Warsaw
Dating from 1833, destroyed in WWII and rebuilt to Antonio Corazzi's original design in 1965, this magnificent building is home to the Polish National…
Must-see entertainment in Poland
Warsaw
Home of the world-famous National Philharmonic Orchestra and Choir of Poland, the National Philharmonic was founded in 1901. Destroyed during WWII, it was…
Warsaw
With three auditoriums of different sizes, this repertory theatre company stages an impressive range of works from both international and local…
Kraków
Lively jazz haunt housed in an atmospheric, intimate cellar right on the Main Market Square. Harris hosts jazz and blues bands most nights from around 9…
Warsaw
Offering many performances with English subtitles this is one of the best places in Warsaw to catch contemporary drama. Based in an artfully converted…
Warsaw
At the vanguard of the dramatic arts in Warsaw is this storied-theatre company based in a wing of the Palace of Culture & Science. There are two stages –…
Warsaw
The framed photo on the wall of Laura Palmer, heroine of Twin Peaks, clues you into the David Lynch TV and movie theme of this live music and bar venue…
Kraków
Loved by Cracovians for its retro '60s, communist-era design and architecture, Kijów is one of many independent cinemas in Kraków. It's also home to a…
Kraków
This popular student club is a great place to catch up-and-coming Polish rock and indie groups, as well as visiting international acts. Check the website…
Kraków
This 'Cellar Under the Rams' has been a legendary place since it came into being in 1956 as a 'literary cabaret'. Nowadays, the program is a bit sporadic,…
Kraków
This is the city’s best-known theatre company and it has attracted the cream of its actors. To overcome the language barrier, pick a Shakespeare play you…
Kraków
This important theatre focuses on Polish classics and large-scale productions. It’s in a large and opulent building (1893) that’s patterned on the Paris…
Kraków
The Cinema Under the Rams is hidden inside a historic palace on a corner of the Main Market Square. There are three screening rooms given over to the best…
Warsaw
There are eight auditoriums, several of them quite grand, at this multiplex cinema housed in the Palace of Culture & Science. A good range of films are…
Warsaw
Performs a repertoire ranging from medieval mystery plays to contemporary works, but is most famous for its performances of Mozart’s operas.
Eastern Kraków
The Kraków Opera performs in the strikingly modern building at the Mogilskie roundabout. The setting is decidedly 21st century, but the repertoire spans…
Kraków
Home to one of Poland's best orchestras. Check the website for a calendar of events. Buy tickets at the box office during working hours or an hour ahead…
Wrocław
Art-house cinema screening movies from around the world, including English-language films and others with English subtitles. There's a bistro/cafe open…
Filharmonia Łódzka im Artura Rubinsteina
Łódź
Can you go wrong when the orchestra is named for native son Artur Rubinstein? Performances range from chamber music to the full orchestra.
Kraków
This threadbare bar is one of the best venues in town for live rock and you'll find performances downstairs most weekends. Even if you don't happen to…
Kraków
This small but stylish cinema is housed inside a YMCA building not far from the Planty. It has just one screening room, but runs a regular repertoire of…
Kraków
You can't beat Re for its excellent line-up of live music, which features indie rock bands from all over the world, playing up close and in your face…
Kraków
This sumptuous cellar jazz club and restaurant is decked out with classic sofas, red velvets, louche lampshades and billowing lengths of colourful silk…
Gdańsk
Built on the site of a 17th-century playhouse called the 'Fencing School' where English travelling troupes used to perform the Bard, this damn-ugly, black…
Karłowicz Philharmonic Szczecin
Szczecin
Awarded the European Union Prize for Contemporary Architecture in 2015, Szczecin's Philharmonic Hall looks like a misplaced factory, the lack of windows…
Warsaw
To give it its full official name, the Marshall Józef Piłsudski's Municipal Stadium is the home stadium of the city's football (soccer) team Legia Warsaw,…
Warsaw
Warsaw's main racecourse since 1939 is around 10km south of the city centre. Events are held most weekends between late April and mid-November – the most…
Warsaw
One of Warsaw’s biggest and longest-running live-music stages, Stodoła is a great place to catch local and touring singers and bands. It started out in…
Warsaw
Don't come here expecting anything like light entertainment or comedy. Studio specialises in challenging, avant garde plays and performances. The theatre…
Warsaw
Polska Opera Królewska regularly perform concerts and operas in this intimate and authentic 18th-century court theatre featuring beautiful stucco and…
Warsaw
The National Theatre has a legendary history of over 250 years. Its productions are mounted on three stages: the 625-seat main theatre Bogusławski's Room;…
Warsaw
Occupying a heritage building, designed in Mieczysław Piprek and completed in 1950, Kino Iluzjon is a branch of the National Film Archive. As such, it…
Warsaw
This theatre's full name is Teatr Żydowski im Estery Rachel i Idy Kamińskich. It stages many of its productions in Yiddish, but Polish and English…
Warsaw
From Tuesday to Thursday at 5pm, the 70-minute documentary The River of Treasures about sculptures lying for 350 years at the bottom of the Vistula River…
Kraków
This red-velvet club harking back to the 1920s, both in appearance and programme, sponsors all types of shows from cabaret to burlesque, theatre, folk and…
Centre for the Meeting of Cultures
Lublin
A performing arts venue five decades in the making, the CSK has its roots in one of those ginormous communist-era projects that was meant to impress with…
Kraków
Awesome live music club and cocktail bar with an eclectic programme of electronica, rock and occasional stand-up comedy nights. The cocktail menu is…
Warsaw
Virtuoso pianists play daily concerts in the gallery hall of the Association of Polish Art Photographers, so while enjoying piano recitals you can also…
Mazovia & Podlasie
From a distance, this huge venue looks either like a prison or something left behind by the Soviet military, despite its pretty park-like setting. But the…
Małopolska
One of the best music venues in town, offering temporary exhibitions and live music (depending on the night, from classical to rock and jazz) in a…
