating, games and activities for families
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