What to do in Warsaw with children: December 21-23, 2018
The list of family-friendly weekend events in Warsaw
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Friday, December 21
Wielka Fabryka Elfów / The Great Elf Factory – indoor Christmas playing areas for children aged 3-10
Location: PGE National Stadium, Al. Ks. J. Poniatowskiego 1 Street, gate number 5 and 6 (Praga). 10 playing areas with attractions for kids (eg. inflatable playground) – children help elves to create a Santa Claus Elixir, at the end, they meet Santa. Online tickets. Website in Polish. The Elf Factory runs until December 22, 2018.
‘Grand Bazar’ – Christmas edition
Location: Dom Towarowy Bracia Jabłkowscy, Bracka 25 Street (city center), 3 pm – 8 pm, free entrance. Fashion, beauty, design, books, plants, home accessories. Facebook event Polish. The event runs also on Saturday.
Outdoor Christmas Market in the Old Town
Location: Warsaw Old Town, the Warsaw Barbican area, next to the Castel Square (Plac Zamkowy), 11 am – 9.30 pm. Souvenirs, gifts, local crafts and food like pierogi, hot chocolate. Facebook event in Polish. The Market runs until January 6, 2018.
Outdoor Christmas market
Location: the area next to Złote Tarasy shopping center, Złota 59 Street (city center), 12 pm – 10 pm, free entrance. Facebook event in Polish. The event runs also on Saturday and Sunday.
Winter illuminations and shows – the Multimedia Fountain Park
Location: Skwer Dywizji Pancernej (the area between the Old Town and Vistula), free entrance. The holiday illuminations at the Fountain Park are on every day from 3 pm. 15-minutes shows with music on Friday, Saturday, Sunday: 4 pm, 5 pm, 6 pm. More in English. The Multimedia Fountain Park winter illuminations run until January 28, 2019.
“The Royal Garden of Lights” – illuminations festival in the Wilanów Garden
Location: Wilanów Garden, Stanisława Kostki Potockiego 10/16 Street, 4 pm – 9 pm. It can be crowded during weekends, buy tickets online to skip the line. Mappings (illumination, picture, and sound) on the Palace façade: Friday, Saturday, Sunday: 5.30 pm, 6.30 pm, 7.30 pm. Click here to read our tips in English on visiting the Wilanów Palace and Park, including “The Royal Garden of Lights”. The festival runs until February 24, 2019.
Winter illuminations in Łazienki Royal Garden
Location: Łazienki Royal Garden, Chinese Avenue (Aleja Chińska), from Agrykola Street entrance to Gagarina Street entrance. The lights are on every day until 9 pm. Photos and more in Polish.
The exhibition for children ‘In King Matt’s Poland’ at POLIN – Museum of the History of Polish Jews
Location: Anielewicza 6 Street (Muranów), 10 am – 6 pm. The exhibition for children covers the questions concerning governing a state. Click here to read our tips in English (how to get there, where to have lunch etc.), and here to see the photos and read our feature story in English about visiting the POLIN Museum with children. More in English about the exhibition. In the Museum, there is a kids-dedicated space and playing area called King Matt’s Family Education Area/U Króla Maciusia (opening hours: 3 pm – 6 pm). The exhibition runs until July 1, 2019.
Location: Guliwer Theater, Różana 16 Street (Mokotów). 11 am and 1 pm: ‘Choinka’ dedicated to children aged 3+, 60 minutes, online tickets (41 PLN), more in Polish. 5.30 pm: ‘Gwiazdka’ dedicated to children aged 5+, 90 minutes, online tickets (31 PLN and 36 PLN), more in Polish.
Location: LALKA Puppet and Actor Theater, the Palace of Culture and Science, entrance from Świętokrzyska Street, left section of the building, 5.30 pm (95 min including a break), more in Polish. Online tickets (38 PLN).
