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Recommended date and events:

December  – January  Lublin Christmas Festival

The Christmas Festival is inseparably connected with the tradition of arranging a nativity scene in Po Farze Square. During the Festival the square echoes with carols, which help evoke the magical atmosphere of Christmas. The nativity scene is different every year; the square is decorated with colourful lights and beautiful Christmas trees. The Old Town becomes a miniature Bethlehem, where the spirit of Christmas is omnipresent. The opening of the Festival takes place during the Old Town Christmas Eve, a yearly event organised by Dominican Friars. Contests for kids and concerts by popular artists make the event extremely popular with the residents of Lublin.

April  Lublin Jazz Festival

Lublin Jazz Festiwal is an event devoted to the diversity of forms of modern jazz. Since its inception, the Festival has showcased artists representing various trends and styles of music. Additionally, the organisers have been dedicated to the idea of creating a living space that would provide educational opportunities and facilitate the integration of the jazz scene. The artists who have graced the stage during the Festival include among others Tomasz Stańko, John Scofield, The Ex, Ken Vandermark, Dave Douglas, Hamid Drake, Jazzanova, Ravi Coltrane Quartet, Satoko Fuji Orchestra.

May  “Codes” Festival of Traditional and Avantgarde Music

“Codes” Festival of Traditional and Avantgarde Music is an international event devoted to the idea of combining the archaic and the new in music. Presentday composers and improvising musicians often formally and thematically allude to archaic musical forms and seemingly antiquated sonic patterns. The mixture of two distinctive canons of aesthetics forms a completely unique listening experience where the magic of archaic melodies and the artistry of contemporary music co-exist. The festival provides a rare opportunity for excellent contemporary music composers, representatives of the avant-garde jazz, traditional musicians, and artists reconstructing old music to meet together and co-work. The following musicians have so far performed in Lublin during the Festival: Laurie Anderson, Bill Laswell, John Zorn, Philip Glass, Meredith Monk Evelyn Glennie, Iva Bittová, Thurston Moore, Kronos Quartet.

June The Night of Culture

The Night of Culture inspires both Lubliners and tourists to explore the charm of the city by artistically enlivening its main streets as well as back alleys, its less prominent districts and somewhat forgotten squares. During this special Night Lublin does not sleep as its residents‘ cultural sensibilities are reawakened, encouraging even the most passive and culture-wary of inhabitants to be active, to stay awake and be day and night receptive to artistic and cultural initiatives. During the Night of Culture all Lublin’s cultural institutions throw their doors wide open, offering not just free but also specially commissioned events to cultural night-crawlers walking the city’s streets till the early hours of the morning. Lublin’s cityscape – its urban setting – becomes the Night’s number one stage, where world-famous theatres share spotlight with buskers, and where symphonic music be- comes intertwined with jazz, folk, rock and dance-inducing electronica. Anything can happen and everything happens: concerts on rooftops, in courtyards and in squares, performances and happenings in backstreets, visual art in the city’s main artery, theatre plays in Old Town’s gates or in the city’s fountains, fashion shows on the stairs leading to public insti tutions, drive-in cinemas, film screenings in the parking lot of the City Hall. All the events – rising in numbers every year – attract tens of thousands of visitors.

July  “East of Culture” – Different Sounds Art’n’Music Festival

The Different Sounds Art’n’ Music Festival is a meeting of world-class artists that represent various nationalities and practise diverse music styles. For that reason,
the Festival does not intend to limit itself by focussing on one pre-defined art form. Constantly looking for and aspiring to greatness, the organisers scout rock, reggae, electro and even classical musicians. What inspires the Festival programmers the most is the liminal space where genres, traditions and cultural influences overlap. For that reason, they focus on originality, premium artistic quality and unforgettable aesthetic experiences provided by handpicked headliners. So far the Festival’s line-up has included the following artists: Morcheeba, Tinariwen, Asian Dub Foundation, Balkan BeatBox, Goldfrapp, Arrested Development, Ebo Taylor and Tiger Lillies. Focused on music, the Festival is a multi- disciplinary event: apart from concerts, there are organised debates concerning European identity, workshops and exhibitions as well as a special “Little Different Sounds” programme dedicated to children.

November  International Dance Theatres Festival

Launched in 1997, the Festival constitutes one of the most important cultural events in Lublin. It is also a highly regarded dance festival in Poland and Europe. The idea of the festival is to enable dancers from Poland, Central Europe, Western Europe and other parts of the world to meet, exchange ideas and find inspiration in cultural differences. The organizers emphasize the universal dimension of the event and remind us that contemporary dance is a unique medium of communication – a fully democratic form of art that can convey the impact of intellect upon emotions. The festival presents interesting performances by professional dance theatres from all over the world and promotes Polish artists seeking opportunity to present and discuss their work. It is a platform of exchange of experience and mutual inspiration for practitioners of different domains of art.