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…
Must-see entertainment in Poland
Poznań
This musical institution holds concerts at least weekly by the house symphony orchestra. Poznań also has Poland’s best boys' choir, the Poznańskie Słowiki…
Gdańsk & Pomerania
Kołobrzeg's large amphitheatre has been entertaining holidaymakers since 1925 and still puts on around 35 concerts a year. Under renovation at the time of…
Warsaw
Each month five professional pianists, all virtuosos who have given recitals at major venues around the world, play daily concerts of Chopin's most famous…
Kraków
Kraków's gleaming congress centre, across the river from Kazimierz, hosts a wide range of events, from trade fairs and music concerts to theatrical…
Warsaw
Theatre staging big-budget international musicals, such as Mamma Mia, or the ever-popular Deszczowa Piosenka (aka Singin' in the Rain). There's also a…
Warsaw
Check online for details of the classical concerts played occasionally at this home base of the Sinfonia Varsovia Orchestra, the Polish Chamber Orchestra…
Gdańsk
Founded in 1950, Gdańsk’s premier opera company resides in this opera house in the Wrzeszcz district, near the Politechnika train station. Alongside the…
Warsaw
Starting as the Blue Almond puppet theatre company in 1945, Teatre Lalka offers a packed repertoire of shows that will appeal to everyone from toddlers to…
Warsaw
English Stand-Up Poland (www.facebook.com/EnglishStandUpPoland) occasionally stages shows at this venue beneath a popular cafe-bar. It also stages open…
Kraków
Hosts evening concerts of Vivaldi, Bach, Chopin and Strauss throughout the week, performed by the Cracow Chamber Orchestra of St Maurice. Buy tickets at…
Warsaw
Styling itself as a home to all kinds of artistic experiments, TR Warszawa is one of the city's most interesting theatre companies, staging new Polish…
Warsaw
From spring to autumn, a variety of events and activities is held in this riverside park, including the Lado in the City series of concerts organised by…
Poznań
A bar, club and live music haunt, Meskalina crosses a lot of different venue types and music genres, with everything from live pop acts, dance and…
Kraków
A 15th-century townhouse and the primary venue for nightly piano recitals of music by Fryderyk Chopin, Poland's best-known composer. Check the website for…
Warsaw
The biggest of the trio of live gig venues at this street-art decorated courtyard, Hydrozagadka has room for an audience of around 400 and hosts indie…
Poznań
Within the grand neo-Romanesque Kaiserhaus, built from 1904 to 1910 for German emperor Wilhelm II, this active cultural hub hosts cinema, art and music…
Warsaw
Check out the varied program of art-house and experimental cinema from around the world at this screen within the Ujazdów Castle Centre for Contemporary…
Toruń
The Artus Court, an impressive late-19th-century mansion overlooking the main square, houses a major cultural centre and has an auditorium hosting musical…
Kraków
The Grotesque Theatre stages mostly puppet shows and is well worth a visit. It’s 450m west of the Planty along ul Krupnicza. Note the troupe takes an…
Kraków
Dark and inviting, this intimate basement bar is a seductive place for a drink even when it's quiet. Several times a week, there's live acoustic jazz,…
Warsaw
This pleasant cafe, seating around 40 people, makes for an intimate venue in which to enoy the daily Chopin piano concert at 7pm. The concert ticket…
Kraków
The home pitch for Poland's most successful football club, Wisła Kraków, which has won several national championships in the past decade. Buy tickets…
Warsaw
Every Thursday there's a jam session here that has a devoted following. There are live music events on many other nights too, and a cool alternative…
Kraków
Housed in a fine cellar, this is one of the best-known jazz outlets in Poland, the brainchild of saxophonist Janusz Muniak. There are concerts most nights…
Warsaw
Specialising in comedy and musicals, this plush theatre also offers plenty of performances with English captions.
Warsaw
This vintage-style cinema screens mainly art-house films in its two main halls and two smaller rooms. There's a cafe in the foyer and a shop selling DVDs.
Warsaw
Head to this respected jazz club early if you want to bag a table and seat for the concerts. The sound system is excellent and the atmosphere cosy.
Wrocław
Dating to 1841, when it was opened as the Breslau Opera, this venerable building is Wrocław's premiere venue for opera and ballet performances.
Warsaw
This three-screen cinema has a pleasant cafe and occupies a building that has a facade carved with images of famous Polish actors and directors.
Warsaw
Both a decent restaurant serving a wide range of dishes (mains 24zł to 89zł) and a respected venue for live music and cabaret performances.
Gdańsk
Top productions of edgy Polish and classic foreign plays next to the Great Arsenal in the Main Town.
Wielkopolska
This cultural institution a block southeast of the Rynek hosts a variety of events, including screenings of art-house movies.
Gdańsk
The regular host of chamber-music concerts; also organises many of the major music festivals throughout the year.
Toruń
Live-music venue with gigs ranging from local tribute bands to major rock acts from Eastern and Central Europe.
Wrocław
The city's main concert hall stages performances of orchestral music, chamber music, jazz and popular artists.
Łódź
The city's main venue for opera and ballet also stages festival events and touring shows.
Łódź
Stages mostly operettas and musicals; the venue for blockbuster theatrical roadshows.