Christmas Show / Widowisko Świąteczne
Location: Teatr Roma, Nowogrodzka 49 (city center), 3 pm and 7 pm, online tickets (160 PLN or 130 PLN), photos, and info in Polish. Theater, opera, and ballet Christmas show (including fragments of “The Nutcracker”, “A Christmas Carol”, holiday songs etc.). Half an hour before the performances, children are invited to the theater foyer for a meeting with classical ballet dancers and introduction to ballet.
‘Grand Bazar’ – Christmas edition
Location: Dom Towarowy Bracia Jabłkowscy, Bracka 25 Street (city center), 11 am – 8 pm, free entrance. Fashion, beauty, design, books, plants, home accessories. Facebook event Polish. The event runs also on Friday.
Outdoor Christmas market
Location: the area next to Złote Tarasy shopping center, Złota 59 Street (city center), 12 pm – 10 pm, free entrance. Facebook event in Polish. The event runs also on Friday and Sunday.
Wielka Fabryka Elfów / The Great Elf Factory – indoor Christmas playing areas for children aged 3-10
Location: PGE National Stadium, Al. Ks. J. Poniatowskiego 1 Street, gate number 5 and 6 (Praga). 10 playing areas with attractions for kids (eg. inflatable playground) – children help elves to create a Santa Claus Elixir, at the end, they meet Santa. Online tickets. Website in Polish. The Elf Factory runs until December 22, 2018.
Winter illuminations in Łazienki Royal Garden
Location: Łazienki Royal Garden, Chinese Avenue (Aleja Chińska), from Agrykola Street entrance to Gagarina Street entrance. The lights are on every day until 9 pm. Photos and more in Polish.
Winter illuminations and shows – the Multimedia Fountain Park
Location: Skwer Dywizji Pancernej (the area between the Old Town and Vistula), free entrance. The holiday illuminations at the Fountain Park are on every day from 3 pm. 15-minutes shows with music on Friday, Saturday, Sunday: 4 pm, 5 pm, 6 pm. More in English. The Multimedia Fountain Park winter illuminations run until January 28, 2019.
Outdoor Christmas Market in the Old Town
Location: Warsaw Old Town, the Warsaw Barbican area, next to the Castel Square (Plac Zamkowy), 11 am – 9.30 pm. Souvenirs, gifts, local crafts and food like pierogi, hot chocolate. Facebook event in Polish. The Market runs until January 6, 2018.
“The Royal Garden of Light” – illuminations festival in the Wilanów Garden
Location: Wilanów Garden, Stanisława Kostki Potockiego 10/16 Street, 4 pm – 9 pm. It can be crowded during weekends, buy tickets online to skip the line. Mappings (illumination, picture, and sound) on the Palace façade: Friday, Saturday, Sunday: 5.30 pm, 6.30 pm, 7.30 pm. Click here to read our tips in English on visiting the Wilanów Palace and Park, including “The Royal Garden of Lights”. The festival runs until February 24, 2019.
The exhibition for children ‘In King Matt’s Poland’ at POLIN – Museum of the History of Polish Jews
Location: Anielewicza 6 Street (Muranów), 10 am – 8 pm. The exhibition for children covers the questions concerning governing a state. Click here to read our tips in English (how to get there, where to have lunch etc.), and here to see the photos and read our feature story in English about visiting the POLIN Museum with children. More in English about the exhibition. In the Museum, there is a kids-dedicated space and playing area called King Matt’s Family Education Area/U Króla Maciusia (opening hours: 11 am – 6 pm). The exhibition runs until July 1, 2019.
Shopping Sunday – stores are open
Next Sunday, December 30 is also a shopping Sunday. Click here to read our post about Sunday trade ban in Poland and shopping Sundays in 2019.
Location: Teatr Niewielki, SOHO Factory, Mińska 25 Street, building no. 74 (Praga). ‘A co to? – zima’ – a performance for children aged 1-4: 10 am, 11.30 am, 3.30 pm. Click here to read more in Polish and buy tickets online (39 PLN).
“Szopka Krakowska” (Kraków Christmas Crib) – a puppet theater for children 4+
Location: LALKA Puppet and Actor Theater, the Palace of Culture and Science, entrance from Świętokrzyska Street, left section of the building, 12 pm (95 min including a break), more in Polish. Online tickets (38 PLN).
Location: Guliwer Theater, Różana 16 Street (Mokotów). 11 am: ‘Gwiazdka’ dedicated to children aged 5+, 90 minutes, online tickets (31 PLN and 36 PLN), more in Polish. 1 pm: ‘Choinka’ dedicated to children aged 3+, 60 minutes, online tickets (41 PLN), more in Polish.
Winter illuminations in Łazienki Royal Garden
Location: Łazienki Royal Garden, Chinese Avenue (Aleja Chińska), from Agrykola Street entrance to Gagarina Street entrance. The lights are on every day until 9 pm. Photos and more in Polish.
The opening of an outdoor nativity scene with animals
Location: the area in front of the St. Florian’s Cathedral (Katedra Praska), Floriańska 3 Street (Praga, close to the Warsaw Zoo), 12 pm, free entrance. More in Polish.
Winter illuminations and shows – the Multimedia Fountain Park
Location: Skwer Dywizji Pancernej (the area between the Old Town and Vistula), free entrance. The holiday illuminations at the Fountain Park are on every day from 3 pm. 15-minutes shows with music on Friday, Saturday, Sunday: 4 pm, 5 pm, 6 pm. More in English. The Multimedia Fountain Park winter illuminations run until January 28, 2019.
Outdoor Christmas Market in the Old Town
Location: Warsaw Old Town, the Warsaw Barbican area, next to the Castel Square (Plac Zamkowy), 11 am – 8 pm. Souvenirs, gifts, local crafts and food like pierogi, hot chocolate. Facebook event in Polish. The Market runs until January 6, 2018.
Outdoor Christmas market
Location: the area next to Złote Tarasy shopping center, Złota 59 Street (city center), 12 pm – 9 pm, free entrance. Facebook event in Polish. The event runs also on Friday and Saturday.
Food fair – Christmas edition
Location: Forteca Kręgliccy, Zakroczymska 12 (city center), 10 am – 6 pm. Fresh fish, dairy products, meat, bread, vegetables, fruits, Christmas products. Facebook event in Polish.
“The Royal Garden of Lights” – illuminations festival in the Wilanów Garden
Location: Wilanów Garden, Stanisława Kostki Potockiego 10/16 Street, 4 pm – 9 pm. It can be crowded during weekends, buy tickets online to skip the line. Mappings (illumination, picture, and sound) on the Palace façade: Friday, Saturday, Sunday: 5.30 pm, 6.30 pm, 7.30 pm. Click here to read our tips in English on visiting the Wilanów Palace and Park, including “The Royal Garden of Lights”. The festival runs until February 24, 2019.
Free yoga class in Łazienki Garden
Location: Łazienki Royal Garden, Agrykola 1 Street, 10 am – 11.30 am, free entrance, click here to see the meeting point on the map. Facebook event in Polish and English.
The exhibition for children ‘In King Matt’s Poland’ at POLIN – Museum of the History of Polish Jews
Location: Anielewicza 6 Street (Muranów), 10 am – 8 pm. The exhibition for children covers the questions concerning governing a state. Click here to read our tips in English (how to get there, where to have lunch etc.), and here to see the photos and read our feature story in English about visiting the POLIN Museum with children. More in English about the exhibition. In the Museum, there is a kids-dedicated space and playing area called King Matt’s Family Education Area/U Króla Maciusia (opening hours: 11 am – 6 pm). The exhibition runs until July 1, 2019.
Click here to learn more about things to do in Warsaw during Christmas (December 24-26, 2018) – ice skating rinks, open museums, and other ideas and recommendations.
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